Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-15
coyrEsTED-ELECTION CASES.
Hearings Adjourned Until Ai'er
HoIidays-Other Notes.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., December IA
fsnecial )-Despite the efforts of John >.
wise. of New York, who had the favo-
rable ear of General James A. walker
chairman of the Elections Committee
the Virginia contests were to-day al
iourned over until after the holidays. IL
was desired by the Republican contest
ants TO get these cases before the COM
mfttee at once, although they were at the
foot of the list for hearing, and spe-
cial effort was made TO get up the con-
test of Wise against Young, from the
Second 0he Norfolk District.
The suddenness with which the Vir-
ginia contestees were summoned to APP
pear before the committee to-day, took
them by surprise, they knowing that there
were contests from South Carolina ana
Tennessee ahead Of them, and, or course,
their counsel were not present. After
sharp debate, the contests were continued
until after the holidays, when the Wise
Young case will be first taken up. The
Thorp-Epes contest, from the Fourth Dis
trict, will follow, and that of Brown
against Swar son will be taken up last.
The injustice to the Virginia Represen-
tatives who have contests Of forcing
them TO the front, is the subject
OF a good deal ~ adverse criticism and
there may possibly be a change In the
programme when Congress comes to-
gether after Christmas.
LoCoMoTIVE-WoRK MONEY.
The Richmond Locomotive and Ma
chine-Works' money is almost in sight.
Representative Lamb and Hon. C. f.
Trigg, counsel for the company, sue
ceeded to-day in having the bill referred
to the Committee on. Claims. BY that
committee IL was referred to a sub-com-
mttee, consisting of the chairman, Mr..
Brumm, and Messrs. Carmack and Yost.
All three are favorable 10 the bill, and
tomorrow they will report 1t back to the
full committee, which will at once report
II TO the House, and il will go on the
calendar. 1t can then be called up by
unanimous consent and passed, and this
may be done before the holiday recess.
A Southern railway excursion train OF
eleven coaches brought in some COO or 700
Virginians yesterday from points between
Lynchburg and this city. A great many
Of them attended the theatres last night.
ana some were fortunate enough to hear
Melba in La Traviata," at the Lafay-
ette-Square Opera-House.
PERSONAL POINTS
c. NJ. Brown, Virginia; c. S. Shepherd,
Coyington, Va; Miss Dudley and Miss
Taylor, sMiddleburg, Va, and T.. Pendle-
ton, Richmond, are at the National.
l.. b. Sims and wife, Richmond; b. L.
Delaney, Bristol Tenn; j. Il. Mcpherson,
Leesburg, Va; S. Walton, Falls Mills,
Va; F. II. Lane, Virginia-Metropolita
w. p. Young, Norfolk, Va; w. Massie,
Virginia; ]. w. Hinsdale, Raleigh, n. c.;
j. NJ. Meredith, Virginia; S. A Appleton,
Warrenton, Va; p. H. Lybrook, North
Carolina-The Raleigh.
II. +. Staples. Portsmouth, Va; w. II.
s. Burgwyn, Henderson, n. c.; c. w.
Turner, Virginia; w. w. Fairless. Ports
mouth, Va; ]. Stebbins, Virginia; c.
Hale, Virginia; J. Mccarthy, Norfolk,
Vast. James.
=. r. Wright, ]. c. English, Richmond,
Va.-Cochran.
b. l.. Sarby and wife, Virginia; J. j.
Berry, ]. b. Butt, Fredericksburg, Va
Hotel Emerich
J. b. Adams, Leesburg. Va; ]. e.
Clements Ballston, Va; r. c. L. Mon
cure, Fairfax, Va.-American.
j. r. Durrett, Richmond; Mrs Brad
ford, Berryyille, Va.-Hotel Vendome.
Captain c. w. Westberry Of the South
ern railway. is in the city. stopping at
the Metropolitan.
r. S. Tate, North Carolina; f. V. Stone.
University of Virginia; w. Il Scott, Nor
folk; Miss Alice owens, Lynchburg, Va;
j. S. Harvey, Danvlle, Va; ]. A. Saun-
ders, Wytheville, Va; Frank 4. Barr,
Abingdon, Va.-Metropolitan