The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-01-06

the Senate at it's last session and
had failed of action in the
House requesting the President
to secure the abrogation or modif-
cation of regulations which requir-
ed all American cattle shipped to
Great Britain be slaughtered at the
port Of entry and prohibited their
being carried alive inland. The
resolution was unanimously adopted.
Mr.. Harris directed attention to
the fact that Senator Vance, of
North Carolina, elected to succeed
himself was present in the chamber
and asked that he be sworn in.
which WAS : done. Mr.. Vance
having taken his seat, Mr.. Cock
rell said in pursuance of an
understanding he WAS AUTHOR
lied to announce that Mr.. Vance's
colleague, Mr.. Ransom, had re-
tired from the committee on con-
tingent expenses, finance, priyil-
eges and elections, District of
Columbia and the chairmanship
| Of the committee on woman sdf-
frage and asked that Mr.. Vance
! be assigned to vacancies thus Gre
ated. This was ordered. The
Senate then at 2 p. m. went into
executive session and fifteen min.
utes later adjourned until to.mor.
row.
WORK OF THE HOUSE.
There was a full attendance o.
members upon the floor of the House
today at the reassembling after the
holiday recess The absentees were
rather prominent ones, however, in
cluding Speaker Crisp and Mr.
Mills, both of whom were prevented
, from attendance by sickness Clerl
Kerr called the House to order an,
announced with regret the Hines
: of the Speaker. He stated that tn
only business now in order was tn
7 election of Speaker pro tenapore
: Mr.. Springer offered a resolution
r naming Hon. Benton j. McMillin
a representative from Tennessee, a
= Speaker pro tempore in the absenc
4 Of the Speaker. The resolution
y was adopted by viva roce vot
r and MIR. McMillin took the chat
!. amidst applause.
j. The journal of the last sessio
: was read and approved. MI
e Catchings. of the committee o
y rules, reported from that committe
y an order for to-day's business, pr
O viding for the introduction AL
Il reference of bills under the rules .
n the Fiftieth Congress SO far rs the
It are applicable. The order furtht
Z provides that no private bills sha
o be printed. and only five hundrt
is copies of original bills. NJ
It McCreary desired to have Il
y order so amended that twenty-6,
is copies of private bills shall
s. printed. This. be said. is in a
i, cordance with custom pr-vaili,
is since Congress was organized al
'e which ought to be continued Il
1t convenience and information
it members. MIR McCreary, np'
y. the suggestion Of MIR. Richard-o
u then moved to amend by maki'
a. the number Of privat- bills 10"
Of accordance with the recOmm-nd
ht tion of the. joint committee 4
ry printing. Mr, .Blount express
lh the hope that the House wo"ld
;e- slow in the matter OF ecOnomizl
a in this direction for fear it wol
IT. find itself making mistakes. +
ID vat- bills dispose Of millions
OH dollars AID ought to b. pr'ht'
a The matter anyhow belonged
, it the committee on printing a
al the House should take
he advice Of its committee
oil the subject committed TO
As- MIR. Br+ckinridg- K-ntucky) :
vas grs,ed that the INTRODUCED n ut !
, y vate bills be postponed until II
ills Monday The House ca" i"
ent mean:ime dispose OF the exrcut
en- business accumulated on the Spe