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29th CONGRESS s-SECrTD SE->E3N
WASHINGTON, Dec. T. 1915.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. T. 1916.
SENATE.
L. the Sarate forty members we're present,
ant at haifpast = o'clock, the Vice President
called to order.
GA motion Of Mr.. Spcight, resolution was
adopted, morning the House that quorum
had assembled
Mr.. Sewer submitted resolution, which
was agreed to, fixing the hour Of meeting at
- O'Clock, until otherwise ordered.
On motion e. Mir Breese, committee Of
three to act in conjunction with that appoint
cd by the House, was appointed, Consisting Of
Messrs. Brceac, Crlttcnden, and Evaus) TO
wait on the pIcsdeut, ana inform him that the
two Houses being assembled, were ready to re-
Ceive any communication which he might be
pleased to make.
Ga motion of MI Cameron the usual num-
Der OF papers, not 10 exceed three dalICs, were
voted.
After an Informal recess, Mr.. Brcose report
ed that The committee Of the two Houses had
waited On the President and ,hat he informed
them that tomorrow at - O'Clock, he would
communicate 10 the two Houses message in
writing.
Ard the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
In the House, the Speaker, at ~ O'Clock,
called to order; aud members having seated
themselves as reg stercd, the Clerk called the
Foll.
One hundred and eighty-two answered to
their names.
A message was received from the Senate,
announcing that quorum Of that body had
assembled.
Mr.. Ripley, of N. York, Mr.. Hale, of Mas
sachusetts, Mr.. Mcdaniel, Of Missouri, and
Messrs CottrelI and Bowden, of Alabama, cleo
ted to fill vacancies, were qualified and took
their seats.
The usual resolutions were adopted-in-
forming the Senate that quorum had assem-
bled in the House, and were ready to proceed
to business, and appointing committee to
wait on the President, and inform him that
the two branches were ready to receive any
communication which he might be pleased to
make, The Speaker appointed Nlessrs, Hop
kins and Winthrop as the committee.
MIR. CDbb Of Georgia. offered a resolution
providing for the drawing OF seats.
Mr.. McIlvane proposed that the allotment
Of seats should continue, as during the last
session.
Several other amendments were offered, but
rejected.
And the original resolution was agreed to.
The members having vacated their seats,
The Clerk Of the House then placed in
box, the names of the representatives and dele
gates, each on a piece of paper, and put them
IN a box. As he drew names, members selected
their seats, and took possession of them.
Mr. Hopkins reported that the committee
had waited on the President, and that lie would
communicate message IN writing to the two
Houses tomorrow, at IL O'Clock,
Mr. Winthrop submitted a resolution, which
was adopted, authorizing the Speaker to assign
seat to Mr.. Robinson, the reporter for the
New York Tribune, who was excluded last
session, on the charge OF writing something a
bout Mr.. Sawyer and sausages,
At twenty minutes past o'clock, the House
adjourned,
DEATHS IN PHILADELPHIA. There were Ill
deaths in Philadelphia last week, Of which So
were under one year of age; died of consump-
ton 10; commissions 10; scarlet fever 8; in1am-
nations IS.
LIBERAL. The people of Pottsville, Pa, col
lecte1 $4,000 there in aid of the company of
volunteers from that place for Mexico. They
also presented each officer and private with
revolving pistol
TExAs. T. PIsbury, dem, has been re-
elected to congress from the western district,
and d. S. kaufman, dem, from the EASTERN
the former by large majority over Williams,
dem, and the latter without opposition.
FIRE AT LOUISVILLE. The extensive soap
and candle factory Of Fable & Franc, at Lou
isville, was consumed by fire on Wednesday
last, with several frame houses
DEATH OF Miss TANNIN. We learn fioRl
the Galveston (Texas) News of the Esd ult.,
that Miss Plnckney Fannin, daughter of Col.
Fannin, who persisted IN the massacre o.
Golad, died in that city on the l4th.
CoRE. Levi Rodgers, free colored man
Of Chestertown, Md, raised four barrels of corr
on less than one quarter of an acre. Can any
one in Maryland beat it
PohK. The Cincinnati Gazette of Thurs
day says that the sales CT wagon Cincinnati,
on Wednesday, were at $2.75 for weights I'M
der 200, and S2.s7 l2 for those weighing over
that.
Mills BrRNED. The "Dexter Mills" at
Dexter, Michigan, were destroyed by fire on
the eth ult. Nothing of their contents were
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