Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-24
For Personal Clerks.

Mr. Hepburn of Iowa introduced reso-
luton lin theuHouse today to provide a
personal clerk 10 the chairmen OF tae large
committees Of the House in addition to
the regular clerk of the committee. The
idea is that the clerks of the big commit
tees have so much business in connection
with matters, before the committee that
they do nol have time to attend to the
chairman's personal business with his con-
stituents Under the present law every
member is allowed a personal clerk at
81 200 year, except chairmen Oh commit
tees. n
Mr.. Shueord4 of North Carolina has in
troduced bill repeating the law providing
for personal clerks of members. The reso-
luton will be considered by The committee
on accounts.
To Pay Mr.. Woodbridge.
In the Senate Mr. German has introduced
a resolution providing for the payment Of
81, OBJ to Mr.. Woodbridge for expenses in
preparing plans for the ventilation Of the
Senate chamber.
The Texas Machinery.
Acting Secretary Of the Navy McAdoo has
sent to the House letter recommending an
appropriat ton of 5000 to satisfy the claim
of the Richmond locomotive and machine
works against the government for damages
ard losses sustained by the company by
ment in the execution of the contract for
the construction of the machinery of the
battle ship Texas.
Committee Clerks Appointed.
The following clerks to committees have
been appointed: E. l.. Currier of Iowa, of
the judiciary committee; L. II. Bailey of
South Dakota. of the committee on invalid
pensions: H. ID. Reeve of Des Moines, COM
Inittee on military affairs.
Contested Election Cases.
The contested election cases have been
apportioned among the three election COM
mittnes as follows:
Committee No. Robinson against Har-
rison, third Alabama district; Aldrich
against Robbins, fourth Alabama district;
Goodwin against Cobb, fifth Alabama dis
trict: Aldrich against Underwood, ninth
Alabama district: Belknap against McGann,
third Illinois district; Rinaker against
Downing. sixteenth Illinois district; Fenton
against Maddox, seventh Georgia district;
Denly, jr., against Owens, seventh Ken
lucky district; Kendall against Hopkins,
tenth kentucky district.
Committee No. . Mr.. johnson of Indiana
chairman will probably meet Thursday 1t
has the following cases: Coleman against
Buck, seventh Louisiana district; Beattie
against Price. third Louisiana: Benoit
against Boatner. fifth Louisiana district;
Booze against Rusk, third Maryland dis
trict; Van Horn against Tarsney, fifth Mis-
souri, district: Mitchell against Walsh,
eighth New York district; Campbell against
Miner, ninth New York district; Cheese
brough against Mcclellan, twelfth New York
district: Cheatham against Woodward, sec
end North Carolina district; Thompson
against Shaw, third North Carolina district;
Martin against Lockhart, sixth North Caro-
lima district.
The third committee, with Mr. Mccall of
Massachusetts,, chairman, has set no day
for meeting. 1t has the following cases:
Murray against Elliott, first South Carolina
district: Norman against Latimer third
South Carolina district; Wilson against Nc
Laurin, sixth South Carolina district John
ston against Stokes, seventh South Carolina
district; LAWS against Culberson, fourth
Texas district; kearby against Abbott, sixth
Texas district; Rosenthal against Crowley,
tenth Texas district; Thorp against McKen-
rey fourth Virginia district: Corbett
against Swanson fifthVirglnia district Hoge
against Otey,, sixth Virginia district; Yost
againet Tucker, tenth Virginia district
Newman against Spencer. seventh Missis-
sippi District,