The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-13
The Government viii Provide Tents,
Etc, for the Houston Military
Encampment.
A UNIFORM BANKRUPTCY LAW
MARRIAGES AND d.
VOKUES.
Railroad Land FOrfeitures - Bis.
marck aud the Lasker ResO-
Iuti0ns, Etc.
HOUSE.

additional $4,000 to the contingent |
fund of the senate for witness fees in |
the Danville Investigate IN, with an |
amendment providing that all sums |
appropriated shall be available only
for expenses of Investigations hereto
fore ordered.
The amendment was adopted, and
the joint resolution passed.
Ellis. from the same committee, re-
ported back adversely bill for the
relief of the sufferers by the over
flow in the lower Mississippi valley
and by the cyclone in \ orth Carolina.
The bill was laid on the table.
He also reported favorable a resolu-
ton requesting the seer etary of war
to furnish the house from time to
time with information of the progress
of the floods in the valley of the Mis-
sissippi, and to report if at any
time, in his Judgment, there exists
such suffering as would justify meas
ures of relief on the part of congress.
Adopted.
Robertson, of Kentucky, from the
committee on elections, reported ia
vorably a resolution unseating Z.
Luna, delegate from New Mexico, and
seating in his place Francisco A. Man
Zanares.
On motion of Mr.. Blanchard a bill
passed in the house to-day making an
appropriation of So. 100 to supply the
deficiency in the amount required to
ascertain the depth of water and
width of channel of the South Pass
of Mississippi river, and the gauge
waters of the Mississippi river and
tributaries.
ManZanare5 appeared at the bar of
the house and took oath as member
f.om New Mexico
The Lewis committee on public
lands to-day reported favorably bill
to repeal section twenty-five of the
act Incorporating the New Orleans,
Baton Rouge s. Vicksburg Rail-
road Company, and to declare
g forfeiture of the land grant
therein named.
The Dunn committee on commerce
reported a bill providing for the re-
moval of distractions to the free nav
igation of navigable waters of the
| United States.
In committee of the whole the Col
Inns committee on judiciary reported a
| bill to establish uniform system of
bankruptcy throughout the United
| States.
The house went into committee of
the whole on the naval appropriation
| bill, pending amendment being that
offered by McMillen for reducing the
number of captains to 30, number
of commanders to SO, and providing
that no more promotions
shall be made to those grades until
the numbers are reduced below the
numbers mentioned.
The McMillen amendment was
lost.
Calkins moved to strike out the pro-
vision prohibiting the promotion in
various grades in land and staff navy
until such grades shall be reduced to
numbers fixed by naval act of 1882,
and the amendment was adopted re-
ducing staff corps, by a vote of eighty
eight to sixty-five.
Bedford moved to increase to $780,
100000 the appropriation for emer-
gencleS and extraordinary expenses,
and made one of his characteristic
| speeches criticising the democratic
emergencies" the magnificent sum of
$15,O 900. Bismarck, the grand vizier
of Germany, had sent an insulting
-. message, and in the very face of it a
i, majority of the house declared If Ger
many made war on America, it would
perpetuate and protect the country
and honor with the magnificent sum
of S15,OOOl He then paid his respects
to Randall, asserting that since his
| election in Philadelphia, that gentle
man was as dead as Lazarus, with no
Christ in sight to resurrect him.
Cox, of New York, sent to the
clerks desk and had read newspaper
extract explaining the manner in
which Bedford had contracted his dra-
matte manner of speaking, and a good
deal of amusement was created as the
clerk read a jocular account of that
gentleman's criticism on Mrs. Lang
try, and an exaggerated description of
his own personal appearance.
The amendment WAS withdrawn.
On motion of Randall, an amend
ment was adopted providing that the
amount appropriated by paragraph
shall be apportioned in monthly in
stallments, and appointments shall
be adhered to unless in some emer-
gencies.
Calk1ns raised objection on point of
order against paragraph reappropriat-
ing for use of bureau of steam and
engineering unexpended balance of
appropriation of l, 0OO, 900, (about $780,
00O, made by last naval bill for
engines and machinery and double
turretted monitors.
Glasscock supported point of order,
and pictured the defenseless condition
of the Pacific coast.
The chair overruled the point of
order.
Buddeck moves to strike out para
graph. He declared the defences of
the Pacific coast insufficient to keep
out second rate vessels of war, and
that it was not economy but outrage
to prevent construction.
The motion was lost.
An amendment offered by CalkinS
uniting under one head bureaus of
steam, engineering and construction
and repair was rejected.
Tulley, from committee on public
lands, reported bill forfeiting Onto
nagon and Brule river land grant, af-
ter which house adjourned.
SENATE.
Garland, from judiciary committee
reported favorably original bill provi-
ding for collection of statistics touch
ing marriage and divorce. The chair |
laid before the senate bill extending
limits of Yellowstone Park, and af-
ter debate participated in by Vest, |
Ingalls,. Dawes, Mcmillan and Harri-
son the bill passed. The senate then, |
on motion Sawyer, passed the bill au-
thorizing the post master general to
lease buildings for post offices, first. |
second and third classes at reasonable |
rates for terms not to exceed 10 years. |
The chair laid before the senate IN
finished business. being the Pendleton
bill, providing for the exercise of jur
isdiction conferred upon United States
consuls in places outside their do
miniOn. Debate arose, and while
Pendletou was speaking, Sherman
asked and obtained unanimous con-
sent to have read message from
house announcing agreement to
senate on joint resolution.
appropriating $4,000 for contingent
fund.
Cockrel introduced a bill to amend
revised statutes so as to give to pro-
cesseS of United States courts some
force in all states that process of sew
eral states have in their respective
states. After further debate on the
Pendleton bill the senate went into
executive session and soon after adj
journed.
PASSED IN HIS CHECKS.
WASHINGTON, March 5.-Hon.
Kenneth Raynor, solicitor of the
traacurv diad of tho National Hotel