The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-03-06
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE

In the senate, on the I'd, Senator
Morrill,, from the committee on finance, re-
ported with amendments the senate bill fei
the interchange Of subsidiary silver colr
and United States notes. Placed on the
calendar Senator Cockrell offered ar
amendment to the river and harbor appro-
priation bill, providing for c board of eDgi-
neers to devise some methed OF deepening
the channel of the Missouri river and iEl>
proving its navigation. Referred. Con-
sideration was resumed Of the army appro
priation bill. An amendment to strike out
Of the house bill the provisions forbidding
the use of troops at elections, and making 1t
a penal offense to do so, as above stated, was
reached, and it was agreed 10 without dis.
cussion. Adjourned.
In the senate, on the 24th, Mr.. Beck
submitted an amendment to the bill making
an appropriation to pay arrears of pensions,
which proposes to suspend the operation of
all laws providing for a sinking fInd, and
applying the surplus revenue IN the treas
ury after paying current expenses to the
payment OF arrears OF pensions. Referred.
. The army appropriation bill was consid-
cred, and, after action was had on several
amendments, the bill passed Adjourned.
In the senate, on the 25th, the vice
president submitted a telegram from the
California constitutional convention, thank
ING congress for the triumphant passage OF
bill restricting the immigration of Chinese.
THE senate then proceeded with the
consideration OF the deficiency approprla-
ton bill. The amendments proposed by the
committee on appropriations were greed to
as follows Appropriating $52, 652 to pay the
Denver Pacific railway and telegraph CON-
panv for carrying the mails; 5000 for the
widow of the late Bayard Taylor; $1,000 for
the widow of Justin Z. Colburn, late con-
sui general to Mexico; $4,000 for the con.
tingent fund of the senate, to be applied
toward Iefraying the expenses of such in
vestigations and inquiries as have already
been and may hereafter be directed by the
senate during the forty-ffth congress, Adj
journed.
In the senate, on the Goth, Senator
Edmunds reported bill to protect the con-
stitutional rights of all citizens, and to pun
ash any violation of the same. Placed on
the calendar Senator Conc yer introduced
q bill amendatory of and supplementary to
tie act to incorporate the Texas Pacific
railroad company. Referred. .....-SenatOr
R2yard, from the conference committee on
the bill to amend the internal revenue laws,
submitted areport, which was agreed to, and
the bill passed m The bill making an APP
southern claims commission was discussed
until the expiration of the morning hour,
when it was laid aside without action, and
consideration was resumed of the deficiency
appropriation The bill having been
considered in committee of the whole, was
reported to the senate and the amendments
made in the committee concurred in, with
the exception of that one appropriating
s24,1S0 tor detecting and bringing to trial
and punishment persons guilty OF violating
the internal revenue laws, or conniving at
the same......At the evening session large
number OF pension bills were passed, and
the senate adjourned.
In the senate, on the 9th, Mr.. Spen>
Ger, from the committee on commerce, re-
ported the river and harbor appropriation
bill with amendments. Placed on the cal
endar. The census bill, as amended by the
house, was referred to the census commit
tee see. The senate resumed consideration OF
the bill making appropriation for the pay
ment of arrears OF pensions. Mr.. Dawes
submitted an amendment providing that in
no case shall arrears of pensions be allowed
and paid from a time prior TO actual disabilN
ity. Agreed to......Mr. Withers called up
house resolutions in memory of the late
Beverly B. Douglass. Suitable remarks
were made upon The life and character of
the deceased by Messrs. Withers, Thurman,
Hereford and Ransom, and the senate, as a
further mark of respect to his memory, ad-
iourned. ....
In the senate, on the 26th, communi
cation from David I. Corbi1, contestant for
a seat from south Carolina, in which he
withdraws, was read and laid on the table.
THE census committee reported back the
bill to provide for taking the tenth and sub
sequent census and as amended by the
house, and recomme nded that the senate
non-concur in the house amendments, and
ask for committee of conference. AFTER
passing a number of private bills on the
calendar, the bill making an appropriation
for the payment of arrears of pensions was
taken up. The committee inserts the fol-
lowing clause That public notice to be
given for the called bonds authorizing the
refunding of the public debt, shall hereafter
be not less than ten days nor more than
three months, at the discretion o, the secre.
tary of the treasury. Mr.. Kirkwood sub
mitted an amendment, so as to provide that
pensions shall commence from the date of
the death or discharge Of the person on
whose account it is granted, where appIica-
ton shall be filed prior to the LIST Of July,
1880, instead of January LIST, 1850, as pro-
posed by the committee, after that date the
pension to commence from the time of filing
the application. Adopted. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
In the house, on the 22d, the bill re-
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