Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-18

work sfor the various aspirants and t1a
money spent In the aggregate must run
into the Thousands Every influence has
been brought to bear: the promise of Off
ces, from Governor down. It is said Craig
has been offered the goyernorshlp. It Isl
also said Lieutenant Governor w. D.
Turner ardently desires to be Governor.
There. are wheels within wheels and
all kinds of log-rolling. night and day.
Pension Legislation.
The Senate and House Pension cons
nittees will report adversely ON all pri-
vate pension bills and hills to make tho
date later than April L. 1865. when widows
can base their claim. The ehairmsn say
that the county boards OF examtner1
know far more as to who are deserving
Of pensions than the legislature can pos
sibly know. Widows In order to clatm
pensions must have married prior tf
April, 1865. There are lot of privat
bills and also a bill to make the dat.
later as to widows. There Is also biB
to Increase the pension appropriation to
COO. This. too, the chairmen say. will
be unfavorabiy reported In brief. thu
pension matters will stand as they are
.ntI-saioon League.
The State Anti-saloon League does not
at all like the Watts bill. cut wants tha
London bill The State chairman OF the
Campaign COMMITTEES. Editor Bailey, OF
the Biblical Recorder. says the Watts
bill Is gold brick" and leaves the gap
wide open. About It's only effect would
be against the revenue officers. He un-
qualiaedly condemns t..
Tonight fifteen men and as many boys
LETT here for Newport, r. T., having join.
ed the navy.
The Odd Fellows here. whose lodge
rooms were destroyed by IRE Thursday
morning. have taken hold actively OF a
plan to build a Temple of their own
Some favor the idea OF having this very
large and having the Grand Lodge uss
it entirely. instead OF meeting at
different place each year.
DR.. j. NJ. Aver. formerly OF this city.
and wei known in social circles ALI over
the State Is to be married at New
York February nth. the brtde-eiect Isl
Miss Ida Mason. He and the father Of
the bride-eiect are members OF the New
York Cotton Exchange.
Next Tuesday evening Colonel and Mrs.
a 3. Andrews will give a reception al
their nome here to their son. 3tr. VIII
liam Johnston Andrews. and his bride,
who was Miss Augusta Ford. OF Coytng-
ton, KY.
TO Entertain the vets.
There ara seventeen sx-contederates IL.
the Legislature.
These and the local camp OF contedar-
ate veterans will be given a reception
Monday afternoon Lees birthday by
the local chapter OF the Daughters OF the
Confsesracy 8, the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Josephus Daniels Addresses will he
made by Senator Henry Al. London al
Shashan1. and Representative w. III Lu.5
cas-. OF Hyde. Crosses of honor win Ia
p-e~e--sd
In the s.ratc to-day bills were intro
duced as follows:
Incorporating the Chapel Hill Trolley
Company: giving Confederate soldiers
who served niueTv days $40 ard widows
of such SIS annually.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
IN the House the bills passed ara A.
follows: ss
! Authorizing the expenditure of rot ex-
csedirg f25eO for renova cling. ventilating.
and heating the ha.ls OF the LegssIatura:
against BaHting charters by the Is4.sla-
tnre 20 any corporation, which could OBJ
tain the aarn~ trss.r the s~nersi l.ws
recurring the Committee on Penal Instf-
tuttoHs 20 invsss.sese eharEes ot cruelty
to eonvicts at the Jones county cansp:
prch!bsttnx the sails, manufactures, 1 ana
innnortatian Of liouor In Scotland county.
The House adjourned % Tueseay. N
henor tf Lees birthday, ara 10 have tn
shailB &rAnoyAtA