Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-21
PROPOSITION FOR FEDERAL PEN
sIoNs TO CoNFEDERATEs.
MARTIN ON SPECIAL COMMITTEE.
Uny to Democratic s"ns''-
tute for Hull Army Biii-No INV
sor visit Of River and Harbor
Committee-PersonnI Notes.

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making appropriations for the p'y"s''
Of invalid and other pensions Of the uhl'eu
states for the fiscal year ending June 80
100, and for other purposes.
Mr.. Buffers amendment VIII propose
that from and after the passage OF TINS
hin every pension law now on the sta
into hooks shall apply 10 every inVallu
soldier. widow, minor children depehueR'
relatives. the army nurses, and all othei
pensioners who may be able 10 prove
their claims under the present pension
laws. without regard to whether said SOL
der was enlisted I'm the Federal or the
Confederate army during the civil war oil
1S6l-lSj5; provided. that those enlisted IN
the Confederate service shall not ara"
any back pensions prior to the passage
of the bill. but that their claim Under
existing laws shall begin ana become
operative with the passage Of the bllI.
The proposed amendment only became
known 10 a privileged few, though us
title was read by the readinS-clerk OF
the Senate, and It was ordered TO De
printed. Ii was variously, and In view
Of the Presidents profuse Overtures TO
The ex-COnfederates Throughout Inc
South. rather favorably discussed. Many
remarked that such a measure could rot
20 into operation any too soon, as the
confederate veterans were fast passing
away.
SUBSTITUTE ARMY BILL.
4 meeting of the Democratic represen-
tatives on the House Committee on Mill
tary Affairs was held this morning, ana
il was agreed that Mr.. Hay should pre-
pare a substitute for the Hull army re-
organization bill. Both will be printed
and reported to the House at the same
unexpectedly very soon after the recess
The Democratic substitute will provide
for a moderately-siZed regular standing
army. say, Of $1,000 men, and Al volunteer
force sufficient to garrison and police our
new acquisitions, say, $1,000, or as many
as our present officers in those places
think will be necessary. The volunteer
force will be armed, equipped, n ON
cered, as are the present volunteers. Ihey
shall be kept in service as long as need
ed. and relieved, when on foreign garrl-
son or police duty, every six months.
Mr.. Hay has not yet perfected the de-
tails of the bill, but he is satisfied n
besides the solid Democratic support. II
will have a strong Republican backing
as against the Hull bill, which IS known
10 be the product of the War Department,
and chiefly Adjutant-General Corbin.
DISTRIBUTION OF SENATE BILLS.
Senators Carter, OF Montana, and Mar
tin, of Virginia, have been Informally
SELECTED as a committee TO circulate a
petition among the senator's, having LOT
it's object the distribution Of the appro-
|priation bills. in the Senate, as Is the
case now i'm the House. Under the pres
80. TapaVniffna on An
propriations of the Senate handles and
reports all the appropriation bills, which
Is more work than any one committee
is able properly to attend to. 1t IS the
desire of many senatOrs-a m~atOrity-re-
CARELESS of party, that the army appro-
priation bill should go to the commit
tee on Military Affairs, the naval bill
to the Naval Committee, the agrlcul-
tural bill To the Committee on Agricul-
ture. the river and harbor bill 70 the
Committee on COmmerce-the Senate
having no river and harbor committee
etc. etc. etc. This is no party measure,
and is not designed 10 reflect on the
gentlemen now composing the Committee
on Appropriations, but TO tighten their
work. and also to give the various COM
mlttees the formation of their " re-
spective bills. OF course, the Committee
on Appropriations will still have sole
control of all general appropriation bills.
which, OF themselves, call for a huge
amount Of financial skill and hard work.
II not quickly agreed TO-, the measure
will be brought up in open session, and
there is known to be a large majority in
favor of the proposed new arrangement.
VISIT TO RICHMOND.
Representative Lamb has been unable
to ascertain from Chairman Burton, OF
the River and HarbOr Committee, when
it will be convenient for that body to
visit Richmond, upon the invitation OF
the Chamber OF Commerce and City Coun-
ell Of your city. The committee is giving
hearings daily to delegations from various
States, and is getting invitations similar
10 that from Richmond, from all parts Of
the country, but Richmond is 50 near. and
so many members wish 10 see the historic
city, that it is more than probable a
day will be named soon after the recess.
Personal AND POSTAL.
John II. p. Cilley, of North Carolina
George w. Setter. OF Flint Hill; Miss
Hays, Miss Evans, Roanoke; Mrs. c. r.
Fisher, of Hollins Institute, Virginia; w.
4. Read, Jr, of Virginia, and Hon. Mar
shall Mccormick. OF B%erryville, are at the
Metropolitan.
sdIIt6 T. SpdHiSbulgt DdlhIllt, va.
G.. II. Wilson, II. W. Thomas, Norfolk,
Va; j. J. Nelson. f. G.. Giddings, Lees
burg-Hotel Johnson.
5. w. Kent was to-day appointed a
fourth-class postmaster at Broadford,
Smyth county, Va, vice JOIN S. George,
removed. Those commissioned post
masters are William r. Taggart, Virginia;
William G. Gray, Waterfall, Va.
a new Office has been established at
Carrico, Culpeper county, Va. with Ed
gar w. Davis as postmaster.
Sub-Station, No. ?, at Norfolk. Va, will
be discontinued on January 10, 1899.
Captain Lamb will leave for home to-
morrow evening on the $40 train. The
other Virginia members, except. perhaps.
Messrs. Hay and Rixey, will also leave
tomorrow or next day.
r.. l.. P%ritchard. Luray, Va, Is at the
Metropolitan.
Mr.. and Mrs. a. b. Scott, Richmond,
W. II. Williams, North Carolina: Mrs.
X. NJ. Peach, Mrs. a. c. Marshall. Miss
Carter, +. c. Cheshire. Norfolk; w. b.
Ballard, Orange, Vast. James.
IL. Lodge, Virginia; l.. 5. Kidd, wife,
and siaer. Richmond; F. Blackwelder.
Southern railway: Miss Nellie +. Slaugh-
ter. Miss Jessie Slaughter, Mr.. r. G.. Wat
kins, GOrdOnsville. Na.-Howard House.
THE DIAMOND RACK.