Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-06
Forty-Eighth Con sress---First Session.
WASHINGTON, March

"ASh4NG1ONS Nh1Cu Q.
 SENATE-The following bills were reported favorably from committees and placed on the calendar: By MT. Garland, from the Com mittee on Judiciary, after the consideration, MT. Garland said, of many petitions on the subject, an original bill providing fer the collection of statistics touching marriage and divorce. Also from the same committee, an original bill to provide for protecting the interests of the United States in respect of any incumbrances on property wherein they have an interest.
 The bill to authorize the Postmaster Gene ral to lease premises for the use of the post offices of the first, second and third class for 8 term not exceeding ten years was passed.
 When the bill to establish consular courts came up as unfinished business 8 long dis cussion arose as to the constitutionality of such courts.
 Mr. Ingalls, contended that it was doubtful whether Congress had the power to appoint judges to try cases in a country beyond the jurisdiction of the United States.
 MT. Pendleton said that while no article of the constitution conferred this power in ex- press terms, the authority was deduced from various provisions. This bill was an effort to give Americans abroad the same protection they enjoy at home.
 This question was still under discussion when the Senate at 4:10 went into executive session and shortly after adjourned.
 HoUsE-Several small Mississippi appro- priations were taken up and passed on motion of MT. Blanchard, of Louisiana
 MT. Randall of Pennsylvania from the Committee on Appropriations. reported back the Senate joint resolution for the addition of $1O,O00 to the contingent fund of the Senate with an amendment providing that the sum shall only be available for expenses of investigations heretofore ordered. The oTo op16v o6o tad a6 he snSnk lution passed.
 Mir. Ellis of Louisiana, from the same com mittee, reported back adversely bills for the relief of sufferers by the overflow of the lower Mississippi valley and by the cyclone in North Carolina and they were laid upon the table. Also favorably. a resolution re- questing the Secretary of War to furnish the House from time to time with information of the progress of She floods in the valley of the Mississippi and report if at any time in their judgment there exists such suffering as to justify measures of relief on the part of Con- gress. Adopted.
 MT. Robertson, of Kentucky, from the unseating T. Luna as @ delegate from New Mexico and seating in his place F. A. Man ganares (Democrat) Adopted. Nr. Man ganares then appeared at the bar of the House and took the oath of office.
 The House then went into committee on the naval bill. MT. Belford moved an amendment striking out $15,OO0 for emer- gencies and inserting $50. .OOO and made characteristic speech in which he taunsed MT. Randall with going to Philadelphia to make speech for the Democratic party and being beaten by thirteen thouBand votes.
 MT. Cox, of New York, said he had dis covered whence Mir. Bslford derived his dra matic powers and sent up to be read by the clerk a clipping from the Chicago News son. ta1ning humorous description of . visit by Belford to see Mrs. Langtry. The reading eonvulsed the House and sent MT. Belford to his seat in the rear row.
 The bill was discussed until 4:45 D. m., when the committee rose and the House ad- iourned