The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-02-13
CONGRESSIONAL.
Sk;NAEE

SENATE,
in the senate. on the 81. Mr.. Voor.
! hees Tcok the oath Of Office under the recent
| election TO fill tho unexpired Term Of the
| late Senstor Morton Matthews intro
| duced joint resolution providing for a
/ commercial treaty with Mexico. Referred
| ....Mr. EGmunds called up the bill which
was partly considered last week to provide
! for ascertaIning and setting private land
claims in the Territories OF New Mexico
! wyoming, ArizDns and Utih, and the States
| of Nevada and Colorado, and it passed..
| Mr.. Teller presented a petition OF the coloreu
| people OF Louisiana, complaining that they
! are not protected either in life or property
| that at the recent election they were met by
| armed white men known as democratic
clubs, and that they were shot and not al
! lowed TO hold meetings. They therefore
| invoke ed the protection of the federal govern.
ment Referred TO a select committee, Of
! which Mr.. Teller is chairman .... Mr.. Harris,
! from the select committee on epidemic disn
| eases, reported bill to prevent the intro
| duction of contagious or infectious diseases
in the United States, and to establish a
bureau OF public heal h. Ordered printed
| and recommitted ......T The senate after eXecu.
tive session adjourned.
III LuC FCudNC, vi lDC I'LL, MI AIHAtN,
| from the committee on postal affairs and
| post roads, reported au amendment to the
| postofiice appropriation bill, establishing a
steamship line between New York and Rio
| via Norfolk, and another between New Or.
| leans and Rio via Galveston, allowing a
subsidy OF Sl50,000 TO each line. Referred
m Mr.. Cameron Wis. ) from the committee
on privileges and elections, submitted a
ms jority report signed by the republican
members, declaring David T. COroin as the
duly elected senator from South Carolina,
and as entitled TO his seat. Mr.. Hill, from
the same committee, submitted a minority
report, signed by the democratic members,
in favor of the incumbent, NJ. c. Butler.
Both reports were ordered printed and
placed on the calendar ..... Mr. Coke spoke
at length in favor of constructing q railroad
in Texas to the Rio Grande. Consideration
was resumed of the resOlI ton of Mr.. Ed
munds declaring the validity of the thir>
teenth, fourteenth and fifteenth amend
rents. After considerable debate the
senate adjourned without final action.
In the senate, on the 9Th, Mr.. Mat
thews' resolution providing FOR a committee
to inquire into the claims of citizens against
Nicaragua was agreed to without discussion.
... The bill passed appropTisting $49S3 to
nay luc IAifIiuONu CAl4alc lusllLuLc- AT
Richmond. Virginia, for the use Of its
buildings bv the United States from Octote,,
1865, until October. S66...... The senate re-
sum4d consideration of the resolutions Of
Mr.. Edmund, dec airing valid the thirteenth,
fourteenth and fifteenth amendments TO the
constitution. Several amendments were
rejected The first and second resolutions
were agreed to......On motion of Mr.. Ed
munds, the senate took up house JOINT reso-
linton proposing an amendment to the con-
s'ltution Of III. Uaited States, prohibiting
claims of persons for property injured or
destroyet IN the late war of the rebellion 30
that it would be unfinished business to NOR.
row. Adjourned.
In the senate, on the 9Th, Dir. Pad
dock submitted q resolution instructing the
committee on agriculture to inquire in re.
gard TO the reports concerning infectious
diseases among horned cattle. Agreed to.
......T The Vice President laid before the sen.
ate the unfinished business, being the Joint
resolution proposing an amendment 10 the
constitution prohibiting payment to dislnyal
persons for property injured or DESTROYED in
The lite war of the rebellion. Mr.. Bailey
moved TO postpone the pending and all prior
orders. and proceed to consideration of the
bill for the relief of the book agents of the
Methodist Episcopal Church nth. Re-
iec.ed-27 to so AT the REQUEST of his
league, Mr.. Morrill,, Mr.. Edmunds consented
that the unfinished business should be laid
aside informally, and The bill TO provide for
taking the tenth and subsequent censuses
WAS taken up. Mr.. Conkling submitted an
amendment prov ding that upon the com.
pilatlon snd publication OF the census the
Office Of superintendent shall cease, and the
period of service Of clerks shal cease.
10 ole -
menr providing that any subdivision as.
signed TO snv enumeration shall contain not
less than 5000 inhabitants, where the last
preceding census shows the inhabitants
thers0f. Agreed to. The bill was then
passed. Alter executive session, the senate
adjourned.
In the senate, on the 7,h, Mr. Hsml'p,
from the committee on foreign relations, Re.
ported back TO the sc la;e a bill to restrict
immigration OF Chinese TO this c,untsy and
the committee wss discharged from further
consideration 90. Mr. Harris, from the select
committee - inquire as to the best means of
preventing epidemic diseases, revortei
bill to prevent the Introduction Of contagious
diseases, ard t. establish & bureau OF Tuhlir
health, which vas placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Matthews, from the select commits
tee to inquire rs TO the best means 81 pre-
venting he Introduction Of epidemic dis
eases, reported i5int resolution authoriz,
Ing The committed 70 sit during the recess OF
congress ami In retain the services Of three
experts, who shall visit Havana and such
other places r. the committee NAV direct, to
IA qG're toto the history OF yellow fever.
p. iced OF the cslenia-...-..The senate pro
cee,ied to consider bills gu tue calendar. aud
the following were r~sSed S.nate hill 10
extend the proyi ioHS OF tae ac. Of Juue s. /
iS74, in regard 10 prize III ney to ali fleet
, fl .,ers the hon 2 bill granting pension u
JlIja watkins, widow OF Thomas H. Wat
kjre, late captain Of om~4uy %" Of the
Pdruel legion II Mary and 4 tier execu.
1--WE session The senate adj ,urned.