The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-06-06

dicial Circuit, composed of the States of In
diana and Illinois, which led to lengthy
political discussion, participatedin by Messrs.
blaine, Thurman, and others. The bill then
passed. Mr.. Thurman. from the Committee
on Judiciary, reported substitute for the
Senate bill to alter and amend the law in re-
lation to filing Pacific Railroad reports, and
also to amend the title of the bill so as to
read: "a bill to create an Auditor of Rail
road Accounts and for other purposes"
Placed on the calendar. At the conclusion
of the morning business consideration was
resumed OF the Legislative, Judicial and Ex-
ecutivc Appropriation bill -. In the House,
Mr.. O'Neil presented a memorial of the Cen
tennial Board of Finance, asking Tor relief.
Referred. On motion OF MI. A.klhs, the Dit
OF the Potter Investigating Committee was
taken from the calendar and passed, without
division; Mr.. sapp, from the Committee tee
Senate bill for the relief of settlers on
public lands under the pre- -emption laws,
in reference 70 computation OF time s
forwards the House went into committee OF
| the Whole on the private calendar. The
| Speaker laid before the House a communion
tion from Mr. Cobb, resigning his position as
member of the Special investigating Com
mittee on account of i'll health, and appoint
ed Mr.. Springer in his stead. Inc speaker
also appointed Messrs. Blount, Manning ana
/ Fort as the Board of Visitors TO West folht
on the part of the House. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 1st., the House
amendment to the concurrent resolution,
fixing June II as the day of final adjourn
ment was concurred in-3l to IL. Consider
| alton was then resumed of the concurrent
resolution approving the views of the Com
! mittee on Foreign Relations in regard to the
! fishery award, and il was finally agreed to-.
In the House, bills providing for holding
! United States District and Circuit Courts at
| Kansas City, dividing Colorado into three iu-
dicial districts, and recognizing the judicial
| districts of Michigan, passed. Five sections
/ of the bill amending the revenue laws were
| considered, when the House adjourned. .
In the Senate, on the Sd, Mr.. Dorsey. from
the Committee on Railroads, reported with
n amendment in the nature of a substitute
the Johnston bill, supplementary to the
act to incorporate the Texas Pacific Railroad
| Company. Placed on the calendar.- Mr..
! Spencer submitted an amendment to the
| Army Appropriation bill, appropriating $50
coo for the building of a military post neal
/ the Black Hills. Referred. Mr., MaXey called
up the House joint resolution providing foI
the issue of arms to Territories. Passed. Al
the conclusion of the morning business the
Senate took up the bill establishing post
! routes. Mr.. Hanlin submitted an amend
ment restoring the ranking privileges. Re
jected-yeas go, nays 80, as follows:
! YeaS-Messrs. Allison, Anthony, Blaine
Burnside, Butler, Conkling, Conover, Dorsey
| Edmunds. Gordon, Hamlin, Hill, Hoar, Howe
Ingalls,, Jones (Fla), Kellogg, kil,kwood
Lamar, Mcdonald, Matthews, Mitchell, Pad
dock, Patterson, Saunders, Spencer. Teller
Window, Withers-29.
Nays-Messrs. Armstrong, Bailey, Barnum
Bayard, Beck, Booth, Cameron (Wis), Cock
rell, Coke, Eaton, Eustis, Ferry, Hereford
Johnston, Herman, McCreery, Mcmillan, Nc
Pherson, Maxey, Merrimon, Morrill,, Oglesby
Plumb, Randolph, Sargent, Salisbury, Voor
kees, Wallace-29.
..... In the House, q number of bills were in
troduced and referred, among them the fol
lowing: By Mr.. Bland-AuthoriZing the ~
sue of S50000,0O0 in United States Treasur.
notes for the Improvements of the Mississip
pi River. from st. Louis to the Gulf of Mexico
by Mr.. Culbertson-To restrain the Secretary
of the Treasury from paying the outstanding
$50 bonds, except in legal tender Treasur!
notes; by Mr. Wright, of Pennsylvania-Au
thorizing the issue of S4O0, 900 United State
Treasury notes, TO be known as nationa
mon, V; by Mr.. Ellis-Levying tax of Is cent
per pound on tea On motion of Mr.. Gid
dings, the bill was passed appropriatinl
sT5 900 for continuing the improvement o
Galveston Harbor.