The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-24


a resolution urging the appointment Of
clerk for each Of the three branches
OF the committee, and authorizing the
committee to sit during the sessions OF
the House. which was agreed TO.
\ section Of the resolution authorizing
the chairman of the committee to appor-
ton the election cases among the three
committees. was objected to by Mr. Crisp.
and the cases were under the rules, dis
tributed by the Speaker. the first nine
| going TO committee No. I, the next eleven
/ 10 fhe No. .. and the remainder TO Com
| mittee No. 3.
HOLIDAY RECESS.
Mr.. Dingley, chairman OF the Ways
and Means Committee. stated that the
concurrent resolution providing for a
holiday adjournment. with the Senate
amendments, had been considered 10y the
| WAYS and Means Committee al their
meeting this morning They had unani-
| mously decided that In view OF the re-
| quest contained in the message OF The
! President, and under an other circum-
stances, ~ would not De appropriate TO
take holiday recess until some measure
! of relief had been considered by the
measure under consideration. and he hoped
| by Thursday next 20 report IL 10 the
| House. All absent members had been
/ telcgraphcd. and he hoped they would
all be present on that day.
ON motion OF Mr. Aldrich Rep.. ND.
chairman Of the Committee on Accounts.
resolution was agreed 10 directing that
committee be appointed 10 designate
what committees should be allowed
clerks.
on motion OF Mr. Dingley. the House
at l2.3o j. NJ adjourned until to-mor-
| row.
Chairman Dineley. Of the Committee
| on Ways and Means. requested the Ser
goant-at-Arms Go telegraph absentee
members of the House thot their pres
once IN the House on Thursday was
| necessary Co consider financial meas
ure which would Doe reported that day
Acting upon that suggestion. tclegrams
We're sent 20 one hundred and twenty
ahsentoes.
RAISING REVENUE.
4 resolution was offered I'm the House
by Mr.. Henderson CRep. I'D. "a member
Of the Rules Committee. having for
| its purpose the clearing the way in the
House for any financial bin which may
he reported by the Ways and Means
| Committee.
The resolution provides that when the
| WAYS and Means Committee shall report
upon the questions OF raising revenue.
now before 10. that IL shall hc ia order,
upon the motion of the chairman Of that
| committee. 10 take mp and dispose OF
the same i'm the House.
Among the bills introduced I'm the
House to-day was the following:
By Mr.. Brewster Rep), New York: To
relieve the United States Treasury by
providing that hereafter no gold coin of
a less denomination than ten dollars
shall be coined nor shall there be issued
any legal tender notes or paper curren-
cy OF any kind of less denomination
than So
Mr.. Cummings Dem. y. " Of
fercd i'm the House to-day a Joint resOu-
tlon directing the Secretary of the Navy
to accept the Katahdin and 10 make her
a part of the navy.
SUPPLY or PROJECTILEs.
Mr.. Dalzen Rep). OF Pennsylvania, Of
fered - joint resolution appropriarng ST.
$4,000 TO enable the Secretary OF the
Navy 20 contract for reserve supply VI
projectiles for the use of the navy.
A preamble 10 the resolution calls at
tention to the section Of the annual re-
port OF the Secretary of the Navy, which
states that the naval service has no re-
serve supply Of projectles for itself or
FOR auxiliary cruisers which would De
fitted out i'm time or war.
The chairmen Of the three Election
Committees are making arrangements 10
have their committees meet as soon as
possible.
Mr. Daniels, OF New York. chairman
of Committee No !. Will endeavor 10 get
his committee together tomorrow.
To fhfe qoppugfff44 tho f,ifotr.tf.ts s.....,
We're sent:
Robinson vs.. Harrison. Third Alabama
district.
Aldrich against Robins, Fourth Alaba-
ma district.
Goodwin against Cobb Fifth Alabama
district
Aldrich against Underwood. Ninth Ala
bama district
Belknap against McGann, Third Illinois
district.
Reynecker against Downing. Sixteenth
Illinois district
FELTON, against Maddox. Seventh Geor-
gia district.
DENLY. Jr. against owens. Seventh Ken
lucky.
Hopkins against Kendall Tenth Ken
tucy.
NORTH CAROLINA CASES.
Committee No. 3, Mr. johnson. if In
diana, chairman, Will probably meet
Thursday. II has the following cases.
Coleman against Buck, Seventh Louis
lana District
Beattie against Price Third Louisiana.
BenOit against Boatner. Fifth Louis
lana.
Booze against Rusk. Third Maryland.
Van Horn against Tarsney, Fifth Mis-
souri,
Mitchell against Walsh, Eighth New
York.
Capp against Miner. Ninth New York.
Cheeshrough against Mcclellan. Twelfth
New York.
Cheatham against Woodward. Second
North Carolina
Thompson against Shaw. Third North
Carolina.
Martin against Leckhar. Sixth North
Carolina.
VIRGINIA CONTESTS
The third committee, with Mr. Mccall
OF Massachusetts. chairman. has set no
day Of meeting. IL has the following
cases before IL:
Murray against Elliott. First South Car
ohna District.
Norman against Lattimer Third South
Carolina.
Wilson against McLaurIn. Sixth South
Carolina.
Johnston against Stokes. Seventh South
Carolina
Davis against Cuberson, Fourth Texas
District
kaarbv against Abbott Sixth Texas