The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-08
Representative Hay Will Endeayor to
! Have the Bill Passed.
R Oh M ON D CusT0M-H.o()usE
h,r. Lamb VIII Devote His Immediate Attsn-
ton to Securing az appropriations for -
an Addition to the federal
Building Here.

ESPECIAL Dispatch to The Tlmes.)

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 7--Repre-
sentative Hay has again taken up the
mater of the Fredericksburg Memorial
Park. and is pushing it before, the Com
mittee on Military Affairs, Of which he is
a member.
Il bill for the establishment of the
Frederick sbuIg aEd adjacent natioiia!
battlehelds memorial park in the State
of Virginia. was introduced in Decem-
Der by Mr. Jenkins. Of Wisconsin, ard
was referred back to the Committee on
Military Affairs.
This bill, together with seventeen 9TH
ers of like nature. was introduced last
session, but none of them received con:
sideration by the House. The Freder-5
icksburg bill was reported favorapiy py
the committee and there is no doubt OIL
its receiving a favorable report now, put
the trouble will be before the House.
Speaker Henderson, it Is understood, ,ls
against giving consideration to battlefield
park bills. but Representative Hay VIII
Use every effort to overcome TINS.
The proposed park will include the
battlenelds of Fredericksbur II :, .o sles
Church. Cha Il: :or sville, the ~ LdsrnssS
and Spotsylvania Courthouse, all OF
which are within radius Of eight miles:
In his report upon this territory, Genera.
John c. Newton, of the Union army, oe-
clared, after careful Inspection, that more
great battles were fought. more men GU
gagged and moe execution done IN on
any other spot of similar area N Tue
world. 80
The bill provides that the park ana
annroa ches shall be under the Secretary
Of War. The affairs of the park Wiii oe
in charge of three commissioners. WIZ
shall be appointed from civil ne ps "a"
Secretary Of War, two Of whom shail
have served in the army OF the foto,his ~
,on 1Hl We III
The army OF Northern Virginia. one
of these commissioners shall act as sec
rotary. rs
Thev will have an office in War De-
:partnent auxiliary. and, while on GUY y,
shall be paid sucl compensation oot u w
approximation as the Secretary OF !" al
shall deem reasonable and just. some
,,a-son az. ner;,1s well informed in re-.
gard to the detail of these battles Will
ha emnloyed to aid the commissioners.
An appropriation of s10ooO VIII ne ask
ed for, to BEGIN this work.
RICHMOND CUsTOM-HoUsE.
REPRESENTATIVE Lamb arrived in the
c;tv this morning and was on the MOOT y
m. House later in the cay f1is 'iAi,
vii, he occupied tomorrow at the meet
ING Of the Committee on Agriculture
which will take up the famous oleoiha.
garine bill. Parties interested IN TINS III
will be given a hearing at to-inorloW
meeting of the committee, and the arsu
ments Of those for and against II VIZ
be submitted. 32
terested in. the Richmond College ana
Richmond rent claims questions. winch.
he will push forward at once. Inc Huch
needed addition to the custom-house ana
postoffice at Richmond will also recel's
his Immediate attention.
Representative Maynard to-day: INTRO.
duced a bill to pay to the trustees OF
Oak Grove Methodist Episcopal Churctl
Of Norfolk, the sum OF eighteen hundred
and eighty dollars for use, occupation
and damage to church building by the
military forces of the United States dur
ing the late war; for an increase of pen
sion to Henry Smith, late acting assistant
surgeon, u. S. A, from twelve dollars 10
forty-eight dollars a month.
Judge Edmund Waddil, Jr:, who is
holding court at Alexandria this week.
IS stopping at the New Willard, going
over to Alexandria in the morning ana
returning to Washington in the even
ing.
Mr.. w. r. Trigg is at the Raleigh. hay
ing come to Washington on one of his pc
riodical trips in regard to Government
work. Mr.. Trigg is at the Navy Depart
ment daily, and last night was In con
ference with Admiral Melville, chief en-
gineer of the navy, at the hotel. He says
that all the Government work he has IN
hand is coming on satisfactorily.
Mrs. Claude M. Swanson gave a. tea
| this afternoon atsher home No. 1926 Nine
teenth Street, having with her Mrs. Beall
Howard. Mrs. Lavender, Mrs. Lyons, and
Miss Lyons.
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