The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-05-01
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

In the senate, on the 21st, cousidera-
bill. Senator Bayard defended the incor>
poraiion of general legislation in the APP
preparation bills, there being nothing un'
usual in it, and the raised cry Of revolution
was not substantial and was foolish, and the
people would condemn it. Senator Maxey
said it was plain that the constitution did
not confer upon the United States govern
ment the authority to regulate elections;
therefore it should not be unconstitutional
to repeal or modify clause allowing such
action.-..After executive session the senate
adjourned.
In the senate, on the 22nd, Senator
Pendletcu gave notice that on Thursday,
after the disposition of the army bill, he
would call up his bill providing for giving
the heads of departments seats on the hoor
of the senate and house, Consideration
was resumed of the army BILL. Senator
Garland addressed the senate, saying that
two questions were to be. considered -hrst,
whether the eight words, or to keep the
peace at the polls," should be repealed
second, if 50, if it was right and proper to
secure their repeal on an appropriation bill.
Such questions could not have been long
debated in tie house of commons, and he
was surprised at a determined opposition
among the representatives of a free people
to the abrogation of enaetments hostile TO
perfect liberty. No extraordinary emer>
gency existed to Justify the use OF troops,
and without such an excuse the country
could not submit to war practices in time OF
profound peace. He was followed by Sen
ator Davis (llls.l, in favor of tie bill, and by
Senator Allison in opposition thereto. Alter
executive session the senate ADJOURNED.
In the senate, on the 23d, the morn
ing hour was principally occupied with the
resolution relative to removals and appoint
ments to Office without the intervention OF
the presiding officer. Several amendments
were agreed to, but before final action the
morning hour expired, and consideration
was resumed Of the army bill. The session
was given mp entirely to debate.
In the senate, on the oath, Senator
Dawes presented a petition from Mrs. Caro-
line Webster, widow St Colonel Fletcher
Webster, asking an increase OF her pension
from thirty TO fifty dollars per month. Re-
feyred to the committee on pensions. 49,. The
discussion of the Wallace resolution occu-
pied the morning hour, after which the
army appropriation bill was taken up, and
Senator Conkling spoke thereon. Several
amendments were presented and rejected,
and the senate adjourned.
In the senate, on the 25th, considera-
ton was resumed of the resolution relating
to appointments by the secretary and SER
geant>at>arms. The amendments declaring
that no union soldiers shall be dismissed
without cause and no confederate soldier
shall take the place of any dismissed union
soldier, were defeated by strict party vote
-26 to 34 The resolution was then agreed
to ....Senator Harris, from committee on
epidemic diseases, reported his bill clothing
the national board of health with certain
powers, and looking to q national quaran-
tine to prevent the Introduction OF couta-
gious diseases .... Consideration of the army
bill was then resumed, and after the rejec>
tion CT sundry amendments the bill was put
upon its passage and passed-4l to 80. 1t
now awaits the presidents action. Ad-
iourned.
In the house, on the 10Th, the subsid-
iary silver coin bill came up as unfinished
business of the morning hour. Several
vera considered, and the bill,
with pending amendments, went over with
out action THE house then went into
committee of the whole on the legislative
appropriation bill. The remaining hours Of
the session were given up to debate:
In the house, on the 2lst, at half psst
two o'clock the call of the states had only
reached Georgia, and upward OF five huns
bred bills had been introduced. Among the
bills was one by Mr.. WhitthOrne, authoriz-
ing the appointment of joint special CONS
mittee to inquire into the causes leading to
the removal of large bodies of citizens from
the southern states to certain other states.
All the states and territories having been
called, and bills up to No. 1885 having been
introduced, the house took a recess.
There were but few members present on the
of the house. The house went
into committee of the whole on the leg sla
tive appropriation bill. Speeches were
made by Messrs. Brown, New, Frost and
Deuster. The committee then rose, and
the house adjourned,
In the house, on the 29d, consideration
was resumed of the subsidiary coin bill.
After further amendments the bill passed.
II provides that silver coins of smaller
than one dollar may be exN
into lawful money when pre-
sented in sums of twenty dollars; makes
lawful money exchangeable into silver coins
in a like amount; makes subsidiary silver
coins legal tender for all debts, puollc and
in sums not exceeding twenty dol
lars, and makes minor coinage recelvable at
pOStOtflceS TO the amount OF InI6e uOlIdIS'
The house then further discussed the
legislative appropriation bill until the hour
of adjournment.
In the house, Oh the 2Sd, a resolution
was adopted appropriating three thousand
dollars to meet the expenses OF the LABOR
committee, and granting the committee
leave to sit during recess......On motion OF
Mr.. F. W. Wood, resolution was adopted
requesting the president to consider the
expedieney of entering into convention
with France for the negotiation OF treaty
which shall secure more equal interchange
of the products and manufacture of each
county debate was continued on
the legislative appropriation bill by Messrs.
Frye, Robson, Finley and others.
In the house, on the 9th, the legisla-
tive appropriation bill again came up for
discussion. No progress was made. Ads
journed. -,
In the house, on the 25th, the legisla-
tive appropriation bill was in order for con-
sideratton in committee of the whole. When
the debate had closed the committee rose
snd the speaker presented as enrolled and
signed by him the army appropriation Dill,
and the house adjourned until Monday
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