Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-21
4 les RIVER WORK.
sor TO me DELAYED ny ABSENCE
or RIVER AND mARpoR nnL.
COSGsESsNEN SPSED HOHEWARp.
senator Martin Introduces Two I'M
pertnnt Btils-House Election Com
tests from Observation-Disclosures
rersonaIs--Hecent Patents.


WASHINGTON, D. c.. December ~
(speciai.-The War Department officials
are also Of the opinion chat there win be
no river and harbor bill reported at this
session Of Congress. though the commit
tee will do considerable work preparing
a bin for next session. One Of the most
prominent Of these officials, who IS famil-
lar with the efforts being put forth for
the deepening OF the James river chan
mel at and below Richmond. expressed
the opinion however, that this project
would not be endangered. or work there
on necessarily retarded. He believed that
other means would be found 70 secure an
appropriation for the completion Of the
work. even before the launching Of the
new cruiser Galveston.
CONGRESS TAKES HOLIDAY.
after an unimportant debate as to who
should be the historian OF the House,
precipitated by Mr. Grow. Of Pennsylva-
MIA. In which the Democrats. for the first
time this session. voted I'm the majority
the House adjourned and the members
soon fed from the Capitol, most Of them
leaving for their homes by evening trains
In the Senate a large number Of bills
were introduced. and after a short ex-
ecutive session that body also adjourned
for the holidays
BILLS BY SENATOR MARTIN.
Senator Martin introduced a general
bin authorizing the Secretary OF war 10
provide for the payment Of all claims TOT
the use and occupation OF buildings ana
grounds by the military forces or the
United States during the Spanish ana
Philippine wars and of all claims Tor
damages resulting from the appropriation
by the government Of buildings, GROUNDS
or other property.
Senator Martin also introduced Dill
for the relief Of the Wesleyan Methodist
Church, OF Maryland. and providing LOT
payment for the destruction Of its college
buildings and scientific instruments at
Lynchburg, Va. during the civil war.
CONTESTED ELECTION CASES.
Election Committee No. l met to-day
and arranged a programme for the near
ing of the four contests allotted 10 H.
according 10 which the WalkcrRhea case
win not be taken up sooner than the 18th
NJ January. nor later than the nth. Judge
Rhea will argue his own case, ana ne mas
every reason 10 believe he viii retain ms
seat notwithstanding the desire OF the
Republicans 10 Gust all Democratic CON
testees. in order to TO increase their
present small majority.
Representative Young. who has been
doing effective work for his district ana
constituents. ascertaining that Comhit'ee
No. 3. which has charge OF the contest
IN his case. would not meet uhul ai'ei
HOLIDAYS left for home yesterday eve
nina. All the remaining Virginia repre-
sentatives except Messrs. Rixey Hay, ana
swanson left for their homes THIS eve
ming.
SWEET GIRL UNDERGRADUATES
The twenty-five young ladies of Eliza
heth College. Charlotte, n. c., now mere
sigbtseeing. under the direction Of Rev
u King. were escorted to the White
House this morning by Representatives
Kluttz and Small, and. by appointment
were presented to the President ana Mrs'
MCKINLEY. The young ladies are ENJOY
ing their trip very much. and VIII pro-
baby leave for home Friday or SATURDAY
Afier quiet marriage ceremony ~
the Metropolitan Hotel parlors TINS morn
ing a bridal couple registered W. J' le'ei.
and wife. I.ynchburg. Va, and then went
out sightseeing, without disclosing inc
maiden name Of the bride.
Mr. r A. Taylor. Of the Associated
his way home this morning
r. Fishborne, Roanoke; ;. Il.
Adams Greensboro. n. G; 5. o. Bayiiss
and wife. Richmond Va; w. II. Hlih-
norman. Charlotte. y. c.; II. J." ADAMS
charlotte. n. c.; A. NJ. Adams, Char-
lottesville. Va: j.. n. Frazier ana wlle'
Salisbury. n. C.-Metropolitan.
lieutenant Commander Il. Henderson,
of the navy. who have been North on o1l-
cial business during the past two weeks
returned to-day. Al,
G. II. Baughman, Richmond ana MISS
Bocock and J. II. Lindsay, Charlol'es-
VILE are nj the Hotel Johnson.
George jenkins and wife, Norfolk va.
r. h. Glenn. Winston. n. c.; J. c. Snoddy
C;reensboro'. n c.: J. II. NOEL, WIN
sion. \. <; c. c. Palmer, Norfolk
G. C. Wager. Culpeper, Va; C. j. Glenn
Winston, n. C.-Nationai.
PATENTS.
Among the patents issued yesterday
are the following: Getaway barnett
Roanoke. Va, saw-horse; Heber :. sen
ton snnburv. n. c., transplanter; John
v Hewitt Wilmington, n. c.. shippers
tao. lanes w. Hutchinson, Moab, Va
cabie velocipede: Edwin c. Jordan. Jor-
dan Springs. Va. mailbag; Nalter L.
Martin. Moffet's Creek, va, clotiles-
Din: Reuben Shirrefis, Richmonu' va va,
Governor mechanism; George W. VII
ilams, MELVILLE, Va, peanut harvester
POSTAL.
Edgar Burke was to-day appolh'eu
.fourth-class postmaster at hlihO"i'0i''
Chatham county, n. {. 49,
postnasters commissioned to-day are
william Il. Cunningham. Louisa, va,
charles G. CLANCY. Birch. Va, ana
~,,a.io, ~ NJ Clam. Whitsett, y. {.