The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-21
NEVER HAD
BETTER time.
Senator Daniel Enthusiastic Over
His Visit to Baltimore
Confcdcratcs.
MAY RESTORE HIM IN HIS HIS RANK
-, a I, Ut 1Ia,,eoc
MAY RESTORE HIM HIS RANK
Bill Introduced il Both Houses
for Relief Of Lieutenant
Kenneth McAlpine.
= ron orr Rcrular Correspondcnt.)

(From Our Regular Correspondcnt.)
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. POI was
on a car passing the Baltimore and ONO
station this morning en- route 10 the
Capitol when Senator Daniel got aboard.
flo was Just returning from Baltimore.
whittier he went last night to make the
PRINCIPAL address at the celebratlon OF
General Lcc's birthday by the Assocla-
}tion OF Confederate Veterans.
S5."r have never had plcasanter I'm e.
declared the Senator, cnthusiastlcai ~
u have not had any sleep practicsaa1li,y.
but am feeling fine, and Wouio pc
willing TO 20 back tonight to have such
n time again The Baltimore Confed-
crate are Of the very finest. and the OLD
veteran who goes among them as guest
is assured OF as hearty welcome tss
men can extend.
When the Senator got Off the car TO
70 to the Capitol. he continued 10 SPEAK
OF the magnificent time he had had, ana
Of the pleasure It had given nm 20
be able to join the Baltimoreaans ~ -.
celebration OF the anniversary OF me
h,rth or the greatest Of all commanders.
HI had to hurry away to accompany
Mrs. Daniel and Mrs. Blackburn to the
White House to call on Mrs. Roosefeit.
"I cannot accept the invitati ton to at
tend the Glover Club dinner IN Phlia-
delpbia. = he said. 1.-THE pressure OF pup
lie duties is too great. am gong 70
Richmond the latter part OF TINS week
or the first Of next.
Representatives Jones and Lamb, VINO
also attended the banquet, say they had
4 most enjoyable time. Mr. Jones has
heen n guest at the dinner every year LOT
ter or twelve years.
Representative Maddox, OF 1 eol sia'
who addressed the Slower Camp OF Con-
fcdcratn Veterans at Strasburg yester-
day. seems to have had as good a tiii ''
as the virginians had N sM a ltnl
Senator Martin and Representa,tlye May y
nard have introduced bills In the senate t,te
and House. respectively. proylolng 1or a ILe
Anime to the rank and mum Der formerly
held BY him In the United States navy
The bill recites that Lieutenan. ,i McA an
r ptag @as APPROVED BY the President and
Secretary Of the Navy in 1908. but that
there were Mitigating orfh IS reeted
that that Lieutenant NIcAlpine behaved In g g
most gallant manner as an officer aboar q
the Texas In the battle OF Sanuag3. ~m a,r,n
fact is urged as a reason for ms rem .
statement in the navy. 1t Is ditncu!t
matter to secure the passage OF a Dill OF
this character 49,, ,,.,,,
not be any general river and harbor Dill
the committee will obtain the t fullest les r,d IN
harbors and waterways. SO that the in.
W al! po III in ha aSar at dh tine n ad
there will not be time for full inveS-
gatlen q yarouH efims Of There the paa.
sneeeeof any bill ofTthis kind this year,
but there will certainly be a general river I'VE
and NJ 51po PtB 81 ne BuiLpiNG BILL.
AS Indicated In this correspondence
some weeks ago there will not be a gen
erai public building bill! this year. Nearly
every congressman has introduced a bill
providing for public building in his dis,
trict. but he and his constituents are
doomed doom. to disappointment II they expect
cd to see the measures get, through. me
bills OF this character introduced Dy
Virginia members include new buildings,
Or to the present re s1 TsaG
ford city, Roanoke. Radford. Big Stone
Gap and other vrgina sties !, ana 10
APPROPRIATED for buildings in Virginia
aggregated about $500, 900.