The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-12-24
THE DAyIy THE HOUSE.
Election Contest Cases TO b. Refer, d
by the Speaker.


WASHINGTON, d. c., December 23--
1t being generally understood that
the Ways and Means Committee would
not be prepared to report its bill for
the relief of the Treasury situation
before tomorrow or Thursday, the
attendance in the House to-day was
comparatively small. The galleries,
however. were well filed When the
journal had been approved the Speaker
announced that. by an inadvertence
in the announcement of the commit
tees on Saturday, the name Of Mr.. Ira
cey Republican, Missouri had been
omitted from the Committee on Naval
Affairs.
Mr.. Daniels Republican, New York;,
chairman of the first Committee on
Elections, offered resolution for the
appointment of clerks to the Election
Committees and authorizing the chair
man of the three committees to decide
upon the committees to which the
election cases should 60.
Mr.. Crisp Democrat, Georgia.
thought that the minority should have
some voice in determining the commit
tees to which the cases should go He
referred Indirectly to a personal con
troyersy on the floor in the last Con-
gress between Mr.. johnson (Republi-
can, Indiana), the Chairman Of one OF
the Elections Committees, and Mr..
Jones Democrat, Virginia), whose
seat is being contested in the present
House, and thought it might be unfair
for Mr.. johnson to have q voice IN de-
uerInining 10 which committee the
McDonald-Jones case should go.
Mr.. johnson promptly agreed with
Mr.. Crisp, and it was decided that the
Speaker should refer the cases under
the rule. The chair accordingly re-
ferred the first of the cases to the first
Committee on Elections. the next to
the second and the remainder 10 the
third committee.
Mr. Dingley Republican, Maine),
chairman of the Ways and Means Com
mittee. then took the floor and made
an announcement regarding the situa-
tion. Ut was made apropos Of report
IN the resolution for the holiday re-
cess. The Committee on Ways and
Means. he said, had held meeting this
morning and had decided that in view
Of the Presidents special message to
I OIgftSS DA Il iitfti am h8iN ~ @t'AAi
stances surrounding it, that il was not
appropriate that the two houses
should adjourn until a proper response
had been made. In view Of the urgen-
cy of the matter. he deemed it proper
TO say that the committee had already
entered upon the preparation Of bill
or bills While he was not prepared 10
say now when those bills would be
ready, he was certain that they would
he presented to the House before
Thursday.
IT was important that members OF
the House who had gone home under
the impression that the usual holiday
recess would be held should be present
when the report of the Ways and
Means Committee was made to the
House. and it was proper that they
should have an opportunity 10 return.
he would ask the House 10 meet to-
morrow for the purpose OF agreeing
upon the distribution Of the Presi-
dents message, after which he would
ask the House to adjourn over Christ
mas day.
'sOn Thursday" ne continued, we
hone that the House will make re-
Spouse To the urgent request of the
President and take some action which
will relieve the situation in which the
country finds itself" (Applause)
Then at 1928 p. m the House adj
iourned until tomorrow.