Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-09
SEATS IN THE NEXT HOUSE.
Sixteen Characterization Cases which
Will Demand Attention.

Mr.. Mobley, clerk of the House committee
on elections of the Fiftieth Congress, is dill
gently at work in arranging, printing. and
docketing the papers received in the contested
election cases which will claim the attention of
the committee during the Fifty-first Congress.
These papers, together with exhibits in the
sixteen cases which have already been certified
to the clerk of the House, are very voluminous.
requiring no less than 259 packages to contain
them. OF the sixteen cases on file
ALL But THREE COME FROM THE SOUTHERN
STATES.
Indiana furnishes one, that of Posey VS.. Par
rett, from the first district; Connecticut pre-
sents one, that of Seymour vs.. Miles, from the
fourth district, and Maryland adds her quota
in the case of Mudd VS.. Compton, from the
fifth district. Virginia and Mississippi each
furnishes three cases-Virginia those of Wad-
dill vs.. Wise in the third; Langston VS.. venable
in the fourth, and Bowen va. Buchanan in the
ninth district; and Mississippi, those of Chal-
mers vs. Morgan in the second Hill VS.. Catch
ings in the third, and Kerhaghan VS.. Hooker in
the fifth districts. 1t is expected that the
record Of these states will be
TIED BY WEST VIRGINIA,
but as yet the papers in but one case, that of
Atkinson agt. Pendeton from the first district,
have been received from that state. The cases
Of Thweatt agt. Clarke from the first district
and McDufie agt. Turpin from the fourth dis
trict are contributed by Alabama. South Caro-
lima is content with furnishing the case of Mil
Ter agt Elliott from the seventh district. Ten
nessee furnishes the case of Eaton agt. Phelan
from the tenth district, Arkansas that of Feath-
erstone agt Cate from the first district, and
Florida that Of Goodrich agt. Bullock from the
second district
OPENING THE PAPERS.
~ To- H.
have already been opened and sent to the
printing office. and those in the case of Lang
ston vs.. Venable will be opened Saturday next.
The papers are formally opened in the presence
OF contestant and contestee after due notice
has been given. The papers in the Waddill-
Wise case will be opened in a short time. They
are very bulky, and the contestant estimates
that it will require a volume of 5000 printed
pages to contain the testimony taken.
THE ARKANSAS CASE.
Nothing is known of the course which the
committee will follow in dealing with the Ar
kansas case of Clayton vs. Breckinridge-Clay-
ton having been assassinated while the work of
taking testimony was in progress. No papers
In the case have been received by the clerk of
the House.
Altogether, the work of the elections COM
arduous, and il will take diligence on the part
OF the committee to dispose of all the cases
before the termination OF the Congress.
The Death Record.
During the twenty-four hours ending at noon
to-day deaths were reported to the health Office
as follows: John Meyer, white. So years; Ann C.
Lee, white, 70 years; VIM. T. Slaven, white, 80
years; VIM. E. Brawner. white, 20 years; Jas R.
Alvey, white, 81 years; Clement Pumphry,
white, days; Francis A. Gleason, white, SO
years; Mary w. Lynch, white,
year; Robert Birch, white, 10 years;
Caroline 7. Briggs, white, 20 years; Edward b.
a years; Ann Healy. white, "a years; Lille
Hamilton, colored. 10 years; Ellen v. Balti-
more, colored, So years; Jane Garrett, colored,
% years, Mary Platter, colored, SO years; Emma
Jackson, colored, 81 years. Carey Dranum,
.olored, 10 years