The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-06-27

William Vaughn WIS hanged at st. John,
n. B., ON the 22d, for the murder of Mrs.
Quinn, widow, in February last. ri +
Charles Matthews, the English actor. is
dead.
Queen Mercedes, Of Spain. was reported
on the sath to be on her death-bsd
CONGRESSIONAL.
In the Sesa.e, on the 18th, concurrent
resolution 20 extend the session until Wed
nesday evening was adop ed. The sundry
CfSn appropriation OH occupied nearly tie
entire session. and was finally disposed of by
the senate, but the House refused to concur
in some OF the Senate amendments and a
Conference Committee was appointed. The
resolution of the House of ReeresehthtiNes
ia reference ~ Tire httnn6anRe of Senator
Matthews as witness before the House Com
mittec was referred 70 The Com
mhtee on Privileges and. ELECTIONS,
The House bill Tor the ,re,ic. OF settlers on
public lands Fe>ssd. it.e&tends the proYis.
ions .. tie act of March 3, ISL, so as to allow
settlers who had their crops injured by grass
I hoppers TO leave their homesteads tempo
rarily for the purpose Of obtaining susten-
ance Tho Hoiise coneurree-in the Sepate
concurrent. resolution declaring that the
treaty with China, allowing unre-
strieted Immigration to this eoun.
try, should be modified, and calling
the attention of the President to the subject.
After coneurring in the Senate aiiiendtte1ts
to various bills, the sehath stibstittte for tile
biH Revealing tine Essumption act was read,
and Mr. Fort moved 10 concur in, the Senate
Amendments. Mr.. Ewing said; - object TO
the present consideration OF the Treasury
Department substitute for the ciil;p lCrIes
I ~eIp Eaaily non -concurred in Tor want
OF the necessary two-thirds majority
-li) to- 1850 that the bill fails.
The amendments were to make greenbncks
receivable fora per cent, lsenss ind Tor Gus
toms dutissl TIE vote was taken after much
Hpfuar and excitement, and was mixed one,
both as to politics and localities. Mr.. Butler
submitted his views on the klmmel resolu-
ton. tOrdered printed. Mr.. Stengermoved
to suspend the, raes and pssssihe senate
6ill proyidipg for the m 3. arsr IN which James
channel ut the South Pass OF the Missis.
sippi River Agreed to without the yeas dnd
nays. Mr.. ToWhsehd TIM mofed to SUSPEND
the rules and pass the bill to repeal that sec
ton OF the Resumption act which authorizes
the sale of United states bonds for the pur-
poses OF Tesqmpa9n and and, to provide fh ,,
United States MOTIFS sh;sI Dc re Sa;not
4 ed-yeas III, nays ll3-not the nee
essary two-thirds in the affirmative.
Mr.. Pound moved TO suspend the rules and
pass the Senate bill extending for 10 years the
time to complete tho Northern Pacific Rail
road Defeated-yeas 50, nays III. The Sen
ate resolution extending the time for adj
journment until Wednesday, p. m, was
concurred in.
In the Senate, on the 10th, after the ap-
pointmeht Of several committees OF confer
enee on the sundry Civil bill the amendments
we're finally agreed upon and the bin passed.
The President pro tem arnoiinced as h com
mttee on the part of the Senate to consider
the subject of the reorganization of che Ar
my: Messrs. Burnside. Plumb and Butler. The
House bill relating to claim agents and at
torneys in pension cases, passed. 1t makes
M ID KVtu attorney. npnSiOn agent
or other person to demand or receive for
services any greater sum than So and pro-
wees that no fee contract shaii herealter DE
filed with the Commissioner of Pensions in
any case. The select committee ap
painted to make inquiry concern
ing the alleged connection OF Senator
Matthews with matters relative to the late
Presidential election in Louisiana was aG
,hOrifed 20 sit during recess Mr.. saunders
called up the senate bin to establish the Ter
riror- Of Lincoln and TO provide temporary
government therefor, which was discussed at
some length and further consideration post
poued until December next. The usual reso-
lution< Of thanks were vOtedto officers OF the
senate rue hour'of ad jourrllne was twice
extended the last time to a. M, at which
hour the fSenate finally adjourned. In
the House, Mr.. Ewing moved to suspend the
rules and pass the bill to retire national bank
notes, and substitute Treasury notes tor
them. Reiected-yeas 100, nays ia. The
result was greeted with applause on the Re
publican side Mr.. Southard moved 10 sus-
fbaf 90 and after the1stof ctober 1875, le-
gal-tender notes of the United States shall be
received at par in payment OF customs du-
ties. Agreed TO and the bill passed-yeas
l53, nays 81. Mr.. Haskell moved to suspend
the rules and pass a bill providing that all
pensions, ON account of death, wounds re
ceived ord sease contracted inthe service of
the United states during the late war, shall
commence from the date of death or dis
charge, and for the payment of arrears of
pension on that principle; and also provid
i'm hat No ri 10 IN
any compensation for making applica-
ton forxarneaIss Of pension Agreed to
yeas --l6l bays. 81 Mr. Clark eMo.l !
Senate ain to create an Auditor of Rail :
road Accounts. Agreed to-yeas 1S7, nays b.
Mr.. Conger moved to suspend the rules anC
pass joint resolution proposing constitution
al amendment forever prohibiting the pay
ment of any claim for property taken used,
injured or destroyed by the United States
troops during thewar OF the rebellion unless
the owner was loyal to the. Government, and
gave neither aid nor encouragement to the
enemy. Agreed to-yeas IA, nays61. Mr..
Crittcnden moved to suspend the rules and
pass the bill known as the "pro rate" bill to
establish Board of Pacific Railroad Com
miSsioners Rejected-yeas Is ,nays l63. bir.
Cox e. W moved 20 suspend the nules and
pass blg e q se PAY OF etss s
bill provides that in all cities containing a
population of 5000 or over there shall be two
classes of letter carriers, the first class to
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salary of $500; that i'll cities of less than 75,-
600 there shall be but one class of letter car
riers, whose salary shall be $3.50; that third
class NAV be established on application of
the Postmaster, to be called auxiliary letter
carriers and to receive $500 year, and that |
the letter-c carrier system may be established |
i'm cities of 10000 inhabitants. The |
Speaker announced the appointment of |
the following committees: On ReorganiZa- |
ton of the Ariny-Messrs. Banning, DibbreI, |
Bragg, Strait, and White (Penn.). On Trans |
fer of the Indian Bureau to the War Depart /
Scales, Boone, Hooker, Van |
Worries and Stewart On the Labor CUES |
tion--Messrs. Hewitt IN. W Riddell, Dickey, /
Fucker, Thompson, Rice and Boyd. The |
Post-rout bill passed. The Speaker an
bounced the death of Representative Quinn,
IF New York, and appointed a committee TO
attend his funeral. The Conference Commit
ee's report on the Sundry Civil bill having
been passed. and other minor matters dis
posed of, at a. IN. the House adjourned sine
lie.
Prior to the adjournment of the Senate,
senator Bruce, by request, introduced bill
o Establish q National Academy of Educa-
ion, giving preference to the genius and ]
AGENT of the land and to the oEphapsof the
Republic a Refewed, 1t pfoNfdes that tile
'residentl and Vie e. PresiGef;t Of the Bited 3
tates, Chief Justice, Speake2 and Chaplain
f the House of Representatives, Secretary
4 the Smithsonian Institution and Commits
io1er of Education shall be body cor
oflte, to be known as the National Acad-