Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-20
VIRGINIA RELIEF BILL.
IL IL FavorabIy Reported by Conn
mittee--Wns hingfon Personals.

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mittee--wnshington Personals.
WASHINGTON, d. c., February H.
Special. 1.-The Committee on Claims.
through Representative Ciardy. has re-
ported favorably bill for the relief OF
William i. Judkins, executor OF the
estate of Lewis Mckenzie, who was
elected 20 represent the Seventh Congress
sional District OF Virginia In the Forty
first Congress. His right 10 the seat was
contested by Hon. Charles Whittlesey,
but after a thorough investigation. the
House decided that Mr.. Mckenzie was
duly elected and entitled 10 his seat. Mr..
Mckenzie. in turn. contested the seat OF
Hon. Elliot NJ. Braxton, from the same
district In the Forty-second Congress,
and the contest was decided against him.
An affidavit sworn to by Mr. McKen-
zie in his lifetime shows that he paid for
counsel fees in the contest for the seat
In the Forty-drst Congress the sum OF
$500 and for commissioners fees In taking
testimony the sum OF So He
also swore that In the contest for the
seat In the Forty-second Congress he
paid In the aggregate the sum OF 81. 52Ss5.
and produced an itemized account OF the
several payments which made that
amount
1t also appears from the papers on
file that no part Of the expenditures had
been paid to Mr.. Mckenzie In his life
time, or TO his executor since his death,
although Mr. Whittlesey and Mr.. Brax-
ton have been fully reimbursed the
amounts expended by them in the said
contests. The committee recommend tina.
a sum TO cover the expenses In both con-
tests be paid the executor.
Personal.
b. Cameron, stagvile, N. G; J. 7. J.
Battle and wife. Miss Minnie Burns. and
Miss Maggie Cannon. Greensboro, ~. c.,
are at the Metropolitan.
E. d. Latta and wife, Charlotte, n. CT
w. T.. Jordan, Charlotte. N. C.-Ehbitt.
f. Kighley and wife. Virginia-st.
James.
w. L. Wright. Richmond, Val Mrs.
Pifer and Misses NJ. Cole, X. Beator. Il.
Prince. p. Burch L. Gale, e. Brandt, G.
Barlow and r. NJ. Mcdonald. Of Norfolk,
are at the Raleigh.
c. w. Jenkins, Norfolk-Natlonal.
w. williams and wife, Richmond, Va;
Mrs. =. c. Cheney. Manchester-Willards
POSTAL.
Among the presidential postmssters
commissioned February 18th were
Charles H. Rvercomb, COvington. Va;
John B. Kimberley Fort Monroe. Va;
Benjamin B. Weisiger. Manchester. Va;
Thomas w. Carter, orange. Va Fourth
class postmasters commissioned Febru-
airy 17th-Rightly f. Quillan. Gate City,
Va; Wade r. Steadman, Hamrie, n. c;
Matthew Il. Martin, Kitchin. N. C.;
Ephriam L. McClees. Somerset n: C.;
Charles T. Arlington, Alton, Va; w. ID.
Roberts, Duff, Va.
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p. NJ.
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Saneeryille to Staunton-From February
%. 1898. change service 80 as 70 supply
at the site authorized Feoru-
Try 7. 1895. without change In distance.
Kiracofe TO Sangerville-From February
0. 1898. change service so as 10 supply
;angervtlle at the site authorized Febru-
nv 7, 1898, without change In distance.
Galloway 20 Pilot-Resoind order OF
January 4, 1898 bulletin 6t45a), autho-
izing the supply OF Pilot at its new site.
from February 10. 1888, change service
10 as 20 end at Basham, emitting Pios'
Without change I'm distance.