The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-02-05
CURRENT NEWS.
CONVERSATIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

JAN. 26.-Scndte-A large number OF Pc
tssSons upon various subjects were presented.
NJ. Saunders, from the Committee on Indian
Affairs, reported bill TO provide for the sale
of n nos1fon OF the. omaha Indian reservation.
Placed on the calendar. Mr.. Carpenter called
up the bill TO provide ior punish unisnin ".
persons VINO s s.e i,,dians' II nroyides
that such persons may be guilty OF felony,
and may be imprisoned not longer than hve
wears in the discretion of the Court where
oonyfcted The bin gave rise TO a long dis
cussion. and was finally recommitted- MI
Edmunds, from the Committee on JuolclaIy,
reported adversely on the amendment OF the
IeyjslatlIre of Missouri asking Congress to
renef,I e0i sting laps Tor the removal Of cases
from state TO Federal Courts, 80 as 70 CONNIE
the Jurisdiction Of the latter to cases arising
under the Constitution and laws of the
limited states, and the committee was dis
charged from further consideration 5000.
Uo,issNNr clark ID, MOI presented the Gre
dentials of j. F. Phillips, Representative elect
from the Seventh Congressional District OF
Missouri, and Mr.. Phillips took the iron clad
oath Mr.. Garfield lR-, o. called attention to
the fact that the certificate OF election was
signed by the Secretary of state and not by
the Governor of Missouri The states were
then called for bills and large number were
introduced and referred, among the more I'M
portant being the following: by Mr. Manning
ID Miss. providing that the number Of
justices of the United States Supreme Court
be increased to twenty one, divided into three
divisions and presided over by Chief Justice
and two assistants, the Chief Justice to be
anp9idseaesg t|P Snf9 Valentine tR, Neb.) )
For the appointment of Commission TO as
certain and report the losses sustained by cit
izens on account of Indian depredations; by
Mr.. Springer ID, Ill ITO amend the United
States Election laws in regard to the appoint
ment of Supervisors, ETC.; by Mr.. Mason (R.,
N.Y.)-To incorporate the Cosmo American
Colonization and General Improvement
Bureau in the United States The bill
Incorporates Thurlow Weed, Cardinal
McCloslCy and twenty others as such
Bureau. The capital stock shall be not less
than Sl,OoO,OOs, and may be increased. The OBJ
5ect is for encouraging, promoting and con-
and other districts of the United States, and
from Great Britain and other parts of Europe,
TO the several States and Territories of the
United States, aiding emigrants, and other
humane and commercial purposes.
JAN. 27.-Senute-The Fitz John Porter
relief bill was reported from the Committee
on Military Affairs, Mr. Logan making a mi
nority report. Consideration was then re-
sumed of the joint resolution, introduced by
Mr.. Bayard, to withdraw the legal-tender
power OF greenbacks, and Mr.. Bayard
spoke in favor of the resolutions.
HOuSe-A bill was reported appropriating
100000 tor monuments at Yorktown and
$4,000 to aid in appropriately celebrating the
coming centennial anniversary OF the surren-
der. Mr.. Ryan r., Kans. J, from the Commit
tee on Public Lands, reported a bill for the
reliefof certain actual settlers on Kansas Trust
and Diminished Reserved lands in Kansas.
Passed. The House then went into Committee
of the Whole on revision of the rules, debate
JAN. 2S.-Senqte- Vice. President an
nounced that this day had been set apart for
delivery of common taries upon the life and
character of the late Senator Chandler.
Appropriate resolutions were then passed,
and eulogies delivered by Messrs. Fer
y, Hamlin, Blaine Logan, MoTTill,
adjourned out of respect TO his memory.
H0lGSe-Bills passed granting a pension to the
widow of Lieut.. Hiram III. Benner, and appro-
TO Gen. Herkimer The report of the Commit
tee on Rules was further considered in Com
mittee of the Whole, after which the remain
der of the session was devoted to eulogies on
Senator Chandler.
JAN. 25.-lSendte-The House FOrtiica-
ton Appropriation bill was reported and
placed on the Calendar. Mr.. Herman intro
duced a bill to provide for celebrating
the Tooth anniversary of the treaty of
peace and recognition of American indie
pendence by an exhibition Of arts, manufac-
lures and products of mines in New York in
1885, Mr.. Gordon submitted a resolution that
a committee of nine Senators be appointed to
take into consideration the subject of the con-
struction of canal to connect the Atlantic
and Pacific Oceans and that all papers, docu-
ments and information relating to said sub
ject be referred 20 said committee and it be
authorized to confer and act concur
rently with any similar committee of the
House and be authorized to employ a clerk.
The Chair, in absence of any objection, de-
clared the resolution adopted. Adjourned till
Monday 49,. .HOHse-The bill declaring all
public roads and highways post-routes
passed. After the transaction of some further
business the House went into Committee of
the Whole to consider the report of the Com
mittee on Rules.
JAN. 30.-SenGte-Not in sessiOn......
House-The session was largely devoted to
consideration OF bills of a private nature.
Bills passed removing the political disabili-
ties of VIM, B..TaIiafero and John Owens,
both of Virginia.
JAN. 31.-SeRdte-Not in session........
Rouse-After the transaction of some unim-
portant business, eulogistic addresses were
made in memory of Rnsh CLARK of Iowa, and
the House then adjourned.
Gen. Adams, accompanied by three Ute
chiefs, has gone to the White River Agency
TO endeavor to secure the surrender of the
Utes engaged in the Meeker massacre. The
rest Of the Ute delegation will remain in
Washington until the return Of Gen. Adj
ans. Gen. Hatch informed Secretary Sehurz
by telegraph oa the 24th that q delegation of
Southern Utes were en- route to Washington.
Among recent appointments by the Presi
dent are the following: John Cook, Illinois,
Indian Agent at Rosebud Agency, Dakota;
Milo A. Boyton, Michigan, Indian Agent at
MOQuis, Pueblo Agency, Arizona.
Robert ?. Porter of the Chicago Inter
Ocean has been appointed by the Superin-
tendent of the Census to the management of
all matters pertaining to the collection of
statistics and information in regard to the
wealth, debt and taxation of the United
States, which will be embodied in the forth
coming Census report.
Secretary Schurz, on the Goth, addressed
a communication to Indian Commissioner
Hayt, informing him Of his dismissal from
office for the good of the service. Some
damaging evidence against Mr.. Hayt was
ELECTED by the recent investigation by the
Board of Indian Commissioners.
The Senate has rejected the nomination OF
Howard N. Kutchin as Revenue Collector
for the Third Wisconsin District. Mr..
Kutchin is publisher OF the Common
soedlth, at Fond du Lac, and
his confirmation was opposed by
the Democratic Senators upon the
ground Of undue violence of partisanship as
displayed in certain editorial articles writ
ten and published by him in his newspaper.
This is said to be the first appointment made
by Mr.. Hayes rejected by a strict party vote.
One of the principal charges brought
against Indian Commisioner Hayt was that
he was oorruptly interested in silver mine
in Arizona, and that Gen. Hammond, In
dian Inspector, had, st Hayt's request, re-
surveyed the boundaries of the reservation,
so that the mine should be left out
and upon the public domain. Hammond
ut the same time was in Arizona inyestigat-
ino oharcaS ~ fraud .orai,,St cant IIarr of