The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-04
TAULBEE'S WOUND.
The Ex-CONGRESS NAN RESTING
MUCH LESS EASILY.

The Wise Waddin Contest to be Called
Up Friday-Appropriations for Virginia
Rivers-Brady sun Unconfirmed-Con.
gressional Proceedings.
WASHINGTON, March g.. Special The
surgeons in charge OF ex-C0ngressman
Taulbee this morning made several in-
cisions, endeayoring 20 locate the bnllet
fired by Kincad. They succeeded in To-
eating it behind the left tonsil. This probing
was deemed necessary, as fever had in
creased. and the surgeons feared it was
produced by irritation from the bullet.
They advised Mr. Iaulbee that 10 would De
necessary 10 remove The bali and that the
operation would Dee of "A dangerous nature.
/ Mr.. Iaulbe, by way of preparation for the
worst, made Dbl. will and in connection
with the shooting he said De did not
want kincaid prosecuted. By way of exc
planation of the ermity between himself
and kincaid. Mr.. Taulbeo said it grew cut
Of an occurrence In the f0rty-ninth Con-
gress. DOOrkecper D0nelsOn placed Kim
caid ON the payroll. giving him AN appoint
ment. and charged him 10 Iaulbee's district.
| iaulbee protested 90 DOuci-on, saving Kim
caid was not resident Of his district. and
/ that he would not De responsible for his ap-
I p0intment; that IL DOuelsOn had any place
for that district he (Iaul0eel would name d
| bona fide constituent. This protest compelled
/ DOnelsOn % remove kncard and Iauibce
says this act of bis inspired the cOrrespOn-
dent 10 attack him through his paper. Mr..
Iaulbee further said that the "patent Office
scandal which kincaid published on him.
/ broke up his family circle and prompted
u "a IIIN IHH
for divorce. Tie had come 90 Washington
As the attorney for New York syndicate,
that was negotiating for the purchase 0i "a
large block Of real estate here. Mr. TaYibee
added that be hoped never % hear " the
affair OF the difficulty again. The SURGEONS
may conclude 20 defer the removal OF the
bullet until tomorrow.
THE wIsE-wADDLL CONTEST.
The House Committee on Elections viii
on next Friday vote upon the Naddill-
Wise contest ease from Richmond and as
IHE TIMES has indicated il will De a party
vote.
The Republicans make no c0ncealmCnt of
their purpose % report against Nise. As
a matter Of fact they have already deter
mined the question. The majority report
will embody Waddiirs allegations as % the
exclusion OF negro votes. pretence OF naud.
etc.
APPROPRIATIONS TOR VIRGINIA RIvIas.
The River and HarDor Committee viii
take up and consider within the next two
or three days the subject of appropriations
for Virginia rivers. The indications are
that the State will Doe treated literally.
as the engineers reports and stati--
tics show that the money hitherto exc
pended In these improvements has resulted
IN charging commerce and ln hcnetlfu-
not only the people OF Virginia. but those oi
many other States. Many of the Virginia
rivers. included in the project of improve
ments. are Of national rather than local im-
p0rtance. They are valuable arteries of
commerce, and supply products needed D}
the country at large.
PROPOSED EN-pOsI FACrO LAW.
Representative McComas. OF Marl land.
to-day introduced bin 90 prevent States
from rcOrganizlng congressional districts.
which upon IFS face, according 90 able con-
stitutiOnal lawyers in Congress, is am ab-
surdity. This bin Is retroactive and pro-
.oses 10 nullify The actof amy state Lrsis-
iature changing existing boundaries or con-
gressi0nal districts despite the fact that
the state enactment may have become
a law prior % tine cOugres loual
enactment. When the Wickham and H0ar
bills were introduced in the House and Sem
ate, the Democratic Legislatures of Mary-
land and Ohio rushed their redistricting bills
through. 10 was generally conceded that.
as the state legislatures were the FIRST to
act, Congress was p0werloss for tho time
being at least, but now comes Nct0mas
and seriously proposes that law DE passed
in future by which Congress shall nulliiy
laws already passed by states. Mctom1s
says this is constitutional, hut Dee viii hnd
that even should his absurd Olil pass. The
Democrats OF Maryland and Ohio Viii not
pay any attention t0 it.