The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-13
Many Applications Being
Sent to Washington.
THE RIXEY BILL AGAIN
1t Will Be introduced Anew in
the Next Congress.
PENSION ATTORNEYS BLAMED
They Have Misled Old Soldiers in the
South into Believing That Congress
Has Recently Passed an Act Tor
the Persioning OF Conteder-
ate as Well as Federal
Soldiers.
Especial Dispatch to the Times)

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.-Evldence OF
the anxiety on the part OF many Con-
fedeiate veterans 10 become penenclarles
at the hands OF the united states Govern
rnent IS coming daIly before the eyes OF
Pension Commissioner ware me evil
dence, in the opinion OF the Pens.on bu-
reau. also tends to show that certain
ruIlors are tr,ng spread throughout the
.ulaI districts OF the Soutn. wnlcn nave
already begun TO give trouble 10 that
branch OF the Government whlcn at
tends to the CLAIMS OF 4-o.-----.ers- 1t is
suspected ttat patent attorneys here III
Washington, w:th q lvely sense OF 1u-
of the trouble.
Almost every day patches OF letters
and appacauons reach tae oomm- sslone!
OF Pensions from Confederate veterans.
who +esre TO be placed on the pension
roll. lhe petitioners refer 10 legislation
passed at the last session OF Congress,
which, they say, they understood 10
provide that every veteran OIL the war
between the states ls entitled to a pen
zion. whether ne fought with the tederal
or Confederate forCs5. IL Is useless TO
say their belief is grpundless. the only
provision of such nature beng the Oil
put through by Senator PritcharG. OF
North Carolina. which provided that an
honorable discharge ttom the Union ar
my entitled a man 10 a pensIon whether
he had previously served in the ConTed-
srtise army or not. IhiS bill was intro
duced to provide Tor the large nuinber
of deser,ers from the Confederate ranks
who afterwards joined the Union army,
great many or whom now reside IN
North Carolina and tennessee.
THE R1XEY BILL.
The number OF applications tnat are
coming in bears some sisniicapce. how
ever. to the claims made by Representa-
tive. John T. Rixey as to the merit of the
bill he introduced in the House last ses-
sion to provide for the admission of Con-
federatcs into the government soldiers
homes That bill was discussed widely at
the time OF It's advocacy by Mr.. tnNey.
rot only on the floor OF the House. but
~. tie press Of the North. well as the
South, and opinions We're expressed very
freely In the House. It Is true, the Re-
prblicans paid little or no attention TO it,
and the attacks that were made upon 1t
end the defenses that followed were all
aenvered on the Democratic side OF the
body The bin was referred to the Com
mittee on Military Affairs. where 1t slum-
sered peacefully and without interruption
Throughout the entire session. MIR. Rixey
Hid rot seek to have Il reported to the
House hut his failure 10 do so was not
because he thought II dead but simply
because he considered last session not
tlte proper time Up to the day of ad-
5oGlnnlent almost he was constantly in
receipt Of letters from ex-Confederates all
over the country. prais:ng his bill and
expressing the hope that It would be
pressed TO passage.
The Virginia delegation was about
equally divided on the proposition, while
the same might be said of the other
Southern congressman. md If 1t Is
brought up again next session there will.
!rrfn the aforementioned evidence, which
10 developing at the Pension Bureau. be a
rtronE influence back of ii from certain
classes Of Confederates in the South.
MARTINSvILLE BUILDING.
Tie report and recommendation OF Mr..
Charles Kenper. chief executive officer
Of the Treasury Department. who was
sent TO Martinsville to examine the sites
offered for the new postofice building
there has been made to the Secretary
OF the Treasury and approved. letter
Of acceptance was sent out from the de-
rartment to-day. accepting the property
Of J. B. Lavender. at the corner OF
ShtrCh ana blluBS SlltclsA iie li iSS IL
5000.
Nj. Machen. chief OF the rural free de-
livery bureau Of the Pcstottice Depart
Ynent had not this afternoon received any
report on the case OF Harvey Beard. who
Is said TO have neen arrested near White
liali Va. on Thursday last for alleged
ir~egularity in the disposition Of mail in
bis charge as rural free delivery carrier.
Deputy United States Marshal John u.
Il dpsrs arrested Beard, it is said. and
BROUGHT him to Staunton. where he is on
s5s' bail.
Tfc following pensions were granted TO-
day:
vieinia-origfnals Thomas Mason.
Fa~tamsviue. Sc; James Grace. N NJ.
Home. Elizabeth City, Sc; Lorenzo D.
Donaldson. Cherrydale. IS CWar with
Spainl. Increase reissue etc. James
stmGis. dead Crad6ockville. So Widows
minors end denendent relatives: Leah
StutriS, CraSdockville. SIS
No~tn Carcl'na-originals: Benjamin
Crosse, Wilmington. Sc. Widows. minors
arc d"nendent relatives. Malissa J. Bur
ton BurnSyirt IS