Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-08
SILVER SuBsrITJ1TE,
Representative Tucker Expresses ,,,,,.
\yal Of Part Of the PrOpoSivse.'
M.DoxSNp AGAINST 'oSE
The Formers Contest "Thrown Ont
of Court by Elections Co""'''
Prominence of southern Ladies nj
White House Hecepton.

White House HecepIon.
WASHINGTON. ID. c.. FEBRUARY T.
(Speclal)-In the House this morllhs' tne
Senate free-coinage substitute beins unn'r
consideration, Mr.. Tucker. Of the Itn'h
Virginia District, made brief speec'.
He said he would be glad to vote for the
last three sections Of the bill. providing
for the coinage OF the seigniorage-iimit-
ing the issue OF hanb notes TO denomiha-
tions Of $40, and providing that green
backs should be redeemed in gold and Sill
yer at the option Of the Secretary OF the
Treasury, and not The option of the holder,
and reissued. He could not vote. however
for the first section of the bill, providing
for the free coinage OF silver at 10 TO l.
because he did not believe that such ac-
ton by the United States alone would
bring the intrinsic value Of the silver dol
lar OF unlimited coinage up to par with
the gold dollar, and this is essential to
sound currency.
McDONALD'S CONTEST.
The resolution offered in the House, ask
D.. y.
a contest for the seat OF Congressman
Jones, Of the First Virginia District,
which resolution was referred to Elections
Committee No. 2, was taken up by that
committee this morning. Mr. Mcdonald
charges in an affidavit that 43l2 votes
cast for him were thrown out in the dis
trict, and that 1000 counted for
Jones were also cast for him.
An additional affidavit, filed by
him, claims that S6i more votes for him
were rejected, making In all 5,l2O, which
would clearly have elected him.
This would make a total OF 2i.ff votes,
whereas, in fact the total vote of the
district was only 23G08.
He claims he could not get copies OF the
poll-books from the Democratic clerks
In the district. and altogether made
very absurd showing before the commit
tee.
MR.. JONES'S REMARKS.
Representative Jones addressed the
committee in his own behalf. after Mr..
Michener, McDonald's lawyer. had con-
cluded. He did not attempt any extend
ed argument. nor introduce any rebutting
testimony The case. he said. did not
call for that. He simply took Mcdonald =
own afiidaviis, and demonstrated by his
/ figures that he had no possible ground on
/ which TO base the claim that he had been
/ elected. on the contrary. Mr. Jones
proved by McDOnad's figures, 10 the sat
| isfaction of every member Of the commit
/ tee, that he Gones) had been fairly elect
ed. and that Mcdonald, having made no
contest at the proper time, should not be
allowed to do so now.
without leaving their seats the commit
tee unanimously agreed TO report adverse
ly upon the resolution introduced in the
| House by Dr. Thomas Of Michigan, TO
give Mcdonald authority to open con-
test for Mr.. Jones's seat. This ends the
| Mcdonald contest so-calied.
Mr.. Jones had three affidavits ready TO
be introduced-one from DR.. LeCato,
| State Senator from AccOmac and Nor
thumberland. and two others, but found
! it unnecessary to present them.
WALTON LAW COMMENDED.
II may be remarked here that the chair
man of one OF the election committees,
who has had the working of the Walton
law in Virginia brought before him,
speaks in the highest terms Of that in
| strument He said that In Massachu-
setts, where the percentage OF illlteracy
was much less than that In Virginia, the
| percentage OF rejected ballots in the lat
ter State was not much greater than IN
the former He said that IL the contests
brought before him up TO the present time
were any indication of the operations oi
the Walton law, he thought the statute
was a good one for all parties, and could
hardly be improved upon.
| This endorsement comes from promi'
nent Republican lawyer of the highest
standing.
BRILLIANT ENTERTAINMENT.
The army and navy reception at the
white House last night was one OF th'
most brilliant events that ever took
nlace I'm the Executive Mansion. Ther'
we're several southern ladies present, who
attracted attention by their persona
beauty and the richness Of their costumes
Among the charming young under-deou
tantes who attended was Miss Annie
Louise Reinhardt daughter OF Professor
Jacob Reinhardt, of Richmond. She wa!
presented to the President and Mrs
Cleveland and the ladies' of the Cabine
With Commissioner Miller's party.
Nfiss Reinhardt had met Mrs. CLEVELAND
before. hut IL was the first time she hae
met the President
Mrs senator Martin. Of Virginia. wai
one of the ladies' who were greatly ad
mired-
Auong the fourth-class postmasters ap
no,nted to-day were the following: Mis-
q Feller vice ]. w. Baldwin, re
signed. at Deerheld. Augusta county, Va.
" n. Conner vice David Sisson, re
moved AT Simpsons, Floyd county, Va.
and IT n. Cooksey vice G.. NJ Bassard
removed. at Woodburn. Loudoun county
Va. .,.,..
,,ostmaster at Clarendon. n. c., an
George w. Chisholm at Design. Va.
PERSONAL.
Mr.. w. J. Briggs, of Westfield, Mass
u,as in the city to-day, and will next visi
Richmond, where he has numerou
friends. - .
The University OF Virginia, and Judge Il
n w Duke. Of Charlottesville. are regis
tered at the Raleigh
ARRIVALS.
The hotel arrivals include the following
w r Robbins. Richmond. Hotel Page.
J. II. NcCiuer and wife. Virginia, Hote
Enrich.
winston, N. c., Metropolitan.
Miss l.. Mcmillan, Virginia. Eopi'
] House.
: L. s. webb. Charlottesville, va; w. =
. ccoviI,e virginia; c. Il. Myers. +.
Mvers. and L. F. Norton. Petersburg, S
James. ST..
Richmond. the Raleigh.
! n watson. Danyille: G.. III. Gaine
: c,,lnsner ]. L. Ritter Shenandoah; +.
kindred. Roanoke: r. NJ. Curtis. Danvill'
y o. Hoeninger. Richmond Howar
r House.
x~ an TEES FUEID TRIALS.