The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-02-14
CONGRFSSIoNAL.

In the Senate, on the 9TH, Senator Wallace,
from the Committee on Finance, reported
with an amendment the bin introduced by
him some time ago. to authorize a long bond
for the investment of savings. Placed on the
calendar. The bill provides for the issue by
the Government of 600 in coupon
bonds, in denominations of SIS and upward,
bearing $50 per cent. interest, and redeema-
BILE in 30 years; principal and interest paya-
bic in gold; bonds to be exempt from
taxation of all kinds Consideration Of the
silver Dill was resumed, and senator Eaton
made a lengthy argument against the passage
of the bill, followed by Senator Howe in its
favor. Several new amendments to the bill
were offered lin the House, bill to 0u-
thorize the construction of bridge across
the Mississippi River at Memphis was
taken up, briefly discussed and referred
to the Committee of the Whole. Mr..
tee, reported back the bill introduced
by Mr. Hooker, authorizing the holding OF
special terms of the Circuit Court for the
southern District OF Mississippi at Scranton,
jackson County, on the second Monday in
March, for trial of causes arising out of al
legged depreddtiOns on Government lands and
cutting of logs and timber thereon. The bill
met with some opposition, but was passed,
l39 to lc2. The Military Appropriation bill
was considered in Committee of the Whole.
In the Senate, on the 9th, the bill to remi
the taxes on insolvent savings banks was
called up by Senator Davis of Illinois and
discussed until the expiration of the morn
ing nOur, when consideration OF the silver
bill was resumed, and Senator Thurman
spoke in favor thereof Senator Davis OF Hi
nos presented a series of resolutions in favor
of silver reconciliation, adopted at the Chi
cago meeting of the 18th of December
last which had been delayed in transmission.
senator Christiancy offered a substitute for
the pending Silver bill, which was ordered
printed..-...In the House, Mr. Springer, from
the Committee on Elections, called up the
reports of that committee on the Pacheco-
Wigginton contested election case from
the Fourth District OF California, the ma
jOrity report declaring Wigginton entitled
to the seat, and the minority report declaT-
ing Pacheco elected. Speeches were made
by Mr.. Springer in support of the majority
report and by Mr. Wait in support of the mi
nority. Mr. stephens offered a resolution
authorizing the President to invite an Inter
national Monetary Commission to consider
and recommend uniform rates in the value
and coinage of gold and silver. Referred.
Mr. MuldrOw, of Mississippi, introduced bill
making the Department Of Agriculture an eX
ecutive department. Referred.
In the Senate, on the eth, the bill to remit
the taxes on insolvent savings banks was
passed Consideration was resumed of the
silver bill, senator Blaine making qualified
speech against il and senator Johnston,
OF Virginia, speaking for it ...-.
In the House the PachecO- WiggintOn contest
in the Fourth California District was decided
in accordance with the majority report of the
committee, in favor of WiggintOn, Democrat,
the vote standing 1876 to l25-a strictly party
vote.
In the Senate, on the Sth, after some mis-
cellaneous business had been disposed Of
consideration was resumed of the silver bill,
and Senator HIM spoke in opposition thereto,
Senator Whyte said il did not seem possible
that the Senate could reach a vote on the
Silver bill to morrow. He therefore moved
that when the Senate adjourned to-day, it be
to meet Monday next. Senator Allison, in
charge of the silver bill, opposed the motion,
and called for the yeas and nays. The motion
was agreed toy eas 2S, nays 2i....The House
spent the entire session in the consideration
of private bills
The Senate was not in session on the 9th.
1.-The House session was for debate only.
Mr.. Joyce spoke on Civil Service reform; Mr..
Chittendena gainst the Silver bill, and Messrs. |
Hayes and Haskell in its favor.
Mr. Ellsworth spoke in favor of general am
nesty bill, and Mr.. Bell in favor OF bill to
pension soldiers of the Mexican War
In the Senate, on the 11tb, large number
of petitions were presented most of them be-
ing for or against the proposed Silver bill.
At the conclusion of the morning hour the
Senate resumed consideration of the Silver
bll, ana senator Davis, OF West virginia,
spoke in favor thereof. Other speeches were
made by Senators Mcdonald, Salisbury and
Joke. In the House, among the bills in
trOduced and referred was one by Mr.. Mack
sy, prohibiting the Secretary of the Treasury
from purchasing any bonds for the reduction
Of the principal OF the public debt until "A
strict compliance with the provisions of law
shall require it. Other important bills were
the following: by Mr.. Phillips; To provide
for the survey and estimates of ship canal,
with stone sides and bottom from deep tide
water, near the mouth of the Mississippi Xiv
err, TO st. Louis, Mo, with branches to Pitts
burg, Chicago, st. Louis, and Omaha;
by Mr. Joyce Declaring forfeited an grants
IF public lands to railroads or other cOTpOT-
atoms when conditions have been violated,
and appropriating said lands to the use of
actual settlers; by Mr.. Robertson: For the
protection of alluvial land in Mississippi; by
Mr.. Jones, of Ohio: Making customs duties TO
the amount of one fourth part thereof paya-
bic in legal tender notes