The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-13
MR.. JONES'S
POSITION.
Denies Report E1c 1ntil,,ated
lie Would Vote Against s
n. Exposition Bill.
1o VISIT JAMESTOWN AZ
Chartered Steamer Loaded With.
congressman to Leave Wash
S ington Next Friday.
VISIT JAMESTOWN

trrom Our Regular corrcspondont.>

(From our Regular Corrcspondcnt3
5WAsH1NGTON.D.lC G., March 1e.-Rep-
rcsclltative Jones, Of the First I)'strict.
looked serene and happy to-day though
he declared lie did not care to discuss tine
tlefc;lt OF tho bill to put the city Of New
port News, and several counties Of tlie
Second District into the First District.
When questioned regarding the state.
tncnt which has been ,nadc to tho effect
that he intended opposing tho bill TO make
III appropriation to tho jamestown, ljx-
position if an effort was made to divide
his district, Mr.. Jones said:
II have never given the slightest iilti-
nation to any one whether 1 should vote
for, or against such all approximation.
Ever, Mr.. Maynard, who has worked 80
zealously for the exposition bill has never
heard nc say whether would vote for II.
Nor have | ever said that &c the redistrlct-
Ing bill were passed + should cndeavor to
I have said that an effort to have the
exposition there might be successful IN
view Of tho fact that II an approprta ton
Is made, It viii be made on purely. senti.
mental grounds, and not MS matter %
business. Congress might DO induced to-
believe that the exposition should L be +, on
tho spot where the first English settle.
meft In America was actually founded
and not at some point nearby. II was
improper for anybody connected with the
Exposition Company 10 say that II the
bill 10 put the city Of Newport News
into the First District We're passed * Y
would vote against the bill making an
appropriation In aid Of the exposition"
Iasl5t5 HOUSE INVITED, 100.
Mr.. Maynard had read in tho House to-
day an invitation from the Exposition
Company to the members Of Congress to
mako a pilgrimage to Jamestown on the
18th Instant. Mr.. Maynard said to-day
A.. 4. no
very large number of senators and
members would make the trip. 1t is tho
Intention of those who are arranging the
pilgrimage to have the guests leave here
on a chartered steamer on the afternoon
OF next Friday. Congress will probably
adjourn early enough In the dayS'to allow
the steamer to get away by o Q clock
James town will be reached at 8 o'clock
tho following morning. After All hour or
two spent on tho island the steamer Will
then take the guests down to . N orfolk.
Luncheon will be served on the steamer,
and the members will be given Q, banquet
at the Monticello Hotel. Washington will
be reached on the return trip some time
Sunday. There will be speeches made ut
| the banquet by numerous members and
| senator's. Mr.. Maynard says all ARA ngc-i
| mcpt- have been made to make the trip
SO enjoyable that all who so on 1t will
| long remember It.. n MA 38e 81
\
| the House CoImittce on Railways and
| Canals yesterday in advocac y of an ap-
\ propliationtfor the construction of AHshlp
! canal connecting: the Delaware and 8Ches-
lapeakc bay. { number OF representative
| men Of Wilmington also appeared before
| the committee and urged the construc-
| ton of the canal 1t Is probable that a
| resolution will pass the House authoriz-
| Ing the President to appoint q commission
! tostnvestigate and report as to- the feas-
|sibllity and 3desir;bity of the proposed
| waterway sI5 A5i
MEMBERS COMING HOME,
n: Senator Daniel has gone to Lynchburg
to attend to pressing legal business. He
| will be absent several days. Representa-
tive Lamb left for his home in Richmond
tonight, with the expectation OF return
| Ing to Washington Monday afternoon.
Representative Glass also left for his home
| in Lynchburg this afternoon. IIe has
| gone to visit his brother Mr.. Robert
| Glass, who is seriously i'll. Representative
| Glass does not expect to return to WASH
| ington for week or ten days
! THE subcommittee Of the Committee
OH Ways and Means to which was refer
red the bill forbddlng the giving away OF
any article Of value With manufactured
| tobacco, reported to the committee to-
day in favor of the passage OF the bill. It
is understood that the bill will he ia
vorably reported to tho House mex week.
This Is the measure for which the national
association of Independent tobacco manu-
facturers has been lighting for a. year
or two. It may get through the House.,
but there Is little reason to think that it
will pass the Senate.