The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-21
Southern Men Object to Being Placed
in the Attitude of Mendicants.
BILL FOR AGED NEGROES HOME.
Unclaimed Money Due Negroes TO BE
Used for That Purposc-It Opens
Wide Field-Rey. Sam Smalls
Honorable Discharge Re
yoked-COlOnel CroNtOn's
Leave Extended.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 2O.-special-
Senator Prtchard. of North Carolina
Will offer an amendment to the sundry
civil appropriaton bill providing for the
care Of the graves of Confederate SOL
diers The amendment has not yet been
prepared. Senator Prtchard is engaged
I'm gathering information on which TO base
the necessary estimates. lie called to
see President Mckinley with regard to
the matter this morning and said later
that the President was still of the opin-
| ion that the graves should be cared lot
| bv the general government ana eNpItss-
/ ed himself as heartily in accord WITH the
IDEA involved i'm the amendment 20 be
proposed by Senator Ptitchafa-
NOT POPULAR.
There will doubtless be much criticism
made of the amendment being proposed
by "a Southern man. All Southern men
with whom I have talked with reference
ID lhe several bills for the benefit Of Con-
federate veterans. have expressed their
sincere regret that the matter was not
lefl 10 be brought up by some Northern
man, preferably am eX-Jnion soldier.
/ They resent the active Efforts Of South
/ eru members 20 secure these benefits as
placing the South in the attitude OF
mendicants seeking aid from the Fereral
| Treasury
AGED NEGROES HOME.
A bin which passed the Senate at the
/ last session providing a home for aged
and inlrm colOrcd people out Of moneys
/ due the estates OF c0l0rod soldiers and
/ Froelmens Bureau claimants, was to-
/ day favorably reported from the House
! Committee on Military Affairs with some
/ amendments.
! The bin aDpropriates 10000 "out OF all
/ moneys. arrears OF pay and bounty which
are due 10 the estates OF deceased coll
| ored soldiers who served In the late
/ clNu war and Whifl were IN the hands
/ of the Commissioner OF the Freedmen $
/ Bureau and have been repaid into the
| Treasury and for which no claim or
/ claims have been or shall hereafter be
/ made. filed. or presented prior 10 the
| first day Of January. 1900. and after which
| date AN such claims not so filed and pre-
/ scented shall and are hereby declared 20
| be enectually. absolutely and forever
/ barred"
The money is 10 be used in erecting a
! national memorial home for aged and
| inhrm colored people and 70 aid IN tne
/ maintenance OF the same. The building
/ ara to be erected on the lands or the
| association known ass The Home lot
! Aged ana Indrm Colored Persons
A WIDE FIELD.
+ IS not clear from the bill what the
/ restrictions will De on the admission OF
| inmates and it certainly has the appear
| ance of a peculiar bill for the Republican
| PARTY. which claims 10 know no color.
] The question will naturally pe ashed
/ nm. "a large amount of money should be
! o. hanIrIla
! the money belonged 20 certain other ne
| groes IL this principle is established II
! y,ul he next in order for Congress to pass
| him appropriating the money due klch-
| ,rond College 10 a home for aged and
/ i,erm Raptists. or the claims OF those
| ,-ho contest the seats Of congressman
] 70 BONES for aged and inhrm Democrats
/ ~ Renubllcans. and 50 ad nhnltum
/ ,rbat would be the logical end OF such
ARMY ORDERS.
A, order was issued to-day by the
| W. Department granting two months
! teaye of absence. on account OF Sickness
f7,rst I lieutenant Richard G. croNton'
| 81 n < Infantry. to take euect on
49,, Muster ont of the Sixth Virginia vol
nn+eer Infantry Lieutenant CroNtoh is
| in command OF the Sixth, with rank OF
| Lieutenant Colonel.
Nv direction OF the President lhe oruel
oranting am honorable discharge 10
| Cbanlain Samuel W. Small, Third u. ;.
| Volunteer Engineers, on lehueF Oh ie-
| ignation, has been revoked.
Arnor.- the discharges from the army
T., to-dsv's orders were Privates George
| w Higgins Company G., Seven Pines;
| Michael i ODonnen. Company II, Rich
mond. and Charles W Hecht. Company
| r. Richnond-all i'm the Fourth Virginia
! Volunteer Infantry
POSTAL NOTES.
4 new p0stofiice has been established
al Detrick. Shenandoah county, Va
with A. NJ. Yates postmaster
Star mail service has been established
virrlnla-Parls 20 Millwood. daily:
| Paris 10 Delaplane, daily; UpperVille 10
| Delaplane, daily
North Carolna-Fleetwood 20 - Top
| Greek semi-weekly. Profit 20 Elkville,
| semi-weekly.
| appointed as follows:
Vircinia-Grapeheld Bland county NJ.
r. Christian LeaVells' SpolsylFai''a
county, Almedia Burton.
North Carolina-Bandy Catawba coun-
| ~ FRANKLIN Bandy; Clifford, Ruther-
ford county. Marget f. Davis: Euniee'
| Allegheny county. T.. r. Mcmillan. Ex-
ter. Berthe county, Lawrence o. Myers
! Grapevine. Madison county. Mrs. Bedia
d Tuson. Shocco. Warren county, Mrs.
Lucy Z. Ellis; Split Mountain Hay
wood county, Charles 4. Noland; STAN
| ton. Wilkes county, Daniel w. Lee
! sutherlands, Ashe county Guss NJ Dom
nelly.