The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-24
NO REST FOR CONGRESS-
IN View of Request In Presidents Message
It Would Not Be Appropriate.
ABSENT MEMBERS TFLEGRAPHED FOR.
The Way Cleared for Any Finance
Biii Reported by Ways ana Means
miftcc-Cumning's, of New
York Offers 81 Resolution to accept
thc Ram Kntnhdin.

Washington. Dec 23.-House.- There
was n fair attendance of members when
the Speakers gavel fell ut noon to-day
Mr.. Tracy tRepD. of Missouri was
appointed to the Naval Affairs In place.
OF Mr.. Hart. (Dem.), of Pennsylvania.
MIR. Daniels Uiepl of New York
chairman of the Committee on Elec-
ions. offered II resolution authorizing
the appointment OF Il clerk of cncb three
branches of the committees and authors
iaing the committee to sit during the
! sessions Of the House. which was agreed
to.
Mr.. Dingley, chairman of the Ways
ana Means Committee stated that the
concurrent resolution providing for II
holiday adjournment. with the Senate
amendments, had been considered by
| the Ways and Means Committee at their
meeting this morning. They had unan-
| inously decided that in view Of the re-
quest contained in the Presidents mes.
sage, and under all other circumstances
II would not be appropriate to take n
holiday recess until some measure of re-
lief had been considered
The committee hadno such a measure
under consideration and he hoped by
Thursday next to report II to the House
All absent members had been telcGraph.
Ell for and he hoped they would ali
be present on that day
On motion OF Mr.. Aldrich ORcp), of
accounts, u resolution was agreed to
directing the committee to be desig-
| mated with the committees should be
allowed clerks.
On motion Of Mr.. Dingley, the House,
at 1880 y. m., adjourned until to-mor-
row.
Chairman Dinglcy requested the Ser
Eeant ut Arms to telegraph absentee
| men: bers OF the House that their pres
! ence in the House was necessary on
Thursday to consider a financial meas
ure, which would be reported on that
day. Acting upon that suggestion tele-
grams We're sent to l2O abscntces.
A resolution was offered in the House
by Mr.. Henderson tRcp) OF Iowa, a
| member of the Committee on Rules
haing for its purpose clearings of the
way, in the House for any financial bill
which may be reported by the Ways and
Means Committee The resolution pro-
vidcs that when the Ways and Means
Committee shall report upon the pues-
tion of raising revenue now before il,
X shall be i'm order on motion of the
chairman of that committee to take
up and dispose OF the same in the
House.
Among the bills introduced in the
House to-day was the following:
Ey Mr.. Brewster utcp), New York:
To relieve the United States Treasury
by providing that hereafter no gold coin
of a less denomination than $40 shall be
coined, nor shall there be issued any le-
gal tender notes or paper curreItcy of
any kind Of less denomination than $40
Mr.. Cummings CDcm) of New York.
offered in the House to-day n joint
resolution directing the Secretary of the
Navy TO accept the ram Katahdin, and
to make her part OF the navy.
Mr.. DalZcll Rcp) of Pennsylvania
offered in the House to-day Joint re-
solution appropriaiing sl,aOo.000 to en-
~ q, r.,4 .,f hn ttA 10,
tract for Il reserve supply of projectiles
for the use of the navy.
The chairman OF the three election
committees are making arrangements
to have their committees meet as soon
as possible.
sir. Daniels. of New York. chairman
of committee No. |. will endeavor to get
his committee together tomorrow. To
this committee the following cases
were assigned:
Aldrich against Robbins. Fourth Ala
bama District: Goodwin against Cobb,
Fifth Alabama District: Aldrich against
Underwood. Ninth Alabama District :;
Belli nap agair,st McGann. Third iii
noiS District: Binaker against Downing.
Sixteenth Illinois FELTON, against Mad
dox. Seventh Georgia District: DENLY
.Ir against Owens. Seventh Kentucky
Tenth Kentucky.
Committee No. = Mr. Johnson, of IN
diana, will probably meet Thursday. II
has the following cases: Coleman
against .Bcckwith Louisiana; Beattic
against Price. Third Louisiana: Benoi;
against i'oatner. Fifth Louisiana Dis
trict: fsooz against Rusk Third Mary
land: Van Horn against Tarsncy, Fifth
Missouri: Mitchell against Walsh
Eighth New York; Camp against Mi
ncr. Ninth New York; Chccsebrough
AGAINST Mcclellan. Twelfth New York /:
Cheatham against Woodward. Second
North Carolina District: Thompson
against Shaw. Third North Carolina
Martin against l.ockhart. Sixth North
Carolina.
The third committee. with Mr.. Mccall
of Massachusetts as chairman, has set
no day of meeting. II has the follow
Ing cases: Murray against Elliott First
South Carolina district; Nioorman
against Latimcr, Third South Carolina
district: Wilson against McLaurin
Sixth South Carolina district; Johnston
against Stokes. SEVENTY South Caro-
lima district: Davis against Culbcrson
Fourth Texas district; Kearby against
Abbott. Sixth Texas district; Rosenthal
against Crowley Tenth Texas district:
Thorpe against McKcnncy. Fourth Vir-
Einia district: Cornctt against Swanson
Fifth Virginia district; Hogc against
Otey. Sixth Virginia District Yost
against Tucker Tenth Virginia Dis
trict; Newman against Spencer, Sew
cnth Mississippi
Under this reference ALI Of the cases
coming from any one State are aseIpnn1