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Show MAJOBITT BtJXE IS KULED IK M'CRBA'S & . BUL BY THX HOTJSZ. I 'For want of a single vote McCrea's i bill, providing- that a majority of one-') one-') half instead of two-thirds, as at pres- ent, may prevent the making of any I ' ptlbllc improvements, failed. The vote was 22 ayes to 11 nays, the majority of i 23 being lacking. ' H. B. No. 171, by. Hawley. scraped ' through the House at the evening session ses-sion with a bare majority of 23. after i Miller had tried In vain to cut out the J enacting clause. The bfll provides that ' : punlshment for false representation of ; t flnancUl responsibility. . i ' The evening session was given up en- ; tlrely to ths consideration of the House calendar, but the end was not reached. ! |