Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-06-09
Election CONTESTS.
ri,no,iliOn Of Cases Before the House
Of Representatives.
,o.r VIRGINIA INDIAN noNDs.
.,,ton with Respect To Payment
Of interest Thereon Hut No Re-
,,rcncc 90 onset Against Them
..,otor Daniel Happy.

...r Voet against Tucker from VII
...ri go over 20 the next session.
.. an arrangement can De made by
.. ne Adrch-Undcrwood case may
49,. Odd. ont it IS not likely that the
...-..E.r case viii DE reached. TX
t.. case OF Murray negro against
. u.mocraO. from South Carolina,
...s the negro contestant was seated.
l. case of Martin PopulisU against
.r..t DcmocraO from North Caro-
. which the Populist was illegally
. tfr House has made a fairly gOod
Ia tho disposition OF the contests
lt before 30. By the appointment
. .r.. committees on election, which
..E.n at thc time 10 bc a rather high
I-...-uro. the majority Of the cases
I... carefully considered, promptly
... of and fairly In All but few
us.re the party lash and partisan
u..ts ruled instead OF justice ana
,e we're in all thlrty-two contested
rr seventeen OF these there were
...s reports I'm favor of the sitting
.... who were Democrats, and the
.. u0re adopted by the House; IN
f|N reports were unanimous "
m favor of the Republican con-
..... and boz nine cases the maJoriues
oil. .Ymmttccs reported against sit
members. who were Democrats, ana
.. CAS-. declared the seat vacant.
NET RESULT.
-.. r...lt of the contests before the
stands as follows: seventeen Demo
retained their seats two Democrats
. turned out and their seats declared
.- ION Democrats were unseated, ana
.....lists and eight Republicans seat
Ir various cases. however, the ma
....., ,Hl bee called upon during the com
.r.urien TO defend its action, ana IN
... fh,m more notably than those OF
-,....-E Elliott. from South Carolina. ana
-.....I aethart. from North Carolina IN
t.I..f which the coutcstees who were
....-af. were unjustly deprived OF the
..t. which they were duly elected.
r. Us the legislative day of saturday
,.tt. House is still proceeding under a
ascension Of the rules The chairman
,-- PAYNE. OF New York decided TO
-.rle Mr. Daniels. who wished 10
b.. .. the Aldrich- Rcpubhcan) uhdei-
.I D.mocraD case, from AlaDdnl"'
.-. view 10 uuseat the lalleI' in1
-...-.rrts. however. under the spiendld
.tr.....-eee. raised the question OF con-
..,.,.on. and with the aid of "a few Ike
..r.rs prevented the preparation oil
.H,- outrage upon the people OF the
INDIAN BOND MATTER
r..f.~ suspension Of the rules the fol-
... resolution from the Committee on
-. Affairs passed the House without
...t.Iu. to-day.
Wed. That the Secretary of the
Treasury be requested TO report 10 Con
...-- what steps. II any. have beeh mace
o. ....lre payment of the bonds OF the
..I state Of Virginia. assumed by
.. United States from certain indian
.... the interest on which has hereto
U.,n paid by the United States
m-. amount involved Is 81 ,4WVO an
e.t'e proportion of which has Deeh
assumed ly the new state OF West Nir-
PERSONAL
senator Daniel returned this morning.
GIL. N i1 the best of humor and good
.rt. bic is well satisfied with ana en-
r.-..r. over the result OF the Staun-
f. invention. and is more than hopeful
r.l respect 10 the national outlook Tor
Gil ness white-metal party.
Repre- eut4uve Thorp, the Republican
from tt. Fourth Virginia District. which
I.. i..r practically unrepresented, IS
.n .n bis seat az the fag end of the
.l.n Ilc claims TO have been fairly re-
animated 100 the Farmville convention,
a. sl's that the opposition TO him In
i district viii disappear before the
....n and Dee will be returned again
N- "H,rp is very young In politics, and
may bc mistaken.
I.. D. T Mo0rehead. Of Spray y. c.,
u thc city. stopping at the Mctropol-
t.
Representative Tazcweu Elicit has been
.t.f.I t0 address the Sons OF the Revo-
l..u at Gluston Hall, Prince William
E on Friday next, and has accepted
Invitation.
l- john IT, sloan. Of Columbia, 5. c.,
r an annual summer visitor at the
ar.r White sulphur Springs, and
eV.I known Go Richmond society people
..r stopping az the Metropolitan.
reminds me that there are great
.f people here now preparing for their
summer outing. and among them are
contingent for the famous old White
h.r.
l. Erpa Hunton, Jr., Of Warrenton.
81. h.re. stopping az the metropolitan.
Captain N T.. Rowe of Fredericksburg.
'"uA.r OF the Virginia House of
Who has been spending a few
here with friends, returned home
Today
POSTAL.
Among The fourth-class postmasters ap-
pointed to-day was r. j. Payne vice ).
III" II irok az pcrsimmon Creek. Chero-
" county, y. @.
l t-on.ce az Eppes Falls, Chester
county, Va. mas been discontinued.
'W goes 20 Wintcrpock.
Lrt Hayes has been commissioned
Hast.r at Adoir. y. c.. John t.
900 Tweed. y. c.. and John T.
l. at Nanccy. y. O.
Acting General Superintendent Of Rail
Nal Service Luburn II. Myers has
.ho following order:
.ti.y except sunday exchange by
registered pouches has been
Di t0 commence the 10Th instant
Hn Norfolk Va, and Washington.
o. Pouches 10 be dispatched via the
non and Charleston road post
leaving Washington at $3.50 \. NJ,
tre Norfolk ana Rutherfordton road
.I.. leaving Norfolk at 9.05 A. NJ.
above is in addition TO the existing
nre between same offices by inner
following have been commissioned
'a.eass postmastors: Robert G.. APP
.te App.cwhite. y. c.; William
Hutton. Buffalo city, y. c.; Ar
Do Hun, Vent. y. G.
ARRIVALS
hotel arrivals to-day included the
follow ng.
"arl Hougc-L Rogers Virginia
il, Leigh. virginia. X. Christian, Il.
rth Richmond.
'... Emrlch-H. Fredlander. Virginia.
.t House Mrs. John r. Eastwood.
mouth, va.
i.onal N. W. Huntington, Virginia.
rohtan-u. c. Spelman. Virginia
limison. Virginia: G. B. Benson,
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