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2 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. DECEMBER 2,

nztnois-Shelby :M. Cullom. their doings be guided by Thy spirit and ordered by Thy will. -David Turpie and Daniel W. Voorhees. Be the God of this nation! Rule Thou in the hearts of our rulers! Iowa-William B. Allison and John H. Gear. Satisfy our people with good things, temporal and spiritual; and - and William A. Peffer. may all men learn to praise Thee for the riches of grace in Christ -Joseph C. S. Blackburn. Jesus, our Lord. Amen. -William P. Frye and . The CLERK. Representatives-elect, under the provisions of the Ma1-yland-Cha.rles H. Gibson and Arthur P. Gorman. Constitution of the , this is the hour fixed by law -George F. Hoar and . for the· meeting of the House of Representatives of the Fifty­ -Julius C. Burrows and James McMillan. fourth Congress of the United States of America. The Clerk of -Cushman K. Davis and Knute N elson. the House of Representatives of the Fifty-third Congress will Mississippi-James Z. George and Edwar d C. Walthall. read the names of those whose credentials show that they were Mis!;ou,ri-Franeis l\L Cockrell and George G. Vest. regularly elected to this body in pursuance of the laws of their -Thomas H. Carter and Lee Mantle. respective States and of the United States. As the roll is called, Neb1·aska-William V. Allen and John :M. Thurston. follOwing the alphabetical order of the States, those present will Nevada-William M. Stewart. please answer to their names, that we may discover if there is a New Hampshire-William E. Chandler and Jacob H. Gallinger. present. New Jersey-William J. Sewell and James Smith, jr. The roll was called, showing the presence ·of the following­ New Yo1·k-Edward Murphy, jr. named Members and Delegates: No1·th Camlina- and Jeter C. Pritchard. ALABAMA. North Dakota-Henry C. Hansbrough and William.N. Roa.ch. Jes.<:e F. 8tallin&-s. John H. Bankhead. Ohio-Calvin S. Brice and . George P. Harrison. Milford W. Howard. Oregon-~orge W. McBride and John H. Mitchell. Gaston A. R obbins. Joseph Whooler. Pennsyl-vania-MatthewS. Quay. James E. Cobb. Oscar W. Underwood. Rhode Island-Nelson W. Aldrich and George P. Wetmore. ARKANSAS. Philip D.McCulloch.jr. Hugh A. Dinsmore. South Carolina-Benjamin R. Tillman. - · - John S. Little. Robert Neill. South Dakota-James H~ Kyle and R. F. Pettigrew. Thomas C. McR-ae. Tenne!;see-William B. Bate and Isham G. Harris. . Texas-Hora.ce Chilton and Roger Q. Mills. John A . Barham. Eugene F. Loud. GroveL. Johnson. James McLachlan. Vermont-Justin S. Morrill and . Sa.mnel G. Hilborn. William W.Bowers. -John W. Daniel and Thomas S. Martin. James G. Maguire. Washington-Watson C. Squire and John L.. Wilson. COLORADO. West Vi1·ginia-St€phen B. Elkins and J. Fanlkner. John C. Bell. -John L. Mitchell and William F. Vilas. CONNECTICUT. Wyoming-Clarence D. Clark and Francis E. Warren~ E. Stevens Henry. Charles A . Russell. Ebenezer J . Hill. HOUR OF MEETING. Nehemiah D. Sperry. DEL!..WARE. On motion of Mr. COCKRELL, it was Jonathan S. Willis. Orde-red, That the hour of the daily meeting of the Senate be a o'clock m. FLORIDA. until otherwise o.rdm-ed. Stephen. M. Sparkma;_n. - Charles M. Cooper. NOTIFICATION TO THE HOUSE. GEORGIA.. Mr. SHERMAN submitted the following resolution; which was Rufus E . Lester. John W. Maddox. considered by unanimous congent, and agreed to: Benjamin E. RusselL Thomas G. Lawson. Re.soZved, That the Secretary inform the Honse of Representatives-that a Charles F . Crisp. Farish Carter Tate. quorum of the Senate is assembled, and that the Senate is ready to proceed Charles L. Moses. J. C. C. Black. to business. ~~~~~~~r.ton. Henry G. Turner. NOTIFICATION TO THE PRESIDENT. . Mr. VILAS submitted the following-resolution; which was con­ Edgar Wilson. sidered by unanimous consent,. and agreed to: ILLlliOIS. Re.solved, That a. committee consisting of two Senators be appointed, to .T. Frank Aldrich. JC>SeJ>h G. Cannon. join such committee as may be appointed by the- House of Representatives, William Lorimer. . to wait upon the President of the United States 2nd inform him that a quo­ Lawrence E. McGann. Joseph V. Graff. rum of each House is asseii).bled, and that Congre sa ready to receive any Charles W. Woodman. BenJamin F. Marsh. communication he ma.y be pleased to make. George-E. White. Finis E. Downing. By to Edward D. Cooke. Jame A. Connolly. unanimous consent, the Vice-President was authorized George E. Foss. W. F. L. Hadley. appoint the committee on the part of the Senate; and Mr. VILAS Albert J. Hopkins. . and Mr. ALLISON were appointed. Robert R. Hitt. Orlando Bnrrell. George W. Prince. Everett J. Murphy. RECESS. . George W. Smith. On motion of Mr. HARRIS, the Senate took a recess. for one INDIANA. hour; and at the expiration of the recess (at 1 o'clock and 30 James A.. Hemenway. George W. FaTis. minutes p.m.) reassembled. J. Frank Hanly. ~=~~~a!:e~· Jethro A. Hatch. Mr. SHERMAN. I move that the Senate adjourn. James E. Watson. Georr,"e W. Steele. The motion was agreed to; and (at 1 o'clock and 31 minutes Jesse Overstreet. J.D. eighty. p.m.) the Senate adjourned until to-morrow, Tuesday, December Henry U. J ohnson. Lemuel W. Royse. Charles L. Henry. 8, 1895, at 12 o'clock m. IOWA. Samuel M . Clark. John A.. •.r. HulL 1 William P. Hepburn. g:~fil~H~~~on. 6 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. f~tt~~a~. D.olliver. ~~~d!B~: · George D. Perkins. MONDAY, Decmnber 2, 1895. John F. Lacey. KANSAS. This day, in compliance with the provision of the Congtitution, Richard W. Blue. . the members-elect of the House of Representatives of the Fifty­ . W. A. Calderbead. O.L.Miller. William Baker. fourth Congress assembled in their Hall and at 12 o'clock m. were S. S. Kirkpatrick. Chester I. Long. called to order by Mr. JAMES KERR, Clerk of the last House. · KENTUCKY. The CLERK. The Chaplain of the last Honse will offer prayer. John K. Hendrick. William C. Owens. Rev. E. B. BAGBY offered the following prayer: John D. Clardy. James B. Mc(JrearJ'. Almighty God, whose kingdom ruleth over all! As we meet to­ W. Godfrey Hunter. Samuel J. Pugh. John W.Lewis. Joseph M. Kendall gether in the halls of legislation we would first unitedly take Thy Walter Evans. David G. CoLson. name upon our lips and acknowledge our dependence upon Thee. Albert s. Berry. Thou art our fathers' God; and we extol Thee. Thou art our . God; and we praise Thee. Thou hast never dealt so bountifully with any other-nation. The lines have fallen to us in pleasant ~~~l~

:. 1895. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-ROUSE. 3.

MASSACHUSETTS. SOUTH CAROLINA. .h.shley B. Wright. Sa.mue] W. McCall.. William Elliott. Thomas J . Strait. Frederick H. Gillett. John F. Fitzgerald. W. Jasper Talbert. John L. McL&Ul."in. Jose-ph H enry Walker. Harrison H. Atwood. Asbury C. Latimer. J. William Stokes. L ew1s Dewart Apsley. William F. Draper. J. Stany5l"D.e Wilson. William S. Knox. Elijah A. Morse. SOUTH DAKOTA, W. H. Moody. John Simpkins. William E. Barrett. Robert J. Gamble. John A. Pickler~ MICIDGAN. . John B. Corliss. HoraceG. Snover. W. C. Anderson. Joseph E. Washington. George St>alding. W:i.lliam S. Linton. Henry R. Gibson. Nicholas N. Cox. Alfred Milnes. Roswell P. Bishop. Foster V. Brown. John E. McCall Henry F. Thomas. Rosseau 0. Crump. Benton McMillin. James C. McDearmon. Wi.lliJnn Alden Smith. JohnAverr. James D. Richal'd.son. Josiah Patterson. David D. Aitken. Samuel M. Stephenson. MINNESOTA. rfEXAS. Samuel B. Cooper. Joseph D. Sayers. James A .. Tawney. . Charles H. Y oa.kum. Miles Crowley. James T. McCleary Cbarles A. Towne. William H. CraiB. Joel P . He~twole. FrankM. Eddy. ~~"l~~!t: Bailey. George H. W oonan.. Andrew R. Kiefer. Jeremiah V. Oock:rell. MISSISSIPPI. ~:re~ ~-~~eton.. .Tohn M. Allen. John S. Williams. VERMONT. John C. Kyle. Walter M. Denny Thomas C. Catchings. James 6: Spencer William W. Grout. H ernando D. Money. VIRGINIA. MISSOURI. William A. Jones. Peter J. Otey. Cha.rles N. Clark. William M. Treloar. D. Gardiner Tyler. Smith S. Turner. Uricl S. Hall. Richard Bartholdt. Tazewell Ellett. Elisha E. Meredith. Alexander M.Docke:ry. Charles F. Joy. William R. McKenney. JamesA. Walker. George- C. Crowther, Seth W. Cobb. Claude A. Swanson. Henry St. G. Tucker. John C.Tarsney. John H: Raney. David A. De Armond. N orm:m A. Mozly. WASIDNGTON. JohnP. Tracy. Charlea G. Burton.. Samuel C. Hyde.. Willlilm H. Doolittla. Joel D. Hubbard. MONTA..l..,.A. . Charles S. Hartman. BlackbUJ:."n B. Dovener: James H. Ruling. Alston G. Dayton. Warren .Miller. NEBRASKA. WISCONSIN. Jesse B. Strode. David H:Mercer. ~li~~~J:E~~~eW& Henry A. Cooper. Samuel A. COok. George D. Meiklejohn. OmerM.Kem. Edward Sauerhering. Michael Griffin. Joseph W. Babcock. Edward S. Minor. NEW HAMPSHIRE. Theobald Otjen.. Alex.. Stewart. Cyrus A. Snlloway. Henry M. Baker. Samuel S. Barney. John J. Jenkin& NEW JERSEY. WYOMING. Henry C. Londen.sla.ger. James F. Stewart. Frank W. Mondell. John J. Gardner. Richard Wayne Parker. Benjamin F. Howell Thomas McEwan, jr. ARIZONA. Mahlon Pitney. Charles N e:well. Fowl61'. NathanO.MUJ:."phy. . NEW MEXICO. Richard C. McCormick. Frank S. Black_ Thomas. B. Catron.. Dennis M. HUJ:."ley. Francis H. Wilson. g:~IJ~~il~~wick. OKLAHOMA. Israel F. Fise.her. Newton M. Curtis. Dennis T. Flynn. Charles G. Bennett. Wallac.a. T. Foote, jr. James R. Howe. Charles.A. Chickerillg. UTAH. Franklin Bartlett. James S. Sherman. Frank J. Cannon. James J. 'Valsh. Henry C. Miner. ~~;!'" L~~ole. The CLERK. The'Clerk desires to state for the information of William Sulzer. members-elect that the roll as called is complete with the excep­ George B. McClellan. ~ks\taTit:t. tion of the Tenth district of the State of New York and the district Richard C. S~non. James W . Wad.c;worth.. Lemuel E. Quigg. Henry U. Brewster. of the State of Nevada,· credentials from those districts not hav­ Rowland B. Mahany. ing yet been filed with the Clerk. The Clerk also desires to pre­ t~E.~at~d. Charles Daniels. sent fol' the information of the House, and in order to make a per­ Benjamin B. Odell, jr. Warren B. Hooker. Jacob Lefe.ver. manent record, a tabulated statement showing the changes that . have occurred since the re!!Ular election of members of the Fifty­ Harry Skinner. James A- Lockhart. fourth Congress; and he a~ that the same be incorporated in the Fred. A. Woodard. A. C. Shuford. RECORD. John G. Shaw. Romulus Z. Linney. William F .. Strowd. Richmond Pearson.. The statement is as follows: . List of changes sinee tlie 1·egular election of fhe Fifty-fourth Congress. NORTH DAKOTA. Martin. N. Johnson. District. Name. Date of Name of successor.. . vacancy. Charles P. Taft. David K. Watson. Jacob A. Bromwell. Stephen R. Harris. Fifteenth Pennsyl· Myron B. Wright* .... Nov.13 , 1894 James H. Godding. Paul J. Borg. Winfield S. Kerr. va.nia. Fernando C. Layton. Henry C. Van Voorhis.. Tenth New York ... _ Andrew J. Campbell* Dec. 6,1894 A.J.Cum~ Francis B. De Witt. Lorenzo Daufol'd. · Tenth Illino:is_____ Philip S.Post* ··-·---- June 6,1894 George W. Prince. George W. Hulick. Addison S. McClure. Third Mic~an . __ _ 'Julius G. Burrowst ___ Jan. 23, 1895 Alfred Milnes. George W. Wilson. Robert-W. Tayler. TenthGeorgta _____ James C. C.Blackt ·--- Mar. 4,1895 James C. C. Black. Luther M. Strong. Sixth Massachusetts * ___ May 22,1895 W.H.Moody. Ja.me Harding Southard. ~±Jt~~\~~i;~hway. Eighteenth .. F.Remann*--·-··----- July H.1895 W.F.Hadley. Lucien J. Fenton.. Theodore E. Burton. Charles H. Grosvenor. OREGON. * D1ed. . t Resigned. Billger Hermann. William R. Ellis. The CLERK. It appearing that 341 members have answered to­ . their names, a quorum of the House is present. The first and Galusha A. Grow. Ephraim M. Woomer. only business now in order is the election of a Speaker to preside George F. Huff. J.ames H. Codding. over the deliberations of the Fifty-fourth Congress. • Nominations Henry H. Bingham. Frederick C. Leonard. are now in order. Robert Adams, jr. Monroe H. Kulp. Frederick Halterman. Thaddeus M . Mahon. Mr. G ROSV.ENOR. Mr. Clerk, I have the honor to present the John E. Reyblll"n. James A. Stahle. name of Hon. , a Representative in this Alfred C. Harmer. Josiah D. HickB. body from the State of Maine, for the office of Speaker. [Loud John B. Robinson. Daniel B. Heiner. · Irving P. Wanger. . applause.l _ Joseph J. Hart. William A.. Stone. Mr. SAYERS. Mr. Clerk, I have the honor to place in nomi­ Constantine J. Erdman. Ernest F. Acheson.. nation for the same office Hon. CHARLES F. CRisP, a Representa­ Marriott Brosius. Joseph A. Scranton. l'l~~~t~r· tive from the State of Georgia. [Loud applause.] John Leisenring. Charles W. Stone. Mr. KEM. Mr. Cle.rk, I have the honor to nominate for the Charles N. Brumm. William C. Arnold. office of Hpeaker Hon JOHN C. BELL, a Representative-elect n·om_ RHODE ISLAND. the State of Colorado. Mel ville Bull. Warren O..Arno;td... The CLERK.. Are there any other nominations! [A pause.] If . 4 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. DECEMBER 2,

not, the nominations are now closed. The Clerk requests that numberTHOMAS B. REED, of Maine, has received 240, CHARLES F. Mr. HOPKINS of Illinois, Mr. LOUD of California, Mr. CATCHINGS CRISP, of Georgia, 95 ; JOHN C. BELL, of Colorado, 6, and DA Vll) of Mississippi, ·and Mr. ERDMAN of Pennsylvania act as tellers B. CULBERSON, of Texas, 1. during the choice of Speaker, as the rules require that the election The CLERK (having restated the report of the tellers). In accord­ shall be viva voce. The gentleillen named will please take their ance with the result as reported by the tellers, the Clerk announces places at the Clerk's desk. that Mr. THOMAS B. REED, a Representative from the State of The roll call will proceed; the names of members-elect will be Maine, having received a majority of all the votes cast, is duly called alphabetically. elected Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Fifty-fpurth The tellers having taken their places, the roll was called with Congress. (Loud and long-continued applause.] Mr. CRISP of the following result: Georgia, Mr. GROSVENOR of Ohio, and Mr. BELL of Colorado are designated to conduct the Speaker-elect to the chair. • For Thomas B. Reed, of Maine-21,0. Mr. REED, on appearing 'vith the members designated, was Acheson, Dingley, Hyde, Prince, greeted with loud applause, which was renewed when he ascended Adams, Dolliver, Jenkins, Pu~h, Aitken, Doolittle, Johnson, Cal Qmgg, to the chair. Aldrich, Dovener, Johnson, Ind. Raney, The CLERK. Mr. HARMER, a Representative-elect from the State Anderson, Draper, Johnson, N. Da.k. Ray, of Pennsylvania, being the member present who has served longest Andrews, Eddy, Joy, Reeves, Apsley, Ellis, Kerr, Reyburn, continuously as a Representative in this body, is designated by the Arnold,Pa. Evans, Kiefer, Robinson, Pa. Clerk to administer the prescribed oath of office to the Speaker­ Arnold~ R L Fairchild, Kirkpatrick, Royse, elect. Atwooo, Faris, · Knox, Russell, Conn. Avery, Fenton, Kulp, Sauerhering, The oath of office being administered by Mr: HARMER, Babcock, Fischer, Lacey, Scranton, The SPEAKER addressed the House as follows: Baker, Md. Fletcher, Lefever, Settle, GENTLEMEN OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: It will not Baker, N.H. Fcote, Leighty, Shannon, Barham, Foss Leisenring, Sherman, be unbecoming in me, I hope, if I acknowledge to this assembly Barney, Fowier, Leonard, Simpkins, that it is very agreeable to me to stand once more in the place Barrett, Ga.m ble, Lewis, Smith, ill. which I left four years ago. Of the past, however, I shall not Bartholdt, Gardner, Linney, Smith, Mich. Beach, Gibson Linton, Snover, speak, for the past speaks for itself (applause] in terms more fit­ Bennett, Gillet, k Y. Lon~, Southard ting and appropriate than any words which could come from my Bingham, Gillett, Mass. Loruner, SouthwicK,1 lips. Nor shall I speak of the future, for we are riot now putting Bishop Graff, Loud, Spalding, Black,N. Y. Griffin, Loudenslager, Sperry, off the harness, but putting it on. Yet I think I may venture to Blue, Griswold, Low, Steele, say of the future, in the light of the past, that if we do some Boutelle, Grosvenor, Mahany, Stephenson, things which for the moment seem inadequate it may be that Bowers, Grout, Mahon, Stewart, N. J. time, which has justified itself of us on many occasions, may-do Brewster, Grow, Marsh, Stewart, Wis. Broderick, Hadley, McCall, Mass. - Stone, C. W. so again. Those who have a-cted with.wisdom heretofore. may be Bromwell, Ha~er, McCall, Tenn. Stone, W. A. fairly expected to act with wisdom hereafter. Brosius, Hruner, Nebr. McCleary, Strode, I am sorry to say that the pleasure associated with the honor Brown, Halterman, McClure, Strong, Brumm, Hanly, McCormick, Sulloway, you have bestowed on me, an honor which no American citizen Bull, Hardy, McEwan, Taft, can fail to appreciate and for which I give thanks, is but for the Burrell, Harmer, McLachlan, Tawney, moment, while the cares and responsibilities extend over many Burton, Mo. Harris, Meiklejohn, Tayler, Burton, Ohio Hartman, Mercer, Thomas, days. Calderhead, Hatch, Miller, Kans. Towne, So far as the performance of my duties affects the whole people Cannon, Heatwole, Miller, W. V a. Tracewell, Chickering, Heiner, Pa. Milliken, Tracy, of the United States, I invoke their considerate judgment. So far Clark, Iowa Hemenway, Milnes, Treloar, as it affects the members of this House, I ask from both sides of Clark, Mo. Henderson, Minor, Wis. Updegraff, the Chamber that cordial cooperation without which I can not Codding, Henry, Conn. Mondell, Van Voorhis, hope to succeed, assuring them that no effort on my part will be Coffin, Henry, Ind. Moody, · Wadsworth, Colson, Hepburn, Morse, Walker, Mass. spared to aid them in the performance of their duties by that Connolly, Hermann, Mozly, Walker, Va. entire impartiality which is their just due. [Loud applause.] Cook, Wis. Hicks, Murphy, Wanger, Cooke, m. Hilborn, Noonan, Warner, SWEARING IN OF MEMBERS. Cooper, Wis. Hill, Northway, Watson, Ind. Corliss, Hitt, Odell, Watson, Ohio The SPEAKER then administered the oath of office, the Mem­ Cousins, Hooker, Otjen, WhiWe~te· gton, bers and Delegat-es presenting themselves, as their names were Crowther, . Hopkins, Overstreet, Crump, Howe Parker, Wilbe~, called by States, in the area in front of the Speaker's desk, and Curtis, Iowa Howell, Payne, Willis taking the oath required by law. _ Curtis, Kans. Hubbard, Pearson, Wilso~, Idaho Mr. HOPKINS. Mr. Speaker, Mr. NEWLANDS of Nevada, has Curtis, N.Y. Huff, Perkins, Wilson, N. Y. Dalzell, Hulick, Phillips, Wilson, Ohio been duly elected to the Fifty-fourth Congress as a Representative Danford, Ruling, Pickler, Wood, from that State; but owing to some cause, which is unknown to Daniels, Hull, Pitney, Woodman, him, the credentials have not been forwarded and filed with the Dayton, Hunt.er, Poole, Woomer, . Hurley, Powers, Wright. Clerk, so that his name has necessarily been left off the roll. I ask De Witt, unanimous consent, in view of the facts, that Mr. NEWLANDS be For Oha1·les F. C1'isp, of Georgia-95. now permitted to take the oath of office, notwithstanding the Abbott, Downi.rlg, McGann, Sorg absence of his credentials. Allen, Ellett, Va. McKenney, Sparkman, The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gentle­ Bailey, Elliott, S. C. McLaurin, Spencer, Bankhead, Erdman, McMillin, Stallings, man from lllinois? Bartlett, Ga. Hall, McRae, Stokes, There was no objection. Bartlett, N.Y. Harrison, Meredith, Strait, Mr. CRISP. Mr. Speaker, from the Tenth district of the State Bell, Tex. Hart, Meyer, Sulzer, Bdrry, Hendrick, Miles, Swanson, of New York Mr. CUMMINGS has been elected to fill a vacancy Black, Ga. Jones, Miner, N.Y. Talbert, occasioned by death. -The local canva~sing board has certified the Buck, Kendall, Money, Tarsney, result, but the State board has not yet met. Mr. CuMMINGS is Catchings, Kyle, Moses, Tate, Latimer, Neill, Tucker, present, and I ask unanimous consent, there being as I understand Clardy1 • Cobb, AJ.a. Lawson, Ogden, Turner, Ga. it no question of contest, that the oath of office be administered Cobb, Mo. Layt.on, Otey, Turner, Va. also to him, in order that he may take his chances with other mem­ Cockrell. Lester, Owens, Tyler, Cooper, Fla. Little, Patterson, UnderwO<>d, bers present in the drawing for seats soon to take place. Cooper, Tex. Livingston, Pendleton, Walsh, The SPEAKER. The Chair understands that there is no ques· Cowen, Lockhart, Richardson, Washington, tion as to the election. Is there objection? Cox, Maddox, Robbins, Wheeler, Crowley, Maguire, Robertson, La. Williams Ml.·.DINGLEY. Onemoment,Mr.Speaker. I understand that DeArmond, ·McClellan, Rusk, Wilson, S.C. there is no contest or question respecting the election? Denny, McCreary, Russell, Ga. Woodard, Mr. CRISP. I am so informed. Dinsmore, ·McCulloch, Sayers, Yoakum. Mr. DINGLEY. On that statement, I think there will be no · Dockery, McDearmon, Shaw, I objection. I For John C. Bell, of Colorado-6. The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gentle. Baker, Kans. Kern, Skinner, Strowd. man from Georgia? . Howard, Shuford, There was no objection. For David B. Culberson, of Texas-1. Mr. SMITH of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I was unable to hear my Crain. name called dm·ing the roll, and I ask that I may be sworn in at . Mr. HOPKINS (the roll call having been concluded). Mr. this time. Clerk, on behalf of the tellers appointed to canvass the vote for Mr. GROUT. I also desire the same privilege. ' Speaker, I am directed to report that they.have agreed in their The SPEAKER. Any other gentlemen who may be present, . tally, with this result: Whole number of votes cast 342; of which but did not respond when their States were called, may now prQ- i 1895• . .CONGRESSIONAL RECORP-_ HOUSE.

sent themselves, and the oath. of office will be_ad,ministered to Mr. CRISP. Mr. Speaker- " them at the same time it is administered to the gentleman from Mr. CANNON of illinois. I yield to the gentleman from Georgi3. Nevada [Mr. NEWLANDS] and the gentleman from New York Mr. CRISP. I have no desire to debate the propo.sition, but I (1t!l: . .CUMMINGS]. . should like to ask the gentleman from Illinois a question. The swearing in of members was then concluded. Mr. CANNON of illinois. Certainly. ELECTION OF CLERK .AND OTHER OFFICERS. Mr. CRISP. Since the Fiftieth Congress there has been no proposition of this sort submitted to the House. Prior to·and in­ Mr. GROSVENOR. Mr. Speaker, for the purpose of complet­ .cluding the Fiftieth Congress it was customary, upon the assem­ ing the organization of the House of Representatives, I offer for bling of each House, to adopt the rules of the preceding House immediate adoption the resolution I send to the desk. until-otherwise ordered. That proposition was departed from in The Clerk read as follows: the Fifty-4ifst Congress, and has not obtained since that time, Re;olved, That Alexander McDowell, of the State of Pennsylvania., be, and either when that side was in the majority or when this side was he is hereby chosen Clerk of the House of Representatives; That BenJamin1 F. Russell, of Missouri be, and he is hereby, chosen Ser­ in the majority; and the only question which I desire to ask the geant-at-Arms of the House of Represenmtives·1 gentleman is-so that the House may have some information upon That William J. Glenn, of the State of New York, be, and he is hereby, the subject--whether it is intended that the House shall have an chosen Doorkeeper of the House of Representatives; That Joseph C. McElroy, of the State of Ohio, be, and he is hereby, chosen opportunity, by a report from the Committee on Rules, to pass Postmaster of the House of Representatives; and upon the rules which are to be adopted for the government of the That Henry M. Couden, of the S~te of ~chigan, be, and he is hereby, House, or whether, simply by a motion of this sort at this time, chosen Chaplain of the House of Representatives. witliout a report, we are to adopt rules which are to obtain during Mr. SAYERS. Mr. Speaker, I offer a substitute for the resolu­ the remainder of_the session? tion just read, which I ask ~o be considered at this time. Mr. CANNON of Illinois. IwillsaytothegentlemanfromGeor­ The Clerk read as follows: gia that the House finds itself now without rules, except those that Resolved, That James Kerr, of the State of Pennsylvania, be, and is hereby, might obtain as being ordinarily applicable to parliamentary bodies. chosen Clerk of the House of Re_presentatives of _the Fifty-fourth Congress; It seems to me desirable that the House should adopt rules for its That Herman W. Snow, of the State of illinois, be, and is hereby, chosen Ser­ guidance. I will say to the gentleman, however, that opportunity geant-at-Arms of the House of Representatives of the Fifty-fourth Congress; That Alvin B. Hurt, of the State of Tennessee, be, and is hereby, chosen will be offered for the amendment of these rules hereafter. - Doorkeeper of the House of Representatives of the l<'ifty-fourth Congress; Mr. CRISP. Mr. Speaker, with the permission of the gentleman, That John T. Ross, of the State of Maryland, be, and is hereby, chosen Post­ the only point is this-the gentleman sees it well enough~ that the master of the House of Representatives of the Fifty-fourth Congress; and That the Rev. Edward B. Bagby, of the State of Virginia., be and is hereby, adoption of this rule, or this motioJJ-, at this time, puts it in the chosen Chaplain of the House of Representatives of the Fifty-fourth Con­ power of the majority of this House, or of a majority of the Com­ gi"ess. mittee on RUles, to preclude the discussion of the question after­ The question being taken on the substitute offered by Mr. wards at any time during the existence of this Congress. The SAYERS, it was rejected. gentleman understands that. The originalresolution offered by Mr. GROSVENOR was adopted. Mr. CANNON of illinois. In reply to the gentleman-- The SPEAKER then administered the oath of office to the Mr. CRISP. One moment. The purpose I had in view was officers-elect of the House of Representatives. simply tofindoutwhether, if we should agree now-of com·se we MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE. - may have to agree whether we wish to or not--but if we should voluntarily agree now that this rule should be adopted, whether A message from the Senate, by Mr. Cox, its Secretary, informed it is understood that at an early day we shall have a report from the House of Representatives that the Senate had passed the the Committeeon Rules on the question of rules? If that be true, following resolutions: ' of course that will bring up the whole question, and will give any Resolved, That the Secretary inform the House of Representatives that a member on ·this side the right~ if he chooses to exercise it, to criti­ quorum of the Senate is assembled, and that the Senate is ready to proceed to business. cise the rules and to offer a substitute for them. Now, without such Also: an understanding, the adoption of this order or resolution at this Resolved, That a committee consisting of two Senators be appointed to time absolutely destroys the right of any man to object to any one join such committee as may be appointed by the House of Representatives of these ru1es at·any time, or to have an opportunity, without the to wait upon the President of the United States, and inform him that a assent of the Committee on Rules and the majority of the House, quorum of each House is assembled; and that Congress is ready to receive any communication he may be pleasEd to make. · to make any objection. The Vice-President appointed as said committee Mr. VILAS and Mr. Mr. CANNON of illinois. In reply to the gentleman I will ALLISON. · state that the Fifty-first Congress, after great consideration, NOTIFICATION TO THE PRESIDENT. adopted ru1es With which it was content, acting through a small Mr~ HENDERSON submitted the following resolution; which majority. Later on the Fifty-second and the Fifty-third Con· was read, considered, and agreed to: gresses, in process of evolution, adopted rules that were satisfactory Resolved, That the Clerk be instructed to inform the President of the United to the majority of the House in those two Congresses. Now, it is States that the House of Representatives has elected THOMAS B. REED, a Rep­ evidently proper, as anybody can see, that at the earliest possible resentative from the State of Maine, Speaker and Alexander McDowell, a citizen of the State of Pennsylvania, Clerk of the House of Representatives moment, if it is practicable to do so, rules should be adopted for of the Fifty-fourth Congress. the guidance of the House governing the introduction of bills The resolution was ag1·eed to. and many other things, so that we may proceed in an orderly manner, for the convenience of members on both sides. It is en· NOTIFICATION TO THE SENATE. tirely within the power of the majority to change the rules at any Mr. DALZELL submitted the following resolution; which was time, and to amend; and while I do not desire to make an agree-­ read, considered, and agreed to: ment about the matter-it being entirely in the power of the ma­ Resolved, That a message be sent to the Senate to inform that body that a jority.=-I do say to the gentleman that as I understand there is no quorum of the House of Representatives has assembled; that THOMAS B. REED objection on this side of the House to the proposition that later a Representative from the State of Maine, has been elected Speaker, and - Alexander McDowell, a citizen of Pennsylvania, Clerk; and that the House is on opportunity be given for the gentleman from Georgia [Mr. ready to proceed to business. CRISP l, or other members, to be heard touching the rules that COMMITTEE OF NOTIFICATION. should govern this House by way of amendment. Mr. DINGLEY. Mr. Speaker, if the gentleman from Illinois Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, I offer the resolution which I send will pardon me- to the Clerk's desk. The SPEAKER. The gentleman from New York offers a res­ Mr. CANNON of Illinois. Certainly. olution, which will be reported to the House. Mr. DINGLEY. I desire to know whether it is not the pur- The Clerk read as follows: • pose, so far as it has been communicated upon this side of the House, that-these rules, at the proper time, shall be referred to the Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed by the Speaker on the part of the House of Representatives to join the committee ap:gointed on appropriate committee, and reported back, with such amendments the_part of the Senate to wait on the President of the United ::;tates and as may be thought proper, giving ample opportunity for gentlemen notify him that a quorum of the .two-Houses has assembled, and that Con­ upon the other side to move any amendments to the same that they gress is ready to receive any communication he may be pleased to make. may see fit? The resolution was agreed to; and in accordance with the terms Mr. CA.l~NON of Illinois. Oh, certainly; as I understand it. thereof the Speaker appointed Mr. PAYNE, Mr. CANNON of illinois, Mr. CRISP. Mypoint is simply this: So far as lam concerned, and Mr. CRISP. I do not wish in any way to interfere with the adoption of tempo­ THE RULES. rary rules. I merely desire to have the right at some time to crit­ Mr. CANNON of illinois. Mr. Speaker, I offer the resolution icise the rules, if it be deemed desirable to do so. which I send to the Clerk's desk. The resolution was agreed io. The Clerk read as follows: DAILY HOUR OF MEETING. Resolved, That until otherwise ordered, the rules of the Honse of Repre­ sentatives of the Fifty-fir;;;t Congress be adopted as the rules of the House of Mr. HOPKINS. Mr. Speaker, I offer the following resolution, Representatives of the Fifty-fourth Congress. and ask for its adoption.

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The Clerk read as follows: Mr. CRISP. That is agreeable to gentlemen on this side, so far Resolved, That until otherwise ordered the daily hour of meeting of the as I have been able to ascertain. Honse of Representatives shall be 12 o'clock meridian. · Mr. ·McMILLIN. Mr. Speaker, in order that the House may The resolution was agreed to. be in full possession of the facts pertaining to this matter, it is not, I hope, inappropriate for me add what has been stated DR.A. WING OF SEATS. to to by the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. CRISPl and the gentleman Mr. DINGLEY. Mr. Speaker, I believe the usual formal reso­ from Maine [Mr. DINGLEYl, that while they have stated correctly lutions completing the organization of the House have been the plan adopted in the My-second Congress, yet, in the suc­ adopted; and as. it is understoo~ that the message ?f the President ceeding · Congress, when the majority was still large, a similar will not be sent m to-day, there 1s ample opportumty for the draw­ proposition was made by our side, but was objected to on the ing of seats. In order to reach that business, I offer the following other side because it was claimed that the plan had worked hard· resolution. ship by giving too great an advantage to the majority. I think The Clerk read as follows: the RECORD will bear me out in that statement. Resolmed, That the House do now proc.eed to draw seats for Members and Mr. DINGLEY. Mr. Speaker, I desire to con-ect my friend Delegates of the present Congress in pursuance of Rule X.XXTI of the last from Tennessee. The objection was not that the plan had worked House, .and when names of members absent from the ~ty or on account of sickness are called that seats be selected for them by their colleagues. hardship, but that in the succeeding Congress the Republican membership had largely increased, so that what had been just in Mr. :McCREARY. Mr. Speaker- the Fifty-second Congress was not so in the Fifty-third, because Mr. DINGLEY. I yield a moment to the gentleman from of the changed conditions. Kentucky. Mr. McCREARY. Mr. Speaker, I believe it has been the cus­ Mr. McMILLIN. I may be in error as to the motive of the ob­ tom, since the beginning of the Fifty-first Congress, to allow jection, :which I have stated only from the impression left on my ex-Speakers of the House of Representatives to select their seats mind, but the fact remains that objection was made. Mr. WILLIAM .A.. STONE. Mr. Speaker, I desire to correct the without participating in the drawing. I offer an amendment to gentleman on one point. The objection came, not from this side that effect. of the House, but from Mr. SIMPSON, a Populist member from Mr. DINGLEY. I would suggest to the gentleman n·om Ken­ Kansas. tut:ky that after the adoption of the resolution I have offered it is Mr. DINGLEY. And the objection was not that the plan had customary to ask unanimous consent that ex-Speakers be allowed not worked well in the preceding Congress, but that the condi­ to choose their seats. That has been done by unanimous consent; tions had changed. and I prefer that the resolution should be adopted as offered. Mr. WILLIAM A. STONE. Itwasanobjection thatwasraised Mr. McCREARY. I have no objection; and then I will offer because gentlemen desired another arrangement. this proposition. The resolution was agreed to. Mr.-DINGLEY. Mr. Speaker, I understand that no objection The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Kentucky asks unani­ is made now to the proposition I have submitted. mous consent that ex-Speakers of the House of Representatives be The SPEAKER. The arrangement can be carried out by com­ allowed to select their seats prior to the drawing. That would mon consent. Is there objection? include the gentleman from Georgia [Mr. CRISPl and the gentle­ There was no objection. man from Pennsylvania [Mr. GRow]. Isthereobjection? [After Mr. DINGLEY. Now, Mr. Speaker, I ask to have Rule XXXII a pause.] The Chair hears none, and it is accordingly agreed to. read. Mr. DINGLEY. I desire to make a statement of interest to the REPORT OF THE RETffiiNG CLERK. Honse in reference to the selection of seats. Ordinarily, when the The SPEAKER. Before that is done the Chair will submit the membership of the two leading parties is nearly equal, the cust-om report of the retiring Clerk of the.House, with a letter transmit­ has obtained that gentlemen members of the Republican party ting a list of contested-election cases.· Without objection these for their convenience have selected seats upon the left of the aisle, documents will be received and ordered to be printed. and gentlemen of the DeiD:ocratic ~arty sea:fis on the right of the There was no objection, and it was so ordered. aisle· but at the present t1me, as m the Fifty-second Congress, The letter transmitting the list of contested-election cases is as ther~ is so great a disp1·oportion in the number of members of the follows: · two lea-ding parties that it is impracticable, of course, to d? this. CONTESTED ELECTION CASES. It will be remembered by some gentlemen present that m the Letter from the Clerk of the House of R&J>resenta.tives, transmitting a list of Fifty-second Congress, prior to the drawing, an agreement was the contests for seats in the House of Representatives of the Fifty-fourth made that the Republican members should select from this side Congress of the United States. . of the aisle (standing in the first aisle to the left of the main aisle] . CLERK'S OFFICE, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, for the first two blocks, that in the last two blocks selections be Washington, D. C., December~, 1895. Sm: I have the honor to lay before the House of Representatives a list of made indiscriminately, and that in the aisle to my left, and on all contests for seats in the House of Representatives for the Fifty-fourth Con­ the other side of the main aisle, the members of the DemocTatic gress of the United States, notices of which have b een filed in theo1ficeof the paTty should select their seats. · Clerk of the Honse, and also to transmit therewith all original testimony, papers, and documents relating thereto, as follows, to wit: It has been suggested, after a conference between gentlemen on State of A.labama.-Third, Fourth, Fifth, and Ninth Congressional districts. both sides of the House, that the same arrangement reversed, the State of Georgia.-Seventh Congressional distlict. political parties being now reversed, should obtain at the present State of Tilinois.-Third and Sixteenth Congressional districts. State of Kentucky.~Seventh and Tenth Congressional districts. time. I have conferred with gentlemen upon both sides of the State of Louisiana.-Second, Third, and Fifth Congre sional districts. House, and especially with the gentleman from Georgia [Mr. State of Maryland.-Third Congressional district. CRISP], and, so far as I know, this arrangement meets with State of .3fissouri.-Fifth Congressional district. State of .Mississippi. -Seventh Congressional district. ·approval. State of Ne:w York.-Eighth, Ninth, and Twelfth Congressional districts. Mr. CRISP. The exact matter as it appears in the RECORD is State of N01-th Carolina. -Second, Third, and Sixth Congressional districts. as stated by the gentleman from Maine. As there are only a few State of South Ca1·olina.-First, Third, Sixth, and Seventh Congressional districts. words, I will read: State of Texas.-Fourth, Sixth, and Tenth Congressional districts. Mr. BLOUNT. Mr. Speaker, I beg to make a. statement to the House. An state of Virginia.-Fourth, Fifth, ixth, and Tenth Con~ressional districts. informal conference between members on both sides of the House has resulted The Clerkwishesalsotosta.te that he has opened and prmted the testimony in a. suggestion which will be acceptable to members on both sides-that in the in all the above cases excepting in the contest from the Third Congressional drawing of seats this side- · district of Illinois, Hugh R. Belknap vs. Lawrence E. McGann, the testimony not being filed within the time required by law. That was then the Democratic side- Also in the cDntest from the Third Congressional district of Louisiana, Tay­ will take the seats on this side of the aisle and the first block of seats on lor Beattie vs. Andrew Price, the testimony not all being filed at tho time fixed the right-hand side of the aisle- for the opening of the same, as required by law, viz, August 15, 1895. The That is, the block in which the gentleman stands- case was continued and the testimony remains unopened. Also in the conte~t from the Eighth Con~ressi.onal district of New York, J. or opposite, that the ReJ>ublicans will take the two next blocks of sea.~s and Murray ·Mitchell vs. James J. Walsh, and the Ninth Congressional district of the remaining seats will be selected as gentlemen may choose on drawmg. New York, TimothyJ. Campbellvs.Henry C. Miner. Inneitherofthestjcases has the contestee filed any t~stimony 1 and the testimony of tpe contes.tan~ That was . the agreement reached at that time. That is the having been filed after the time reqmred by law the Clerk did not think It agreement, as I 1mderstand, the gentleman nowproposes. So far proper to open the testimony in either case, but to submit the same for the as I am concerned, it is enth·ely satisfactory. consideration of the House. A MEMBER. Under that rule that side of the House would tak-e In the Twelfth Congressional district of New York, R. A. Cheesebrough vs. George B. McClellan; the Seventh Congressional district of MississipP-i, A. all of that side and_the first bloek on this side to the right of the M. Newman vs. J. G. Spencer, and the Fourth Congressional district of 'I exas, main aisle. J. H. Davis vs. D. B. Culberson, there are filed with the Clerk notices of con­ :Mr. CRISP. The minority, in this case the Democratic party. test, together with copies of the answers of contestees, and the affidavit of the contestee in each case that no testimony has been taken. would occupy first, exclusively, these two blocks of seats, and In compliance with the act approved March 2 1887, entitled "An acl relat­ then the excess of members not so accommodated would take ing to contested elections," such portions of the testimony in the above cases their chances in the last two blocks. (with the excepti0ns referred to) as the parties in interest ajp'Sed upon, or as seemed proper to the Clerk, after giving the requisite notices, have been Mr. DINGLEY. It is simply the plan which was adopted in printed and indexGd, together with the notices of contest and the answers the Fifty-second Congress reversed. thereto; and such portions of the testimony as wera not printed, with all the 1895. . CONGRESSIONAL "RECORD-:HOUSE.

=~~m:;~=.e been -sealed up and are ready to be laid before the C?m- tests; but so far as the briefs have been furnished to the Clerk they are also ready to be laid before the Committee on Elections upon the order of the Two copjes of the printed testimony in each case .have been mailed to the House, together with a tabulated statement1 which has been prepared by the contestant and the same number to the contestee.. The law in reference to Cleril:, showing the number of pa.,aes of testimony and the present status ot the briefs of both the contestee and eontestant in each case has been com­ each and every contested-ele.ction case, as well as the docket which has been plied with as far as possible upon the receipt by the Clerk of said briefs. kept, and all the papers in connection therewith. Owing to delays in this matter, over which the Clerk has no control, all of Very respectfully, JAMES KERR, said briefs have not yet been returned to him by the parties to these con- Clerk of the House of Rep~·esentativu. Contested-election cases, Fifty-fourth Cong1'ess.

Printed Printed pages of testi- Testi­ testi- I mony and briefs. Contestant. Contestee. District. mony mony opened. for- Testi- . warded. mony. Bnefs. Total. l------:------l------\------1------1895. 1895. W. C. Robinson .•. ·------George P. Harrison ______: ______1 W. F. Aldrich ______Gaston A. Robbins ______Third Alabama------JuneU Sept.20 462 22 48( 2 June 7 July 20 309 115 424: 3 A. T. Goodwyn .... ------.... ____ ------James E. Cobb ..... ------___ _ =t~~~~===:::::::::::::::Ninth Alabama ______June24 Oct. 3 562 72 634, 4: June 7 July 21f 89'3 lm 1,113 5 ~ \.Aj~~~======~====~~======~::::· ii~g~~~~~======June 8 July 23 6Zl 189 816 6 Lawrence E. McGann*------~d~ui!~::~=====~======(*) (*) (*) (*) 7 fo~\~:Rt'~;~-~=- ====~~~======~~=== Sixteenth illinois ____ ------June 8 JJi20 670 109 779 8 WJriruk~~~O~~s:::::::::::::::::::: Seventh Kentuc.K.y.... ------­ June 8 July 20 1,010 149 1, 1.59 9 Joseph M. KendalL _____ ------Tenth Kentucky------JunelO July 23 108 33 lil H.1r.T~H~~~~ DudlP.y Coleman ~~~====~====~::::~~=~== ______Charles F. Buck------10 SecondThird Louisiana Louisiana ______-····· .•...... _ Aug.24 Sept.~ 658 113 771 11 (t) \t) (t) (t) (t) 12 lil~WilliamS. ~;;i~~-~======Booze ______:::::::::::: ==== HarryW.~~~~e: f.i':irrer:::~======: Rusk ______::::: _ Fifth Louisiana .... ------...... Juneltl Aug. 9 190 69 259 13 June17 Aug. 5 4:b9 78 537 14: Robert T. Van Horn.------John C. Tarsney ------_...•... Eighth New York ______Aui.31 955 1U 15 J. Murray Mitchell* ------James J.Walsh * ------j~:~lo~~===~--======~======· 16 Timothy J . Campbell*_------Henry C. Miner* ...... ------_ •.... Ninth New York ______------~*~ ~=~ ~=) 17 R. A. Cheesehrough:j: .. ------George B. McClellan+------Twelfth New York ______---- "]r m (t~ 18 Henry P. Cheatham ______Fred.A. Woodard------Second North Carolina ______Junell Aug. 9

Con- Con- Con- Con- Con- . Con- testant's Con- testee's Con- testant's testant testee testant brief in Contestant. Contestee. notified testant's brief testae's brief brief sent to notified brief sent to files reply to file to file brief in sent to brief. filed. con- brief. filed. con- testee. testant. reply. con- testae. ------1 W. C. Robinson_____ ------GeorgeP. Harrison ______Sept.20 Nov. 25 Nov. 2.5 Nov. 25 2 W. F. Aldrich ______------Gaston A. Robbins ...... ------July 20 Aug. 20 Aug. 26 Aug. 20 ·sept.":?a- ·se})i:oo· ===~======:::::::::: 3 A. T. Goodwyn ______------····· ... . James E. Cobb------Oct. 3 Oct. 31 Nov. 25 Nov. 25 ( T. H. Aldri<'.h. ------. ------~ ------... . Oscar W. Underwood.------July 20 Sept.24 Sept.24 sept.u ·:N<>:V:ii- ·:N<>v.~·n· :::::::::: :::::.-:::: 5 W . H. Felton _____ ------·------John W. Maddox ______July 23 Aug. 22 Aug. 2ti Aug. 26 Sept.21 Sept.21 Nov. 8 Nov. 9 6 Hugh R. Belk"'Dap* ------.. Lawrence E. McGann* 1 John I. Rinaker ------­ Finis E. Downing _____ :::::::::~:::::: -J-~i-20- ·xu.ii:i9- ·xu.ii:26· ·xu.ii:zs· -~;{;:pi:zf ·s·e-:Pi:25· ·oci:-26· ·oci.---26 8 George D~ny, jr ·------William C. Owens______July 20 Aug. 20 Aug. 26 Aug. 26 Sept.OO Oct. 1 Nov.11 Nov. 11 9 N. T.Hopkins ______------···· Jooeph M. Kendall------July 2-3 Oct. 16 Nov. 16 Nov. 16 ------...... ------10 H.Dudley Coleman------····· Charles F. Buck.------Sept.25 Oct. 26 Oct. 28 Oct. 28 Nov. Zl Nov. Zl ------11 12 IfJ~ le":(~w~-~===~ ==~=~===~======~~i~':J~~!iner·::::.-:::::.-::::~:::: -.AQg:--9- ·scpi:·9- ·se:Pi:ii" ·se:pi:n· ======:::::::::: 13 WilliamS. Booze-----·------Harry W . Rusk ______Aug. 5 Sept. 4 Sept.10 Sept.10 Oct. 16 Oct. 17 Nov-18 Nov. 19 H Robert T. Van Horn.------···· ...... JohnC.Ta.rsney ...... •..•... .:: ...... Aug.31 Sept.23 Sept.23 Sept.23 Oct. 21 Oct. 21 Nov.18 Nov. 19 15 J. Murray :Mitchell* __ .... -·····-----­ Jam"'s J . Walsh*------____ ------...... ____ ...... - ...... ______------______...... ------16 Timothy J. Campbell .....•. ------.... 17 R. A. Cheesebrough t------18 Henry P. Cheatham ______~;Ei.lx~~l~~-~====·======x~i==~= =iii£===~= =6~£:-==~= =~~i_===~= ~~:~=~~:=~ ==~=:::::: :::::::::: ====:::::: 19 OnusCharles W. H. Thompson Martin ______.... ------.•.. _ John G. Shaw------July 23 Aug. 20 Aug. 26 Aug. 26 Sept.25 Sept.25 Nov. 26 Nov. 26 20 George W. Murray ______James A. Lockhart---·····-·-········ July 23 Sept.11 Sept.l6 Sept.16 Nov. 5 Nov. 6 ------­ 21 William Elliott------July 23 Ang. 23 Aug. 20 Aug. 26 Oct. 17 Oct. 17 Robert Moorman ______•..... Asbury C. Latimer ______Aug. 9 Sept. 9 Sept.11 Sopt.11 Oct. 16 Oct. 11 ·:Nov~--22 22 Joshua E. Wilson ______·:NoV:·22· John L. McLaurin------Au~?:. 5 Sept. 4: Sept. 5 Sept. 5 Oct. 18 Oct. 19 Nov. 22 Nov. 22 il Thomas B. Johnston ______.. __ ------J . William Stokes------Aug. 5 Sept. 3 Sept. 4: Sept. 4 Nov.12 Nov.13 ------·25 J. H. Davis:j: ..... ------D. B.Culbersont------····- 26 JeromeA. J. RosenthaL C. Kearby------______Jo.Abbott ------·------Aug. 5 Aug. 28 Aug. 00 Aug. 30 Sept.28 Sept.30 Oct. 28 Oct. 28 Zl Miles Crowley------Aug. 5 Sept. 5 Sept. 5 Sept. 5 Oct. 11 Oct. 11 ------­ 28 R. T. ThorP------WilliamR.McKenney ------Aug. 9 Sept. 6 Sept. 9 Sept. 9 Oct. 5 Oct. 5 Nov. 2 Nov. 2 29 George W. Cornett ______------00 ~~~~~eJ~O~~~~=~~=:::=:::::::::: J~ ~ -~~~~-~- -~~~ ---~- -~~~~ -~- ::~::::::: :::::::::: ==~======::::=::=:: 31 ~a!:~-¥~~~~-~~::::::::::::::::::::: H . St. George Tucker------Aug.16 Sept.21 Sept.21 Sept.21 Oct. 22 Oct. 22 Nov. 25 Nov. 25 82 A.M. Newman+---··-··------J. G. Spencer :1: .. --...... ---- ...... ": ...... --' ------.... --.... ------...... •. ___ ···------___ _

*Testimony not opened. tease considered August 15. Testimony not opened. (See record ..., :1: No testimony filed.

DRAWING OF SEATS. ment the Member ?r Delegate whose name on a numbered alphabetical list shall correspond With the number on the ball shall advance and choose his The SPEAKER. The Clerk will now read the rule under which seat for the term for which he is elected. . the House is proceeding. 2. ~afore _said drawing sha~ commence each seat shall be vacated and so remam until selected under this rule, and any seat having been selected shall The Clerk read as follows: be deemed forfeited if left unoccupied before the call of the roll is finished, RULE XXXII-DRAWING Oil' SEATS. and w~e!leve:r the seats of M~rs and ~elegates shall have bean drawn, no proposition for-a second drawmg shall be m order during that Congress. · 1. At the comm€'ncement of ea.ch Congress, immediately after the Members and Delegates are sworn in, the Clerk shall place in a box, prepared for that The SPEAKER. In order to carry out the resolution as to the : ~~b;;·o~ ii~:~s0!n~~~~:~~~~hb~s ~t~W :C~=utl~/~~~ selection of seats nnder the rule, it will be necessary for members • bared and thoroughly intermingled. and at such hour as shall be fixed by the to retire from the body of the HalL - House for that purpose, by the hands of a page, draw said balls one by one The members present retired behind the railing. from the box and announce the number as it is drawn, upon which announce- The SPEAKER. Before the drawing for seats begins the gen· CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. DECEMBER 3, 8 { tleman from Georgia [Mr. CrusPl and the gentleman from Penn­ have performed the duty assigned them, and were requested by sylvania [Mr. GRow], wno have been authorized by the House to the President to give his respectfnl salutation to the Houses of choose seat.s in advance, will please make their selections. Congress and to say that he will immediately communicate to Mr. CRISP and Mr. GROW accordingly chose seats. each House a message in writing. The SPEAKER. Members will please remain outside the rail­ PRESIDENT'S ANNUAL MESSAGE. ing during the drawing. When gentlemen come inside while the drawing is in progress there is likelyto be misunderstanding as to Mr. 0. L. PRUDEN, one of the secretaries of the President of the what seats are occupied and confusion arises which had better be United States, appeared below the bar, and said: avoided. The drawing will now begin. - Mr. President, I am directed by the President of the United The drawing of seats was begun at seven minutes before 2 States to deliver to the Senate a message in writing. o'clock p.m., and concluded at thirty-two min~tes past 3. The message was received from the secretary and handed to the Vice-President. PRINTING OF THE RULES. The VICE-PRESIDENT. The Chair lays before the Senate the Mr. GROSVENOR. Mr. Speaker, I offer the resolution which message of the President of the United States, which the Secretary I !end to the desk. will read. The resolution was read, as follows: The Secretary (Mr. WILLIAM R. Cox) read the message, as O-rdered, That there be printed for the use of the House 500 copies of the follows: - - rules of the Fifty-first Congress. To the Congress of the United States: The resolution was adopted. The present assemblage of the legislative branch of our Govern­ Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, I move that the Honse do now ad­ ment occurs at a time when the interests of our people and the journ. needs of the country give especial prominence to the condition of The motion was agreed to; and the Honse accordingly (at 3 our foreign relations and the exigencies of our national finances. o'clock and 35 minutes p.m.) adjourned. The reports of the heads of the several administrative Departments of the Government fully and plainly exhibit what has been accom­ plished within the scope of their respective duties and present such PUBLIC BILLS. recommendations for the betterment of our country's condition as Under clause 3 of Rnle XXII, bills of the following titles were patriotic and intelligent labor and observation suggest. introduced and severally referred as follows: I therefore deem my executive duty adequately performed at this By Mr. LINTON: A bill (H. R. 1) to reclassify railway postal time by presenting to the Congress the important phases of our clerks and prescribe their salaries-to the Committee on the Post­ situation as related to our intercourse with foreign nations, and a. Office and Post-Roads. statement of the financial problems which confront us, omitting, By Mr. ALDRICH: A bill (H. R. 2) disposing of two condemned except as they are related to these topics, any reference to depart­ cannon-to the Committee on Military Affairs. mental operations. - Also, a bill (H. R. 3) to provide for the relief of aged and dis­ I earnestly invite, however, not only the careful consideration, abled letter carriers-to the Committee on the Post-Office and Post­ but the severely critical scrutiny of the Congress and my fellow­ Roads. countrymen to the reports concerning these departmental oper­ Also, a bill (H. R. 4) making ineligible for appointment as as­ ations. If justly and fairly examined they will furnish proof of signee or receiver officers of corporations engaged in interstate assiduous and painstaking care for the public welfare. I press commerce-to the Committee on Commerce. the recommendations they contain upon the respectful attention - of those charged with the duty of legislation, because I believe their adoption wonld promote the people's good. PETITIONS, ETC. By amendatory tariff legislation in January last, the Argentine Republic, recognizing the value of the large market opened to the Under clause 1 of Rnle XXII, the following petitions and papers free importation of its wools under our last tariff act, has admitted were laid on the Clerk's desk and referred as follows: certain products of the United States to entry at reduced duties. By Mr. ALDRICH: Resolution of the NationalBoardof Trade, It is pleasing to note that the efforts we have made to enlarge the asking Congress to pass a law making officers of public corpora­ exchanges of trade on a sound basis of mutual benefit are in this tiona ineligible for receivership-to the Committee on Commerce. instance appreciated by the country from which our woolen fac­ tories draw their needfnl supply of raw material. The Missions boundary dispute hetween the Argentine Repub­ lic and Brazil, referred to the President of the United States as SENATE. arbitrator during the term of my predecessor, and which was sub­ TUESDAY., December 3, 1895. mitted to me for determination, resulted in an award in favor of Brazil upon the historical and documf'ntary evidence presented, Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. W. H. Mn..BURN, D. D. thus ending a long-protracted controversy and again demonstrat­ .GEORGE GRAY, a Senator from the State of Delaware, JoHN M. ing the wisdom and desirability of settling international boundary PALMER, a Senator from the State of illinois, and JOHN P. JoNES, disputes by recom·se to friendly arbitration. a Senator from the State of Nevada, appeared in their seats to-day. Negotiations are progressing for a revival of the United States The Journal of yesterday's proceedings was read and approved. and Chilean Claims Commission, whose work was abruptly termi­ M.ESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE. nated-la-st year by the expiration of the stipulated time within Mr. T. 0. ToWLES, the Chief Clerk of the House of Representa­ which awards could be made. tives, appeared below the bar of the Senate and delivered the fol- The resumption of specie payments by Chile is a step of great lowing message: - interest and importance both in its direct consequences upon her Mr. _President, lam directed by the Houseof Representatives to own welfare and as evincing the ascendancy of sound financial inform the Senate that a quorum of the Honse of Representatives principles in one of the most influential of the South American has assembled; that THOMAS B. REED, a Representative from the Republics. The close of the momentous struggle between China and Japan~ State of Maine, has been elected Speaker; that Alexander Mc­ while relieving the diplomatic agents of this Government from the Dowell, a citizen of ,the State of Pennsylvania, has been elected delicate duty they undertook at the request of both countries, of Clerk, and that the House is I"eady to proceed to business. rendering such service to the subjects of either belligerent within Also, that a committee of three has been appointed by the Speaker the territorial limits of the other as our neutral position permitted, on the part of the House of Representatives, to join the committee developed a domestic condition in the Chinese Empire which has appointed on the part of the Senate, to wait on the President of caused much anxiety and called for prompt and careful attention. the United States and notify him that a quorum of each of the two Either as a resnlt of a weak control by the central Government over Houses has assembled, and that Congress is ready to receive any the proviilcial administrations, following a diminution of tradi­ communication he may be plea.sed to make; and that Mr. PAYNE, tional governmental authority under the stress of an overwhelm­ Mr. CANNON of lllinois, and Mr. CRISP have been appointed such ing national disaster, or as a manifestation upon good opportunity committee on the part of the House. of the aversion of the Chinese popnlation to all foreign ways and NOTIFICATION TO THE PRESIDENT. undertakings, there have occurred in widely separated provinces of Mr. VILAS and Mr. ALLISON, the committee appointed in con­ China serious outbreaks of the old fanatical spirit against foreign­ junction with a similar committee of the House of Representatives ers, which, unchecked by the local authorities, if not actually con­ to wait upon the President of the United States, appeared below nived at by them, have culminated in mob attacks on foreign mis­ the bar, and sionary stations, causing much destruction of property, and at­ Mr. VILAS said: Mr. President, the committee appointed to tended with personal injuries as well as loss of life. wait upon the President of the United States and inform him that Although but one American citizen was reported to have been a quorum of each of the Houses of Congress has assembled and is actually wounded, and although the destruction of property may ready to receive any communication he may be pleased to make, have fallen more heavily upon the missionaries of other nationa.li-