The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-23
WILL REPORT ON
OMNIBUS BILL
Plan Of Committee on Buildings
and Grounds.
THE VIEWS OF Mr.. MERCER
Chairman Tells Of the Objects of Such
a MISUNDERSTANDING News and
Gossip-Sut About
Bonds.
Especial Dispatch to The rimes.)

Especial DISPATCH to The Times)
WASHINGTON, D. c., December %
Representative David II. Mercer. chair
man of the House Committee on Public
Buildings and Grounds, has been asked
by the officials of the Treasury Depart
1nent to meet them in conference in regard
to an omnibus public buildings bill for
this session.
Mr.. Mercer expects to frame measure
of this sort for consideration by the House
at this session. but so far nothing definite
has been determined upon In regard there
to.
The main object of the BILL" said Mr..
Mercer to-day, will be, Of course, to
settle UP matters that were left over from
last year. In many instances there are
buildings that need charging, and in some
cases We will make appropriations for the
erection of buildings In the cities for
which sites were provided in the omnibus
bill of last session.
'!As soon as the holidays are over we
Will take the matter up and arrive at
a conclusion to the general outline OF
the bill, after which we will get right
down to work OF course. whatever legis-
lation is recommended or enacted will be
in the shape Of an omnibus bill.
THE BOND CASE.
The Supreme Court has assigned the
hearing Of the case of South Dakota
VS.. North Carolina, Charles Safer and
Simon Rothchild. to April 18th, 1908.
The suit is fox the payment Of some
railroad bonds issued by North Caro-
lima for the benefit of the Western
North Carolina Railroad Company. The
bonds bear the date of July LIST. 1867.
The State of South Dakota, through
its Attorney-General, alleges that it OBJ
tanned title to the bonds in question by
direct donation from Simon Schafer, OF
New York. with the request from schafer
that -Ae proceeds derived from their sale
should be applied to the benefit of the
State University of South Dakota. 1t is
upon this ground that the suit Is
brought.
The State of North Carolina answers
that the Supreme Court has not juris-
L..uon of the case. and alleges collu-
sion. It alleges that the State Of South
Dakota received title to the bonds from
Schafer In order that suit might be
brought in the Supreme Court. as being
a controversy between two States, but
that in reality the bonds belong to
:. fer still
The supervising architect of the
treasury has awarded to the Marine
Engine and Machine Company. of New
York, contract for putting new
electric elevator in the postofice build
ing at Norfolk
ne new elevator will be an electric
one for the carrying Of passengers. 1t
will cost $3.50, and the contract pro-
vdes that it must be installed by the
18th of next March
POSTAL MATTERS.
Five fourth-class postmasters were APP
pointed for Virginia to-day. They were
as follows: Mrs. Sue NJ. Broaddus Bait
Gloucester county; James E. Bowen,
Bayard Warren county; Joseph l..
Hawks. Dormer. Carroll county; James
L. Crockett, Montgomery Springs. Mont
gomery county; Miss Jessie L. Lyle.
Yost, Bath county.
Tho postoff1ce at Clen1's Branch, Gray
son county, has been discontinued. Here
after mail will be sent to Major.
The star route service from Gate City.
Va. to Orebank Tenn. has been
changed. From January Cd. The route
will end at Bloon1ingdale, emitting Ore
bank. This will decrease the time three
hours and fifty minutes. Orebank will
hereafter be supplied by rural Tree de-
livery from Arcadia. Tenn.
The following rural letter carriers have
been appointed to begin service at Sa-
lem Va. January LIST:
Daniel Puckett Route 2-E. R. Carter;
substitute, Winfree B. Carter.
PENSIONS.
Pensions were issued to the following
virginians and North Carolinians to-day:
Observation-Disclosures, reissue, etc.-Geo.
Alexander. Stanton, S12 (MeSlcen war;.
Widows. minors and dependent rela-
tives-Louisa Thornton, Richmond, S.
Adl;ne Bland, Petersburg. S12 (war with
Spain)
North acknowledgements. reissue. ETC.
John A. Aldridge Tobaccoville, $40; AL
fred Joiner Purvis, $40.