The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-11-27
The Work Before the coming Session
OF Congress.
(From the New York SUM-

sixth Congress will reassemble on Monday,
Dec. /. There have been few changes in the
composition of the House since the extra ses-
sion adjourned. California, which was not
represented in the House during the extra
session, will have four Congressmen-three
Republicahs and one Democrat. The West
chester, N. Y, district, which was left with
out Representative by the death Of Alex.
Smith, on the eve of his election, will here
after be represented by Waldo Hutchins,
Dem, Just elected. Senator Chambers
death left a vacancy in the representation OF
Michigan in the Senate which has been filled
by the appointment of eX-GOv. Baldwin.
The Committee on Privileges and Elec-
tons Of the Senate has under consideration
the contested case Of SpoffOrd against KEEL
lOgg, and charges of bribery against Senator
Ingalls,. The House Committee on Elections
has several contested election cases before il.
Among the number are: Bisbee against
Hull Of the Second District of Florida; Brad
ley against Slemmons of the Second District
OF Arkansas; BoyntOn against Loring of the
Sixth District af Massachusetts; Donnelly
against Washburn OF the Third District OF
| Minnesota; Holmes against Sapp Of the
Eighth District Of Iowa; Wilson against Car
penter of the Ninth District of Iowa; Nc
I Cabe against Orth, Ninth District of Indiana
! Herbert against Acklin, Third District of
Louisiana; OpIIara against Kitchen, Second
District of North Carolina; Crane against
Henkle, Fifth District Of Maryland.
Congress has thus far directed but few
public investigations. The Committee Of
/ Ways and Means has begun an inquiry into
the sugar traffic, with a view of readjusting
the tariff on sugar. The Committee on Bank
ing and Currency has been instructed TO in
/ veStigate the management of the receivers Of
| the Ocean National Bank Of New York and
/ the German National Bank of Chicago. The
/ Select Committee, of which Hendrick B.
] * { vii Of fbo
| session upon the causes which led to the re-
/ cent depression of the labor market. Select
/ committees of the House have under eonsid-
| GRAFTON the causes of introduction and best
means to prevent the spread of epidemic dis
| eases in the United States; the state Of the
| law respecting ascertainment and declaration
Of result OF Presidential elections; and the
ventilation of the Hall Of the House. The
Committee on Expenditures in the State De-
partment viii continue the investigation Of
the case OF Geo. +. Seward, Minister to China,
who is accused of fraudulent dealings in his
office. The Committee on Rules of
/ the House will report a new code of
rules for the parliamentary guidance of that
| body. The Committee on Agriculture will
| investigate the causes Of pleurO-pneumOnia
among cattle. Senator Davis expects to re-
port the results of his investigation into the
reports, books, and accounts Of the Treasury
Department at the next session of Congress.
affairs of the Freedman's Bank has been at
work all summer, and will be ready to re-
port soon after Congress meets. The select
committee of the Senate, Of which Mr.. Wal
lace is Chairman, has concluded its investi-
CATION Of alleged frauds in the Congressional
election of 1878. a report on the subject
may be expected soon after Congress meets.
The removal of the northern Cheyenne Indi-
ans, with the Outrages attendant thereupOn,
has been investigated by select committee
Of the Senate this summer, and a report will
be made on the subject early next month.
There were 3,134 bills and 120 joint resOlu-
tiOns introduced OF the last session of Con-
gTeSs. OF this number 2,407 bills were in
troduced in the House, and 727 in the Sen
ate. OF the House bills 902 were in relation
10 pubic business, ana the oJners were OF Il
private nature.
In the Senate, S14 public and Alb private
bills were introduced. Nine bills relating to
the finances were introduced in the senate.
The most important Of these were bills pro-
viding for free coinage; authorizing the
payment of custom duties in legal-tendeT
notes; authorizing Secretary Sherman to is
sue S10,OO0,OO0 Of4-per- for the payment
of arrearages Of PENSIONS; to recon trade
dollars into standard silver dollars; for in
terchange of subsidiary silver coins and
United States notes, and to authorize taxa
ton of United States legal-tender notes.
Seventy -four bills relating to the coinage and
currency were introduced in the House. Bills
have been introduced for the following pur-
poses: Requiring national banks to keep on
hand ten per cent. Of amount of notes issued
them by the Treasury in coin; to abolish
national banks; to repeal national tax on de-
posits in savings banks; to coin silver dollars
and fractions thereof upon the metric sys-
tenn; to convert gold now in the Treasury
or which may hereafter be received by it, in
TO silver, and to authorize the issue of certif-
icates therefor; to prohibit funding of bonds
PAYABLE in Treasury notes into coin bonds:
to substitute Iegal-tenders for rational bank
notes; authorizing the issue Of $500, 100000
of United States notes with which coin
shall be purchased to redeem coin
bonds: to provide for unlimited and free /
coinage Of silver; directing the Secretary of |
the Treasury to make all bonds hereafter /.
sold payable, principal and interest, in gold, /.
silver, or legal offender notes; directing the |
Secretary Of the Treasury 10 pay out silver 4
without discrimination; directing the issue 4
Of $6U0, O00,'OO in greenbackS, to be paid out /
as Congress shall hereafter direct; to issue /
SJ0,0O0,00U in fractional currency; to make .
the trade dollar legal tender; to issue sill
yer coin certificates; to prevent the reduce
ton of national currency by fraudulently
Withdrawing legl-tender notes from circu-
latiOn; directing the coinage Of 100000 sill
yer dollars per month, instead Of 1000 900;
requiring national bank reserves to be kept
in gold and silver coin: prohibiting boarding
OF money in the Treasury, and to prohibit
the increase of the public debt; to make sub
sidiary coins a legal tender in sums not ex-
ceeding $40; to authorize 4 new metric gold
coin for international use, known Us the
" STELLA" and To authorize the coinage of q
golOid metric dollar.
Among the Senate bills are u proposing
10 build public buildings in various parts of
the country. There are 81 bills concerning
the construction of railroads, and 10 bills re-
lating to ocean steamship service; II bills
the practice of United States
courts; II bills in relation to the public
lands; bills concerning the Indians; l bill
proposing to transfer the Indian Bureau
from the Interior TO the War Department. ]
Three bills to revive the Court Of Commits
,iOus Of Alabama Claims, and a proposition
TO restrict Chinese immigration, are among
he measures referred to the Committees on
Judiciary and Foreign Relations. Mr.. Buru-
side has introduced a ponderous bill FIR the
of the Army. Mr.. Mcpherson
is interested in a billtO improve the system
Of Transporting cattle. Mr.. Pendleton made
4 speech at the last session in support Of his
scheme to seat Cabinet officers on the floor OF
he Senate and House.
Many bills introduced in the House are ex-
lctly similar to bills presented in the Senate.
Business men are interested in a bill intro
luced by Fernando Wood to provide for the
lbolition OF all bonds for duties on imported
merchandise while the latter remains in the
custody of the Government. Five bills To
evy an income tax have been introduced in
he House; 10 bills relating TO pensions and
Dounties; 8 bills relating to the internal
eyenue; IL bills proposing to help railroad
corporations; bill TO change the time Of the
meeting of Congress to the first Monday in
January in each year; bills proposing TO
erect 81 new public buildings in various
titles and towns Of the country; bills pro-
posing TO subsidiZe steamship lines, build
annals, prohibit military interference at cleo
ions, to equip Arctic expeditions, for dis
ributiOn Of the uneXpeHded balance the of
iereva award, to TeOrganiZe the militia OF
he STATES To establish n system Of hank