HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. CHARLES F. CRISP, of Georgia, Speaker. JAMES KERR, of Pennsylvania, Clerk. [Republicans (in Roman), 8; Democrats (in Italic), 233: Farmers' Alliance (in SMALL CAPS), 9; vacancies, 2; total, 332.] * In place of Hon. Joseph McKenna, resigned March 28, 1892, to become U. 8. Circuit Judge. Qualified May 5, 1892, to succeed Hon. John W. Kendall, died March 7, 1892. 5. Cornelius A. Cadmus. 7. (Vacancy.*)................ NEW-YORK. 1. James W. Covert..........L. Island City 3. William J. Coombs.. Brooklyn. New-York City New-York City New-York City 14. William G. Stahlnecker... Yonkers. Goshen. .Dover Plains. 15. Henry Bacon.. 16. John H. Ketcham ...... 17. Isaac N. Cox... Ellenville, Stillwater. Albany. Amsterdam. ... Plattsburg. ....Ogdensburgh, Booneville. . Cooperstown. Syracuse. Norwich Auburn. 18. John A. Quackenbush. .... Elmira. Canandaigua. . Rochester. .Buffalo. NORTH CAROLINA. 1. William A. B. Branch.... Washington. 4. Benjamin H. Bunn........ Rocky Mount. 6. Sydenham B. Alexander. Charlotte. 7. John S. Henderson........Salisbury. 8. William H. H. Cowles.... Wilkesborough 9. William T. Crawford..... Waynesville. NORTH DAKOTA. 1. Martin N. Johnson...... Petersburg. OHIO. 1. Binger Hermann......... Roseburgh. Caused by the death, Nov. 5. 1892, of Hon. Edward F. McDonald. *In place of Hon. Alexander K. Craig, died July 29, 1892. In place of Hon Eli T. Stackhouse, died June 14, 1892. Qualified July 28, 1892, in place of Hon. Roger Q. Mills, resigned. Qualified December 23, 1891, to suceeed Hon. William H. F. Lee, died October 15, 1891. MARCH 4, 1893–MARCH 3, 1895. FIRST SESSION BEGAN AUGUST 7, 1893. THE SENATE. ADLAI E. STEVENSON, of Illinois, Vice-President and President of the Senate. WILLIAM R. Cox, of North Carolina, Secretary. [Republicans (in Roman), 37; Democrats (in Italic), 44; Independents (in SMALL CAPS), 4; vacancies, 3; total, 88. 1895 Donelson Caffery.......St.Mary's Par. 1897 Henry C. Hansbrough....Devil's Lake. 1897 Edward D. White.........New Orleans, 1899 William N. Roach.... (For notes see page 82.) ..Larrimore. (a) Appointed by the Governor to fill the vacancy caused by the death, June 20, 1893, of Senator Leland Stanford. (b) In place of Senator Bishop W. Perkins, appointed to succeed the late Hon. Preston B. Plumb. (c) In place of Senator John G. Carlisle, resigned February 4, 1893. (d) In place of Senator John E. Kenna (Dem)., died January 11, 1893. (e) The Senate refused to seat these Senators, claiming under Executive appointment, the Legislatures having at their late sessions failed to elect Senators. On the right of Hon. Lee Mantle to a seat in the Senate under Executive appointment of the Governor of Montana, the last Legislature having failed to make an election, Mr. Hoar, from the Committee on Privileges and Elections, reported at the executive session of the Senate, March 27, 1893, a resolution declaring him entitled to a seat. Mr. Vance, from the minority of the committee, reported a resolution declaring Mr. Mantle not entitled to a seat. The subject was debated during the executive session, and resumed at the extra session in August. August 23 the substitute offered by Mr. Vance was agreed to-Yeas 35, nays 30: YEAS-Messrs. Berry, Blackburn, Caffery, Coke, Cullom, Dixon, Faulkner, Gallinger, George, Gibson, Gray, Harris, KYLE, Lindsay, McMillan, McPherson, Manderson, Mills, Mitchell of Ore., Mitchell of Wis., Murphy, Palmer, Pasco, PEFFER, Platt, Proctor, Ransom, Smith, Stockbridge, Vance, Vest, Vilas, Washburn, White of Cal., White of La.-35. NAYS-Messrs. Bate, Butler, Cameron, Carey, Daniel, Davis, Dubois, Frye, Hansbrough, Hawley, Higgins, Hill, Hoar, Hunton, Irby. Jones of Ark., Jones of Nev., Lodge, Martin, Perkins of Cal., Power, Pugh, Roach, Shoup, Squire, Stewart, Teller, Turpie, Walthall, Wolcott-30. Mr. Manderson entered a motion to reconsider, and Mr. Vance moved to lay it on the table. August 28-Mr. Vance's motion was agreed to-yeas, 31; nays, 28: YEAS-Messrs. Berry, Caffery, Call, Camden, Coke, Cullom. Dixon, Faulkner, Gallinger, George, Gray, Lindsay, McMillan, McPherson, Mills, Mitchell of Wis., Murphy, Palmer, Pasco, Platt, Proctor, Ransom, Smith, Stockbridge, Vance, Vest, Vilas, Voorhees, Washburn, White of Cal., White of La.-31. NAYS-Messrs. Bate, Butler, Cameron, Davis, Dubois. Frye, Hansbrough, Hawley, Hill, Hunton, Irby, Jones of Ark., Jones of Nev., Martin, Morgan, PEFFER. Perkins of Cal., Pettigrew. Power, Pugh, Roach, Sherman, Shoup, Squire, Stewart, Teller, Walthall, Wolcott-28. The resolution reported by Mr. Hoar, amended by the Senate so as to declare Mr. Mantle not entitled to a seat, was then agreed to-yeas, 32; nays, 29: YEAS-Messrs. Aldrich, Berry, Caffery, Call, Camden, Coke, Cullom, Dixon, Faulkner, Gallinger, George, Gray, Lindsay, McMillan, McPherson, Mills, Mitchell of Wis., Murphy, Palmer, Pasco, Platt, Proctor, Kansom, Smith, Stockbridge, Vance, Vest, Vilas, Voorhees, Washburn, Whrte of Cal., White of La.-32. NAYS-Messrs. Bate, Butler, Cameron, Davis, Dubois, Frye, Hansbrough, Hawley, Hig gins, Hill, Hunton, Irby, Jones of Ark., Jones of Nev., Martin, Morgan, PEFFER, Perkins of Cal., Pettigrew, Power, Pugh, Roach, Sherman, Shoup, Squire, Stewart, Teller, Walthall, Wolcott-29. By the same vote, on the same day, Hon. John B. Allen, appointed by the Governor of Washington under like circumstances, was declared not entitled to a seat in the Senate. The former appointee of the Governor of Wyoming, whose credentials were presented at the executive session of the Senate, A. C. Beckwith, announced in a letter to the President of the Senate dated July 11, 1893, that "owing to a combination of circumstances over which I had no control I have been obliged to hand in my resignation to Governor Osborne of my appointment as United States Senator from Wyoming." Gov. Osborne failed to make another appointment prior to the taking of the above votes in the Senate. |