The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-14
MANY BILLS
INTRODUCED.
None Will be Passed Until the
/. Cuban Treaty is Out Of
the Way.
TO PENSION LIFE. SAVERS
Mr.. Jones, Of Virginia, Intro
duces Measure in Congress
for This Purpose.
The Times-Dispatch Bureau.


Washington, y. c., Nov. 10.
Although about a thousand bills have
been introduced In the House alone since
the Congress convened Monday, there is
: but little likelihood OF any Legislation
/ amounting to much at the extra session
Until the Cuban reciprocity bill has passed
the House The bill will come up Monday,
and it Is the Intention of the RepuDii-
can MANAGERS to have 1t reach vote
Thursday afternoon. After that Is out
Of the way there Will be opportunity for
the passage OF some Of the many bills In
Z, Eoduceu, though IL is not at all certain
that 1t is on the Republican prog ramme
to allow much Legislation at the extra ses.
sion
More bills than usual have been offered
by the Virginia Representatives. Some OF
them arc merely OF local interest, but
several are OF general character. Rep. O.
: sentative Jones is much Interested IN
bill Which he has introduced providing Tor
the retirement Of life savers on pensions.
The blll PROVIDES that when member
of the life saving service has served a
certain numLer OF years he may be le-
tired on certain amount per month or
may serve longer and be retired on 4
greater amount, and 80 on. Dir. Jones,
who comes from a section OF the STATE
where the hard work and the heroism On
the life savers are familiar to every
one, is greatly Interested In the BILL
HERoISM OF THE MEN.
II am very hopeful OF seeing tho bill
become law" he sa id to-day. Congress
has recently passed law providing tor
tho retirement Of members OF tEe ssVeals
rnaQS nm n
It should not arrange for the retirement
Of the men who risk their lives in tho
life saving service of the country. Tint
Is what the life savers are doing all the
time The world does not hear much OF
the her oism OF the men In the service, AID
yet 1t Is displayed at almost every wreck
of our coasts from Maine to Florida
II Is something expected of them and the
world pays little heed. The hardships
OF the service when there are no Wre-ks
are not generally realized. The men nave
70 patrol the beach all night long on
the watch for signals OF distress from
vessels of shore. and the colder and the
stormier the night the more v.g liant they
have TO be. The dangers OF this feature
of the life of the life saver is not at all
realized by the public. In a great storm
the topograp ply Of the coast may change
in a single hour. Many time the patrol.
man on his return over his beat has sud-
Derby found himself in freezing water
over his head. where an hour before there
was the solid beach 1t takes but few
years Of such lie to render man unfit
for manual labor Of heavy character
Mr., Jones has also offered bill which
contcmplates the removal OF the custom
house at Tappahannock Essex county.
to Reedville. Northumberland county. Mr..
Jones says he expects there Will be
opposition to this on the part OF the peo-
pie OF Tappahannock. but owing to the
fact that Reedville. which Is flourish.
ing town on the Great Wicomico. In the
midst of the fish factory section. where
there are many vessels owned he thinks
the change should be made.
At present the owners OF vessels at
Reedvtlle have to go to Tappahannock to
have them registered
APPOAlATTOX
Senator Martin has introduced in the
Senate the bill offered by Mr.. Flood in
the House. providing for the purchase by
the government OF one hundred acres on
the battlefield Of Appomattox, including
the site of the old Mclean house. and
the restoration OF the old house. Tho
building. which was of brick, was torn
down some years ago by company
which purchased 1t with the intention OF
, erecting it in this city as a curiosity to
which admission would be charged. The
material is still on the ground and the
house could be restored to what it was
practically, when the two commanders
sat within its walls arranging terms OF
the surrender of the Confederate army.
All the members of the Virginia delega.
ton with whom l have talked have ex-
. pressed themselves in strong terms
against thu repeal of the Barksdale pure
election law. as proposed by the bill
offered in the Virginia Legislature by
Mr.. Folkes. None were stronger in op
position than Mr.. Swanson, who Is to
be a candidate for the gubernatorlal nom.
ination.
II am heartily in favor of the law"