Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-10
NO CONTEST NOTICE.
None at Least Filed With Clerk oil
the House-Washfngto Notes.

WASHINGTON. d. c., December g
.s....a .1-Neither Senate nor House be-
.-. in session to-day. II was dull at the
e.-ta.. and it was just as dull at the
oil. -tuents.
There has been no notice of any con-
--. from Virginia or North Carolina hled
With OBJ. Clerk Of the House Of Repre-
..--.t.-es and find that the doing 50
is .tsalutely unnecessary. The law on
tie subject Is that whenever any person
Intend. 10 contest an election OF any
member OF the House Of Representatives
~ n- United States, he shall. within
...rtv lavs after the result Of such cleo
ton shall have been determined by the
officer or board Of canvassers authorized
Ir law 10 determine the same. give no.
lice .u writing 10 the member whose seat
fs designs 70 contest OF his intention TO
contest the same and in such notice shah
s'. rs particularly the grounds upon
which he relies In the contest.
According to this. If r. A. Wise r. T.
Thorn. and y. A. walker desire TO contest,
they will only have. respectively, to serve
notice on W. A. Young, Sidney p Epes'
and Judge Rbea-
SIXTH REGIMENT RESERVATIONS.
t-Adiutaut-GeneralS chwan said
today that the rendered designations OF
the white officers Of the sO-called sixth
virginia Regiment were still in allegiance.
u was under consideration by the de
mrtmeut 90 muster the regiment out as
t was incomplete. and did not otherwise
come uu o. the requirements Of the SER
vice. The two battalions composing the
el-raIIed rallwr1f are now at Macon, Ga.
SURGEON ]. S. Byrnes has been ordered
t1 OBJ. Nort'Ik uaNy-yard, ana also 70
temporary duty connected with vessels
500 reserve AZ that yard.
DISCHARGES FROM 9TH REGIMENT.
Iv direction Of the Assistant Secretary
a. War the Geographic instructions OF
November q. 1SS, directing the discharge
from the service of the United States by
U.r respective commanding officers OF
ta- folIowiug-named enlisted men, are
confirmed:
Tuyates ]. p. Graves and J. II. Sher-
rrI. company A; Musician J.. NJ. Lanier'
Company T.: Corporal George II. Wilson
pryates Lewis b. Ballard, Lorenzo II.
Flowers. and Clarence +. Toombs, COM
r-ry C.. Corporal T. G. Reece, Privates
g. j. GatewOod. Company d; Eugene D.
I.yu Company =; Sergeant w. y. john
SD. CORPORAL N. l.. Tucker, Privates
John s.. crown. J. VI. Pailen, and A j.
Pollard. Company +; Corporals Thomas
w. Arplgwhite and ]. p. Bell, Artihcer
s S. Baker. Privates X. II. Blessing ana
Isa Lub.sN Company G.; Corporals {. ).
L.ys4y. Walter Crenshaw, and Clarence
Thomas Priyates G. +. Higgins, W. J.
Kelly. O. B. Shepherd. and W. II. Taylor
Com. .uy II; Sergeant George w. Harri-
con- Iryates Thomas NJ. Bishop, Lewis
C1I Cluudius Council. Alfonzo T..
Drake William L. Gunes Thomas Gait
I.ss John j. McAleavy, and George J.
WoreI. Company j; Sergeant o. J.
llumer Corporal J. S. Epes, Privates
James vs.. Gates. W. b. Hill, c. A. Pear
man. and r. j.. Shell. Company X; SER
Fa-ats Thomas T. Munds and y. II. Las
E.ar Corporal James c. Hutchins WACO
r.r George =. Whitehurst, Priyates 9.
i.rm. j. w. Hughes. G. a. Lewis {. u.
Markham. Aaron Porter, Walter Quillan'
Theodore Seed. r. G. Vaughan. and w
WadroD Company L; Privates c. A..
BIB. d. A. Browning. V. b. Carter h
D. Ctalk.ey. r. b. FORD. Corrie Graves
D. ~. Hardy. J. y. Haryie, X. W. Jones,
Iab5 Lane. s. i. Mum, L. /. Taylor, and
j. E Wood. Company NJ. Fourth virginia
Volunteer infantry. These soldiers are
entitled 70 travel-pay.