Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-02-16
WASHINGTON NEWS.
THE BILL FOR A PUBLIC BUILDING
AT LEXINGTON REPORTED.
Williamson, who Wants Ex-sIsvcs Paid
for, at the Capitol-sculptor O'Dono-
van virginisn-MaiI Service.
From our Regular Correspondent J

WAsHIsGToN. February 15.-Mr. Daniel
to-day reported from the Senate Commit
tee on Public Buildings and GROUNDS the
bill providing for the erection OF Gov
ernment building at Lexington, Va, not
to exceed in cost S25.OO0. The amount in
the bill as originally introduced was $50.
900.
John H. williamson, the editor OF the
Raleigh G0zetie, an organ OF the colored
, race in North Carolina. was among the
visitors at the Capitol to-day. IL VIII be
remembered that he last week announced
in his paper that he was a candidate foi
Congress and that his platform would be
payment for the slaves who were set tree
by the emancipation proclamation and
subsequent legislation. he colored editor
j. "a breezy sort Of fellow. and TO-DAY he
was introduced 10 some RepubncaI con
gressmen, who wanted to know why he
stood on any such platform.
INSISTS HE Is RIGHT.
He insisted in his replies to oil such
questions that he was night. One Repub-
| lican from the North said: You ought
to be satisfied with your freedom"
Freedom was nothing" replied Editor
williamson, "along with stupendous ig-
| norance. My people had been hundreds
| Of years in slavery and you northern men
set us free with nothing to help us imam
clally. 1t Is right and proper that, you
should pay $500 tor each ex-slaye. and the
money ought to be divided equally be
tween the former masters and the slaves.
| Mr. Lincoln favored the payment of S9OO
| for each slave The Republicans who
met Editor williamson did not get away
with him in their arguments. lie says
| that be will stick TO his platform.
A sTAUSTos MAN.
Mr.. William Rudolph ODonovan, the
| New York sculptor. Is in the city, he
! having been selected by the family OF the
| late Robert Dale Owen, Of Indiana, tc
| make statue Of that distinguished man
and which, when completed, will be
placed IN the Capitol building. Mr
| Voorhees, has introduced IN the Sen.
ate bill providing for the statue, anc
| Colonel OFerrall will be requested 10 pre-
| sent a similar bill In the House. Dir
| O'Donoyan was born and reared at Hamp
| ton, Va. He served through the war II
| the Confederate army, and WAS IN th'
| Stauuton Artillery. He IS an inl.
mate friend of Major A. W. CARRIER, OF
| Richmond, who commanded the Stauntor
| Artillery after General John ID. lmbOdef
| was promoted. Mir. O'Donovan. who i
also a friend OF Mr.. Valentine. the Nirginlt
sculptor, made the statue OF the late Arch
| bishop Hughes a picture of which ap
pears in the current issue of the ILLUSTRATED
| American.
TREE DELIVERY WANTED.
Mr.. Buchanan has presented IN thu
| House petitions from citizens OF Wis'
| county, Va, in favor of the free delivery
| of mails in country districts.
A post-ofiice TO be known as Quick ha'
been established in King and Queen coun
| ", Va, with William +. Bagby as post
| master.
Virginia postmasters have been commits
stoned a. follows: Benjamin +. Ruffne
at Cedar Point, James w. Lunsford a
| Dover, Walter l.. Kiracofe at kiracofe, anC
| Charles L. Purks at LaGrange.