The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-01-12

Congress convened and he was elected
| Speaker, he appointed the Committee OH
! Elections. The contest involving his seat
came before that Committee. The Speaker
did not attach enough Importance to it to
appear in person or by counsel in his de-
| fence. He seemed to look upon il as a
merely formal proceeding, scarcely worthy
of passing attention And in this light it
was generally regarded by the members of
the House. The first days work Of the
Committee put different aspect on af
fairs. Not only did Thoebe appear in per
son and by counsel, but he brought with
him lot Of ailidagits to establish his
right to the seat These af1idayit8 showed
the bribery of-his former attorney; that
the polls were kept open in the back coun-
ties for days after the election by the
Democratic bosses, when it was known
that Carlisle was defeated that the re-
cords had been destroyed ard the poll
books changed. and that the contestee's
friends, after acknowledging his defeat,
had boldly set about to change the result
by fraud and bribery. Thoebe contended
that he vas fairly elected by at least 600
majority. and that it was the duty of the
Committee to award him the seat. If it
thought differently, then it should at least
open the case and give him fair hearing.
This could be done in one of three ways
by sending committee to the District to
make The investigation; by opening the
case denovo; Or by summoning witnesses
before it. The statement of the contes-
tant's case. together with the affidavits,
produced profound impression. It came
| like revelation. When the Committee
adjourned for the day, Mr.. Carlisle became
aroused to the emergencies of the situa-
| tion. The next morning he sent a letter
to the Committee asking delay, in order
| to more carefully examine the atlidavits.
! The case was postponed for week. It
promises to be decidedly more Interesting
to the Speaker than be had supposed it
would To say the least, Mr.. Thoebe is
entitled to the fullest investigation OF his
claim. He processes to desire nothing
more than his right, and neither the rep
resentatiyes Of the people nor the people
themselves should be satisfied with less.
Among the bills Of general interest in.
troduced by the Virginia members last
week were the following: BY Mr.. O'Fer-
rail- To compel those whe Craze cattle on
public land to pay for the pasturage: to
aid public schools to change the bounda-
ries of the 45h collection district. BY Mr..
Wise: To adjust the governments in
debtedness to Virginia. for advances dur
| ing the war of 1879 to aid public schools;
to remove the tax on tobacco and fruit
| liquors. BY MI. Bowden x adjust the
accounts of mechanics and laborers under
the eight hour law; to repeal the, internal
revenue BY Mr.. Yost: To aid in the es
! tahlishment and temporary support of
common schools; to repeal the internal
revenue tax on tobacco and fruit brandies.
Mr.. Browne, of the lst district, and Mr..
Lee presented a number of local bills.
| Among the bills OF special local interest
| to the majority of the VIRGINIAN's read
ers, were the following. introduced by MIR.
Yost: Appropriating $4,000 for the cree
tion of public building at Staunton; APP
propriating $l1 900 for he construction of
a road froH. Stanton to the Federal Gem
etery; petitions for increased oompensa-
| tion to 4th class postmasters from citizens
of Stribling Springs and Arbor Hill, Au-
gusta co.; Mountain Grove, Bath CO.. Blue
| Springs and Masters. Allegheny CO.; We.
suvius, Rockbridge co.; Spout Spring. APP
pomattox co.; Folly Mills and Koiners
Store, Augusta CO., Poplar. Nelson co.;
and Ashby and SUM- Rise, Bath co.
! Col. O'Ferrall was the only member of
the Virginia delegation who was fortunate
enough to secure a craftsmanship. His
Committee is that Of Mines and Mining,
and he has selected NJ. q. ". S. Tarner,
of Rockingham. forsnerly OF Staunton. as
his clerk CO.. S. Brown Allen. petition
clerk in the Office of the Secretary Of the
Senate, has resigned. Upon the recon-
mendation of Senator Riddlebarger. Mr..
Keller, of Shenandoah, has been appointed
to the vacancy.
Hon. j. Taylor Elyson, State Senator
from Richmond. Las purchased one half
interest in the Religious Herald, the Bap.
fist organ of Virginia, for $500 The
Herald is most excellent paper.