Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-16
KOONCE THROWN OUT
The North Carolina Pop Without a
Congressional Case.
CIGARS AND CIGARETTES.
The Tax on the Former Probably TO lie
Increased-Iron-Ore, Coal
and Sumac.

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WASHINGTON, December 15.-tSoe-
cial) 1.-The House Committee on Elections
to-day decided on a motion made by MT.
Taylor, OF Tennessee. that the petition OF
Frank ID. Koonce. of Onslow county y.
c., who asked additional time In when
to take testimony against Hon. B. Il.
Grady. OF the Third District. be over
ruled 1t will be remembered that some
weeks ago Mr.. Koonce filed petition
reciting that owing to his house having
caught fire. and an attack OF rheumatism
having seized him about that time also'
he was unable to get up his evidence
BY the petition filed he admits by the
dates given that he failed to comply WIN
the statutes.
Congressman Jerry Simpson appeared
before the committee for Mr.. koonce,
but when he saw how his brother Popu-
list in North Carolina had failed to come
to time he made no further effort, anu
the case was thrown out Of court IN
effect
CONGRESSMAN Grady was before the
committee also, and he made state
ment In which he claimed that At'
KOOnce had made no special enort 10
take testimony. He said that Mr.. koonce
was known in the State as twenty
dollar lawyer" The committee Were
unanimous in deciding that koonce ha1
permitted his rights TO lapse, ana thlS
Will end the contest.
The committee expect to take maj
action some time next week on the
North Carolina case of Williams vs.. Set
tie which was argued last Tuesday
NICARAGUA CANAL.
The House Committee on Commerce, OF
which Mr. Wise is chairman. to-day de-
cided TO report fayorably a resolution au-
thorizing the sending Of special COM
rnittee TO Graytown, Nicaragua, to investi-
gate the proposed canal. Mr.. Wise says
ne THINKS the Senate will report similar
resolution. II is proposed to have the
committee go TO Nicaragua during the
Xmas holidays.
The Chairman will not be able TO go to
Nicaragua himself. as he has been sick.
and does not care to take the risk OF
such trip.
Mr.. Wise expects to get through his
bill providing for pOst-lights on the YORK
river, in Virginia, which he introduced
a few days ago.
OfEitkAILS MAIL.
Governor-eect OFerrall has been re-
! ceiv'ng for the past six weeks one OF the
| heaviest mails than can be imagined. The
| letters which roll in by the hundreds relate
/ to both national and State matters, and
| euistles which require attention here at
4 Washington have been sent him evtdenlly
| with the idea that he Is soon TO quit
| the halls of Congress. and there are many
/ things his friends and supporters would
! like TO have him look after before nc
goes TO Richmond 10 assume his duties
as Governor.
/ A large percentage Of the accumulated
| letters which the Goyernor-elect has been
| unable 10 answer relate 10 positions that
+ he viii have to MI after he is Installed IN
4 the Executive Mansion. For instance
/ from seven to ten or more excellent gen
tlemen are candidates FOR Adjutant-Gene-
4 raj Of Virginia and their friends by the
/ hundreds have addressed letters to COL
| onel O Ferrall besides various resolutions
/ adopted by military organizations OF the
/ State.
! The position OF physician to the peni-
| tentiary is place TO which something
/ like fifteen or twenty doctors are being
pressed by their hackers. several beins
! residents Of Richmond. and the others
are residents Of other sections OF the
| state. a great number OF letters accom-
! many many Of these applications.
Then there are the boards of the state
! institutions. the Governors stan. etc. It
/ is safe 10 say that hundreds Of letters
! have been received in reference TO all
/ these places.
! WILL HAVE CONSIDERATION.
! IT has been impossible for Colonel OFer-
! rail- to cope with such a tremendous cor
/ Tespondence. and he has been compelled
/ to file away the letters in labelled en-
90 hrrsv. s.rT ions
and between now and the time he will have
/ to act on the matters to be decided he viii
give 80 far as he can each and every COM
munication the fullest consideration
/ He says that he hopes his friends in the
| state will make due allowance under the
/ circumstances for his failure TO respond
/ 10 their letters.
! Colonel O'Ferrall to-day received n let
/ ter from General Longstrect in behalf OF
/ General Thomas MunfOrd, Of Lynchburg,
/ for Adjutant- General Of Virginia
TARIFF TAXATION.
! A Democratic member Of the Ways anl
Means Committee stated tonight TO the
Dispatch correspondent that the indica
tions were the internal-revenue tax on
/ cigars would be increased at least fifty
cents per thousand. and probably ii might
3 have to be increased one dollar per thou
sand. The present tax Is three dollars.
He said that though II had been re-
I Gently reported that after all the COM
mittee. In order to raise the necessary
revenues. would have 10 Increase the
tax on smoking and chewing tobacco
slightly there was no danger Of
this. as with the tripling ~ the tax on
cigarettes and the proposed Increase on
cigars the industry had about all the
burden that ought to be placed on 1t.
The member also sail that the COM
- h. -f fants lsts
had requests. oral and in writing in
reference 70 iron-ore and coal and sumac.
, The committee could not. however, make
i any change in these articles from what
/ was given out when the bill was made
public Coal and iron-ore would be put
on the free list unless the House or SEN
ate voted down the paragraphs, and SUI
mac must stay at the figures already
/ indicated.
SPECIAL AND PERSONAL.
/ Congressman Marshall to-day called on
the Secretary OF the Treasury. and was
assured that in the near future a Demo-
cratic custodian and janitor TO- the
Abingdon public building would be ap-
pointed.
Colonel Grenville Gaines. Of Warrenton,
and Mr.. James W. Arlington. Of Rich
mond were among Virginia callefs at the
Capitol to-day
Virginia arrivals: T. g. Peyto1. w. o.
Knight. Richmond; w. G. Pennywilt and
daughter, Carlin Springs; c. Holmes
Clark, Roanoke: Joseph Wright, Win
chester: d. B. Sholls. Salem; John 5.
/ Witt and wife, Lynchburg.
POsT-MAGISTERIAL.
/ Among fourth-class pos'mnsters ap-
pointed to-day were:
/ Virginia-Elwood. Nansemold county,
/ r. l.. Holland, vice j. A. Gum. removed.
North Carolina-Cherokee, Swain coun-
! ty Mary A. Dunlop. vice Josephine
/ blythe. removed: Winnie. pladea county.
/ j. s. Williamson vice c. MEG. DInn,
removed.
THE FEDERAL HOUSE.