Smith, Harry H
public official, author, was born July 31, 1842, in Fairport, N. Y. In 1870 he was special marshal of the Michigan census. us. He has been United States national bank examiner.
He is the author and compiler of a Digest and Manual; and is a parliamentary author, writer and expert; bank and tariff statistical expert, and magazine writer.
He prepared a codification of the rules of the senate, which code was substantially adopted, and Senate Manual, as revised by him was printed. Mr. Smith made two other revisions of the house rules in the fortyninth and fifty-first congresses, in the latter eliminating all filibustering motion, thus permitting a majority to rule. That code, so prepared by him, was substantially adopted, and became known as the Reed rules. He has prepared the parliamentary history of congress, the manuscript of which will be purchased by congress, in accordance with unanimous recommendations of committees of both houses of congress.