The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-01-31

Ransom, Salisbury, Saunders, Spencer, Tel
Ter, Thurman, voorhees,, Wallace and With
ers-43.
Blaine, Burnside, Christiancy, Conkling.
Dawes, Eaton, Edmunds, Hamlin, Herman,
Lamar, Mcpherson, Mitchell, Morrill,, Pad
dock. Randolph, Rollins, Sargent. Wadleigh
Senators Coekreu, Harris, Patterson and
Garland, who would have voted In the at
firmative, were paired with Senators Whyte,
Hoar, Butler and Hill, whowould have voted
In the negative.
A6sent-senators ingalls,, Kellogg and shar-
on.
in the House, consideration of the bill re-
vising the steamboat laws was resumed, and
it finally passed by a vote of l73 to so. The
Senate bill authorizing the Public Printer TO
purchase material in open market also pass
ed, and the House resolved itself into Com
mittee of the Whole tot consideration of the
bill extending time Tor the withdrawal of dis
titled spirits now in bond until July |, 1873
which led to a lively discussion, but nothing
definite was arrived at.
fhe Senate was not in session on the 26th.
1.-THE session of the House was for debate
only, and speeches upon the Silver question
were made by Messrs. Denham, Bright, Deer
ing Humphrey and Tipton-all in favOr of
reconciliation
In the Senate, on the 2sth, the House bill
TO remove distractions from the Mississippi,
Missouri, Arkansas and Red Rivers was taken
up and passed after brief discussion. Among
the bills introduced were one by Mr.. Plumb,
providing for the disposition OF public timber
and timber lands OF the United States, and
one by Mr.. Ingalls, to reimburse the States of
Kansas, Texas Nebraska and Colorado for eN-
penses incurred by said States in repelling
invasions and suppression of Indian hostili-
ties At the expiration of the morning hour
consideration was resumed of unfinished
business, the same being House tBland) bill
to authorize free coinage of the standard
silver dollar, and to restore its legal tender
character. Mr.. Morrill, made a long speech
in opposition thereto........In the House, a
large number of bills were introduced and
referred. At the expiration of the morn
ing hour, Mr. Baker, of Indiana, moved
to suspend the rules and adopt an
anti subsidy resolution. motion TO adj
journ was Immediately inteTjected by Mr..
! Butler, and the vote thereon was taken by
yeas and nays, The motion to adjoHrfi being
4 defeated, the question required on adopting
/ the anti subsidy resolution and it was adopt
4 ed-yeas ia, nays IS. 1t declares that in the
\ Judgment of the House no subsidies in mon
| ely, bonds, public land, Endorsements, or by
pledge of public credit, should be granted or
/ renewed by Congress to associations or cor
/ porations engaged in, or proposing to
/ engage in, public or private enterprises
/ but that all appropriations ought
/ to be limited to such amount and purposes
/ only as shall be inperatively demanded by
/ the public service. Mr.. Ewing moved to sus-
pend the rules, take from the Speakers table
and pass the Senate concurrent resolution fo1
/ the payment of United states bonds, princi-
] pal and interest, in gold or silver-known rs
/ the Matthews Silver resolution. The motion
was carTied-yeas lS9, nays 20.