Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-20

WASHINGTON. D. c.. December 10
! Especial )-Thcre is a very strong proba-
bility that Virginia will have a position
on the Appropriations Committee in the
! next House. This information the. Dis
| patch correspondent has from sources
absolutely trustworthy. The committee is
| one OF the two most important ones in
| the House. This will give Virginia a
! degree of influence in the doings Of the
House which she has not had in years.
! Representative Swanson now member
! Of the Ways and Means Committee. and
| the new plum, it is said, will fall into
the hands of Representative Hay. of the
Seventh District. Mr.. Hays services in the
! House have been of such a nature as to
| make him a recognized leader on the
minority side and to command the conf
| dence and respect of the dominant party
! in the House
/ Such an appointment would mean much
| for Virginia. 1t would enable her to get
/ & little more nearly her fair share of
/ the appropriations, and besides by vir-
/ tue of a position on the !tppropria tons
Committee. a representative has strong
| er influence with the ma jority than on
/ any other COMMITTEES in the House. The
! understanding is that Representative Can
! non. who will be the next Speaker OF
the House, has Mr.. Hay strongly in mind
| for a place on the committee.
Cowden Is Great on Bills.
! James Seldom Cowlen, who Is trying to
! get Carter Gla ss's seat in the House, has
t the distinction of having had introduced
| in the House more public bills In a single
! day than probably any other man IN the
| United States. a few years ago he had
! various members of Congress introduce
! forty-two bills in a single day. One of
! them, it is said. provided that man
! should work more than four hours
| day, and that he should receive therefor
| 81 per hour. Another provided that the
! government should issue unlimited paper
| money. without anything at all to back
! it.
I His bills never have gotten farther
! than the introduced by request" stage.
/ though the printing of the measures has
/ probs bly, cost the country several thous-
and dollars
Glass, But \" Glass Eye.
| Yesterday when q rol-call was taken,
| the name of Representative Glass was
called. Mr.. Glass was present and an
| swered Aye" Another clerk repeated
/ after MIN. Aye, 10 WHICH Il voice lio1ii
| the floor retorted. You are wrong. There
| isn't Glass eye in the House" It was
! q neat little sally, but it came at the
expense of truth for there is at least one
member who has glass eye.
| The following licenses We're issued here
| to-day to Virginia couples: ]. W. Carver.
| of Prince George, and Matte l.. Jen-
| nings; Keith Shefflin. of Catletts, and
Susie Shaffer, of GAINESVILLE.
| Relief Bill.
| REPRESENTATIVE Rixey introduced a (bll
| to-day for the relief of Mrs. Mary Graw.
! of Sheridan's Point to the extent of $1,000,
! for damages she claims was done her
| farm by the engineer corps of the army.
| The following pensions were granted to
J Virgnialls to-day:
Joseph Z. Price. AmburS, S.
Ralph *. Arinstead, Newport, SS
William Thumm, National Soldiers
! Home, Elizabeth City. so.
Miller to Remain With Lewis.
Judge l.. l.. Lewis called on the Pres
| dent this morning, in response TO q re-
quest Of the Chief Executives. for call.
Judge Lewis has been to New York. and
is on his way TO Virginia where he will
al once take charge of the office of United
! States attorney of the Eastern District
| of the State succeeding Edgar Allan.
| Judge Lewis discussed with the President
several matters affecting Virginia. and
/ particularly the question OF the assist
ant attorneyship of the Eastern District.
The President explained TO Judge Lewis
| his attitude toward Hugh Gordon Miller.
| and a. perfectly friendly understanding
was reached. This understanding is that
| Mr. Miller is for the present to hold his
| position under Judge Lewis. 1t is be-
| lieved however, to be the understanding,
| also. that Mr. Miller is not to be a per-
| manent fixture in the position. but that
| something else will be provided for him.
| so that Judge Lewis may be able TO select
F! some one of his choice for the position.
| Senator Martin paid call OF respect
| on the President, and presented some
| friends.
Virginia Bridal Couples.
Washington has apitulated. The newly
married have taken her captive. The
| hotels, the public buildings, the street
| cars. the depots and the sidewalks are
| all swarming with the youth and beauty
! which on wedding days seem to gravitate
| to the capital city. And strange as it
! may seem, Virginia probably out-does all
! of her sister States in the way Of newly
| married couples in Washington. The ad-
| vent of the holiday season is bringing
| troops Of them in from the Old Dominion.
| Nearly every hotel has several so and SO
| and wife entries upon the register. writ
| ten in a hand that betrays a nervous agi-
| tation peculiar to the newly married.
! Among the newly welded. who are In
| town to- day, from Virginia. are the fol-
| lowing:
| Mr.. and Mrs. James a. Morgan. Mr.. and
| Mrs William y. Young, Mr.. and Mrs. E.
| E. Rainey, Mr. and Mrs. II. E.Baker, Mr.
| and Mrs A. L. Hughson, Mr.. and Mrs.
| S. j. Keyes. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. a. Iseman,
| 1fr o,1d Mrs r r, Dunbar Mr. and Mrs