People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 December 1895 — RECEIVED IN THE HOUSE. [ARTICLE]

RECEIVED IN THE HOUSE.

______ * LegliUtori Listen Attentively aud Applaud the Sentiment*. Washington, Dec. 18.—While the time of the House was mainly absorbed Monday In a debate‘on the Republican plan to create three committees, of nine members each, to deal with the election contests, its Interest was centered upon* the President’s message. Although many members had already read it, nearly all of them remained in their seats and listened attentively to the reading. Several passages were

punctuated by applause. rne conclusion of the reading was followed by loud applause on both sides. Mr. Crisp was on his feet at the close with a bill, and Mr. McCreary (Dem.), Kentucky, moved the reference of the message to the Committee of Foreign Affairs; but Speaker Reed referred it to that committee without a motion and recognized Mr. Dingley (Rep.), Maine, who made a motion to adjourn until today, and this was carried. The bill which Mr. Crisp tried to offer follows: “Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Congress assembled, that the sum of SIOO,OOO be and the same is hereby appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated to pay the expenses of a commission to be appointed by the President to investigate and report what is the true divisional line between the Republic of Venezuela and British Guiana." The change of rules increasing the membership of committees was agreed to, with the exception of the clause changing the Elections Committee.