The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-04-18
CONGRESSIONAL,

In the Senate, on the 9th, Senator Morrill,
reported from the Finance Committee a bill
to repair and put in operation a mint at New
Orleans. Placed on the calendar. Senator
| Morrill, said it was the opinion of the commit
] tee that this would afford all additional mint
| facilities needed. The bill to provide for a
public building at Kansas City, Mo-,
| passed. The Pacific Railroad Fund
ing bill, as reported from the Jul
! dietary Committee, was then taken up
/ ana paSSed-yeaS 30, nays l9-Mr. Blaine ;
| and all other amendments being defeated or
| withdrawn. In the House, Mr.. Wright of
| tercd a concurrent resolution, proposing to
| issue S400,000,000 United States notes, to be
known as national money to be legal tenders
for all debts, public and private, and be
placed in circulation at the earliest possible
moment Referred. Mr.. Buckner, Chairman
OF the Committee ON Banking and Currency,
reported bill providing for the
issue OF S322, 19O,Sl0 OF Treasury notes for the
redemption of the national bank notes which
are to be received in payment of one third of
customs duties. Referred to Committee of
the Whole. The House then went into Com
mittee of the Whole, Mr.. Sayler in the chair,
upon the Tariff bill, and Mr.. Wood, Chair
man of the Committee on Ways and Means,
made long speech in explanation and adj
vocacy of the bill.
In the Senate, on the 10th, the bill to re-
peal the Bankrupt act came up as unfinished
business, and Senator Matthews offered as a
substitute for the bill his own bill to estab-
fish a uniform law on the subject of bank
ruptcy, and made speech in advocacy
thereof. The Senate then went into eX-
ecutlve session--........l In the House,
number of bills were introduced and re-
ferred, after which the Pension Appropri-
alton bill was considered in Committee
of the Whole. The bill appropriates S29,
2S6,57i, and provides that after July /, 1875
pensions shall be paid by the Treasurer
of the United States under direction of the
Secretaries of the Treasury and of the Inte-
rior The items of the appropriation are as
a-rn- for
widows and minors, Sl2, $4,000; for survivors
of the War OF 1872, 81 1882 ,974: for widows of
soldiers of the War of 1872, 81 47, 974; for fees
of examining surgeons, 600; for navy in
valids, $4,000, for widows and minors, $780,
900; for fees of examining surgeons, 81 ,0CO;
Tor carrying out provisions of the act, S95 600.
The committee rose without taking action on
the bill.
In the Senate, on the 18th, Mr.. Dennis
presented the Blair resolution in regard to
the Electoral Commission, adopted by the
Legislature of Maryland, and moved its ref
erence to the Judiciary Committee. He said: |
" In the presentation of this resolution have !
performed duty which respect for the Leg
lSlature OF my state demands, but believing |
that the interests of every section of /
our Union calls for acquiescence |
IN the decision of the Electoral /
commission, 1 feel constrained to
pose any action OF this body in furtherance 1
OF the intent of the resolution. ask that the /
JOINT resolution be referred to the Committee |
on judiciary" So ordered. Mr.. Plumb, from /
the Committee on Public Lands, reported a /
nlli Tor the relief of settlers on public lands. |
Traced on the calendar, On motion of Mr.. /
Morrih,the senate took up and passed the bill /
10 repair and put in operation the Mint at New /
orleans. The Deficiency Appropriation bill
passed Adjourned till Monday ...-.In the
House, the Pension Appropriation bill was
further considered in Committee of the
Whole. Amendments were acknowledgements
ing the amount appropriated for carrying the
bill into effect from 50, 600 to SI30O0 striking
cut the section which changes the mode of
paying pensions and inserting in lieu thereof
Il provision fixing the salary of PensionAgents
at $1,000 and allowing them fees for vouchers
and actual expenses for rent, clerk hire, etc.
The following amendments were rejected:
the duties of the Pension Blu
eau from the Interior Department to the
War Department; providing that Pension