The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-07
BRIDGE OVER
THE POTOMAC.
Urgent Efforts Now Being Made to
Secure II.
THE ROSTER OF CONFEOERATES.
VIRGINIA VIII BE Able to Secure the
Names of Those Who Enlisted
from This State at Very
Small Cost

WASHINGTON. Jan. Especial
Major c.. II. Armes and Mr.. James +.
Clements. superintendent Of schools Of
Alexandria county appeared before the
House Interstate Commerce Committee
to-day TO urge that an early report be
made on Mr.. Rixey's bill providing for
the proposed Arlington Memorial bridge
across the Potomac at this city. They
felt sure if the bin coald be gotten
through the House the Senate would
aeree TO II. No action was taken.
ALGER RECOMMENDS IT.
In his last annual report Secretary
Alger renewed his recommendation IN
favor Of the bridge
Captain Lamb has been putting ior'h
every effort to have suitable appropria-
lions for The improvement Of James river
from tn city limits 90 the docks lncluu-
ed I'm the river and harbOr BIZ.
The bill introduced recently by
Representative Hay 10 permit the Cow
ernor OF Virginia TO have copies made OF
the rolls OF Virginia troops who served
I'm the Confederate army in the late civil
war. now i'm control and custody OF me
Department OF War. was referred io tne
War Department for Information ana
remark.
Assistant Secretary Of War. q. ID.
Meikleiohn. has replied stating that ample
provislon has already been made by law,
nv which the Governor of Virginia can
obtain copies Of the rolls referred 70,
the legislative. executive and judicial ap-
propriation act approved March 3 lss',
having specifically provided that upon
the application OF the governor OF any
state furnish a transcript Of the mill
tary history Of any regiment or com
pany of his State under such reguia-
tons as the Secretary of War may pre-
scribe at the expense Of such state.
TRAINED EMPLOYEES.
The Assistant Secretary thinks st would
he inadvisable 90 have any other than
the specially trained employees Of the
Department handle the valuable records.
owing 10 the great danger Of destruction.
loss or mshling by inexperienced per
sons Another objection offered, is that
the War Department has no room for
the accommodation of persons serving
TO copy the records
He concludes. however, with this very
satisfactory assurance.
"The records Of Virginia organizations
in the late Confederate army IN this Gee
partment are very voluminous, and the
cost OF copying them would bee great. no
matter whether the work be done by
employees of the Department or hy per-
sons employed by the Governor Of Nir-
ginia.
'Iit is not believed TO Doe necessary or
advisable that The State of Virginia
should meet this expense. because 30 is
the intention of this Department TO COM
pile I'm the near future. complete rose
ter of the officers and enlisted men whose
names are borne ON the various Conied-
crate rolls. and other records that are
ON file i'm the Department or can be OBJ
tanned from other sources
Upon the completion OF this compila-
ton the state of Virginia can obtain "a
copy Of so much of 30 as relates 20 the
troops Of that State at cost that Will
Doe but a small fraction of that which
would be involved by making copies Of
| the rolls I'm their present FORM"
Mary L. Smith was to-day appointed
postmaster at Sanolds. Mecklcn1urg
| county. Va.