The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-18
River and Harbor Bill AppropriateS
$4,000 for Its improvement.
The GOVERNORS WAR CLAIMS.
Several Ellis Looking 90 Their ray
mcnt Introduced aud the Prospect
Seems Good That They VIII
Get Their Money Biil 90
Fay Spain, Claim
Introduced.

WASHINGTON. Tcb 1t-SDocial-lhc
River and Harbor DIN was reported TO
tho Senate to-day from tho Committee ON
fommerce. Senator Martins amendment
70 appropriate $4,000 for improvement of
the Potomac below Washington was
adopted This provides for the removal
of four bars between Alexandra and the
month Of tho Potomac and viii give
tweuty-four fccl 40 low tide. AT present
tho river is deeper from Alexandria to
Washington thau below on account oi
tho bars
The item Tor the Improvement Of Deep
Creek 90 the entrance of the DISMAL
Swami canal. part of the inland water
route. was stricken out For TINS the
norfolk people are altogether 10 blame
senator Martin says ho was not adj
viscd OF tho matter and no information
IN regard TO IL was placed in his hands.
The frst and only intimauon came M
TELEGRAM received Sunday or yesterday
king him 20 look after the matter
Senator Martin hopes % Doe able 10 have
The item restored. hut important ground
has been lost.
CAPE LOOKOUT HARBOR
Senator Pritchard's amendment to- ap-
propriate $4,000 for harbor OF refuge
at Lookout just south Of Hattcras, was
not adopted. Tn lieu thereof am appro-
priation Of $500 was given and the APP
pointment Of a. board 10 investigate the
matter provided for. At present there
Is no dett water refuge for ships between
cape Henry and the Gulf of Mexico.
Within the past nine years property TO
the value OF 100000 has been destroyed
Of Cape Lookout. not including the
enormous loss of human life.
JAMES RIVER LIGHTS.
Representative Wise has succeeded I'm
having inserted I'm the Sundry civil APP
Precipitation bill an item 20 provide for
post lights on James river The old Do
minion and clyde lines have been keep
ing the river lighted az their own OK
pense for many years and have made
repeated efforts 20 secure action by Con-
gress The commercial bodies of Nor
folk have also cudcavored TO induce sim
liar action without avail Dr Wise re-
Gently introduced bills 10 provide seven
lighted huOys on James river. at Bailey
creek Flats. liarrison's Bar. Glover's
Bluff. Epps Island Shoals, Goose Hill
Shoals. Hog Island and Dancing Point
The bills were introduced al the suggos-
lion Of Chairman Hepburn OF the Inter
state Commerce Committee but later
Representative Hepburn found that ne
could do nothing and so advised Dr. Wise.
The item Of post lights I'm the Sundry
CIVIL bill had been passed in Committee
Of the Whole. but Chairman Cannon
finally yielded 10 the request that the
James river item be inserted CAPTAIN
Lamb undertook TO ollay any Democratic
opposition and together. be and Dr. Wise
had the lights provided for The lighted
huoys were preferred but they could not
he secured and the post lights are said
10 be very satisfactory substitutes
DIT Wise says while he was snow
bound near Laurel he only had one egg
20 eat from p. VI Sunday TO 10 A. NJ
Tuesday
THE GOVERNORS CLAIMS
The House Military Affairs Committee
to-day reported favorably q bin recently
introduced by Mr. Jenkins providing for
the reimbursement OF Governors of States
and Territories for advances and ex-
penses incurred On outdttIng troops for
the war with Spain. The bin IS far from
being complete
The Fairbanks bin. which passed the
Senate last week with amendments. is
now before the House Committee on War
Claims
The chairman Of the War Claims Com
mittoe. Thaddcus NJ Mah0n. Of Pennsvl-
wanna To-day introduced a bin very
similar 10 The Fairbanks BILL with the
addition OF a paragraph for the paw.
meut OF certain railroad claims for haul
ing troops and supplies That he is so
favOrabiy inclined 90 "a measure OF this
kind brishtens the prospects OF the pass
age OF Is measure OF some kind which
Will include O. provision by which Nir-
ginia and the Carohnas will get Their
money refunded
TO PAY SPAIN.
Representative Cannon chairman OF the
House Appropriations Committee. to-day
introduced bin 10 appropriate 100000
90 carry out the provisions Of the treaty
with Spain The bin was brief and was
substantially as stated above.
Reprcseutstivc Gulett OF Massachu
serfs introduced "a bin 90 appropriate
the sar1o amount for The purpose named
with thr provision that no should become
available when the treaty SIS ratified.
This is followed hy % declaration that
81 is not Inc purpose of his country 10
permanently annex the Philippines. but
70 g.ve them "a government and. later
,rdeaerlence The latter bin Will hardly
Re rooorted from M~ Cannon's oom-
rn!ttee.
Senator Martin to-day secured the dis
osares ~ Private Harry s. LanEhorne.
Of ne Fourth Virginia Infantry. who is
now q. home on fJrlourh Telcsvaphic
orders Tor the discharge OF the young
man were sent 20 General Fitz Lee so
that Doe viii not have 40 return TO the
regiment.
Mr Chlswcu ID. Iangiorne. father Of
the young soldier lctt for home this
morning