The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-18
Many Measures Are Introduced,
But Can't be Pushed at
Extra Session.
10 REDUCE LETTER POSTAGE.
Bill introduced to Displace Two
Cent Stamp by the One
Cent for Letters.
The T1mes-Dispatch Bureau,
Colorado Building.
Fourteenth and 9 Streets. n. W.

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washington. D. c.. Nov. nth
Several members OF the Virginia delega-
ton arc receiving many letters from con-
stituents asking why they do not press
certain bills introduced ut the request OF
people interested In securing legislation.
Bills cannot be pressed Mt the extra ses-
sion. No committees save those OF Ways
and Means and Accounts have been ap-
pointed, and 1t Is we'll understood that
Speaker Cannon has made up his mind to
announce none until the beginning OF the
regular session, the first Monday in De-
cember. It ID. therefore. impossible for
the patron OF measure to have 1t con-
sidered in committee and. OF course, he
cannot havs It taken up and passed with
out having received committee considera
tIon.
Some OF the constituents OF Represent
alive Lamb have been after him to press
the bill prohibiting tho giving away OF
coupons with manufactured tobacco. but
OF course no can do nothing as yet, The
Brick bill, introduced at this session, pro-
poses to accomplish the object sought by
Captain Lambs correspondents, but It
Will not Dc COUSlO6Teu III COIIllHllte6 "
elsewhere until the regular session. Rep
resentative Lamb said this morning that
Mr.. Often. of Wisconsin. the author of
the anti-coupon bill. which caused such
lively night last year. and which was de-
feated. had assured him that he would
introduce the same blu again this year.
LIQUOR L11GIsLATIoN,
An important bill has been introduced
by Mr.. Rlxey. which 10 neither more nor
less than a measure prohibiting the dis
filling Of spIrituous liquors In local OPP
tion Communities The bill provides that
mo revenue license for the manufacture
or distlllation Of Whiskey, brandy or al
coholio liquors OF any kind shall be Is
sued for any county, town or township,
magisterial district or precinct, where,
by local option or the refusal OF the court
to grant State license tor the sale OF IL
quors. no bar-roon,s are authorized by
law"
x great deal OF the Eighth District is
local option now. and the intent Of the
people Is defeated by the distiller!es. at
which whiskey may be obtained in lim-
tied quantities.
The rural free-deliyery service ia the
proposed subject Of much legislation, Re-
preventative Davidson OF Wisconsin, is
the author of bill, which proposes to
increase the salaries OF rural carriers
from six hundred TO seven hundred and
fifty dollars year. and Mr.. Townsend, OF
Michigan, has gone him one better and
proposes, by a bill introduced to-day. to
raise the salary Of the farmer carriers to
ono thousand dollars year. Mr., Bates.
OF Pennsylvania. has introduced bill
which provides that carriers be allowed
two hundred dollars a year as subsistence.
in addition to their fifty dollars o month.
Mr., Bates is also tho author Of a bill.
which provides that every carrier may
have holiday every year. not exceeding
fifteen days In duration. q substitute be-
Ing employed by the government IN his
absence at the same rate OF pay allowed
the regular carrier whose place he takes.
MANCHESTER BUILDlNG.
Representative Lamb has introduced
bill. making an appropriation OF one hun-
dred Thousand dollars for the erection Of
/ public building In Manchester. The
bill provides for site to be selected by
the Secretary OF the Treasury, on which
,is to be erected "a substantial and COM
mod,ous building for the use and accom-
molatlon Of the postomcN the internal