The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-04-25

/ previously offered by him. ealing mon the
PRESIDENT Tor certain Information IN regard
20 Judge Whitaker of Louisiana Senator
I Davis, of West Virginia, submitted a substi-
tute for the resolution of Senator
lowe. calling upon the Secretary of the
treasury Tor Information as to the balance
/ due from Collectors of Internal Revenue not
/ IN office, what amount has been settled by
compromise, etc. Senator Conkling said the
Two resolutions had nothing on earth to do
with each other. Would It not be well 90
/ adopt the resolutions separately? The adop-
I ton OF the substitute would thwart the reso-
luton OF the Senator from Wisconsin. There
has been some scandal in regard to the New
/ Orleans Judge named. Senator Eustis
incurred sepa,os c what was the :. scandal
/ not necessary for him to 20 into that ques-
4 ton The allegation had been made that
named ana the entering of nolie prosequis in
I certain cases. That was the allegation
/ though he did not believe it, as he had not
/ discussion the resolution of Senator Howe
was adopted, and the resolution of Sena-
4 Tor Davis was also adopted as
I called up the Senate bill for
/ the relief of certain settlers on public lands
/ Passed The Senate resumed consideration
/ OF the bill partly considered yesterday, to in
/ corporate the National Pacific Railroad Com
/ pany. Senator Conkling submitted an
/ amendment providing that the road should
/ an land Agreed to, and the bill passed..
/ The House was occupied most of the day I'm
/ discussing the Post office Appropriation bill
/ I'm Committee of the Whole
In the Senate, on the 18th, Mr.. Ferry,
from the Committee on Finance, reported
| with several important amendments the
( House bill to repeal the Specie Resumption
/ act. Ordered printed and placed on the cal
endar. Mr.. Window, Chairman of the Com
mittee on Appropriations, submitted n
concurrent resolution for the adjournment
OF both houses sine die on the 10th of
June; Agreed to unanimously. After
brief discussion, by a vote of SO yeas
/ to IL nays, Mr. Burnside's bill to remove all
| restrictions now existing in regard TO the en-
/ listment of colored citizens in any arm of the
| U. 5. Army was indefinitely postponed. Mr.
/ Bruce presented a petition of citizens of
Mississippi praying for the refunding OF the
! tax paid on cotton during the years 1865, 1866,
1861 and 1858, and that it be returned to the
states in which it was collected if not claim
ed within three years. Referred. The SEN
ate bill extending to Colorado the provis-
/ ions of the act of July >, 1852, donating pub
lie lands to the several States and Territories
which may provide colleges for the benefit
OF agriculture and mechanical arts, passed.
......In the House, Mr.. Bell, from the Com
mittee on Banking and Currency, reported q
bill repeating the act authorizing the coinage
of 20-cent silver pieces. Passed. Mr. Phil
lips, from the same committee, reported n
bill providing for the deposit of savings in
the popular loan, and for the funding
OF the national debt in home paper. 1t pro-
Vides that any person may deposit money in
: any sum not less than % cents in any postal
money order office, and when such deposits
win reach $40, the Postmaster shall issue to
the depOsitor n postal order on the United
States Treasury, which shall issue therefor
3 IS bonds which shall be exempt from all
taxation. Referred to Committee of the
Whole. Several other bills were
reported from committee and re-
fcrred to Committee of the Whole. The
senate resolution providing for adjournment
June 10 was reported in the House, and de-
termined effort was made to force its passage
by the opponents of the Tariff bill, upon the
ground that that measure could not be dis
posed of at so early date. Mr. Wood, who
has charge of the Tariff bill, moved to refer
the adjournment resolution to the Ways and
Means Committee, which would have been
equivalent to its rejection. The House, how:
ever, by n vote of los TO 1870, refused to or
der, and pending discussion of the resolution
the House adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 18th, the Senate bill
supplementary to the act of March 3, 1871, in
relation 10 the Hot Springs reservation, pass
ell. The bill authorizes the President to APP
point three Commissioners, to hold their of
flee for one year, to have the same power as
the Commissioners authorized by the act of
March 3, 1877, to determine the claims present
cd under that act, which is continued in force,
and appropriates the uneXpepded balance
Of 1000 to continue the work of the Commits
sion. The House bill to prevent the spread
of contagious diseases, and the Senate bill
authorizing citizens of Colorado, Nevada and
the Territories to fell and remove timber on
public land for domestic purposes also pass
ed. Adjourned to Monday. In the House,
the Conference Committee on the bill max
ing an appropriation for the appointment of
temporary clerks in the Treasury
Department and for other purposes reported
that they were unable to agree. Mr.. Foster,
one of the cOnferees, stated that the points of
disagreement were the Senate amendments
appropriating $4,000 for the salaries of Col
lcctors of Internal Revenue, and $4,000 for
railway postal clerks. The report OF the
committee was agreed to, and a new con
ference with the Senate asked for. The
Speaker then announced that the regular
order was the Senate adjournment reSo-
luton, and that the pending question was
the motion to reconsider the vote by which
the House yesterday refused to refer the
resolution to the Committee on Ways and
Means. The House refused to lay the motion
to reconsider on the table-yeas H. nays l25.
Pending further action Mr.. Ellis called up the
resolution in regard to the death of Repre-
sentative Leonard of Louisiana, and several
members delivered eulogies on the deceased.
The Senate was not in session on the 18th.
LIN the House, the Speaker announced that
the first business in order was the motion to
reconsider the vote by which the House re-
fused last Wednesday to refer the adjourn
ment resolution to the Committee on Ways
and Means. Agreed tO-l05 to 81. Mr.. Wood
than withdrew the motion to refer the reso-
luton, and moved to postpone considera-
tion OF the proposition until May -. The
motion to postpone was carrled-yeas 100
nays, ll3, party vote, with the exception
ot Mr.. Rainey, who voted with the Democrats
in the affirmative, and MeSsrS. Cutter, Iut-
trell, Clymer, Wright and Bridges, who voted
with the Republicans in the negative. Mr..
Walsh, from the Committee on Invalid Pen
sions, reported back the Senate bill increas-
ing the pension of Gen: James Shields from
$50 to $50 per month. Mr.. Willis, of Texas,
moved to amend by increasing the pension
to 500. Agreed to and the bill was passed.
An evening session was held for the consid-
Grafton of District of Columbia affairs.
The Senate was not in session on the Goth.
......In the House the Committee on Ways
and Means reported a bill amendatory of
the Revenue bill. 1t levies a tax of l6 cents
per pound on tobacco, s. per thousand on
scgars, 81 p per thousand on cigarettes, and
am income tax off per ccntum on all sums
over 1000. Referred to Committee on Ways
and Means. The Post-offce Appropriation
bill was further considered in Committee of
the Whole.
In the Senate, on the 22d, Mr.. Voorhees,
submitted an amendment to the substitute
for the House bill to repeal the Specie Re-
sumption act, reported by the Committee on
Finance Wednesday last, so as to strike out
that portion naming october l, ISIS, as the
time when United States notes shall be re.
ceiving for imports, and to read "that from
and alter the passage of this act United States
notes shall be receivable in payment for the
4 per centum bonds now authorized by law
to be issued and for duties on imports"
further amendment repeats immedi-
atey all that part of the Spe-
Gle Resumption act authorizing the
retirement of so per centum of the
United states notes. instead of on October l.
ISIS. Ordered printed. Mr.. Blaine submitted
a resolution, declaring that any radical
change in our tariff laws would, in the judg-
ment of the Senate, be inopportune, would
needlessly derange the business interests
OF the country, and would seriously retard
that return to prosperity for which all
should cooperate; also, that in the judg-
ment of the Senate, it should be the fixed
policy of this Government TO so maintain
our tariff for revenue as to afford adequate
protection to American labor" Ordered
printed. Mr.. Mitchell called up the Sen
ate bill extending the time to construct
and complete the Northern Pacific Railroad, |
and speeches in favor thereof were made by |
Mcssrs. Mitchell, Window and Lamar. The !
Senate resolution in reference to the disap- /
proval of the act of the Territory of Arizona, |
IN reference to Incorporating the Southern /
Pacific Railroad Company, was passed ....... |
In the House, the Speaker announced that |
the mr. business in order was the disposition |
of the resolutions of the Maryland Legislature |
Teopening the Presidential question, and the |
nrst vote being taken on n motion to refer |
them to Committee of the Whole, it was de- /
feated. They were then referred without |
division, to the Judiciary Committee. Atthe |