The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-04-10
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

In the senate, on the 3lsb, numerous
bills were introduced and referred. among
| them the following: By Mr.. Grover: Extend
ing the time for the construction of the
Northern Pacific railroad. By Mr.. Johnston
10 authorize a national board Of health TO
! investigate and report on infectious and
contagious diseases of snimals. b. ur. Pen
dleton; For the relief of Col. Thomas
WorthingtOn, of Ohio, for army supplies
furnished in 1861. Also Il Joint resolution
relative t. requiring a court OF inquiry into
the case Of Col. WOrthiDgtOn, of the forty
sixth Ohio fegimenCVO. unteers. Adjourned.
In the senate, On the 1st, bill appro>
priating 100000 Tor disinfecting yellow
fever vessels was passed. Cockrell
introduced bill for the erection Of public
buildings at Jefferson City......The senate
went into executive session pending a mos
ton by Mr.. Edmunds to take up the resolu-
ton heretofore introduced by him declaring
that the business and other interests OF the
country required that legislation should be
confined to the objects for which the extra
session was called. When the doors were
reOpened the senate adjourned.
IN the senate, on the 81, various bills
were introduced, among them one by Seua-
tor Harris, providing for a treaty with Mex
icO...... Senator salisbury made a report
against the admission of Bell as senator
from New hampshire, on the appointment
of the governor. Il will core up for con-
sderation. ... Senator Hoar presented the
views of the minority of the committee in
favor of admitting Bell, signed by himself,
Cameron [Wis.] and Ingalls......The senate
went into executive session. When the
doors reOpened it adjourned.
In the senate, on the Sd, Senator
Voorhees, introduced bill authorizing the
president to appoint James Shields, of Mis-
souri,, a brigadiergeneral in the army, on
the retired list THE report of the CONS
mittee on privileges and elections, on the
credentials of Charles h. Bell, appointed by
the governor senator from New Hampshire,
we're taken up at the opening of the senate.
Senator HOar argued in favor OF admitting
Mr.. Bel, saying that there was an unbrOken
line of precedents for SO doing AFTER an
executive session, the senate adjourned till
Monday.
Tn the house, on the 10Th, the session
wss given up 10 discussion of the army APP
preparation bill,
Ia the house, on the 1St, Mr.. Atkins
(Tenn.) reported the legislative app-Opria-
ton bill. 1t apprOpriates between fifteen
ana sixteen million UOlldfS. 4He Dil' cpn~
tsins provisioys repeating sections sol, $50
and S2l, revised statutes, providing that ali
jurors. grand and petit, shall be publicly
drawn from q box containing the names of
not less than three hundred persons posses
sing the necessary qualifications. 1t also
repeats sections 20l6, 2018 and 1920 and all
of the succeeding sections down to and in
GLIDING 2027, and also section 5522. 1t also
strikes out Of section 20l9 the words, " for
the purpose OF engaging in the work of
canvassing )allOts," and strikes out of see
ton POPS the words, "Or depSty marshal"
and the words, city, town, county or par
ish." 1t also repeats section 203l, except
such part of It as relates to the pay of super
vi Ors Of elections. 1t repeats all other Sec
tons and laws, authorizing appointment of
chief supervisors of election and special o.
deputy marshals of elections. The house
went into committee of the whole on the
bill
To the house, on the ID, on motion of
Ar Dunnell MINI }, all general debate on
the army appropriation bill was ordered
closed at three o'clock Friday, leav-
ing five minutes debate still open THE
house then went into committee of the
whole, and after a lengthy debate the COM
mittee rose and the house adjourned,
In the house, on the Sd, the debate on
the appropriation bill was continued, and
the evening session was given up to the
same subject.