Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-10
EXPERIMENT FARM.
BILL TO SET ASIDE PART OF AR
LINGTON FAvORABLY REPORTED.
ELECTION CONTESTS POSTPONED.
The War Fever Has for the Time
Being Wiped Out Party Feeling
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set apart a portion OF the Arlington es-
tate for experimental agricultural pur-
poses, and to place such portion under
the Jurisdiction of the Secretary OF Agri-
culture and his successors in office. has
been fayorably reported by the House
Committee on Military Affairs. The en-
acting clause Of the bill is as follows:
Jurisdiction is hereby transferred and
given to the Secretary OF Agriculture
and his successors I'm office over so much
Of the government land in Alexandria
county, Va, known as the Arlington es-
tate, as lies east of the public road lead
ing from the Aqueduct bridge to Alexan-
dria, Va, and between said road and the
Potomac river, containing about five hum
dred acres.
Section 2. The declared purpose of this
act is to set apart said tract of land as
a general experimental farm in its broad
est sense. where all that pertains to agri-
culture in its several and different
branches, including animal industry and
horticulture, may be fostered and en-
couraged, and the practice and science
Of farming I'm the United States advanced,
promoted, and practically illustrated.
Section 3. The Secretary of Agricul-
ture will take immediate and absolute
control Of said property described in sec
ton one, and by clearing, undertaking,
grassing, laying out proper roads and
driveways, constructing proper bridges
and buildings, and in other ways as his
judgment may dictate, bring said pro-
perty as rapidly as possible into the pro-
per condition to answer the purposes for
which 1t is set apart.
Section 4. In the development, i'm
provement, and management of said pro-
perty full discretion is hereby given the
Secretary of Agriculture and his success
ors in office to carry into effect the de-
clared purposes of this act
Section 3. The sum of $4,000 or so
much thereof as may be necessary, Is
hereby appropriated. out OF any money
in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated. for the purpose of carrying into
effect the declared purposes of this act.
Section 6. This act shall be in force
from its passage"
There is every likelihood that this bill
will receive the early consideration of
the House, and that it will speedily be
enacted into law. 1t will be of immense
benefit to the people Of Alexandria coun-
ty, as it will give employment to largo
largo quantity of material will have to
be purchased for use in the construction
Of the farm buildings.
ELECTION CONTESTS POSTPONED.
The Thorp-Epes contest, as well as all
other contests, indeed, seems now TO be
indefinitely postponed. There is no
chance Of its being taken up this week.
Next week the House, in committee OF
the whole, will have under consideration
the post-office appropriation bill, which
Will occupy the greater portion Of If not
the entire week. Just now, however, no
body is thinking about contests. The
war fever has for the time being wiped
out party feeling, and there is no DISPOSE
ton at the present juncture to stir it up.
It is said that the WiseYoung contest,
from the Second District, will be re-
ported from the subcommittee to the
full committee on Saturday, but It is
safe 10 predict that il will not.
PERSONAL
Mr.. George McGovern, of Richmond,
arrived In the city yesterday from New
York, where he had been on business,
and stopped at the Metropolitan. He
left for home by the morning train.
w. b. Haynes. Danville; w. j. Payne,
Richmond; G.. w. Harper, North Caro-
lina-Metropolitan
w. williams, T. b. Shaw, Richmond;
c. Il. Finch, Norfolk; r. S. Howell,
Hampton; Colonel A. B. Andrews, RAJ
leigh w. ID. AIuellen, Hampton; II.
Gunst and wife Richmond-The Raleigh.
r. G.. Bickford, Virginia E.bbitt.
L. s. Cottrell, Newport News; @. T..
Showall and wife, Clifton Forge. Va;
J. r. Hickman, HendersonVille, n. c.
St. James.
f. Carter, F. Moore. Asheville, n. c.;
Mrs. w. NJ. Pearl and mother and f. |
w. Caldwell, wife, and daughter, OF |
Newport News, are at the National.
POSTAL.
Fourth-class postmasters commissioned |
March 9TH are: William G. Cashatt, Lyt- |
ton, n. c.; Sarah T.. Jordan, Rescue, Va
not money-order offices.
Star mail-service changes have been |
made in North Carolina as follows:
Elisha to Weeksville-From February |
%, 1898, change service so as TO supply |
Weeksville at the site authorized Febrl-
airy %. 1898, without change in distance.
Weeksville TO Elizabeth City-From
February %, 1898, change service so as TO
supply Weeksville at the site authorized /
February %, 1898, without change in dis
lance. .-
I.inden to Fremont-Modfy order OF
February q, 1888 bulletin $50, so as to
state an increase in distance of two
miles by the supply Of Lindell at the site
authorized February q, 1898, and TO take
effect March l. 1898, instead OF February
q. 1898.
Smithfield to Smithfield--From February
26 1898 change service so as to supply |
Pratt at site authorized February g. 1888
distance 1.5O miles equal to
IS mile and back.
Changes in star mail schedules have
been made in Virginia as follows:
Bula to Othma Modify order Of De-
cember 80, 1881 bulletin 5442). so as to
state an increase I'm distance Of 20 mile,
by the supply of Bula at the site author
zed December 2S. 1897, and 10 take effect
l.. 1895, instead of December 90,
1897.
IneZ to Beaverdam. From February %. |
1898. change service so as to supply Ma
Delton at its new site, between Hopeful
md Birdie, increasing distance so mile.
Scottsburg TO Clays Mills. From Feb
ruary 30 1898, change service so as to sup
ply McHolt at its new site. between Bow
len and Clays Mills. increasing distance
so mile.
Residence TO Alton. Modify order of
February 2, 1898 bulletin 5i7la), so as to
state an increase in distance Of .43 mile,
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