The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-05-16
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In the Senate, on the It'll, Senator Cock
rell moved to take up the House bill to for
bid further retirement of United States le-
gal-tender notes, which was read the first
time yesterday, and said he moved to take it
up now, that it might be read second time
The motion was agreed tO-yeas 33, nays 25-
aud the bill was accordingly read. Senator
Morrill,, who voted in the negative, moved to
refer the bill TO the Committee on Finance
Pending discussion the morning hour expired
and the bill went over. Consideration of the
Pension bill was then resumed in Committee
OF the Whole, the various amendments dis
posed of, and the bill passed by the Senate.
The bill as passed provides ''that from and
after the passage of this act, in case of
Pension Agent shall be filed by wound
ed or disabled Union soldiers, or
widows or daughters of Union soldiers"
The Indian Appropriation bill was discussed
under the five minute rule, but without com
ing to a final vote the Senate adtourned......
The House passed the bill for the Govern
ment of the District of Columbia. Mr.. Wood
then moved to 90 into Committee of the
Whole on the Tariff bill. On standing vote,
the Speaker announced the result to be
- to so, then q vote by tellers resulted % to
%, and finally, on vote by yeas and nays,
the motion was agreed to-yeas 100, nays 1GS-
several Democrats changing from nay to yea.
Mr.. Banks then spoke III opposition to the
bill, after which the Hou5e adjourned.
In the Senate, on the Sth, Mr.. Cockrell
called up the House bill to forbid further
retirement of United States legal tender
notes, read the second time yesterday, and
the bill was referred to the Committee on FL
nance, all objection to such reference having
been withdrawn. Mr.. Morgan submitted
concurrent resolution touching the relations
OF the United States with Mex
leo. The resolution declares that,
in defining and settling by treaty the rela-
lions between the two countries the
present boundaries between them shan be
guaranteed as permanent and inyiolable;
re- he
territory of each shall be protected against
conquest by any European power; that such
mutual agreements shall be made as will
protect the borders from depredatory raids
of outlaws (; and that it is .expedient
to provide by treaty for the protection and
encouragement Of such citizens of either
country as shah, with the consent of the Gov
eminent of Mexico, build a railroad from the
City of Mexico to connect at the boundary
with lines of railroad in Texas or elsewhere
in the United States" Laid on the table, to
be called up hereafter. The Senate then re-
sumed consideration of the Indian Appropri-
alton bill, and several amendments were dis
cussed and rejected. In the House. a mo-
ton to limit all general debate on the Tariff
bill to two hours was rejected, l07 to 49,
The measure WAS then discussed in Commit
tee OF the Whole, but without action the Com
mittee rose. The evening session was de
voted to general debate. III Htt.
In the Senate on the 9th, the Mexican
Award bill was discussed, amended and pass
Indian Appropriation bill, which also passed
The report of the Conference Committee on
the bill to regulate the advertising of mail
lettings was agreed to and the bal passed
The bill to repeal the Bankrupt law was
then taken up but not disposed of $500.
In the House, the joint resolution reported
from the Committee on Education and Labor
for the enforcement OF the eight-hour law
ia all departments of the Government, gave
rise TO a lively discussion, in the course of
which Mr. Banks denounced the disregard of
the law by the Government as scandalous
and infamous, and Mr.. Butler. of Massachu-
Settss advocated penalty for its dis
regard, and said there was more pow
der and ball wanted in the admins
tratioE of our laws. The Joint, resolution
passed. Bills authorizing the removal of
timber on certain public lands for mining
Wayne military reservation in Arkansas 10
entry MS other public lands of that State and
to return certain lands in Iowa TO settIalnent
under the Homestead law, passed The Tar
III bill was discussed at length in Committee
of the Whole, no definite action being taken.
In the Senate, on the 10th, consideration
was resumed of the bill TO repeal the Bank
rupt act. After some debate, the pending
question being on the amendment of Mr..
Thurman, to strike out January j, 1879, and
insert September /, 1875, so that the repeal
should take effect on the LIST of September
next, it was agreed to-yeas q. nays 81
Mr.. Beck moved to amend SO
take effect from and after the passage of the
bill. -Rejected-yeas2 a. nays p. The question
then REQUIRED on agreeing 10 the amendment
Of the Judiciary Committee, as amended by
Mr. Thurman, and IL was agreed to-~yeas y,
nays 2l-Rne the bill passed, IsnoE goes back
20 the House Of Representatives feg concur