The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-03
sHopes.to Have Tax on Tobacco Con-.
siderabIy Reduced.
IN EMO oRlAL BRIDGE SCHEME.
hiany Prominent Men of Both Parties Favor
II, and IT is Reasonably Certain That
Congress VIII Act Favorably on
lt--Big Increase in Navy
is Probable-Rivers
and Harbors.
Especial Dispatch to The Times.)

tSpeclals OlSpatCn 10 4ue 4ihaSs.J
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.--The Commit
tee on ways and Means, OF which Rep
resentative Swanson is a member will
meet soon after the holidays, and it is
probable that there will be considerable
reduction in some of the present taxes.
Mr.. Swanson has been in Washington
during the holidays busily engaged in
committee work. He is hoping for re-
duction OF the tobacco taxes. 1t is Mr..
swanson,s opinion that the committee
will favor reduction of taxes of about
7 $50, coo, 900.
The indications arc that Secretary.
Long recommenda> Ion 1or an increase
of the navy will be acted upon favorabiy
by Congress. Nearly all the Virginia
delegation is in favor of this measure.
owing to the advantages the passage of
such a bill would be to the shipyards at
Richmond, Norfolk and Newport News.
Another matter coming up before the
present Congress, and which will prob
ably be brought forward at:an carly date,
is$the bill. for the construction of a me-
mortal bridge across the Potomac River.
Assurance has been given by the Com
mittee on Interstate and Foreign Com
merce that they. will report q bill for sew
I eral million dollars for this purpose. The
construction of this bridge will go far to
deVelopEthat portion of Virginia lying just
across the river from Washington, and
will greatly increase the taxable value of
property in that section 1t is not known,
as yet, just who will have charge of the
memorial bridge matter, but it is an ex-
5ceedingly popular one with prominent
men fin both parties as well as1with the
general public, and is being pushed. more
over. by many prominent and influential
real estate men in Washington. so it is
safe to predict that every effort will be
made to have prompt action taken on
this question.
RIVERS AND HARBORS.
Before tho Committee on Rivers and
Harbors will be brought up two matters
of Interest to people in Richmond and
Petersburg. namely, the deepening of the
channel and harbor at Richmond and the
deepening of the Appomattox at Peters
burg. If the river and harbor bill goes
through this year, appropriations fol
these matters will be included, as they
wera in the bill last year. So many
works are now in progress that the car
rying on of which requires extra appro-
priation, THAT there is little doubt but
that the river and harbor pill will &C
through.
The contests for the seats of Judge
Rhea and Representative Lassiter, whicr
will come up, ARE not taken very serl.
ously, as the death of General Walker
will prevent there being much done
against Judge Rhea, and Mr.. Lasster
friends are .sanguine as to his case, be-
ing of the belief that his opponents nave
very little case against him.
THE NEWHOUSE CASE
The representative Of The Times called
on Representative Rixey to-day In refer
ence to the disappearance in Baltimore
of Mr.. Charles II. ~Newhouse. but found
Mr.. Rixey out of the city. He was in
formed by members of the family. how
ever. that they knew absolutely nothing
new about the matter, except what they
had read irs the papers. Mrs. Newhouse,
the mother of the missing young man.
| is a distant cousin of Representative
RixeE
Mr.. and Mrs II. L. Watson, of Rich
mond. are spending the holidays IN
Washing gton.
The funeral of j. S. Van Antwerp. the
well known Washington CORRESPONDENT.
was held at his residence. No. 240S Four
teenths Street. Northwest. this morning
at II 80 o'clock. The remains We're then
| removed to Rock Creek Cemetery. where
the interment was made.
The. corps OF Washington correspond
ents was represented at the funeral by
the following committee: Charles A.
Boynton. H. L. West, j. j. Dickinson,
Robert r. siWynne, Ambrose Bierce, F. A
| johnson. Frank H.sHosford N. o. Mes
senger, Otto Carmichael, Charles a. Ed
wards, E. s. Little. II. G. Stevens, and
e.. c.. Snyder.