Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-11
Eighth Consress---First Session.

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 Forty Eighth COneress---First Session.
 WASHINGTON, March 10.
 SENATE-Mr. George introduced bill to prevent contraction in the currency and in- crease the circulation of silver ana silver certificates.
 Mir. Bayard offered preamble and reso- lutions referring to certain rights of the States not defined by the constitution and instruc;ing the Committee on Judiciary to report as to the expediency of amending the constitution to secure said rights and pre- serve the federal principles and nature of the shall not have power to make anything but gold and silver receivable for public debts.
 MT. Garland offered joint resolution pro- posing an amendment to the constitution. It is to the effect that that portion of the pub- lie debt represented by notes issued under the authority of law as legal tender shall never exceed $35O GOO, GOO unless the bill or bills providing for such increase shall re. eeive the concurrence of two-thirds of both houses of Congress.
 After routine work the bill to establish a ] bureau of statiistcs and labor was taken up. MT. Ingall opposed placing the bureau un- der the direction of the Secretary of the In- 1 terior.
 | Mir. Garland offered substitute giving the l Secretary of the Treasury control of the work and including in the statistics facts relating to marriage and divorce and | the social, industrial, educational and sani. tary condition of the laboring classes MT. Sherman was in favor of adding the | collection of those statistics to the work o1 the present bureau of statistics. | Mir. VanWyck attacked the bill as a piece 1 of unnecessary legislation. The laborine | men did not want the bill They wanted | taxation removed.
 Allison opposed the establishment of new bureau.
 MT. Sherman moved to strike out the fourth section which gives the chief of tho proposed bureau power to send for persons | and papers and to examine witnesses. The bill went over.
 On motion of MT. Miller, of California l the Senate at p. m. went into executive session and resumed the reconsideration O. the Mexican treaty.
 At 5:15 the doors were reepened and with out reaching vote on the treaty the Senate adjourned, with the understanding that thu treaty should be further considered to nor row.
 HoUsE.-Mr Keller, from the Committet on Appropriations, reported back the mill tary academy bill Two of the Senate amendments were concurred in and six wert non concurred in.
 The call of the States and territories fol the introduction of bills was then proceeded | with. Mir. Belford introduced bill tc promote private and public justice and tC relieve Congress from the consideration o | private claims by the establishment of proper tribunal.
 | Mir. Broadhead, to carry on the work o | improving rivers and harbors by contract. | MT. Robinson. of New York. proposed amendment to the constitution making golc and silver the only legal tender for the pay ment of debts except in time of war
 MT. Tucker, of Virginia, bill to copy right newspaper articles; referred to ths Judiciary committee. It is identical with tht bill introduced in the Senate by MT. Sher man.
 Upwards of two hundred bills were intro | duced under the call. At o'clock, the cal of States being concluded, the House pro ceeded under it's new rule to consider sucl matters as might be brought before it by tht | Committee on the District of Columbia
 The first bill vas that to establish the timt of the seventy fifth meridian as the standard time of the District Passed. | A bill to incorporate the Luther statue as sociation to erect and maintain a monument or statue in memory of Martin Luther in the | District was also passed. | At 4:50 the House adjourned.