Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-06

,,oeitors in the old Freedmen's Savings
Rank and their heirs. This passed the
committee last session, and VIII be caiIeu
up i'm a few days and doubtless passed.
NICARAGUA CANAL.
Captain Lamb is strongly in favor o ~,
building the Nicaragua canal ana VIII
give all the support in MS power ~ any
measure advocating its construction tha'
NAV come up during the present session.
VIRGINIA WAR CLAIMS
Representative w. A. Jones, in view OF
the action of Comptroller Irace"eh, VI
the Treasury Department, In refusing "
allow the claim Of Virginia Tor the eqN'P
ment of troops during the orgdillza.i0 In
Inc volunteer army now in service, WIN
nress his bin giving to the States OF New
YORK pennsylvania, Delaware, virginia
and soutb Carolina the right to nave thelr
claims of this character adJudlcated Oy
tto e,rreroe Court Of the United States
This hin ia based on claims for moneys
exnonded or expenses incurred In oelence
OF the United States during tne wal VI
1Sl2-'A with Great Britain, ana was intro
duced on January 18th last reIerreu 10 l"9
Committee on war Claims, and ordered
90 no rrinted. Ii provides that any OF
the states above named having claims LOT
money so expended be given the lshl
within one year from the passage OF the
act 70 file a petition in the supreme
Court If the United States and have the
savoe adiudicated and determined, ana the
court is instructed, notwithstanding the
statutes of limitation or settlement mere
tofore made. TO hear and determine anu
give Judgment upon such claims. accord
ing 20 law and TO give such cases pIe0e-
dence.
NORTH CAROLINIAN
REPRESENTATIVE Linney, Pearson, and
White Republicans), Skinner and row
Ter Populists). and Kitchin DemocraV'
of North Carolina, were present III tne
uonse to-day. Everybody wanted to know
..,Sat bod happened in North Carolina,
90 how n had happened In the late cleo
lions. Colonel Kinney, looking the picture
90 a repuyenated stateSman.and the dusky
legislator. White, who bellies his name
,enresent ALI that remains OF Fusion III
Inc next Congress from North Carolina.
white has been in Washington seVeral
weeks. having left North Carolina ~ -
said. upon promise not 10 return "l'n','
80 year Mr.. Pearson and Mr. o. II.
1870 the latter from the Wilmington
dtstrict have filed notices OF contest.
p0nulist Representatives Skinner ana
Eov,ler and Candidate Lloyd-the latter
messenger in the Senate-are undeclded as
10 whether TO contest or not. The he-
publican leaders Will be consulted before
an,. ACCESSION Is reached I'm the matter. An
attenpt. IL Is said viii be made TO APP
polnt an investigating committee TO visit
North Carolina. and upon The result OF
It's investigation. If II is made II IS SAID
viii depend the future action OF the de-
feated congressman
Neither Senator Pritchard nor senator
Butler was present to-day. The FORMER
is expected tomorrow.
ARMY MEASURES.
The Committee on Military Affairs win
,rset Tomorrow. but no military bill will
ne considered. The army reorganization
hin has not been fully prepared. but IL is
thought that II will be ready FOR con-
sideration by Friday,
RIG DEMOCRATIC CELEBRATION
grand national banquet will be given
g., ,b,s citv on the 22d OF February next,
in honor OF Washington's birthday. under
The auspices of the Virginia Democratic