The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-06
CONTESTED ELECTION CASES.
The Extra Allowance Of S2,600 to Con-
ttStantS and COnteSteeS.
ONLY THREE FAVORED BENEFICILRlES.
Nearly all Of the Pension Bills Passed
Oyer the Opposition OF Mr.. Jones We
toed bv the President.
TINES BUREAU, RAPLEY BUILDING.
WASHINGTON. March. 2. 1895.

WASHINGTON. March. 2, 1895.
1t is said that the President seriously
contemplated vetoing the general deficien
cy bill, on account of the item it contain.
ed providing an extra allowance of $3.50
to several Of the contestants and con
testecs in some of the contested election
cases in the last Congress There was
no reason why this item should have been
put in the bill. and If the House Commit
tee on Elections had been consulted in the
The only beneflciares from this appro-
priation were Messrs. Settle, Williams
| and Childs-two Republicans and one
| Democrat. There were several other cases
before the Committee on Elections. among
! them the case from the Fourth Virginia
| district, in which the testimony was far
more volumlnous and the expense of Sc
| curing IL much greater, yet the total
| amount allowed them by the House was
only 5000, while the favored three, Settle,
| Williams and Chllds, received $500
MEssRs. JONES AND WISE OPPOSED 1T.
| Both Congressman Jones and Wise earn
estly opposed this appropriation on the
| final adjournment of Congress had not
| been so near they would have succeeded
in having the bill referred back to the
! conference committee There will be a
large number OF contested election cases
in the Fifty-fourth Congress, and with
the precedent established by the Fifty
third Congress, IL is absolutely certain
that in every instance the parties inter-
ested will at least make the effort to
secure the $500, instead of the $2,000
that has been the customary allowance
for expenses of contest
The Views of the minority in the con-
tested election case from the Fourth
Virginia district, which were prepared
and submitted by Judge Daniels. OF New
York, were signed by five members of
the election committee. Messrs Daniels
Thomas. Waugh, Mccall and Wheeler
Had this case been reported from the
committee earlier I'm the session il would
have provoked very interesting discus
sion In the House.
MR.. JONES' SPLENDID WORK.
In nearly every Instance the pension
bills which were passed by the last Con-
gress over the opposition of Mr.. Jones
were vetoed by the President, and in
one OF his veto messages hefadopted the
Identical language used by Mr. Jones In
his opposition to the bill. The Congress-
man from the First Virginia district Is
entitled to a great deal of credit for his
close attention TO his congressional
duties, especially during the latter days of
the session. When on Monday morning
last the House met at the early hour of
s o'clock there were only eleven men,
sbers present. but Mr.. Jones was among
them, and turing the whole OF the last
six days, when the House worked under
suspended rules, he was never absent
from the chamber.
SEEING THE SIGHTS.
A very pleasant little party arrived at
the National Hotel yesterday rom
Richmond, Va. the matron of the MA
SONIC Home, accompanied by eleven
bright little boys. inmates of that in
stitution. who have come to Washing
ton to see the sights. The party has been
taken in charge by a member Of the e.
prominent masons of this city. which in
cures them very pleasant time. Fol-
lowing are the names of the party: Mrs
l.. r. Acree, natron; J. B. Childress
teacher; Masters Berry Stainback, Char
lie Stainback, Moffett King. Wayt King.
Clinton Hit, James Hit, Frank Acree.
Smith Acree. Charlie Walton. Ney Bass,
Macon Baylor, and Mr.. G. A. Nesbitt and
wife. The boys are all dressed In a grey
uniform, and no one takes more interest
I'm them than Mr.. w. III. Crosby, of the
National.
The party will return to Richmond to-
morrow.
BENEDICT's AXE TO FALL AGAIN.
It is rumored that Public Printer Bene-
dict will have another cledringout az the
Government Printing Office on the 18th.
Two hundred and fifty employees, 1t is
said, are slated for dismissal, among them
many from Virginia. To Congressman
Meredith, who called on him yesterday I'm
quest OF places for some of his constitu-
ents, the Public Printer said that Vir-
ginia, and particularly the Eighth con-
gressional district, already had many
more than her quota in his bureau, and
that he intended TO dismiss rather than
TO appoint
Senator Daniel made q tour of the De-
partments this morning, In the interest
OF his constituents, but failed 10 secure
any appointments. He Will remain here
for several days longer, in order TO finish
up his departmental work, which his
close attendance on the sessions of the
Senate for the last few weeks has COM
pelled him to neglect.
Congressman George ID. Wise will
leave for Richmond Thursday.
Senator Ransom Will return TO Wash
ington I'm about two weeks. 10 receive his
final instructions from the State Depart
ment before departing on his Mexican
United States District Attorney Mon
tague. OF the Western Virginia district,
Is in the city on business with the De-
partment OF Justice.
Messrs. w. H. Tabb and j. II. Alexan-
Ter are among the Virginia guests Of the
Messrs. w ]. Warwick OF Salisbury
and ]. C. Martin. of Hickory, are among
the North Carolinians at the Metropoli-
tan. IL. l.. w.