The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-03-21
of Octobor. ISIS. and provides that

they shall each receive compen-
sation at the rate of 5000 per annum. SEN
ator Dorsey moved to amend the bill so as TO
continue the commission until February !,
1879, instead of October l, 1878. Agreed TO.
He also submitted an additional section au-
thorizing the Superintendent of the reserva-
ton to lease sites with privileges for furnish
ing baths, etc, to the Hot Springs Mountain .
Water Company, giving to said company the .
right to construct reservoir on the Hot /
Springs Mountain to supply the reservation Z
with water, etc. Agreed to. The bill was then .
read third time and passed. In the House, I
the Diplomatic Appropriation bill was per
tected and passed.
In the Senate, on the 18th, a number Of
pension bills passed, among them one grant
ing $50 a month to the widow of Rear Admiral
Charles Wilkes. Senator Voorhees, intro
duced bill providing for the payment of all
customs duties and all other debts due the
United States in legal tender notes mt par,
except in cases where 1t IS otherwise
expressly stipulated on the face of the
obligation contract. Referred. Senator
Teller introduced bill to regulate the pas
senger fare and freight traffic on the Denver
Pacific Railroad and Kansas Pacific Railway.
Referred. Consideration was then resumed
of unfinished business, being the bill in re-
gard to the Pacific Railroad sinking fund,
and Mr. Matthews spoke in favor of the bill
reported by the Committee on Rail-
roads, and gave notice that he would here
after submit it as a substitute for that
/ reported by the Judiciary Committee. Pend
/ ing discussion, Mr.. Gordon, by request intro
| duced bill to authorize the construction of
| a narrow gauge railroad from Bismarck to
/ the Black Hills. Referred. Mr. Christiancy
! took the floor to speak on Monday on the sink
/ ing fund bill, to which time the Senate ad-
/ lourned. I'm the House, Mr.. Hardenbergh
| introduced a bill regulating the reserve
| fund of national banks. The bill au-
thorizes such banks to dispose of
/ their reserve fund and invest the same
! in United States bonds, which
bonds shall constitute the reserve fund. a
! bill was passed limiting to one the number
| of special attorneys appointed to assist Dis
! trict Attorneys, and the fee to $1,000 The
| House went into Committee of the Whole on
the bill extending the time for Withdrawing
! distilled liquors from bond. After consider
able discussion the bill was reported to the
/ House and passed-yeas lis, nays ll6
The Senate was not in session on the 18th.
......In the House, Mr.. Robbins, from the
Committee on Ways and Means, reported
substitute for the bill to promote the d. post
! of savings in the Treasury and the rounding
of the National debt, which was referred to
Committee of the Whole. The bill provides
! that, for the purposes of refunding the out
| standing per cent. bonds into bonds bearing
| lower rate OF interest, any person may de
| post at any postal money order Office lawful
| money of the United States, in sums not less
than 81, and shall be entitled to It celVc there
for postal money orders on the Treasury,
and that where such money orders shall be
presented to the Treasury at Washington they
! shall be entered to the credit of the depoSi-
tor, and when such deposits amount to so
| be converted into four per cent bonds. Inc
| contested election case of Dean VS.. tleld,
from the Third District of Massachusetts,
! was then considered. After some discussion,
| the Speaker said: "The Chair believes il his
! duty, though ii is very painful one 70 lay
communication before the House. He
| then handed to the Clerk and had read a tel
| egram from the Secretary of State announc-
| ing the death in Havana, OF yellow fever, or
Hon. j. +. Leonard, of Louisiana Mr.. Ellls,
Judge LeOnard'S colleague, made some nttllS
| remarks, at the close of which the House adj
| jOuTned out of respect to the memory OF de
| ceased.
The Senate was not in session on the 10TH
......In the House, the bill authorizing the
| payment of certain Southern ante bellum
| mail contractors was considered Mt length in
| Committee of the Whole. At the conclusion
| of the debate "A motion was made to strike
out the enacting clause of the bill, which
| was agreed to. The House subsequently con-
! Cured without division, so the bill was de-
| fcated.
In the Senate, on the 18th, Senator Ed
munds, from the Committee on Judiciary,
reported adversely on the bill providing for
/ the admission of women TO practice in the
| Supreme Court of the United States. The
! report says that the Court is authorized to
| make its own rules, and the committee
/ thought this act would make a dlScrlmlna-
| ton in favor of women, rs it compelled the
! Court to admit women to practice when 1t
! was not bound to admit men On motion
| of Senator Sargent the bill was placed on
the calendar with the adverse report. The
| Fertilization Appropriation bill was passed.
The amount voted is $4,000. The bill pro
| hibiting Members of Congress from Decom-
ing sureties on certain bonds, passed. The
! Vice President announced his signature to
the Dill in aid of the Polar expedition de
! signed by James Gordon Bennett. Mr.. Car
| land, from the Committee on Territories, re
| ported favorably on the joint resolution dis
! approving of the act of the Territory of Ari-
IONA granting charter to the Southern Pa
| cific Railroad Company, passed on the eth Of
! February, 1877. Placed on the calendar.
! Consideration was resumed of the Pacific
! Railroad Sinking fund bill, Senator Chris
. tiancy speaking in its favor. Pending discus
! sion the Senate went into executive session,
| after which it adjourned. In the House bills
! were introduced: BY Mr.. Understanding
! pensions to soldiers who enlisted out of priS-
Ons; also for the payment of certain mail con
tractors. (This bill provides that no claims
/ shall be paid which have heretofore been paid
| by the Confederate GOvernment) BY MIR.
MOney-Granting alternate sections of
land to the State of Mississippi, to aid in the
! construction of the ship Island Ripley and
| Kentucky Railroad. BY Mr.. GibSOn-FOr the
| appointment of a commission to ascertain on
! what terms a treaty of commerce with MeN-
| co can be arranged. BY Mr.. Cox On. I.)-For
the erection of a monument over the grave
| of Thomas jefferson. Mr.. Springer moved
| to suspend the rules and pass the bill au
| thOriZing the coinage of silver on the same
terms as the coinage of gold, without
| expense to the holder of the bullion; also
| authorizing the issue of coin certificates on
| the deposit of silver bullion, similar to those
now authorized on the deposit of gold bull
| lion. On viva vOce vote the yeas were i'll a
! decided minority, but before the vote could
| be taken the hour of o'clock arrived and
the House (under the rule) proceeded to a
| consideration of the business of the District
| of Columbia.