Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-10
FURTHER CONFLICT.
TT SEEMS HARD FOR VIRGINIA AND
UNCLE SAM TO AGREE.
NEWPORT NEWS PUBLIC BUILDING
Nothing Can lie Done About II TIL
Assembly Codes a site-Wfsdom OF
mi. safcgunrd-Wnshing Per-
sOnnIs.
sOnnis.

WASHINGTON, ID. C., March 9-(spe-
| cial)-It seems hard for the State OF VII
| rinia and the United States Govern
ment 10 agree on anything. as there wouit
appear TO be an irreconcilable CONNECT III
| all their statutes. II has just been as
| covered by the Treasury Department mere
that there is no general provision on the
Virginia statute books for the session OF
Jurisdiction over the sites OF public
buildings. and no special provision has
been made for Newport News, so that
nothing can be done until the State
Legislature meets next December il
seems that special legislation has been
enacted in the cases Of all building
erected In the State. The case of North
Carolina has not yet been reached To be
better assured. the Secretary Of the Urea
sury will write to the authorities OF every
state Interested in a public building bill,
calling attention to the requirement Of
the national statutes OF the United States
that extra-territorial rights, so to speak
must be acquired before buildings can be
started.
While, in this particular case, II is I'M
fortunate that Newport News will have
to walt longer for her building. this
feature win emphasize in the public mind
one of the means by which the States
may check the National Government,
should it ever be necessary. In other
words. If the government should at any
time arbitrarily try to secure control of
property, this would seem TO put a pow
erful defensive weapon in the hand Of the
States
sUB-POST- OFFICE AT NEWPORT
NEWS.
orders have been issued by the Post
master-General for the establishment, on
April lst, of a sub-station Of the post
Office at Newport News Va, with facii-
ties for the transaction of money-order
and registry business and the sale Of
postal supplies, TO be designated as sub
station No. 3, and be located at the cor
ner of Forty-third street and Lafayette
avenue.
The post-ofice at Jacobsville, Plttsyl-
vania county. Va, will be discontinued
March 20th. The mail will go to Motley's.
Fourth-class postmasters were appoint
ed to-day as follows: North Carolina
Bennett, Arson county, w. II. simmons;
Lumberton, Robson county. r. NJ. Nor
ment; Pinckney, Wayne county, n. q.
Holland; Solitude, Ashe county, Louisa
j. Maxwell; Surl, Person county, w. W.
Blame.
A special agent of the Treasury De-
partment has been sent % Bristol Tenn,
to investigate and report on the availa-
bility Of the donated site for the public
building to be erected I'm that city.
THOSE SECOND LIEUTENANCIEs.
Senators Martin and Daniel and Repre-
sentatives Hay and Swanson were at the
White House to-day and saw the Presi-
dent for a few minutes. Ex-Representa-
tive Yost was also a caller. They an
nounced that they had called TO pay their
respects before departing. 1t is thought
that incidentally they said a word or two
I'm favor OF candidates for second lieu
tenances, Of which Virginia is entitled 10
three.
DISTINGUISHED CONTEMPORARIES.
A notable trio of distinguished ex-Con-
federates-General w. H. Payne, judge
Thomas Smith. of Warrenton, and Hon.
COnnally +. Trgg-walked into the Metro
politan this afternoon, where they We're
Joined by Hon. X. Walton Moore, OF Fair
fax; Captain w. W. Payne, son of Gene
raj Payne, and Mr.. J. L. Morris, Of Lees
burg, Va. State and national politics and
the situation in the Philippine were dis
cussed.
Mr.. c. ]. Grigg. of Burkeville, Va. who
has been on a business trip to New Bed
ford, Mass, where he experienced the
blizzard OF Monday in all its fury and
intensity, was in the city to-day, and
left for home on an afternoon train.