The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-01-29
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CONGRESSIONAL rBocEEDEes.

that does not apply TO all citizens. Referred.
A number of private bills passed. fhe Ditto
prevent cruelty to animals in lnens poftaaen
was taken up as the special order and consid-
cred at some length $500. -H0uSe-nr. bslley
(R-, n. " introduced bill relating 20 INT
10 invite the co-operafion of the Governments
Of the principal maritime natlons % EuLV qp
in the selection of a route OF the lsthtnus SNIP
transit which shall be found 70 serve i.i.,
largely the general fnterestspi az
nations, and TO cdnfnunicate % ncitsoyern-.
ments the desife OF tins 6uterIrneht 70
come TO an undt rstane IsLire 10 a aI
Townsend Or HI introduced a bill pro.
posing a constitutional amendment IN regard
to the election of President ana wee fresi-
dent yroviding for their election by a ma
jority of TIE votes of the people, and for the
abolition OF the Electoral College. Mr.. Wells
ID, MOI introduced a bill creating j. - Eads
and his associates body corporate under the
name of the Inter-Oceanic Transit Com.
Danv; authorizing 1t to acqIare -sucn
right OF way as It may neeo, provldlii
In9 that the work of construction shall
be commenced within two years and com
pleted within seven years from the passage OF
this act and that II said work be SO com
roenced no grants shall be granted by the
United states to any other company or cor
por8tiOn within 80 years IL authorizes
.he President 20 detail two ships OF war TO
assist Capt Eads in making such full
and complete surveys as may appear
necessary, and apprOpriates s2OO,OOO TO De I'M
mediatelv available TO defray the costs incl
dent TO these surveys: NE C OK, III III, Of tba
House to Mr.. Parnell for his address. The
proposition met with some opposlton, OUT
was finally agreed to-s6 to AZ.
JAN. O.-SeHdte-Mr.SL ogan, by request,
presented petition of soldiers for the pass
age of the Weaver bill, Tor the payment TO
soldiers of the difference Between greenbaclzs
and gold. In presenting thes petition he de
sired simply to say he Thought the Dill
referred TO was one of the greatest
pieces of demagogism ever invented IN
Congress, and he9 regrettedc the soldiers
were deceived into signing petition in its
favor After passing several unimpoitant
bills the Senate lookup asfhe ecial order the
bill to prevent cruelty to animals m trans
portation, and several proposed amend
ments were discussed. 49,. -HotSe-Among
the bills referred was one intro
duced by Mr.. CulbersOn d., Tex tor the dis
continuance of the National banking system.
Mr.. Ellis ID, Lao introduced a joint reso-
luton. which was referred appropratlng
Warner ID, o. introduced "a bill switch was
referred, proyiding tor p3YnS O. the 1itteA
morning hour cons1fleratioa4 ~ss reeunleuyof
the bill relating TO National Bank reserves
Mr.. Buckner ID, MOI, who had charge OF the
bill, stated that after Messrs. Chittenden (R,
n. y and Lounsberry ID, \. " had spoken,
he would demand the previous question: MI
CIittenden then took the floor! speaking from
the center of the half fron the very edge OF
the Greenback lions den, ''ias be expressed It
peace were "a public snare and d political de-
vice The House then further considered in
Committee of the Whole the report OF the
Committee on the Revision OF Rules.
JAN. 2l.-Sendte-Mr. Bayard's resolution
for the withdrawal of the legaI-tender
quality Of United States notes was taken up,
and senator Beck made a speech in OPP
position thereto Mr.. Coke obtained the
door, but yielded to amotion by Mr.. voorhees,
that the Senate 90 into executive session.
H1asaf ssaHnr snf hn
Committee on Military Affairs, reported back
the bill for the relief of Gen. Fitz John Porter,
accompanied with the majority report there
on. Mr. McCook (R., n. " presented a M
noritv report. Both reports were ordered
printed and the bill made the special order
for the 18th of February. Mr.. Mcmahon ID,
o., from the Committee on Appropl1a-
tiOns, reported a blll tor the payment.
of fees of Marshals and Deputy Mars liIis tol'
fiscal year ending June 80, lSSO. ordered
printed and recommitted- The morning hour
was consumed by the discussion of the bill
requiring one-half of bank reserves to be kept
in coin. Mr.. Townshend ID, Ill.) argued
against the bill as being in favor OF National
banks and adverse to the interest OF the OeO-
pie Mr. Buckner ID, MOI, who has charge
of the bill argued that the whole scope and
object of the bill is to get into circulation some
of the immense mass of gold and
silver coin now living unused in the vaults of
the Treasury. In conclusion he moved the
previous question deprecating discussion on
argued. was not reievartto Die bin at all. Tie
morning hour expired before a vote on the
previous question could bestaRen. The Honse
went into Committee of the Whole on revision
of the rules. - 81.
JAN. 22.-.Sendte- upon Mr.. Bay
ards financial resolution was continued, Mr..
Coke speaking thereon. A res0lutj on was
adopted, directing the Secretary Of the 1nte-'
rior to furnish inforRation REGARDING land
grants to railroads, and what roads had
failed to comply. with the requirements
of said grants. Adjourned till MOnday......
MISREPRESENTATION was resumed of Buck
ner's Bank reserve bill, and il was rejected by
a vote of ~ yeas TO l5S nays. The House then
went into Committee ofthe Whole oB revision
OF the rules.
JAN. 23-lSendte-Not in session.
House - Reports of a private nature were
called, afterwhich Mr.. Horr (R., Mich.) replied
in a humorous vein to some personal remarks
of a similar character made by Mr.. Cox ID,
n. " on the previous day. The debate al
forded much amusement to the members
Mr. Mr. Springer Tr51sP ID MY introdaced bin au-
thOTiZing certain books and neinentoeS IN
possession of the Government 70 be pfaced
in Memorial Hail of the Lincoln Monument
Association, Springfield, III. Passed.
The President has nominated James Rus
sell Lowell, present Minister to Spain, to be
Minister to England; John W. Foster, pres
ent Minister to Mexico, to be Minister TO
Russia; Lucius Fairchild, present Consul
General at Paris, to be Minister,to Spain;
and Philip H. Morgan, Louisiana, TO be Min
lister to Mexico. 49,
The following additional nominations have
been made by the President: Eli II. Muir
ray, Kentucky, Governor of Utah Territory;
William J. Phillips, L. S. Marshal, Eastern
District, Texas; John Mcneil, U. S. Marshal,
Eastern District, Missouri; August Ash, U.
S. Marshal, Nevada.
Seth A. Terry, Secretary Of the Territorial
Savings Building and Lean Association of
Washington, ID. c., has defaulted in So, 900.
Terry was for many years connected with
the Bureau Of Refugees, Freedmen and
Abandoned Lands, under Gen. o. o. How
ard. He lost heavily in specializing in Gov
eminent claims Of various kinds.
Captain Eads has made requisition upon
the United States Treasury for the first six
months installment of the interest on the de-
ferred payment Of one million dollars held as
security by the Government for the mainte-
nance Of the jetty channel. Under the terms
of the contract, as decided by the Attorney
General, Capt Eads is entitled to draw in
terest st per cent. per annum on this sum
for the period of 10 years, amot1ntihg to S5o,
600 each year, in addition to the 100000 pay
able quarterly for the maintenance Of the
channel.
A committee of the National Woman's
Suffrage Association, consisting of Mrs.
Wallace of Indiana, Lucinda b. Ohandlerof
Peoria, ILL.,, Susan B. Anthony and others,
on the 23d had hearing before the Senate
Judiciary Committee on the SUBJECT Of q
Sixteenth Amendment to the Constitution,
extending the franchise TO Wf1Ihtn. n 4 n s