The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-02-28

gotlations for peace are making progress.
To hasten them, the Grand Duke Nicholas,
by an agreement with the Porte, has trans
ferred his headquarters to San Stefano;
Adrianople being too distant.
CONGRESSIONAL.
In the Senate, on the 18th, the amend
cd Tension bill, restoring to the pension rolls
the names of all persons now surviving,
heretofore pensioned ON account of service
in the war of 1872 or any of the Indian wars,
whose names were stricken theTefrom on &C
count of disloyPltg, etc, was passed. A. TO 8
To tnE House Mr. Harris, Chairman OF
tie Election Committee, called up the
election case of Acklin vs.. Darrell, from the
Fourth Louisiana District, the majority
report being in favor of Ael0in, the
contestant, and the minority being in favor
of Darrell, the sitting member. A long dis
cussion ensued, led off by Mr. Hale in reply to
a speech made by Mr.. Gibson on the previous
Thursday. In the course of his argument
Mr.. Hale said that there was no legal ground
for the prosecution of Anderson OF the lie,
turning Board, and that there was profound
I Impression that the proceeding in
louisiana had its root, its handspring,
its source elsewhere; that there
/ were many who believed that
/ that whole performance had been dictated
/ and driven forward by restless men, who did
/ not mean ever to admit that the Fresiufnt 5
/ title had been settled, the President OF the
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misplaced confidence. Mr. Gibson, in reply,
/ portrayed the state of affairs I'm Louisiana
! during the late Seats; when no guilty man
had been punished and when no honest man
/ felt his life secure from lawlessness, but
since the Nichols Government had
/ been inaugurated no man, whether poor or
/ rich who committed a crime, had escaped
punishment. He denied that the Returning
l Board was presented on political grounds
/ Reverting to the charges of compact be-
tween the authorities OF Louisiana anu
] taEft al
/ MED it not only for the Nichols
/ Government, not only for his friends but Tor
/ the President and his Cabinet They could
not be guilty of such crime. Mr.. Garileld
/ also made a speech OF SOME length, in which
/ he arraigned the Louisiana authorities Tor
their prosecution OF the Returning Board,
/ In the Senate, on the 20th, Senator Cock
reH submitted a resolution instIuctins the
| Commissioner of Agriculture to furnish to
| tile Senate such information and facts as may
/ be in his possession relative to the disease OF
/ hogs, commonly called hog cholera, with
/ such suggestions as he may deem pertinent
/ Agreed to. After the expiration OF the
/ morning hour, consideration was resumed OF
/ the bill to regulate the compensation
] of POstmasters and for other purposes, ana
/ senator Hamlin submitted an amendment "a
I an additional section, providing that the
President and Nice-PreSident OF the United
States, Senators, Representatives and Dele
| gates in Congress, the Secretary OF the Senate
/ and Clerk of the House OF Representatives
]
/ mails all written and printed communlca-
tons not exceeding two ounces IN weight
After a brief discussion as TO the prOprlety OF
restoring the ranking privilege, the amend
ment was agreed to-yeas 80, nays q. The
/ bill was then read third time ana passed.
/ The vote in detail upon senator Hamhn's
amendment to restore the thanking privilege
was as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Allison, Beck, Burnside, But
! her, Cameron pa, Chaifee, Christancy
I ConlIling, COnoveri Davis (W. Na.), Dorsey
/ Howe, Hoar, Ingalls,, Johnson, Jones (tla)
4 Eirkwood, Lamar, Mcdonald, Matthew's, Nor
/ gan, Paddock, Ransom, saunders, Spencer
/ Teller, Window, Withers-33.
/ NGyS-Messrs. Bailey, Bayard, Booth, Cam
| eron (Wis.), Cockrell, Coke, Davis (lll.)
Eaton Eustis, Ferry, McCreery, Mcmillan
I MerriInon, Morrill,, Oglesby, Plumb, Sargent
/ salisbury, Voorhees, Wadleigh, Nallace-3l,
senator Patterson, who would have voted
for the amendment, was paired with senator
Armstrong, who would have voted against
/ it......In THE House, the contested election
case Of Acklin VS.. Darral, from the Fourtl
4 Louisiana District, was taken up, and the
( majority resolution, declaring the former
elected was adopted without division, after
| the minority resolution IN favor OF Darral
/ had been relected-ll5 to 1873. AcSl1n then ap
! peared before the bar of the House and was
! sworn in, taking the iron clad oath.
In the Senate, on the DIST, number Of
/ bills were introduced and referred, after
which an executive session was held and the
( Senate adjourned till Monday ...... IN the
I House Mr. Knott, Chairman OF the Judiciary
/ Committee, reported a bill dividing Missouri
] into two judicial districts Passed. Mr.. Butter
from the same committee, reported bill au
I thorizing the Secretary OF the Treasury TO pay
/ Texas the balance remaining OF the luht
appropriated for the payment OF creditors o.
/ the late Republic of Texas. Referred to Com
mittee of the Whole. Also, the bill to relieve
certain legal disabilities OF women. 1t pro
vides that when a woman shall have been
I member of the bar of the highest Court II
any state or Territory, she shall, on appllca
1853, nays 81. Mr.. Lapham, from the SAME
] committee, reported q bill cNempting from
seizure on executions or attachments issued
I by any United States Court the same proper
/ ty which shall be exempted from levy and
sale under the laws of the State
[ in which the defendant shall reside. Passed
/ At the expiration OF the morning hour, Mr.
Bland moved to proceed with the business
/ on the Speakers table, and it was so ordered
The Silver bill having been reached, Mr.
Springer raised the point OF order that the bill
must go to the Committee of the Whole, and
/ Il debate upon that point took place. The
| Speaker finally overruled the point of order
! and Mr.. Cox of New York appealed from
the decision of the Chair. The appeal was
laid on the table by vote of p to %. Mr.
Hewitt, of New York, moved to lay the bill
and amendments on the table. The motion
was rcJected-yeas y, nays 2OI. The main
question was then ordered and the Silver bill
was passed as it came from the Senate. Ad-
journed till Monday.
In the Senate, on the 25th, the ViceP Pres
flent gave notice ofhis intended absence for
several days, on account of illness, and ask
ed that a President of the Senate pro tenn be
designated. Mr.. Booth, from the Committee
on Public Lands, reported, with an amend q
ment, the Senate bill to declare certain
lands granted in aid of the construction of
the Pacific Railroad, by act OF July ], 1862,
and July ,, 1864, subject to taxation. Placed
on the calendar. Mr.. Plumb introduced
bill supplemental to several acts
relative to the Union Pacific Railroad and its
branches; also, an amendment to the Mill
tary Appropriation bill eHlso, a resolution of
inquiry in regard to aid extended by the
Union Pacific Railroad to other roads, etc
ordered printed. senator Voorhees, called up
the resolution submitted by him on the lith
providing for an inquiry in relation to the
issue of certain bonds by several railroad
companies of contingent grants of lands to
Indians OF the Indian Territory. The amend
ment of senator Dorsey, submitted on the
18th, directing an inquiry to be made also as
70 the money expended by the several tribes
OF the Indian Territory in support of the del
egateS TO Washington, etc, was accepted by
senator voorhees,, and the resolution, as
amended, was agreed to. 1t was ordered
that an investigation be made by the Com
mlttee on Terr1tOrieS........n the
House, a number of bills in reference 10 the
currency we're introduced and referred. Mr.
Blair introduced bill authorizing the South
ern Pacific Railroad to extend its line east
wardly to FL PaSo. Mr.. Scales, Chairman of
the Committee on Indian Affairs, reported
Dill to transfer the Indian Blu
reau from the Interior Department
to the War Department. Referred
to the Committee of the Whole. Mr. Goode
Chairman of the Committee on Education
and Labor, reported bill applying the pro
ceeds of the public lands to the support of
free schools. Recommitted. Mr.. Hart
ridge offered a resolution, directing the
Judiciary Committee to investigate the con-
ditiOn of the Government interests in
connection with the proposed foreclosure of
the mortgage of the Kansas Pacific Railroad
the part of the Directors of the company Mr..
Fuller, from the Committee on Public Build
ings and Grounds, reported back the bill 20
forfeit certain public lands granted to aid in
the construction of certain railroads. Printed
and recommitted.
THE NEW POPE.