Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-21

Especially There seems to be a general
statue Of Robert E. Lee to the United
Sta ties Government for the Statuary Hall
Of the Capitol would stir up a good bit
Of sectional feeling. and the belief is
everywhere prevalent that the only proper
course to pursue in the matter IS to first
cepted by the government, if under the
act Of Congress the power Of acceptance
or rejection lies with the government,
which is a matter Of doubt
A prominent Confederate commander.
who lives in Washington. and who is a
staunch adnirer of General Lees, said.
to-day:
II think it would be fitting tribute
to the great hero and gallant comm nander.
but would first make sure the gift, would
be accepted It would DC very deplorable
affair in every respect to have the gift
refused. am sure that It would be q
very regrettable incident, from every
point OF view, and would work great
harm to the good feeling between the
North and the South to have it rejected.
II am sure that if Lee were living, or
1T his spirit could come back to us. he
would counsel against taking the risk
for himself, OF any other hero the South
saw fit to honor in like manner. ! would,
therefore. make sure that the gift would
he accepted before / presented it,
Secretary of State Hay was not in his
office to-day, and could not be seen on
the proposition. Members Of Congress
from Virginia hope to be able to have a
talk with him Tomorrow. and ascertain
his views in tho matter If the power of
rejection lies with any one it lies with
him, although 1t is strongly believed
that there is no power to prevent State
from putting in a statue of whomsoeVer
it pleases.
Representative Glass to-day forwarded
to the Comptroller of the Currency, an
application for a national bank at Rocky
Mount, franklin cqraty. The capital
stock of the bank will be 525.00o. Those
mentioned in the applica tion as fnancier-
ing the project are ]. r. Woods. ]. P.
Woods, j. B. Fishburne, zRH. Fishburne,
and Thomas L. Engley. all OF Roanoke.
Federal Court Terms.
The bill offered by Representative Glass.
providing for the establishment Of two
terms of the Federal court at Char
tOlleSFllle ana ELOdNOhe,9ENdo aldFOIdOiy
reported to-day from the Committee on
judiciary through the efforts of Messrs.
kHay. and Glass. Mr.. Hay said to the Dis
patch correspondent that he thought the
bill would go through the House with
out any trouble. Senator Martin Is con-.
hdent that its companion bill will pass
the Senate. This will give an additional
clerkship at these two places, to be filled
by the judge Of the courts
Cattle Quarantine.
Representative Glass has received a
letter from Colonel 4. NJ. Bowman. Of
Salem. prominent breeder Of blooded
stock, protesting against the placing of
the entire State of Virginia in the cattle
quarantine district Mr.. Glass went to
the Department Of Agriculture this morn
ing and had a talk with the Secretary
of Agriculture on the subject. The Sec
retary assured him that the department.
was governed largely by the reports Of
the State Commissioner of Agriculture
in the matter, and that it was not the
intention OF the department. to place
The entire State in the quarantine DIS
trict.
Rural Free Natl Delivery.
Replying to letters urging the establish
ment OF rural free delivery routes in
his district, the Post-Oflce Department.
has written CAPTAIN Lamb that it would.
on the lst OF March. esta blish four routes
in his district Two Of them will be
in Chesterfield county. starting from
sWinterpock. The third will be in Hanover
county. starting from .4gh Springs. The
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