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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 27 STAT. · March 3, 1893 · Chapter 226

Chapter 226. to amend section seven hundred and sixty-six of the Revised Statutes of the United States

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CHAP. 226.— An Act to amend section seven hundred and sixty-six of the Revised Statutes of the United States.March 3, 1893. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Appeals in habeas corpus cases.[R. S., sec. 766, p. 144 amended](/us/rs/t/s766/p144).*Proviso*.Limit of time. That section seven hundred and sixty-six of the Revised Statutes be amended by adding thereto, at the end of said section, the following words:
“*Provided*, That no such appeal shall be had or allowed after six months from the date of the judgment or order complained of.” Approved, March 3, 1893. RESOLUTIONS. No. 1: relating to the discharge of certain official duties in the office of Register of the Treasury. Public Resolution 1 27 Stat. 752 1892-12-13 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
Digitization Vendor 2026-02-17 52 1 public [No. 1.] Joint Resolution relating to the discharge of certain official duties in the office of Register of the Treasury.December 13, 1892. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Register of the Treasury.Designation of acting assistant. That during the absence of the Register of the Treasury, and while the Assistant Register is discharging, under the law, the duties of Register during his said absence, the Secretary of the Treasury may, by appointment under his hand and seal, delegate authority to any Chief of Division or clerk in the office of Register to act as Assistant Register during the said absence of the Register.
Approved, December 13, 1892. No. 2: to pay the officers and employes of the Senate and House of Representatives their respective salaries for the month of December, eighteen hundred and ninety-two, on the twenty first day of said month. Public Resolution 2 27 Stat. 752 1892-12-20 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2026-02-17 52 1 public [No. 2.] Joint Resolution to pay the officers and employes of the Senate and House of Representatives their respective salaries for the month of December, eighteen hundred and ninety-two, on the twenty first day of said month.December 20, 1892. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Officers, etc., of Congress to be paid December salaries December 21, 1892.
That the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives be, and they are hereby, authorized and instructed to pay the officers and employes of the Senate and House of Representatives, including the Capitol police, their respective salaries for the month of December, eighteen hundred and ninety-two, on the twenty first day of said month. Approved, December 20, 1892. No. 4: to print and bind two thousand extra copies each of the drill regulations for infantry, cavalry and artillery.
Public Resolution 4 27 Stat. 752 1893-01-07 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2026-02-17 52 1 public [No. 4.] Joint Resolution to print and bind two thousand extra copies each of the drill regulations for infantry, cavalry and artillery.January 7, 1893. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Drill regulations.Copies to be printed for sale.
That the Public Printer be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to print from the stereotype plates and bind two thousand extra copies each of the drill regulations for infantry, cavalry and artillery, and sell the same at the cost price thereof to such persons connected with the militia or national guard of the States, and others, as may require their use. Approved, January 7, 1893. No. 5: to fill vacancies in the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Public Resolution 5 27 Stat. 752 1893-01-09 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
Digitization Vendor 2026-02-17 52 1 public [No. 5.] Joint Resolution to fill vacancies in the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.January 9, 1893, *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,James B. Angell.Reappointed Regent Smithsonian Institution. That the vacancy in the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, of the class other than Members of Congress, shall be tilled by the reappointment of James B.
Angell, of Michigan, whose term of office expires on January 19, 1893. Approved, January 9, 1893.
(752)No. 6: providing for the printing of the Agricultural Report for eighteen hundred and ninety-two. Public Resolution 6 27 Stat. 753 1893-01-16 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2026-02-17 52 1 public 753 [No. 6.] Joint Resolution providing for the printing of the Agricultural Report for eighteen hundred and ninety-two.January 16, 1893. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Agricultural R e port 1892.Printing authorized.Distribution. That there be printed five hundred thousand copies of the annual report of the Secretary of Agriculture for the year eighteen hundred and ninety-two; one hundred and ten thousand copies for the use of the Senate; three hundred and sixty thousand copies for the use of the House of Representatives, and thirty thousand copies for the use of the Department of Agriculture, the illustrations for the same to be executed under the supervision of the Public Printer, in accordance with directions of the Joint Committee on Printing, said illustrations to be subject to the approval of the Secretary of Agriculture. Sec. 2. That the sum of three hundred thousand dollars, or so muchAppropriation. thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to defray the cost of printing said report. Approved, January 16, 1893. No. 7: to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to cover back into the Treasury forty-eight thousand eight hundred dollars of the appropriation to Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians. Public Resolution 7 27 Stat. 753 1893-01-18 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2026-02-17 52 1 public [No. 7.] Joint Resolution to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to cover back into the Treasury forty-eight thousand eight hundred dollars of the appropriation to Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians.January 18, 1893. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, directed to retain and cover back into the Treasury forty-eight thousand eight hundred dollars of the appropriationExcess for lands covered into the Treasury. made by Congress to pay the Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes of Indians for their interest in lands of the Cheyenne and Arapahoe Reservation, dated March third, eighteen hundred and ninety-one; which amount has been ascertained, by a recount of the allottees of said CheyennesVol. 26, p. 1025. and Arapahoes, to be by that amount more than is due the said Choctaws and Chickasaws upon the purchase and settlement for their said interest: *Provided, however*, That neither the passage of the original*Proviso.*No liability to pay for lands in “leased district.” act of appropriation to pay the Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes of Indians for their interest in the lands of the Cheyennes and Arapohoe reservation, dated March third, eighteen hundred and ninety-one, nor of this resolution, shall be held in any way to commit the Government to the payment of any further sum to the Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians for any alleged interest in the remainder of the lands situated in what is commonly known and called the “leased district.” Approved, January 18, 1893. No. 8: making an appropriation of five thousand dollars for clearing the Potomac River of ice. Public Resolution 8 27 Stat. 753 1893-01-25 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2026-02-17 52 1 public [No. 8.] Joint Resolution making an appropriation of five thousand dollars for clearing the Potomac River of ice.January 25, 1893. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,District of Columbia. That five thousand dollars, or as much thereof as may be necessary, payable from any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated and from the revenues of theAppropriation for clearing Potomac River of ice, half from District revenues. District of Columbia in equal parts, to be immediately available, is hereby appropriated, to enable the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to hire boats for the purpose of clearing the Potomac River of ice within the District of Columbia. Approved, January 25, 1893. No. 9: to authorize the Secretary of War to grant permits for the use of reservations and public spaces in the city of Washington, and for other purposes. Public Resolution 9 27 Stat. 754 1893-01-26 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2026-02-17 52 1 public 754 [No. 9.] Joint Resolution to authorize the Secretary of War to grant permits for the use of reservations and public spaces in the city of Washington, and for other purposes.January 26, 1893. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Inauguration dayPermits to use reservations, etc., in Washington authorized. That the Secretary of War is hereby authorized to grant permits to the Executive Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies for the use of any reservations, or other public spaces, in the city of Washington, on occasion of the inauguration of the President-elect on the fourth day of March, eighteen hundred and ninety-three, which in his opinion will indict no serious or permanent injury upon such reservations or public spaces; and the Commissioners of the District of Columbia may designate for such and other purposes such streets, avenues, and sidewalks in the District as they may deem proper and necessary therefor. Approved, January 26, 1893. No. 10: directing the Secretary of War to investigate the subject of raft-towing on the Great Lakes and their connecting waters. Public Resolution 10 27 Stat. 754 1893-02-03 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2026-02-17 52 1 public [No. 10.] Joint Resolution directing the Secretary of War to investigate the subject of raft-towing on the Great Lakes and their connecting waters.February 3, 1893. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Great Lakes. That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, directed to appoint a board, to consist of three Commission to investigate, etc., rafttowing.officers of the Engineer Corps of the Army, to investigate the subject of raft-towing on the Great Lakes and their connecting waters, and to report to Congress as to what restrictions, if any, should be placed upon the size and manner of constructing and towing rafts upon said Great Lakes and their connecting waters. Approved, February 3, 1893. No. 11: to provide for maintenance of order during Inaugural Ceremonies, March, eighteen hundred and ninety-three. Public Resolution 11 27 Stat. 754 1893-02-09 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2026-02-17 52 1 public [No. 11.] Joint Resolution to provide for maintenance of order during Inaugural Ceremonies, March, eighteen hundred and ninety-three.February 9, 1893. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Inauguration Day. That eight thousand two hundred dollars, or as much thereof as may be necessary, payable from Appropriation to keep order, etc., halt from District revenues.any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated and from the revenues of the District of Columbia, in equal parts, is hereby appropriated to enable the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to maintain public order and protect life and property in said District from the twenty-eighth of February to the ninth of March, eighteen Regulations.hundred and ninety-three, both inclusive. Said Commissioners are hereby authorized and directed to make all reasonable regulations necessary to secure such preservation of public order and protection of life and property, and fixing fares by public conveyances during said Punishment for violations.period. Any person violating any of such regulations shall be liable for each such offense to a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars in the police court of said District, and in default of payment thereof to imprisonment in the workhouse of said District for not longer than sixty days. Approved, February 9, 1893. No. 12: authorizing the loan, for exhibition at the World’s Columbian Exposition, of the picture entitled “The Recall of Columbus,” by Augustus G. Heaton. Public Resolution 12 27 Stat. 754 1893-02-13 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2026-02-17 52 1 public [No. 12.] Joint Resolution authorizing the loan, for exhibition at the World’s Columbian Exposition, of the picture entitled “The Recall of Columbus,” by Augustus G. Heaton.February 13, 1893. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,World’s Columbian Exposition. That the Architect of the Capitol be, and he hereby is, authorized to loan to the Department of 755 State the picture in the Capitol entitled “The Recall of Columbus,” byLoan of “Recall of Columbus” authorized. Augustus G. Heaton, for exhibition at the World’s Columbian Exposition. Approved, February 13, 1893. No. 13: authorizing the Secretaries of War and of the Navy to loan to the Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies Flags, and so forth. Public Resolution 13 27 Stat. 755 1893-02-14 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2026-02-17 52 1 public [No. 13.] Joint Resolution authorizing the Secretaries of War and of the Navy to loan to the Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies Flags, and so forth.February 14, 1893. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Inauguration Day.Loan of flags, etc., to committee authorized. That the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy be, and they are hereby, authorized to loan to the Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies such ensigns, flags, and so forth (except battle flags), that are not now in use and may be suitable and proper for decoration and may be spared without detriment to the public service; such flags to be used by said Committee under such regulations and restrictions as may be prescribed by the said Secretaries or either of them, in decorating the fronts of public buildings and other places on the line of March between the Capitol and the Executive Mansion, and the interior of the Reception Hall: *Provided*,*Proviso*.Indemnity. That the said Committee shall indemnity the said Department or either of them for any loss or damage to such flags not necessarily incident to such use. Approved, February 14, 1893. No. 14: providing for additional telegraphic and electric light facilities in the City of Washington during the inaugural ceremonies on the fourth day of March, eighteen hundred and ninety-three. Public Resolution 14 27 Stat. 755 1893-02-15 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2026-02-17 52 1 public [No. 14.] Joint Resolution providing for additional telegraphic and electric light facilities in the City of Washington during the inaugural ceremonies on the fourth day of March, eighteen hundred and ninety-three.February 15, 1893. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Inaugural ceremonies.Temporary permit for overhead wires during. That the Commissioners of the District of Columbia be, and they are hereby, authorized to permit the Western Union Telegraph Company and the United States Electric Light Company to extend overhead wires into the Pension Building and to such points along the line of parade as shall be deemed by the Chief Marshal convenient for use in connection with the parade and other inaugural purposes, the said wires to be taken down within ten days after the conclusion of the ceremonies on the fourth day of March, anno Domini eighteen hundred and ninety-three. Approved, February 15, 1893. No. 15: to amend an act entitled “An act making Saturday a half holiday for banking and trust companies in the District of Columbia,” approved December twenty-second, eighteen hundred and ninety-two. Public Resolution 15 27 Stat. 755 1893-02-15 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2026-02-17 52 1 public [No. 15.] Joint Resolution to amend an act entitled “An act making Saturday a half holiday for banking and trust companies in the District of Columbia,” approved December twenty-second, eighteen hundred and ninety-two.February 18, 1893. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,District of Columbia.Saturday half holiday.*Ante*, p. 405. That section one of the act of Congress approved December twenty-second, eighteen hundred and ninety-two, entitled “An act making Saturday a half holiday for banking and trust company purposes in the District of Columbia,” be, and it is hereby, amended so as to read as follows: “That every Saturday which under existing laws shall not become aSaturdays to be legal half holidays. legal holiday in its entirety, in the District of Columbia, shall therein be a legal holiday, from twelve o’clock at noon, for all purposes respecting the presentation for payment or acceptance or the protesting orPresenting, protesting, notes, etc., to be made on next business day. giving notice of the dishonor of bills of exchange, bank checks, drafts, promissory notes, and all commercial paper whatsoever, whether made in or beyond the said District or whether made before or after the 756 passage of this act, and all such bills of exchange, bank checks, drafts, promissory notes, and commercial paper which otherwise would be due and payable or presentable for acceptance or payment in said District, on such half holiday Saturday, shall therein be due and payable or presentable for acceptance or payment on the secular or business day next *Proviso*.Payments, etc., lawful.succeeding: *Provided, however,* That any acceptance or payment thereof with interest thereon to said date when the same bears interest made on such half holiday Saturday, before twelve o’clock noon, shall be lawful. “And all bills of exchange, bank cheeks, drafts, promissory notes,Paper to be due next business day. and commercial paper whatsoever, which, but for existing law. would be due and payable or presentable for acceptance or payment in said District on any day which is a full legal holiday, or on Sunday, shall, therein, be payable or presentable for acceptance or payment on the secular or business day next succeeding; and all acts and parts of acts, so far as inconsistent with this act, are hereby repealed.” Approved, February 18, 1893. No. 16: to provide for the construction of a wharf as a means of approach to the monument to be erected at Wakefield, Virginia, to mark the birth-place of George Washington. Public Resolution 16 27 Stat. 756 1893-02-25 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2026-02-17 52 1 public [No. 16.] Joint Resolution to provide for the construction of a wharf as a means of approach to the monument to be erected at Wakefield, Virginia, to mark the birth-place of George Washington.February 25, 1893. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Birthplace of George Washington.Appropriation for wharf at Wakefield.Vol. 21, p. 519. That the sum of eleven thousand one hundred and thirty-six dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, of the amount appropriated by an act of Congress approved February twenty-sixth, eighteen hundred and eighty-one, for the purpose of erecting a monument at and marking the birthplace of George Washington, may be expended and used, under the direction of the Secretary of State, to construct a wharf as a means of approach to the said proposed monument at Wakefield, Virginia; the said wharf to be constructed of cast-iron screw piles, with a timber deck, as planned and estimated for by Colonel Thomas L. Casey, of the Engineer Corps, United States Army, in his letter of April eighteenth, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, to the honorable Frederick T. Frelinghuysen, Secretary of State. Approved, February 25, 1893. No. 17: to authorizing payment, under act of August thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety, to the State of Virginia, upon the assent of the governor, heretofore given, till adjournment of next session of the legislature thereof. Public Resolution 17 27 Stat. 756 1893-02-25 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2026-02-17 52 1 public [No. 17.] Joint Resolution to authorizing payment, under act of August thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety, to the State of Virginia, upon the assent of the governor, heretofore given, till adjournment of next session of the legislature thereof.February 25, 1893. Whereas the recent legislature of Virginia, through a misunderstandingPreamble. with the. Department of the Interior, adjourned without giving the assent required by the act of Congress approved August Vol. 26, p. 417.thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety, entitled “An act to apply a portion of the proceeds of the public lands to the more complete endowment and support of the colleges of agriculture and the mechanic arts, established under the provisions of an act of Congress approved July second, eighteen hundred and sixty-two:” Therefore, *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*Agricultural colleges.Payment to Virginia continued till next session of legislature., That payments from the appropriation of said act may continue to be made to the State of Virginia, upon the assent of the governor, heretofore given, till the adjournment of the next regular session of the legislature of said State. Approved, February 25, 1893. No. 19: authorizing the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution to send articles illustrative of the life and development of the industries of women to the World’s Columbian Exposition. Public Resolution 19 27 Stat. 757 1893-03-03 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2026-02-17 52 1 public 757 [No. 19.] Joint Resolution authorizing the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution to send articles illustrative of the life and development of the industries of women to the World’s Columbian Exposition.March 3, 1893. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,World’s Fair.Smithsonian exhibits for Woman’s Building. That the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution be, and he hereby is. authorized to prepare and send, for exhibition in the Woman’s Building of the World’s Columbian Exposition, any article now in his custody, or on exhibition in the National Museum, illustrative of the life and development of the industries of women. Approved, March 3, 1893. No. 20: authorizing the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution to send articles illustrative of the life and development of the industries of women to the World’s Columbian Exposition. Public Resolution 20 27 Stat. 757 1893-03-03 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2026-02-17 52 1 public [No. 20.] Joint Resolution authorizing the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution to send articles illustrative of the life and development of the industries of women to the World’s Columbian Exposition.March 3, 1893. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,World’s Fair.Loan of portraits of Chief Justices authorised. That the Architect of the Capitol, with the approval of the Chief Justice, is hereby authorized to loan to the Department of Justice, the portraits of the Chief Justices of the United States for exhibition at the World’s Columbian Exposition. Approved, March 3, 1893. No. 21: authorizing members to certify monthly the amount paid by them for clerk hire, and directing the same to be paid out of the contingent fund of the House. Public Resolution 21 27 Stat. 757 1893-03-03 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2026-02-17 52 1 public [No. 21.] Joint Resolution authorizing members to certify monthly the amount paid by them for clerk hire, and directing the same to be paid out of the contingent fund of the House.March 3, 1893. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,House of Representatives.Payment of clerk hire of Members and Delegates authorized from contingent fund. That on and after April first, eighteen hundred and ninety-three, each Member and Delegate of the House of Representatives of the. United States may, on the first day of every month during sessions of Congress certify to the Clerk of the House of Representatives the amount which he has paid or agreed to pay for clerk hire necessarily employed by him in the discharge of his official and representative duties during the previous month, and the amount so certified shall be paid by the Clerk out of the contingent fund of the House on the fourth day of each month to the person or persons named in each of said certificates so filed: *Provided*, That the amount so certified*Provisos*.Limit. and paid for clerical services rendered to each Member and Delegate shall not exceed one hundred dollars for any mouth during the session: *And provided further,* That the provisions of this resolution shall not apply to members who are chairmen of committees entitledNot applicable to committee chairmen having clerks. under the rules to a clerk. Approved, March 3, 1893. 52 1 1891 1892 PRIVATE LAWSof theUNITED STATES OF AMERICA,passed byTHE FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS.1891–1893. 759 PRIVATE ACTS OF THE FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS of the UNITED STATES *Passed at the first session, which was begun and held at the city of Washington, in the District of Columbia, on Monday, the seventh day of December, 1891, and was adjourned without day on Friday, the fifth day of August, 1892*. Benjamin Harrison, President; Levi P. Morton, Vice-President, and President of the Senate; Charles F. Manderson, President *pro tempore of the* Senate; Charles Frederick Crisp was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives the eighth day of December, 1891; Benton McMillin was elected Speaker *pro tempore* the fifth day of January, 1892; Mr. Crisp resumed the duties of Speaker on the twenty-fifth day of January, 1892.
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