Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-11
$14,225 CONSCIENCE MONEY
Returned by an Unknown Per-
son in London.
ALABAMAElECTI0NS0F OF 1894
May Be Investigated by Senatorial Smelling
q Committee.
WH0lESAL,v- RAUDS ARE CHARGED
The Coz : 0tee on Privileges and Elections
b is Favorably Senator Aliens
e tesolution-Says Kolb and
IA Reese Were Elected
LABAMAELECTIONS OF 1894
WHOLESAUvs RAUDS ARE CHARGED

Washington, March 10.-The treasury
gold reserve today at the close of busi-
ness stood at 126,265,010 The withdraw
ais for the day were 1892 900.
The secretary of the treasury has re-
eeived through the department of state,
the consul general of the United States
at London and the Rev. Prebendary
Barff of London, from an unknown per-
son bill of exchange on New York for
$14,225. The proceeds will be deposited
in the treasury on account of CON
science"
Senator Chandler from the committee
on privileges and elections today submit
ted to the senate the majority report rec
ommending the adoption of Senator AL
lens resolution providing for an investt-
cation of the Alabama state and leglsla-
tive elections of 1894. Reference Is also
made In the report to the previous cleo
ton of Thomas G.. Jones, regular demo-
crat, as governor CReuben F. Kolb being
the opposition eandidate), saying
1t was due to the wholesale
falsflcation of returns of dishon-
est election officials in pursuance of a
great conspiracy deliberately organized
long before the election for the purpose
of changing the political complexion of
the state in case 1t should appear that
Kolb and his supporters had carried the
state" Referring to the election of 1884,
when Kolb was again candidate against
w. c. Oates, the report says that Kolb
was elected, as well as a majority of the
legislative candidates on the same tick
ct, but that they were not given the Of
fees on account of the fact that an er-
roneously fictitious vote was returned.
The report calls attention to the fact that
In fifteen counties the returns showed
that $4,000 votes had been polled, when
in reality only 10000 were cast. Instead
of Oates being elected by 27,5S7 votes, ths
report declares that he was defeated by
about 1000.
The Kolb legislature, the report says,
was counted out in the same way, and ina
both elections the fraudulent votes came
mainly from the "black countless" that
Kolb and his ticket carried majority of
the white counties, and that the ne
groes failing to register false returns
were certified to on behalf of Kolb's an
tagonist.
"The case" the report says. fs not
merely one of local frauds which hap
pened here and there over the state,
but the case made is that of carefully
planned and deliberately manufactured
masses of fraudulent returns based upon
no votes whatever, but made to ap-
parently defeat a state government that
was actually chosen, and to give ap-
parent title to state government defeat
ed by the governor
The report concludes with a detailed
account of the particulars concerning the
organization of the Kolb legislature and
the election by it of w S. Reese as Unit
ed States senator to hold the seat now oc-
cupied by Senator John T. Morgan. The
committee says the investigation should
be held and the facts made known
whether they are as have been charged.
or are unfounded. II the charges are
well founded, the report says, it may be
the duty of the senate to oust Mr.. Nor
hi tn kaG
tive ground, affirming the right of the
senate to make the investigation.
The house committee on elections No.
today decided to hear the contested cleo
tion case of A1drich against Underwood,
from the Ninth Alabama district on the
goth Instant and the case of Denny vs.
Owens, from the Seventh Kentucky dis
trict, on the eth.