The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-18
RICHMOND CLAIMS
BEFORE CONGRESS
Money for the shafer Building
May Be Allowed.
HARBoR BILL KEPT SECRET e:
HARB0R BILL KEPT SECRET.
The Appropriation to Improve the Jane
4 to Head Of Navigation Will, How
ever, it is Believed, Be Put on
Foot, and Success Assured.

Especial Dispatch to The Times.)
WASHINGTON D. c., May 17.-There
on Public buildings and Grounds to-day,
c.tng to the absence of Senator Fair
harks. of Indiana, chairman of the COM
nittee. It had been thought that the
question Of the Richmond public build
ing. which is as yet unsettled would
como up for discussion to-day. but. it
mast now be delayed until the next meet
fig of the committee which will take
place carly next week
Senator Martin and Senator Daniel will
beth appear before the committee In be-
ha1 OF Richrnond's interests, and will urge
thaa Senator Martins amendment, pro-
vfding for an appropriation for the Sha-
fer property, be adopted by the commit
tee. Senator Martin has already appeared
In behalf Of his amendment, but owing
to the lack of information as to The exact
conditions existing in the government
building at Richmond he could not an
swer some of the questions put by mem
bcls Of the committee, and therefore was
unable to make a, very strong case for
Richmond.
FRESH INFORMATION.
Further information has been sent from
Richmond. however, since the last hear
Eng of the committee, and with this the
two Virginia Senators will be fortified
when they make their final appeal. The
chances seem to be good for the pas
sage of the 100000 amendment, although
st is by no means certain that it will go
thu ough.
RIVERS AND HARBORS.
Senator Mcmillan, one of the Senate
conferees on the river and harbor bill,
whose absence from. Washington for the
past week has prevented a meeting of
that conference. has not returned to the
city as yet. He IS, however, expected back
on Monday.
Richmond's prospects in this bill are
shrouded jim secrecy. and the most de-
terrnined efforts have failed to elicit any
reliable information on the subject
A SUMMING UP.
To sum up the chances of Richmond
fnd Virginia generally in the bills men
Eioned. It may De said that in the ON
11ibus claims bill everything is safe.
The bill will go through. and with it
the State claim. the Richmond College
claim and numerous private claims. In
the buildings bill Richmond has a fight
Ing chance for 100000 to purchase the
5hafer property. In the river and har-
Dor bill the probabilities are that the
plan to improve the James River to the
head of navigation at the docks at R1ch-
r.ond, for which an appropriation OF
$500. 900 is asked, will go through safely,
but $4,000 of the appropriation asked for
NAV be struck off, leaving s25o,oo0.
HALE LOAF.
This Will not be enough to carry out
The scheme. but something will have
been accomplished in obtaining the sane
ton of Congress FOR the scheme OF i'm
provement to the docks. inasmuch as the
Thin edge of the wedge will have been
inserted and appropriation for project
already sanctioned are much more easily
procured than those for project the
expediency Of which is still under con-
sideration.
It is more than probable that all these
bills will be disposed OF by thelr respec-
1--WE conference committees during the
coming week.