Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-08
KEYSyILLE MASONS.
me Bit in Their Behalf DlSappioYed
by House COMMITTEES.
INTERNAL REVENUE REFORM
Success Of Representative swan
son.s Efforts In the Matter-"e'ie'
of Postmaster Tucker Oh Ne"'
Ncvs-other Washington Votes

the Free and Accepted MttS'ii'
,,uo Va whose building was destroyed
bv Federal troops during the ""'' i"''
,.u u,as referred 10 the Committee on
Var claims and to-day Major Otey re-
..,,.od a ,c,ter from Representative Thad.
NJ Mahon. the chairman Wh'on en-
h,dics what would substantially De 'he
rc,oyt of the committee. Mr.. Mahon
-. PERSONALLY. l am IN favor OF
,..,.,rz the claim. but majority OF the
i-....,,,co on war Claims hold that
,y.,..,.ulo was the theatre OF military
.,ere,iops. the destruction and burning
- tho railroad conveying supplies 70
,,,,,rol Lees army was the result OF
80, overwhelming military necessity; the
turning Of the Masonic lodge was an ac-
,,,.rt Of war, Inevitable, and unavoid-
anIv incidental to It's operation, and no
,..ocedert can be found 20 warrant the
iss,ga Of the bnl. The committee was
rvios,s 20 report the bill faVorably for
,.,,, because YOU have taken such
great interest In it. However, your per
sistent and Jealous advocacy OF the Dill
,orrot overcome the insuperable barriers
standing u the way
p.or,sentative Burrell introduced
ran today. providing that all money ana
'l..irf. held by the United States GOV
eminent derived from the crops OF cot
a., tobacco. and other produce Nhlch
,,ere CAPTURED during the late war DC
gppr5prlated 10 the purpose OF AIDING the
aged and inf~ul colored people VINO were
slaves. and 10 aid In the education oI
me youth. including Industrial ana pri-
mary schools in poor school dis'rlcts
.t.-1,r,bo,,t the South The bill provides
s.,r,bcr mat the money appropriated shall
ne distributed by benevolent associations.
,rb,cb shall be non-sectarian ana
chat the proportion Of the fund to be
d,s,rrbuted for educational purposes shat
1,o distributed through the State Board
90 r,8rcation I'm each State, and That IT
sbau bc distributed only I'm the states
and Territories where there were slaves
in 1851
swANSON'S GOOD WORK
The abolition Of the fee system for rev.
,rue officials. marshals. and deputy mar
,bsis and United States commissioners,
,,d The substitution OF salaries therefor
. a measure Of great relief TO the people
- not only Western Virginia and North
carolina. but all the States OF the SCUM
nj West. Representative Swanson, or
VIRGINIA, IS being warmly Congratulated
,1 this score, for he It was who hrst IN
iroduced the proposition TO make the
change. and II was largely due 10 ms
,.orststsnt efforts on the floor OF the
House that the bill was passed. Mr.. swan
SON IL in daily receipt Of letters from all
portions Of his district commencing MN
Tor this work. 49,,
The brl introduced by Senator Martin
December 18th for the Keller or IRWIN
Tucker. postmaster at Newport news
was to-day favorably reported 10y senator
Vutler. from the Committee on POstOiIces
and Post-roads without amendment. The
Iu nrovides that the Auditor of the Post
omce Department Is directed 10 credit the
account Of Irwin Tucker, postmaster al
Nevport News, with the sum OF Si2DeO
,or ,ostape. and with the sum OF SSi.S5 for
,oonev-order funds stolen from his once
on the Sth day Of February. lS9i
1'be Joint resolution donating a CON
6erned cannon and a sufficient quantity
- gboils To form a pyramid 10 the Gull
for5 ~. O. Battle-Ground Company
-,ssed the Senate to-day, and when
stoned by the President Will become
senator Daniel to-day introduced In
.ra Senate the bill previously onereu
iu the House by Representative otey'
rr1vidine that terms Of the United states
Circuit and District courts be held III
the city of Roanoke for the convenience
OF the people Of the southWes',
Also. n hill for the relief OF Major >.
TAYLOR Wood. Of Virginia, for losses
PA sONAL AND POSTAL"
To, Vance Waller. of Lexington,
y O.. Is here, registered at the Hotel
Mrs Zeb Vance will have as guests
aTrIDg the HOLIDAYS Mrs. John More
head and Mrs. Dewey, Of Charlotte ~
c. .--,...
The District alumni OF the University
Of virginia will celebrate the anniversary
of Jtffersons birthday on the lVth IN
stead ~ the 18th. so as not 10 interfere
with the excursion 10 Monticello on the
latter date.
today were William a. Hood, at HOOD
Va. ana Lydia c. Childress, at Hylas'
Va.
Changes in star schedules have been
made as follows I'm Virginia:
Lincoln 10 Purcellville-Leave Lincoln
daily. except Sunday, at 10 \. NJ ana
L. 81. arrive at Purcellville by 1919 y
NJ and G45 =. NJ; leave PurcellVille
daily. except Sunday. at 1880 =. NJ. ana
i@o NJ; arrive at Lincoln by 30 L. NJ
ami SIS Z. NJ.
BrentsyIle to Stafford Store-Leave
Hrentsyille daily, except Sunday, at y
NJ; arrive at Stafford Store by p. M;
leave Stafford Store daily. except Sunday.
at \. NJ; arrive at Brentsyille by IL
a. NJ
Bowmans 20 Jerome-Leave Bowmans
daily. except Sunday. after arrival Of
south-bound mail-traln, bat not later than
y. NJ: arrive at jerome I'm three and
two thirds hours; leave jerome daily,
except Sunday. az $40 A. NJ. arrive at
Iowmans by 9 4. VI.
BateSVille 20 CrOZet-Leave Batesville
daily. except Sunday. at s A. NJ; arrive
AZ Crozet by l0l5 A. NJ; leave Crozet
daily. except Sunday on arrival Of mall
train due az 3.i5 T. NJ, but not later than
431 i. NJ: arrive at Batesville in two and
one quarter hours.
Gap Store 90 MaXwell-Leave Gap store
daily except Sunday, at =. NJ; arrive
az Maxwell by 4:i5 p. NJ; Leave Maxwell
daily. except Sunday. at Z. NJ: arrive
a. Gap Store by 3:45 =. NJ.
Pound 90 Wise-Leaye Pound daily, eS-
eert Sunday. at 100 4. NJ; arrive at
Wise by n.3o a. NJ; leave Wise daily.
except Sunday. at $40 =. NJ; arrive at
FOUND b. 7.2o p. NJ.
tale CITY 60 Orebank-LeaVe Gate city
nanE except Sunday. at 1ia5 a. NJ; ar
I'VE az oIeoluk by 315 p. NJ: leave Ore
pah@ loly except Sunday at 3;f5 j. NJ;
trr'e az Lucille by $50 =. NJ; leave Lu-
'Ie daily, except Sunday. at 8 a. NJ;
arrive az Gate city by 1876 a. NJ.
fNfWew 20 Cllnchport-Leave Fairview
daily except Sunday. at A. NJ: arrive
az Clnchport by 10 A. NJ; leave Clinch-
loft daily. except Sunday by II 80 a. NJ;
Liflft at EairVicW by 2.2O y NJ