The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-01-21
NEWS IN BRIEF,
Compiled from Various Sources.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

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THE sherman funding bill came under con-
sideration Jan 18th. Mr.. Vest referred TO the
act remonetizing silver, and suggested the
propriety of the purchase by the Government
OF all the silver bullion IL could get, issuing
government notes or silver certificates ba sed
thereon in lieu of national bank currency.
hr. sherman replied saving in conclusion he
was not welded to the national banking sys.
tenn, ana had no personal interest i'm it, but
believed IL supplied the best foim of banking
ever devised by man, and one now being cop.
1ed by other nations. The President pro tenn
announced as special committee on
Ferry, Blair, George Jackson and Fair Mr.
Anthony introduced a bill providing for the
reurment OF any person who served fifty years
or upward in either House of Con-
gress.... .....In the House Mr.. Orth's
resolution tnStructing the Committee
on Civil Service reform to inquire into the ex.
pediency of providing a mode different from
the present for the appointment of commit
tees of the House, with leave to report Mt any
MIR. Haskell then rose to question of privi-
lege and sent to the Clerks desk q resolu.
tion declaring it to be the fixed and final de-
termination of the Forty seventh Congress
that No persons maintaining polygamous
marital relations, or teaching or fnciting 9TH
ers to do So, he admitted to the House of Rep
resentatiVes as delegate from any Territory.
Alter debate, by vote of yeas iO9 NAYS l39,
the House determined that no question of
privilege was involved in the resolution.
THE senate bill for bridge across the
Missouri, near st. Charles, passed, 18th, with
amendments. The sherman bin was dis
cussed by Messrs. Garland, Allison, Vest, and
Plumb--the latter renewing his amendment
requiring the of all funds now in the
Treasury for the redemption of United States
notes in excess of 500 600 in the redemp-
ton of 81 per cents, such redemption to be
made in not less than three installments said
sum of 500 900 coo so left in the Treasury not
to be increased or diminished except in re-
demption of United States notes. Laid over
Mr.. Brown offered a resolution declaring it
m tnf md 10.
rehcy by withdrawal from circulation of
what are known as silver certificates, or to
discontinue or further restrict silver coin
age; that gold and silver coin based upon
proper rates of equivalent between the two
metals, and issues of paper predlcated upon
and convertible into coin on demand consti.
tute the proper circulating medium OF this
country. Laid over temporarily. -. The
House passed the appropriation bill
$4,000. tr-HTet5 80. : .3 E%
THE Senate, on the 10th, passed the Gem
sus deficiency bin. When Mr.. Ingalls's reso.,
luton that the Pensions Arrears act ought not
TO be repealed came up, MIR. Voorhees, said
the denunciations of the act by the press of
the country, and particularly by prominent
were made without the slightest basis tor
their support or Justification. A repetition
OF these denunciations by members of the
senate had filled him with amazement and
pain, Ii the senator from Kentucky (Beck)
should make good his allegations against
the PENSIONS Arrears act its supporters
shame; he [Voorhees) claimed that it
vas work Of Justice on the part of the
G2Uern I dictated by duty and patriotism.
me only question. raised was whether the
payment OF pension should date from the
wounding, disease or death of soldier, or
should not commence until he had spent if-
teen or sixteen years in hunting up proofs of
the TACT of his wounds or disease. Hescouted
as absurd the charge that claim agents pro-
cured passage OF the act the frauds commit.
ted were trivial in amount, compared with
that IN popular imagination. Mr. Beck said
mat IN the passage of the bill both Houses of
congress were imposed upon by pension
claims agents, who devised the scheme for
thelr Denefit, and that if its actual cost had
been foretold or in any way indicated at the
time the bill would not have received the sun-
port OF any OF the members who voted for IT,
lie gave an outline of the progress of the BILL
showing 1t had passed the House under a
suspension OF the rules which cut off debate .
that the measure passed was not the one
recommended by the committee, but one that
nau not been before the committee; that the
question was passed for action upon the eve
OF adjournment, when members were going
home TOR reelection and were indisposed to
Note against proposition which upon its
race mad only a patriotic object. The bill al
Enough not understood, was allowed to pass
without discussion. The adoption of the leso-
Iutlons would be equivalent to telling the
House that it might as well cease to consider
All modlncattons of the law as the Senate had
committed itself against them. Mr.. Ingalls,
"H majority of members think with the
senator, that the Arrears bill was fraud and
Ihat every man who voted for it was
an ignorant and selfish coward invita-.
uon VIII be given the House to pass their
Dill" MIR; Cameron CPa.) spoke upon the
general subject OF taxation, taking as his text
his pending resolution declaring it inexpe-
alent to reduce the revenue by abolishing all
internal revenue taxes except those upon
highwines and distilled spirits,,..In the
House, Mr.. Robson called up as a privileged
question the report OF the Committee on Rules
increasing the membership of the various
committees. point OF order and the oues.
ton OF consideration being raised, it was de.
ctded not to considerthe question of privilege
Bllis We're introduced; BY Mr.. Parsons-To
define the crime OF bigamy; by Mr. Hazelton
Authorizing fractional paper currency; by
Mr.. McC ord-Making four years the term Of
net in case of death or disability of President
or Vice President; by Mr.. BuIrows-To retire
national bank notes.