The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-26
NEW UNION STATION
FOR WASHINGTON CITY
Representative Hay Made Strong
Speechsin@ Favor Of Appropriation
II for This Purpose - Senator s8
Smoot is Proud Of His Vir-3 s8Ssi
NJ ginias Ancestry Matters FINN
5a5s of5lnterest.
Walter Edward Harris

(SpeciHl to The Times. .Disra tch.)
N VASHINGTON, .. c., Il reb. u 25 - r x IS i
learned tonight that Bishop Walters. &ofS NJ
the "a. M. r. Church, and James Hayes, III,
the negro lawyer Of Richmond i who & is D
associated wit John! Wise as counsel for
the negroes in the suit In tho Supreme - 4,
Court Of the United States to test 8thesSS
constttutionality Of the suffrage clause IN
|Fof the Virginia Constit1, ton, had an ex
tended conference with Mr., Roosevelt
yesterday. They directed the Presdent's,
special attention to the increasing nun -sl
Der Of States Of the South which III a ressS
moving to disfranchise the negro. Bishop
Walters also explained his plan to raise Es
funds from the negroes Of the North and an
South to fight this novement5 by having ST;
the Supreme Court pass upon 4 suffrage 81
clauses, such as have been sadopte ca sinS3
sD:xon's line. M VI M
A week ago ! stated In tllis corresponds
sence that there was no likelihood SofE any;
currency legislation at this 83 session II 8of s
Congress. Conditions have changed con-
sjderably. but there is no more prospA,t II
OF now currcncy#la now than there
Swns then. The Fowler bill l.35ss the first
( Of the currency measures offered is still IN
Cup In the air. the Fl Iouse. It5has been
debated for some days. but Sitg has y not II
$the5rlght Of way over an ything, and there
is no prospect Of It's ever getting to tho IN
Senate lssS
Representative Padgett, OF Tennessee,$
told NO to-day he thought there was no &8
prospect Of e any currency law, bel ng saS
enacted at this sessi ion. nun ber5 of of #s4,
Republican members is express the same %155
opinion Nlr. Paguctt presented the mi -lss ls
Enority report fromSthe Committee on F't-&{{33
nance when the Fowler bill vas broug II VI
in, and is exceedlngl Y well informed, sf
"Of course we cannot i sny with " abso-y AZ
lutte certninty,''sle8 said to-day, 'butf y do ;#
not think anybody expects any new cur ESs
5rency law this year. do not think the S8
Fowler bill will even get through the the
House. 3 b sS S
Senate calendar. So are q great many
other things; so many that there Is noth-5Sss
ing liko certainty OF anything getting 3
through Senator Aldrcls ID vest erd;ty.SS2E
however that lie believed his BIZ MIL N,
"a So. nut the session will last btlt Is y fis
DAYS longer. The Fowler bill and the "a l-45F$5
ttrich bill are so radically 81 ifferent tina
there is little likelihood Of either ri3 body$Es
accepting tho others measure. AZ ...E3B
1'he Democrats have a I. currency plll 3Sg
pending in the House oirered p, y VI
viii haVe unanimous Democratic SUP
nnrt, Tho Fowler bill is thought to be-, A$
amused by every s Democrat, ana 8thereii'F IT.
may be some Repub lean m enlpers ~ ~ ho 5sp
ara against it. The fea ture8o the pi l 50
which greatest objec cton.ls "a lsed E Is III
which makes currency issued by pisili
without deposit OF government pontls BOND .s
c,rrent ONLY in certain districts, the 3couli-
trv being divided INTO three currency ~ tls nv
strcts. The Aldrlch bill allows currency J, sG
IA he issued on municipal bonds sas lWe'' 5 56
4 3 on government securities. j.55ssf8 #
MIR, HAYS SPEECH n X 8s5si8 ll.s
Nh. Hay made forclbie speech To-
day in behalf of the Senate alllshataei1ss GA
Ethis city He declared, in the course RS, " $a
~, ihis speech, that he and his constlrsS
tnaAnts lived so close to Washlnston theS &
5fsIt. like 1t was almost their nome clty, cry l
ana they wanted 1t heautliied q, l,luetl
as possible. He said he was hoe ttisstt. ,sla.
frnm hls constituents II he voted for
Etho biliT Ile knew they felt as ne gig: 'SE
that washington should be beautifled
as greatly as the government eould at-,
ford. ~, I, ), y. ,s{3,, ,{3 !, H.. #
M, .nritv II now lacks only the Pres-ag3 3
tIcnt,s signature TO make 1t q lnWS& un-s3s b
dar the terms OF the bill both the Pennr$B
svivania and the Baltimore and Ohio 5ii
t,re toSreeeive si,5Go,Goo each for their sta-5
lions here; the@rYo roads Viii buSid \ y I'll
&union station fsF$Aassae ehusetts5 Avenue,
northwest OF SS t9l aIln put y 2 ieY sF
BLOCK blocks asnv; WIhG1sfa4 u. kcRsrRy.
Virglnians will be interested To know.g
IL not particularly gratified. that tliea
Hon, Reed S,noot. Mormon apostle and s
tinted States senatorrele9t from the M
State os Utah, Is OF direct .isginia de-8t
scent. {sye8
..My grandfather emigrated from yir-s
ginla 10 Kentucky in the carly part OF
the last century" said sIr. Smoot at thase
Capitol to-day. when his son. my "a th-8
er. was n young man. he settled in Utah,
/ am proud of my Virginia ancestry,
There will be no serious fighr against
the seating OF MI, sinoots Z think His NJ
crededentlals have been filed. "A protest iS
las also been filed with them, but IT,
Is not thought 1t will amount TO mach
Congressman Swanson has been In his
seat on two consecutive days DOW. and @
said to-day he thought he VAS ~ bout as s$
we'll as ever. .Sg N 3s IS 5tsaf 8
yPhe President sent 10 Senate to-day
the nomination oe ~. y. Niohols 80 b&