Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-11
UNSEAT MR.. WOOD.
The POpulist De.ejate from PlltSylVanla
Will HaYU to AbdiCate His Seat.
His Contest Inquired Into ps inc
Committee on Privileges ana Eiec-
,, Unanimous Vote Rem
dcrcd i'm His Favor.

The House Committee on Privileges anu
Elections met for the first time yesterday
afternoon and decided by a unanimous
vote TO recommend that Mr.. j. l. White
DemocraO, Of Pittsylvania,' who Is con-
testing the seat Of Mr.. 5. II. WOOD Fopu-
usD be seated. All Of the members
of the committee were present except
NIessrs. Cabell and Hale.
Mr. Whites petition was read 1t set
forth. as published in this paper uay VI
so ago. that by a miscount OF the votes
AZ Design Precinct Mr. Wood was ereu''-
Cd witt. 1913 votes, while he only receiver
1e7 II this mistake had been correcteu'
retitioner claimed that he would nave
leen elected by majority OF thirteeh
votes The petition alleged other iac's'
but this is the most pertinent.
The dispositions of the three judges OF
election at Design Precinct were theh
read all claiming that the mistake hau
been made i'm adding up the taiiy-shee''
which was kept by Nc. j. NJ. Earles. one
of the Judges 4 certified copy OF the
tally-sheet was also supmitieu' ""'0"
clearly showed the error mace.
4 motion 10 IDSliJuf hiN iAf''N
been defeated. Mr.. Withers reviewed the
80 lit fullv. stating that both the
Election Commissioners ana the sta'e
Roard Of Canvassers thought Mr.. WHITE
entitled 10 the seat but they had no power
to correct the returns
NJ Wood was finally given the privi-
lege of making a statement. lie saIu
that Mr.. Cobb, the opponent or MI. WIN
ers i'm the senatorial fight, was present
q, Dssien Precinct when the vote was
being counted; that he kept a taliy-
sbeet and counted 1893 votes for MIR.
Wood. If one taly-sheet had only Deeh
kent by the clerks, wrong had Deen
committed He himself had been an eisc-
ZION Judge for number OF years, and ne
had never known OF an instance "hers
only one tally-sheet had peen Kept IN
conc,usion. ne said that he had not made
any ttebt in the matter, because he had
Zen advised that this would have been
useieee inasmuch as the contest would
onsIIv have TO be decided in Democratic
House. ..,
The vote 10 seat Mr.. White was unani-
,,ous and the report will be made 10 the
House to-day.
,rne Houss will then consist Of sixty
nine Democrats and thirty-one anti-Demo-
rats There are still two more contests
nending In the House-one by MT. hoiner
nemocraD, OF Augusta. against Mr..
simms and one by Mr.. Hudson Demo
cram. of Halifax, against Mr.. keesee.
The Committee on Elections Will meet
AGAIN tomorrow afternoon at $3.50 O'clock
when the Koiner-Simms contest Will be
taken up.
THE UNIVERSITY NATTER.
Tho Finance Committee OF the House
Nd us first session yesterday morning.
The chair stated that he had been re-
Tested 10 have a Joint session OF the
,,,,o FINANCE committees OF the Legislature
before whom the members OF the Board
-, Visitors OF the University OF virginia
desire 10 appear. on motion OF Mr.. Har-
,,'rod Il was decided that the ioint session
w hold this evening at 1880 o'clock.
THE first bill taken up was one INTRO
diced by Mr.. Boaz. OF Albemarle. Tor
The relief of Catherine NJ. Elton. who asks
for one years pension for the year lsss
when she had been omitted from the
list although she was entitled 10 IL. III
was passed by TO correct some clerical
errors In the bill
The committee then adjourned until
tomorrow morning.
THE Sub Committee on Buildings ap-
pointed by the Board OF visitors OF the
university, who are to appear before tne