The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-02-20
XLlXTH CONGRESS.

IN the Senate on the 9th the bill was passed
authorizing the Omaha Bank to increase its
capital. Mr.. Beck's bill for the issue OF coin
certificates was reported favorably. several
bills for public buildings were passed. The
bill to purchase a site for public
building at san Francisco prov oked
consid cradle discussion. .......In the House
letter from the Secretary OF the Treasury
was laid before the House, in which he says
he will, as soon as possible, reply to the
Bland resolution concerning the silver bal
ance and circulation. After reports of com.
mittees, under which order nothing Of special
Importance WAS brought forward, the House
went into committee OF the whole on the
half gallon tax bill.
In the Senate on the 10th bill was favora
bly, reported authorizing an expedition to
observe the total eclipse of the sun August
| 20, 1885. A resolution passed directing the
| committee on public buildings to info rm the
| Senate as to the aggregate amount
of money recommended for public build.
| ings this season senator Hoar offered
resolution directing the commit.
tee on library to report on the expeden cy
OF erecting monument to General Han
| cock, and 1t was agreed to. The educatio nal
bill was discussed and laid over, and an
| amendment to the sherman silver bill was
passed. In the House resolutions OF re-
| spect to the memory OF General Hancock
were adopted, and the House adjourned.
IN the Senate on the 18th Mr. Mitchell (Ore.)
introduced bill for the repeal of all treaties
| permitting Cinnamon to come to this coun.
try. After several private measures had
been disposed OF. the bill regulating promo.
| lions or West Point graduates was debated
| and passed. The Fourth of July Claims"
| bill passe /, and now goes to the President.
| There was lengthy debate on the Educa.
| tional bill, but without disposing of 1t the
Senate adjourned to the l5th.....In the
Nv oh, \ Nj a L
| prevented the Introduction of bill for u
| pension to the widow OF General Hancock
The Indian Appropriation bill was referred
to the committee of the whole. Several
| other measures of minor importance we're
placed on the calendar, AMI the bill to en-
! able National banks to increase their CAPT
| tai passed. The House went into committe c
| OF the whole on the FitZ John Porter bill
debate on which occupied the remainder of
the session.
THE Senate was not in session on the 18th
sees. In the House. after the reference OF q
large number of Senate bills to the appro .
pirate co mmittees the Speaker proceed
ed to call committees for reports of a pr
vate nature At the conclusion OF the cal
the House went into committee OF the
whole, Mr.. Hammond, OF Georgia in the
chair on the private calendar. At its even.
ing session the House passed q hundred
pension bills and adjourned.
THE Senate was not in session on the lsth.
In the House the Speaker presented the re
ply Of the Postmaster. General In relation to
the Eight. Hour law, stating in substance
that 1t was not applicable to letter carriers.
resolution calling on the Secretary OF the
Treasury for information as to the money
and funds seized or collected by General
Banks and Butler in the Department of thu
Gulf was adopted. A number OF bills werC
reported from committees and placed upoI
the calendar. At the expira ton of thu
morning hour the House went into commit.
tee of the whole on the Ftz John Porte
bill, but no final action was reached. Aftel
the transaction of some unimportant bust
ness the House adjourned.