The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-03
May at Last Have 1ardy Just ice Done
By the Government.
FOR OTHER SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
A Bill Pending 20 Reimburse Schools
and Churches for Damage to Thoir
Property During the Civil War
Cant. Lamb Has Several
Bills of Local Interest
Which He is Pushing

WASHINGTON. Jan. -Special.-Coh-
eress never gets down TO the serious
work Of the session until after the Christ
mas holidays, and il is probable tha'
some very important matters Will be
taken up when the body re-assemoles
"Wednesday. The Nicaraguan Canal Oi''
measures for increasing and reorganizhs'
the army. together with necessary lesls,
tefion and appropriations 10 carry "u'
~, non, nroeramme laid out BY the ad-
n,inistration. will OFFER material for muen
tbought and discussion In Congress. All
bone Of currency reform disappeared
Win the ACQUISITION by Uncle sam OF
eeveral million additions to his alreauy
,.,rieqated racial curiosity shop. Many
members have local and pet measures
which they hoped 10 get through out
hope begins TO fail in the human breas,
with the near approach OF the 4lh Vi
March.
a number OF bills are on the calendar
and I'm committees Of especial interest 70
Virginia and the members from the Old
Dominion will put forth every euort 10
get some Of them through.
Contain Lambs bill for the benefit OF
depositors OF the Freedmen's Savings
and Trust Company who We're barred
bv au act Of 1851, has passe5 the hardest
stage OF the game. and there is httle
doubt that IL will be passed oy the
senate at an early day and receive the
approval OF President Mckinley.
A bill TO pay Richmond College $4,000
for damages done 10 the property by the
Union soldiers during the civil war, mas
passed the Senate and been favorably re-
a.. 81 ff.a a
Claims by Mr. Cooper, OF Texas. The
report was made nearly a year ago Jan
uary II. 1888 and II the House can be
induced 10 pass It the Government will
give tardv Justice 20 one Of the South
most famous institutions. hard ngnt
was made al the last session by Mr..
Cooper 10 GET the bill through the House,
but the matter has not been revived IN
this session so far
FOR OTHER SCHOOLS.
Mr. Cooper also has a bill on the Union
calendar 10 authorize the Secretary OF
War to investigate all claims for the
use and occupation Of church and school
buildings and grounds for government
purposes by the military authorities dur
ing the civil war. and all claims for dam
ages resulting from the appropriation TO
government use Of any Of the furnish
iugs or materials in said class Of build
ings. and 10 provide for the payment OF
such claims. Claims Of that character
now before the Committee on War
Claims aggregate about 10000. Since
tho war. claims aggregating over $4,000
have been paid.
Mr. Jones, Of Virginia. has a bill in
tho Committee on War Claims giving 10
certain States having claims for moneys
expended or expenses incurred In de-
fence OF the United states during the
war OF 1872 10 1914 with Great Britain,
the right to have the same adUudicated
by the Supreme Court Of the United
States" The bill provides for re-opening
and readjusting the claim OF Virginia and
other States. as explained In the article
on this debt published in The Times on
tho 18th ultimo.
CONFERERATE ROLLS.
Messrs Hay and Lamb each have bills
authorizing the Governor OF Virginia so
have copies made Of the rolls of the
Virginia troops who served in the Con-
federate army. which rolls are now In
the custody Of the war Department
1t IS expressly provided that no expense
shall be incurred by the general gov
eminent.
TIE bills were introduced a few days
before the holiday adjournment and are
Committee.
Two other bills in charge OF Captain
Lamb provide, the one for marking the
grave OK President Tyler, and the other
for the appointment of one or more
clerks Of the district courts OF the United
States in the Eastern District OF Nir-
ginia and TO validate their acts and pre-
scribe where the records shall be kept
The object Of the last bill. as was re-
Gently explained In The Times is 20 pro-
vide for the correction of the state OF
affairs In the district named. 1t was re-
Gently discovered that there was no au-
thorization for the appointment Of two
OF the clerks, they having been appoint
ed because Of conditions existing just
after the civil war and the Offices cos
tinusd. Their acts were. of course, in
valid.
BROwN-swANSON HANGS on.
The BrOwn-SwansOn contest, II seems,
we are destined 10 have with US always.
Mr.. Rixey hopes that he may succeed
in having the House adopt his bill to set
apart portion Of the Arlington estate
for experimental agricultural purposes
under the control Of the Secretary Of
Agriculture.
The public has been made familiar
through press comments with the pro-
pOsal OF Mr. Rixey to admit Confederate
veterans 10 soldiers homes and with But
ler's amendment 70 the invalid pension !
bill granting pensions 10 Confederate
veterans.
Numerous private pension bills and |
claims OF various kinds have been pre-
sented 10 Congress. but unless they ar |
ford opportunities 70 strengthen the party |
in power. very small per cent. OF these |
are ever heard from after going TO COM !
mittee. In the committee rooms they are |
soon asphyxiated with congressional gas.
NORTH CAROLINA HEROES.
One measure adopted by the Senate |
and awaiting ratification by the House. |
provides for the erection OF monuments !
to rigadier-Generals Francis Nash and |
William Lee Davidson. both North Car |
ollna Revolutionary heroes. The Conti- |
mental Congress requested the Governor |
Of North Carolina to have these memo |
rials put up at the expcnsoof the United |
states. but the records show the request |
was not compiled with. The credit OF !
the government In the early days was /
not very good and Congress has since |
shown a marked indisposition to do JUS