Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-09
COMMITTEE MI MBER 3
1T DOESN'T SEEM TO DE ExPEDIT-
ING THE ELECTION CONTESTS.
ARLINGTON EXPERIMENT STATION.
Provision OF Mr.. Rixey's Biil-otbcr
Virginia Measures of Interest,"
Omces.

| testants and contestees considerable ex-
pense. The Wise-Young contest. from the
Second Virginia District, was to have
come up to-day at 10 o'clock. Represen-
tative Young, with his counsel, Judges d.
Tucker Brooke and It. II. Wilcox, Of Nor
folk. and DR.. Dick Wise. the contestant,
with his brother, John S. Wise, OF New
York, and Colonel James ID. Brady OF
Petersburg, as his counsel. were present
again to-day, but the case was again
postponed untn Monday at IL o'clock.
| This IS the second postponement of this
contest by the committee. and 1t indicates
that there will be considerable delay In
| the other Virginia contests to come be-
fore Elections Committee No. 3. Thorp
VS.. Epes may not be heard on Tuesday
| or perhaps Wednesday, and Brown VS..
| Swanson may be very late next week In
| getting before the committee.
The Tennessee contest taken up yester-
| day was still under consideration to-day,
and the committee is sitting during the
| sessions Of the House. 1t is believed that
the Virginia contests will occupy several
days each in the hearings.
ARLINGTON EXPERIMENT FARM.
Representative Rixey's bill 10 set apart
q portion of the Arlington estate in Alex
andria county for experiment farm pur-
poses, and to place that portion under the
jurisdiction Of the Secretary Of Agricul-
ture, has been referred TO the Committee
on Military Affairs, and ordered to be
printed. The enactng clause of the bill
is as follows:
Jurisdiction is hereby transferred and
given TO the Secretary Of Agriculture and
his successors in office over so much OF
the government land in Alexandria coun-
", Va, known as the Arlington estate
as lies east Of the public road leading
from the Aqueduct bridge to Alexandra,
Va, and between that road and the Po-
tomac river containing about 500 acres.
THE declared purpose Of the act Is TO
set apart this tract of land as general
experimental farm in its broadest sense
where all that pertains to agriculture IN
it's several and different branches, in
Guiding animal Industry and horticulture,
may be fostered and encouraged, and the
practice and science Of farming in the
United States advanced, promoted, and
practically illustrated.
1.-THE Secretary of Agriculture Will take
immediate and absolute control of the
property described and by clearing, I'M
derdraining. grassng, laying out proper
roads and driveways, constructing proper
bridges and buildings, and in other ways
as his judgment may dictate. bring the
property as rapidly as possible into the
proper condition TO answer the purposes
for which it is set apart.
in the development, Improvement, ana
management Of the property full discre-
ton is given the Secretary Of Agriculture
and his successors in office to carry into
effect the declared purposes of the act.
1.-THE sum Of $1,000, or so much Thereon
as may be necessary, is hereby appropri-
ated, out Of any money in the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated. for the pur-
pose of carrying into effect the declared
purposes of the act. which snail De IN
force from it's passage"
Mr. Rxey is enthusiastic over the
scheme which will be Of great beheH1 10
Alexandria county should it go INTO el-
feet. and from the talks he has had with
members Of both parties. he has every |
reason TO believe that the bill Will pass
both houses and become law
VIRGINIA MEASURES.
Bills have been introduced by Virginia |
members as follows:
By Representative Epes, OF the fourth |
District: To carry out the findings OF tle
Court Of Claims and pay Adallna l. blick
S9oS for property taken during the war; 10
relieve the heirs at law Of Major Tarlton
Woodson. who served in Hazens kegl-
ment during the Revolutionary war, Dut
who was absent in 1888 on turloush, ana
failed to receive $500 of pay due him; 10
relieve Simson II. WOOtton, OF Prince Eu-
ward county, by payment from the SecIe-
tary Of the Treasury of $500 Tor stores
and supplies; to pay the trustees OF the
church at Dinwlddle CouIt-
mousse i'm Dinwiddie county Va, $1,000 on
,cconnt of damages done by the United
states troops during the war; TO pay the
egal heirs of Dr. Theodorick Bland SoVVo
ror damages to his property during the
war. and to pay S. D. Brown, or frihce
Edward county, Va, $500 for two horses
aiken during the war between the states.
BY Representative Walker: To equallze
he bounties OF soldiers Of the war De-
ween the States This bill was referred
o the Committee on War Claims.
Representative Rixey. by request, intro
luced a bill TO retire the redeemable cur
,eneies of the United States with a re-
eiyable national currency. Referred 10
he Committee on Banking and Currency.
Representative Yost offered a bill yes
erdav for the relief of John ID. Youeu, OF
augusta county, Va, by the payment OF
s39 for supplies and stores furnished Fed
raj soldiers.
REPRESENTATIVE Lamb, Of Richmond. Of
cred a
ate Of Sl2 a month NJ. a. Lucy, or Klch-
nond. who is the daughter Of James
picelev. a soldier OF the Revolutionary
var.
MIR. Lamb also offered a bill TO pay T.
\lphonso Jackson 1851 for his services
6 chief Of engineers on board the United
,tares frigate Minnesota. The claim has
zen certified by the Fourth Auditor or
he Treasury
Representative Dorr, Of West Virginia,
Introduced two bills yesterday, providing
or public buildings in his district. one
+ these is for Blueheld. and the other Is
or Hinton The bills are identical In their
rovlsions. The cost Of each building IS
xed I'm the bills al $4,000. The buildings
re to be used chiefly for post-offices.
NORTH CAROLINA RELIEF.
penresentative Linney made the fight
( his life for McBrayer, for postmaster
{ Shelby, and won 1t. He successfully
ombated every charge made against his
IAN. and got the assurance to-day from
na postmaster General that McBrayer's
anne will be sent TO the Senate at once.
he opposition, ii is said, will make
eht before the Senate Post-Ofice Com
,ittee. hoping TO defeat confirmation.
The opposition 70 Lybrook for post ,
,aster AT Winston and Ormsby for
ostmaster at Salem has practically coll
,psed. but there is some talk of an APP
cal 10 the Senate against conhrma-
on
The appointment of Mr. Tyre Glenn as
at Greensboro will probably
! announced Monday. The opposition,
,s said. will be satisfied with the ap-
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