The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-26
MANCHESTER'S LUCK.
4 PUBLIC BUILDING BILL REPORTED
FAPORABLT.

$4,000 10 Be Appropriated for That Pur-
pose-Better Postal Facilities Needed in
Our Southern suburb-Capitai Notes and
Washington News.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Feb. 25-[Special. J.
Mr.. Lehlbach, from the House Committee on
Public Buildings and Grounds. reported to
the House to-day. with the recommendation
that It pass the bill introduced in the House
building at Manchester. Va. The bill is re-
ported with ar amendment reducing the ap-
preparation from $4,000 to $4,000. Mr.. Lehl-
bach. in his report. says that Manchester Is a
city lying opposite the city Of Richmond. on the
southern bank of the James river. Its present
population Is about 10, 900 and rapidly incre@s-
ing II has not the proper postal facilities, and
the committee therefore recommend the Dill.
The bill authorizes the Secretary of the Treas,
ury to provide a site and erect suitable ana
commOdious building with fire-proOt vaults
for the use and accommodation Of the postoi-
fee and internal revenue Office
CAPITAL MOTIFS.
The President to-day signed the bill for the
erection of public building at Roanoke, VIZ
ginia.
A new postoffice has been established at
Pilkinton, Powhatan county, and William u.
pilkint0n has been commissioned postmaster;
Gordon l.. finder has been commissioned
as postmaster Ut True Blue. Virginia.
SENATOR Wilson'S FUNERAL.
Services over the body Of Senator Wilson
will be held at the Hamilton House to-mor-
row morning. Rev. DR.. Bartlett. Of New
York avenue PRESBYTERIAN church. will be the
Il. ht llr
the chaplain of the Senate. The services Will
be brief, and at their conclusion the body
will be taken under an escort of Capitol pO-
licomcn 10 the Pennsylvania railroad station,
whence the funeral train will leave at IL
o'clock. arriving at Snow Hill, the late Sena-
tors home at p NJ. The interment VIII be
at Snow Hill on Friday.
HOWELL BREAKs HIS RECORD.
Mr.. Rowell. from the Committee on Flee
tions. submitted TO the House to-day the re-
port in the contested election case of ker-
naghan against Hooker. of the Seventh Con
cressiOnal district of Mississippi. After
reviewing the testimony taken IN the
case, the report says that irregularities
took place IN a number of precincts IN
this district Republican inspectors asked
for bv the Republican commissioners OF cleo
tions 10 represent Republicans on the election
board were refused; and, taking into conside-
ration all the evidence, the committee are con-
vinccd that frauds sufilc TO inyalidate the
returns were committed, but lnasmuchas these
frauds do not affect a sufficient number of
votes to overcome the majority returned for
the contestee. the committee DO not attempt
10 reinstate the vote in full and determine
what reductions ought to be made from
the contestee's majority. Taken alto
gether the record shows n deplorable
condition Of affairs in the Seventh
Mississippi district such AS can neither be e&-
cused or palliated. For the reason that the
frauds developed in the evidence are INSULT
cient TO overthrow the majority returned for
the contestee, the committee report and re-
commend the adoption of resolution stating
that Kernaghan is not entitled to the seat III
the Fifty-first Congress and that Mr. Hooker
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