The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-04-17

The debate closed, and the committee rose
and reported the bill. The amendments to
the bill, which were all unimportsnt, were
agreed to without discussion. The bill was
then passed-14S to 122. House adjourned
70 the Sth.
In the house, on the 9Th, quite a de-
| bate stsrted upon the propriety of instruct
| ing the chairman of the committee OF the
| whole, when the house shall be in committee
on the legislative appropriation bill, to
award the floor in accordance with the house
and not be bound by any list of speakers
which may be formed. After informal dis
cussion, the subject matter was referred to
the committee on rules. The house then
| went into committee of the whole on the
| legislative bill. After finishing the consid-
Grafton Of sixty pages of the bill, the conf
mittee rose and the house adjourned.
In the house, on the 9Th, Mr. Stephens,
| from the committee on rules, reported reso-
luton for the reappointment of committee
| on census, reform of civil service law, re-
speeding the entertainment and declaration
| of the presidential election, prevention of
| epidemic diseases, ventilation of the hal,
and the causes of the depression of labor :
also to increase the committee membership.
Also rule providing that motion to sus-
pend the rules and pass the general appropri-
alton bill shall require a three>fourths MAJ
| iority, instead of as now tworthirds. The
| first proposition recommended by the re-
port for the appointment of certain select
| committees was then agreed to without
amendment. The second proposition, in
creasing the membership of certain COM
mittees, was agreed to without amendment.
| The third proposition, in regard to the new
| rule, was stricken out and the following
4 -. Nl.AN To- fh.a
committee on commerce shall have the same
privilege TO report bills making appropria-
tons for the improvement oil rivers and
harbors that is accorded to the committee
CD appropriations in reporting general APP
preparation bills. The report was then
agreed to and the house adjourned.
In the house, on the 10th, the legisla
tive appropriation bill was taken up in
committee of the whole. Mr.. Mcmahon Of
fered an amendment repeating the sections
providing for the biennial examination OF
pensioners, which was adopted. Mr.. Atkins
submitted an amendment, which was adopt.
ed, for the appointment of a deputy COM
missioner Of pensions, at a salary of S2iOO.
Mr.. Money submitted an amendment in
cressiLg the clerical force of the posUofice
department. Without action on the amend
ment the committee rose and the house
adjourned.
In the house, on the 18th, considera-
ton of the legislative appropriation bill was
continued. An amendment to increase the
clerical force in the postofice department
was adopted. Amendments were agreed to
instrueting the commissioner 10 supply
reasonable quantity of seeds, shrubs, etc,
to members of congress for distribution
among their agricultural constituents, to re-
port the quantity of seeds, etc, distributed,
and the states and counties sent to, from
whom purchased and quantities. the ap>
preparation for the purchase and distribution
of seeds, ETC., was increased from sixtysiye
thousand TO one hundred thousand dollars.
Mr.. HuntOn submitted an amendment in
creasing the appropriation for the eradica-
ton of infectious diseases among domesti-
Gated animals from twenty-five thousand to
two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, He
stated that the object of this large increase
was to stamp out the disease known as
pleuro>pneumonia, and the only way known
to eradicate the disease was to buy and kill
all diseased cattle which have been subject
to the cOntegion. Without dlspOsing of the
amendment, the committee rose, mittees
were announced, and the house adjourned.