The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-20
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jamestown.
Mr.. Maynard Introduces Bill De-
signed to Prevent Washing
Away Of Island. s.8
DEEPER CHANNEL AT NORFOLK !. I
Committee Will, Oh 10th Of tho
Month, Give a Hearing to Rep
reset1tatives From the City.

(From Our Regular Correspondent
| Il WASHINGTON, y. c.. jon. 10-Rep-
resentativo Maynard, Of tho Second 'fVir-
| ginla District. has arranged Tor near
| Ing Of the citizens and representatives
OF the business bodies of NorfolR anu
Portsmouth by the Committee on Rivers
and Ilurbors on the 20th Instant mt 10
o clock a. M. The committee VIII be
urged to recommend an appropriation
for tho deepening of the channel, ana Tor
other improvements needed. It Is un-
dcrstood that Admiral Harrington, the
commandment OF the Norfolk nnVy-yaId.
who has always been deeply ~ t te,csteu
| In the Improvement Of tho channel, VIII
appear before the committee ulso #
MIR. Maynard introduced Il resolution
to-day, which provides thnt&n survey pc
nndo Of the island at jamestown win
a view to having the government 90
\ further work there to prevent tho en-
cron chment Of the river The work com
rleted some, years ago did Seat sooo
lin preventing the further Washing away
I of the shore, but Mr.. Maynard says that
\ the erosion Of the land at anothe poiht
, where riprapping was not done, IS very
great. and that the island will eventual
); ~ disappear unless the government takes
| steps to preserve It. The Island mas iol
years been under the care OF the Asso-
ciution for the Preservation OF virginia
| Antiquities, and 1t was largely que 70
| tho efforts Of the association that tlle
/ first appropriation from the government
for the preservation OF the s1loi es ,n nf'ts
| secured.
MORE FIELD WORK. 55
| Mr.. Maynard lis also engnged IN very
importnnt. work for the tobacco grow
! ers and truckers of Virginia. ne Is en-
denyoring to have an appropriation mace
for the purpose of having more leu
work done In behalf OF these crops py
the Department Of Agriculture Inc u
| fort he is making 10 ks to having re-
| ncrts made on the tobacco and trucks.
| tho acreage, the present condition. ana
| the prosrjects, just as is now done on
! the subject Of the cotton crop. nc
! amount of money he seeks to nave ap-
propriated for this purpose Is only W.
COZ, yet he hardly hopes to get the cntlre
amount this year. But he does nope
10 get enough to start the work, which
he thinks will be of inestlmaple &Va il'1s
to the truckers of his district.
Senator Daniel, and Representatives
Tones and Lamb went to Baltimore to-
night as the guests Of the Com ederato
Veterans Associate Of that city, ut q
BANQUET In commemorationS Of the. ann,
y ersary Of tho birth OF Genera 4 ROBERT
| Is. Lee "a special committee from the
association came to "SVashlnEtton IN !. 9
| sneci,, carJsand &toscorted their; guests
~ Raltimors,J Ayalun,ber OF members of
Congress were in tho party. Senator
/, Daniel will probably 60 on to Phtladel-
! rnh,a to attend a. dinner given BY the
/ celebrated Glover Club OF that city pc
/; fore he returns to shington. The siat-
i ter part Of the present week he expects
| to 20 to Richmond In anticipation. of MS
election to the Senate by the General
Assembly. The election VIII not take
| place until next Tue sdayt
DISCUSS WAR;
| Senator Daniel entertained Rev. Ed
ward Everett Hale. the chaplain OF the
Senate, at luncheon yesterday. Inc Two
| met in the stationery room OF the oeh-
ate. and General Q. O. Howard, the cele.
i brated Federal general, came IN ABOUT
! the same time. General Howard any
/, the Senator at once began discussing me
! war. General Howard asked MAJOR III 20 !. !.
lei where he had his leg disabled. AZ
the Wilderness, In '64," replied the Sena-
tor. and they then learned that they
| were both participants in the battle OF
| Gettysburg, and that 1t was there that
/ General Howard lost his arm. Ihey
then and there made an agreement u
! v!si, the Gettysburg battle field next sum
MGR, and Rev. Mr.. Hale said that no IN
| sisted upon making third party 70
Which the two old soldiers readily agreed.
senator Daniel and the distinguished q u,
thor Of 1.-THE Man Without a Country,
then went off to luncheon. and Genera
Howard, declining the invitation to JOIN
them, hurried away In search OF a friehd
! Senator Daniel and Mr.. Hale had never
mot before Whom they were introduced
tho Senator remarked that nc once me.
TGward Everett. before the war when ne
came to Virginia to deliver his lecture
on washington. but that this was the
first time he had ever met EdWarc {
Everett Hale. 3 IL