Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-12
HALL OF INVENTIONS
SENATOR DANIEL PROPOSES ITS
ERECTION IN WASHINGTON.
TO BE- COUNTERPART OpNEW LIBRARY
VIII he Grand, and Of Special In
terest to Scientists and Artists
Bills Introduced by Captain Lamb
Washington Personals.

| Especial )-Senator Daniel introduced a
number OF bills in the Senate to-day,
among them one OF vast Importance. both
to this city and to the entire country. and
one that will no doubt meet with the IA
vorable consideration and action OF Con-
gress This bill provides for the con-
struction of United States patent Of
fee building. including a hail OF inven-
lions" 1t was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds. The building is to be located
northeast of the Capitol, and will be a
COMPANION in size. style, and magnih-
cenco OF the new library. The bill pro-
yides for the purchase and condemnation
of the necessary lots for the
site, which will be in line with and
Immediately north of the new library.
The Han Of Inventions will be especially
grand and interesting from a scientific
and artistic point of view, as 1t Will az
ford all the convenences for the exhibit
ton and illustration Of every imaginable
kind OF patented invention.
Representative Otey introduced a bill
to-day TO pay T.. II. Murrell, of Lynch
burg, for the rent Of and damage TO his
property by the Federal troops during
and succeeding the late civil war. The
buildings were used as offices and quar-
ters FOR officials Of the Freedman's Blu
reau
BILLS FROM CAPTAIN LAMB.
Representative Lamb has introduced
the following bills in House:
To remove the charge OF desertion from
the military record of Thomas w.
Brewe,
For authority to copy the muster-rolls
of the Confederate armies.
For the extension Of the National Gem
etery, on the Williamsburg turnpike, near
the city of Richmond, Va.
TO establish the compensation of the
Collector of Customs for the District of
Richmond Va.
TO reimburse the depositors of the
Freedman's Savings and Trust Company
for losses incurred by the failure of said
company.
Granting pension to NJ A. Lucy.
For the relief of the heirs of Samuel
Ayers, OF Virginia.
Granting a pension to NJ. +. =. Bennett.
Granting q pension TO Fannie w. Will
liams.
TO authorize the Lighthouse Board TO
pay TO Chamblin. Delany q Scott the
sum Of $s125.
For the relief of Louisa b. Blair.
For the relief Of the estate of Charles
NJ. Roberts.
Granting a pension to James NJ. Elicit.
For the relief Of Mary Diamond.
For tho relief of Lucy i. Bane.
For the relief of the heirs of j. II. Dbl
BILE. and to pay them $2,So0 for losses sus-
tanned during the civil war.
PERSONAL
Mrs. DR.. J. L. NJ Curry gave a lunch
con on Saturday to her niece and name
child. Miss Curry Connally. The other
guests were Mlts Wallace. Miss Nc
Comas, Miss Albert, Miss Wilson, Miss
Brown. Miss Webb, Miss Greedy. Miss
Alice Hay, Miss Eliza Bates, Miss Rose
Wallach. Miss Gladys Fouke. Miss
Coggeshall. Miss Alice Ward. Miss May
Hopkins. Miss Sanger. and Miss kellogg
Miss Morris, daughter Of Representative
and Mrs Page Morris. Of Minnesota, viii
not be the heroine of a formal tea. but
will meet her mothers friends at the lat
ter's regular Saturday afternoon rccep-
tions. Mrs. Morris will be at home for
the first time this season Saturday, the
10th. Mr.. Morris is a Virginian, formerly
of Lynchburg and bears a slight resem-
blance 10 Senator Daniel.
Mr. Banks Rucker and wife. formerly
of Henry county, Va, but now of New
York city, are in the city. on their way
to visit Mr.. Fuckers old home.
Hon. Marshall Mccormick, Mrs. Nc
Cormick. and Mr. Province Mccormick
of Berryville. Va, are in the city, stop
ping at the Metropolitan.
NJ G. Pelton, Miss Carrie Pelton, Chris
tiansburg, Va; o. ]. Durant and wife.
Culpeper; Julian Price and wife. Green's
boro', y. c.; j. w. Johnston, Rice. Va,
and Conrad Coounsler, OF Berryville, are
at the Metropolitan.
Among the recess appointments sent 10
the Senate to-day by the President for
confirmation is that Of Thomas G. Fuller
Of North Carolina. to be Associate JUS
tice Of the Court Of Private Land Claims.
POSTAL.
Among the fourth-class postmasters ap-
pointed to-day are the following: b. II.
Carper Ripley Mills. Craig county, Va;
Henry Welstead. Coinjoke. Currituck
county. n. c.; Ulysses II. Ferguson,
Fines Creek, Haywood county, n. c.;
Alfred w. Long, Grayson, Ashe county,
n. c.: John u. Patterson, Green Noun
tain. Yancey county. n. c.; Robert NJ.
Parker, Key. Harnett county, n. c.;
Thaddeus c. Davis. Morehead City, Car
teret county n. c.; General NJ. Keeter,
Union Mills, Rutherford county, n. c.;
Slas Fulcher, Zorah, Craven county. n. G.
John L. Patrick has been commissioned
a fourth-class postmaster at Quinnerly,
n. G.
a new post-ofiice has been established
at Rod. Iredell county. n. c., with Mary
A. Mulls as postmaster.