Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-14
THE RICHMOND DIsPATCH-FRIDAY. JANUARY IA. 1898.
THE WAR OF 1924,
BILL. 10 ADJUST CLAIMS OF vIR-
GINA AND OTHER STATES.
SHAFT OYER pRES'T TYLER'S CRAVE.
Federal building Plans for Norfolk
The Pension fniuuity-Pcrsonal
and Postal Notes of Special In
terest to NirginiaDs.

| WASHINGTON, ID. c.. January H.
| Especially Congressman William a.
Jones. OF the First Virginia District. to-
day introduced a bill to permit the States
J Of New York. Pennsylvania. Delaware,
! South Carolina. and Virginia to file a
petition In the Supreme Court OF the
United States for the purpose Of requiring
that tribunal TO adjust the claims Of
those States against the United states
| for moneys expended and expenses in
CURED by them in the war with Great
Britain in 1Sl2-1i. Mr.. Jones says the
amounts involved are considerable and as
his bill includes the States OF New York,
| pennsylvania, Delaware. and South Caro-
lima as well as Virginia, it will have the
support of the representatives, from those
States. and. It is likely. will pass.
Representative Lamb introduced a bill
for the relief OF Mrs. Jane Womack, Of
Richmond. daughter Of a soldier Of the
war Of 1912. which provides for pension
! of Sl2 per month.
He also introduced a joint resolution
providing for the erection Of a shaft over
the grave OF President John Tyler, in
Hollywood Cemetery. and appropriating
the sum OF $4,000 for that purpose.
NORFOLK PUBLIC BUILDING.
Representative William A. Young called
at the Treasury Department this morn
ing. and had an extended interview with
the officials there in regard TO the public
building for Norfolk The bill for its
erection appropriates $4,000 for that pur-
pose. $4,000 OF which is TO be expended
for material and on the actual work OF
building the structure and the remain
ing $1,000 is 10 go for the plumbing. Mr.
young discussed the proposed plans with
the Supervising Architect and 1t is now
under consideration whether the building
shall be OF brick or granite, and with or
without n tower. A meeting Of the Urea
sury and other prominent officials will be
held at an early day TO decide TINS mat
ter
The pension business is becoming so
odious that it is likely a halt viii be
called. and some sort of reform I'm the
matter instituted. II is now next to I'M
possible to get bills considered for the re-
lief Of the children Of soldiers Of the
Revolutionary war. the Mexican war or
the Indian war. In fact, the Committee
on Pensions have adopted n rule that they
will not take up any Of these bills. There
is. therefore. no use in applying to mem
beers Of Congress TO introduce bills OF
this class.
Personal.
Colonel A. S. Buford. OF Richmond. ar
rived in the city this evening. and is stop
ping at the Metropolitan. where he eX-
poets to meet some friends from New
York.
Nlessrs. McKenna and Worth. Of Buck
incham county. were in the city to-day,
on their way home via Richmond, after
a business trip North. The former Is
the Democratic leader in Buckingham,
and the latter is the Republican chief
there. and though they have some. fierce
political combats I'm the State and ma
tional campaigns. they appeared while
here 10 be on perfectly friendly terms.
Edmund Pendeton, Richmond; c. 2.
Janney, Leesburg-National
G.. p. King, Fredericksburg; W. VI.
Day Norfolk; w. c. Harkey' Virginia
American.
j. irons. Asheville y. c.; J. J. Fitz-
gerald. Roanoke; Mrs, +. ID. Grim. Hot
Springs. va; J. II. Reiss, Virgnia-St.
james.
r. J.. Spence. H. McCurdy, Richmond
The Raleigh.
Mrs. NJ. r. Currier, A. Qumby and
wife. Manchester; +. r. Fry and wife.
Hanover-Vendome.
POSTAL.
Among the fourth-class postmasters
commissioned January 18th were the FOL
lowing: Daniel r. Cameron, Clinton. y.
c.; A. Stuart Houff. Mt Crawford, Va
money-order Offices: Ezra o. Ninyard,
cove. Va; William II. Brickey. Horizons
Summit. Va; John II. Durham. Ripple
mead. Va-not money-order ffiices
A new office has been established at
Teck. Mcdowell county. y. c., with Lille
r Clark as acknowledgement from Old
Fort.
IMPROVED POSTMARKING.
The trouble heretofore existing on ac-
ccunt Of the ilegibility of hand postmark-
inc, stamps in post-Ofiices has been over
come by device to-day approved by the
Post-Cnicc Department some tline ago
the department advertised for improved
devices for this purpose ana To-Day
committee Of experts recommended to the
Poetmaster-General a simple hand-stamp
which will do away with the blurred post
marking Of letters I'm post-oiiices. rms
will be a great benefit not only 10 the de-
partment. but To the public generally as
n will insure the correct location ana
dating OF every letter sent through the
mails There are some l3,UJ post-ollctS lH
the United States. and the announcement
of the adoption Of the new stamp VIII be
MADE tomorrow.
CHARI OTTESNILLE POST-OftICL.
II IS understood tonight that there VIII
he a stubborn fight made over the post
oMce at Charlottesville, which Is now
controlled by Mrs. General Long, widow
~ The chicf-of-staf and biographer OF
General Robert r. Lee. a person named
7. ~. Cox. in Charlottesville. and num-
her of other Republicans, are applicants
for the office. All of them have some local
influence. but il is safe 20 predict that
Mrs Long Will be retained i'm the Once
Captain J. Henry Rives, OF charlottesville.
who was a Mckinley delegate at the 81
Louis convention. and was an applicant
for the intcrnal-revenue collectorship OF
the Western District. is i'm the city. but De-
IS taking no part i'm the Charlottesvllle
rcst-ofice fight. though he freely admits
that he is not a friend or supporter Of
Mrs Longs
Among the Republicans here tonight
vino are interested I'm the Brown-Swanson
contest are J. r. Pigg county chairman
of Pittsylvania; c. T. Barksdale' ana W.
B Brown
young Lady Dies Far From Home.
Miss Josephine Morgan, Of Charlotte
.,,,,.n prince Edward Islands. Canada.