The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-25
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Representatives Lamb and Wise Make
a Strong Plea.
TO INSPECT The TRIGG YARDS
Tho Japanese Naval attachc in Wash
inston Will Visit This City OF
Tour of Inspection OF Ship
Building Plants.
washington Bureau, The Times,

No. 515 Fourteenth street.
WASHINGTON, April 24.-Spccial--5
Representa- lives Wise and Lamb, OF Vlr-
ginia, appeared before the River ana
Harbor COMMITTEES Of the House this
appropria ton to make necessary improve
ments in Norfolk har5or. Captain Lamb
made the arguments, and was atteutiVely
listened to. He asked that the commit
tee recommend an appropriation of $4,000
to cut off 400 feet OF Hospital Point in
Norfolk karbor and make a new channel
of twenty-eight feet depth in order to re-
lieye the congestion OF traffic there,
which is destructive TO business and dan
serous to life. a great many accideIlts
have occurred, owing to the narroWnesS
of the channel. The Improvement asked
for will give safe and easy access to tne
navy yard for war ships of any draught.
The committee is understood to be very
favorable tc TIE plan, and it is generally
believed that an appropriation Will DE
favorably reported If not at this, then at
the next session of Congress.
Representative Wise will also ask for
authority to be conferred by an item IN
the general appropriation bill to place
lights in the Elizabeth River at its point
OF confluence with Norfolk harbor NO
immediate appropriation will be necessary
for this purpose, as the light board has
money to carry the provision into effect.
WILL VISIT RICHMOND.
Lieutenant Ide. the naval attache OF
the Japanese legation in Washington. will
shortly make complete Inspection Oh
the government and private shipbulldlnS
yards in the East and South, including
the Trigg plant at Richmond
II the Naval Committee of the House
acts favorably on the proposition for the
building of sixteen of the Holland sub
marine boats, as recommended by Adj
miral Dewey, the contract Will be suolet
by Holland to the Trigg Company, OF
Richmond. The cost will be $lI5,0t0 Tor
each of the sixteen boats.
Ed Crump, of Richmond, an employe
of the Government Printing Office, had
an attack of paralysis last Saturday, and
is reported to be in a precarious condi-
Tion.
The Senate has passed the bill appro-
pria ting an additional sl25,0t0 for the
Newport News public building The bill
is now before the House Committee on
Public Buildings, who expect to report
the same in few days.
The House Committee or Judiciary has
reported favorably a bill providing for
sessions OF United States District Court
at Winston, n. c.
MANI NIL IOs>t- Ills hci11Ai
1t developed to-day that Richard Pear
son Republican), of Asheville, N c.,
who is contestfng Representative Craw-
ford's seat, has trouble within his own
ranks Mr. J. C. Moody, who will make
the run this fall against Representative
Crawford, is opposed to the House I'M
seating Crawford He has told the Re
publican members of the House that il
they unseat Crawford the Republicans
will certainly be defeated in the district.
but that if they allow him TO retain his
seat, that he CIoody) will have tight
ing chance to be elected This, coupled
with the fact that Representative Dris-
coll, Republican from New York, refused
to sign the majority report unseatinS
| Crawford, makes it very likely that Rep
resentative Crawford will be allowed to
retain his seat.