The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-01-22
CURRENT NEWS.
WASHINGTON.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

and the Senate went into executive ses-
sion. .House-The principal bills intro
facilitate the rounding of the National
debt The bill provides for the issue OF 81
per cent. bonds, to run 30 years, TO take the
place of all expiring bonds by Mr. Warner
ID, o., TO stop paper initiation and 20 provide
for the necessary increase OF the Noinme OF
currency by free coinage of silver and by gold
and silver certificates; by Mr.. Forsythe
lGr.-R., III, TO increase the circulation OF
National banks and relieve them from pay
ment of tax on circulation, etc.
JAN. STANDARDIZATION were present.
ed, praying for a commission of inquiry into
the alcoholic liquor traffic, and also for the
withdrawal of the legal tender quality of
Treasury notes. Mr. Plumb, from the Com
mittee on Public Lands, reportedtavor on
the bill for the relief of settlers on the Kansas
Trust and Diminished Reserve Fund lands in
Kansas Placed on calendar. Mr.. Plumb al
so introduced a bill TO establish an addi-
tional land district in Kansas Several other
bills were introduced, after which the
Senate went into executive session.
HOuse-The resolution for printing the Glover
report was considered, but laid aside without
action. Mr. Hatch d., Mo- moved to sus-
pend the rules and pass bill putting salt on
the free list Lost for want of the requisite
two thirds vote, although. majority
voted in favor of the motion. The bill |
was referred to the Committee on Ways and
Means. The House then went into Committee
of the Whole on the report OF the Committee
on Rules.
JAN. 14.-Sendte-A number of petitions
of women were presented asking for the re-
moval of their political disabilities, and for a
constitutional amendment giving women cit
liens the right to vote. The bill to increase
the pensions Of totally disabled soldiers and
sailors from $50 to So per month passed. 49,.
Ho1rse-Mr. Epson, from the Committee
on Military Affairs, reported q bill ap-
propriating 100000 for the erection OF
suitable posts for the protection of
the Rio Grande frontier. Referred
to the Committee of the Whole. Mr.. McCord
introduced bill to establish Board OF Com
missioners on Inter state Commerce. Re
ferred. Mr.. Buckner, Chairman OF the COM
mittee on Banking and Currency, reported
the bill requiring the reserves of the national
banks to be kept in gold and silver coin. Con-
sideration of the bill was postponed until to-
morrow. The report of the COMMITTEES on
Rules was further considered IN Committee OF
the Whole.
JAN. 15.-jSendte-Mr. Allison, from the
Committee on Finance, reported back adj
versely the joint resolution OR. Bayard's) for
the withdrawal of the legal-tender power of
Treasury notes. Mr.. Bayard made minority
report, signed by himself and Mr.. ker-
nan. The credentials of Luke Pryor.
appointed Senator from Alabama, were pre-
scented, and he was sworn in. Mr.. morrill,
called up his resolution 1nstructlng the
Finance Committee TO inquire INTO the prac-
hcability OF reminding the pubic debt
at less rate of interest than
per cent. and he spoke at length in
favor thereof The Senate adjourned till
Monday -. Ho,fse-After some misceIIane-
Gus business, consideration was resumed of
the bill requiring one half of the resources of
national banks TO be kept in gold and silver
coins of the United States. Mr.. Price (R.,lowa)
spoke in support of the bill. The House then
went into Committee of the Whole on the re
port of the Committee on Rules.
JAN. 16.- Senate - Not in session......
Hotrse-The morning hour was consumed in
hearing reports of committees on private
bills, and the House then went into Commit
tee of the Whole on the private calendar.
Adjourned till Monday.
At the recent meeting in Washington of the
Board Of Indian Commissioners, charges Of
a serious character were preferred by Gen.
Clinton b. Fisk against Commissioner Hayt.
The latter challenged an immediate investi-
cation.
The Chairman Of the Committee investi-
eating the case of Senator ingalls, announced
on the 10th the receipt Of a letter from Pres
ident Green Of the Western Union Telegraph |
Company, stating that the additional
kilograms called for at the last meeting, and |
supposed to relate TO Ingalls's case, had, I'M
der the usual practice Of the Company, been
destroyed after keeping them six months
and he regretted he could not forward them. |
The Negro Exodus Investigating Commit |
tee of the Senate, consisting Of Messrs.
voorhees,, Vance and Pendleton, Democrats, !
and Window and Blair, Republicans, or
ganized on the 9th. The committee will ex-
anime number Of persons in Washington,
and will then probably extend their investi-
cations among the negro emigrants who
have gone North, as we'll as inquire into the
status of the negro in the Southern States.
The House Committee on Elections, in
the contested case of McCabe VS.. 0rth, Ninth
Indiana District, has granted the petition of
contestant to go on and take testimony.
The Senate Committee on Finance, by a
tie vote of Alto 4, on the 14th, refused to rec
ommend the passage Of Senator Thur
mans resolution repeating the legal-tender
quality of greenbacks. Senator Jones, the
absent member of the committee, being
known to be opposed to the resolution, at
fhe suggestion of Senator Bayard it was
thereupon agreed by common consent that
the committee should report adversely
thereon. Those voting for the report of the
resolution were: Messrs. Bayard, Herman,
Wallace and Morrill,; against a report
Messrs. Beck, voorhees,, Ferry and Allison.
Among recent nominations made by the /
President are: Z. B. Pomeroy, United |
States Attorney for the Territory of Arizona;
Henry NJ. Atkinson, United States Surveyor |
General, New Mexico.
The House Committee on Elections, in the |
contested case of McCabe VS.. Orth, Ninth |
Indiana District, has granted the petition of
contestant to go on and take testimony.
The Committee of the House Appro-
priations Committee, charged with the in
vestigation Of what are denominated the /
"star' route contracts in the mail service, |
examined Gen. Brady, Second Assist
ant Postmaster General, during sew
eral days. The purpose of the /
inquiry was to ascertain what caused .
the deficiency Of 100000 of appropriation |
for the current fiscal year. Gen. Brady was
put through a course of pretty severe ques-
tioning concerning the contracts made by |
him. He defended his acts by saying that he |
felt justified in building up the service, and .
had felt assured that Congress would grant 4
the necessary extra appropriations to con-
tinue the service upon the basis to which he 1
had extended it.
IL is reported that 0uray has informed /
Secretary Schurz that he can not deliver up /
the u prisoners because his tribe will not |
let him do so. He says, however, he can
have them killed. 0nray further proposes
that the Government move the White River
Utes into the Uintsh Valley in Utah and
give the Uncompahgres 100 acres of land
each in the Grand River Valley in Colorado,
so that they may settle down to agricultural
pursuits. 1t is understood that the Colora-
do delegation in Congress will favor this
proposition because they believe that otter-