Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-24
THE FEDERAL HOUSE.
KrPrmICaNs TO REPORT 4 RENE-
ME- BILL. ny THURSDAY.
Telcerams sent 90 Absent Commit
tccmcn with That End In view
nix,r,bption of Coutcstcd-UIcc'ion
raso.-othcr Congressional Notes.

WASHINGTON. u. c.. December A"-
There was a fair attendance Of members
when the Speakers gavel Zen at noon
to-day
Mr. Tracey republican,. Of Missouri
ives appointed to the Naval Affairs COM
mi,iec in place Of Mr.. Hart Democrao.
Of Pennsylvania.
SIR Daniels CRepubicar). Of New
York. chairman OF the Committee on
Elections. offered a resolution urging the
appointment Of clerk Tor each OF the
three branches Of that committee. and
authorizing the committee TO sit during
the sessions OF tho House. which was
agreed TO.
4 section Of the resolution authorizing
the chairman OF the committee 10 appor-
ton the election cases among the three
committees was objected TO by Mr. Crisp,
and the cases were. under the rules. dis
tribuied by the Speaker. the first nine
going TO Committee No. l. the next eleven
10 Committee no. >. and the remainder 70
Committee No. 8.
Mr. Dingley chairman OF the Ways
ana Means Committee stated that the
concurrent resolution providing for holt
day adjournment, with the Senate
amendments. had been considered by the
Ways and Means Committee M their
meeting this morning. They had unanl-
mously decided that. IN view Of the re-
quest contained in the message OF the
President. and under all other circum-
stances, 10 would not Zoe appropriate TO
take a holiday recess until some measure
~ relief had been considered by the
House The committee now had such
measure under consideration. and he
hoped by Thursday next % report 10 20
tho House. All absent members had
been teiegraphed FOR. and ho hoped they
would all be present on that day
on motion OF Mr.. Aldrich Gcpublicam.
OF Illinois. chairman Of the Committee
on Accounts. a resolution was agreed 20
directing that committee 10 designate
what committees should be allowed
clerks.
on motion OF Mr. Dingley. the House. at
12.31 L. NJ. adjourned until tomorrow
Chairman Dinglev Of the Committee
on Ways and Means. requested the
Sareeant-at-Arms % telegraph absentee
members Of the House that their pres
once IN the House on Thursday was
necessary 10 consider financial measures.
which would be reported on that day.
Acting upon that suggestion. kilograms
were sent 10 12O absentees
4 resolution was offered I'm the House
by Mr.. Henderson ReDublican). of IL
hnois member Of the Rules Commit
tee. having for its purpose the clearing
the way in the House for any financial
bill which may be report 4 by the WAYS
and Means Committee
The resolution provides that when the
Ways and Means Committee shah report
upon the question ~ raising revenue now
before II, II shall De in order on motion
of the chairman OF that committee. 10
take up and dispose Of the same I'm the
House.
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
Among bills introduced in the House TO-
day We're The followirr
by Dir. Brewster RepubHcaO Of New
YORK. To relieve the United states Trea-
sury hv providing that hereafter no gold
coin 0f q less denomination than $40 shall
- coined. nor shall there he issued any
legal-tenaer notes or paper currency Of
any KIND OF less denomination than $40
Mr. Cummings DemocraO. OF New
York offered a joint resolution directing
tie Secretary Of the Navy 10 accent the
Eatahiin and 20 make her Part OF the
navy.
Mr Dalzell Republican,. of Pernsvlva-
MA, offered Joint resolution annrorria-
ting N5of) 90 enable the Secretary Of
the Navy 90 contract FOR a reserve supply
Of rroiecrles for the use 0f the navy
s. rreawi'a 90 The resolution calls ten
ton 90 the section ~ the annual report Of
the Secretary NJ the Navy which states
that The naval service has no reserve sup
I'v Of uroicctiles FOR itself or for the aux
illarv cruisers which would be fitted out
in time Of war
The chairmen o. the three election com
mitteos are making arrangements 10 have
their committees meet as soon as posi-
b..
Mr Daniels. Of New York. chairman OF
Committee no. I. viii endeavor to Get his
committee together tomorrow To this
committee the following cases were sent.
Robinson rs. Harrison. Third Alabama
District Aldrich vs. Robins. Fourth Ala
bama District; Goodwin VS.. Cobb. Fifth
Alabama District; Aldrich VS. Underwood
Ninth Alabama District: Belknap We
Mccain Third Illinois District: Reyneck-
ar vs.. Downing. Sixteenth Illinois Dis
trict, FELTON, VS.. Madden Seventh Georgia
District Dcnby. Jr. VS. owens Seventh
Kentucky District Hopkins VS. Kendall.
Tenth Kentucky District.
Committee No. .. Mr. Johnson. of In
diana chairman. will probably meet
Thursday. IL has the following cases:
Coleman VS.. Buck Seventh Louisiana
District Heattie VS. Price. Third Louis
Jana District. Benot vs.. Boatner. Fifth
Louisiana District: Booze VS. Rusk. Third
Maryland District; Van Horn VS. Tarsney.
Fifth Missouri District: Mitchell VS..
Walsh, Eighth New York District; Camp
~. Miner. Ninth New York District;
Cheosbrough vs.. Mcclellan. Twelfth New
York District: Cheatham VS. Woodward.
Second North Carolina District: Thonp-
son VS.. Shaw Third North Carolina Dis
tuct: Martin VS. Lockhart. Sixth North
Carolina District.
The third committee with AR Mccall.
Of Massachusetts. chairmgn has set no
DAY OF meeting. II has the following
cases before f.: Murray against Elliott.
First South Carolina District: Norman
against Lattimer. Third South Carolina:
Wilson against Mciaurin Sixth South
Carolina. Johnston against Stokes.
Seventh South Carolina; Davis against
CulhersOn Fourth Texas. Kearby against
Abbott. Sixth Texas; Rosonthal against
Crowley. Tenth Texas: Thorpe against
Mckenney, Fourth Virginia; Hoge against
Otey. Sixth Virginia; Cornett against
Swanson. Fifth Virginia: Yost against
Tucker Tenth Virginia: Newman against
Spencer Seventh Mississippi
Under this reference an Of the cases
coming from any one State are assigned
70 the same committees. as far as Is
possible
The Senate was not in session to-day.