The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-01
ROOSEVELT
Will COME. |
Has Announced Intention Q. At
tending Launching Of the the 81. I.
Battlesllip Virginia.
WI u ONE ON .MAYFLL Z Q oWER y e
Bishop Van de lyyer Confe$rs
Friends of 8BillS53ii71S .:'l! Re c,Iy3s
81 gard todd Point Church.

##( From Our Regular Correspond dent,
s55$yYASHINGTON,gD d. c. Feb. 0,--Ir iss
thought there is a strong reason fors or
expecting the passage OF tho bill which t'l1
Senator Martin introduced early in the
present session. providing for, the COM
pensation OF the Catholic Diocese ss 81 q. q.
Virginia for the razing Of the; Catholic
church att Old Point i O. m AXE way; fors
the improvements I'm derta akens bya ing. gov ,s
5ert.nent. The passagcSof the bll through
8the Senate atsstheS present sessions ls AL
most assured, and SthereEis a,chances stEat
It will get through the House.. all 81
may be that Il will fail Of fspaAsag &c N. the;
House this ssessl lpn, but vi ItWost }1islyl
hi es sAssfSsf fIa e ne Eia ssi,as u
sought Is about thirtys1 1holsand dollars
1t is not claimed by those who are press
aing tie bfll that the claim upon the gov,
$ernmeEt is a legal one, but t lis argued q
that as the government Eempl oys a slFrrel, lFro-
&testant chaplain to conduct services 3at'
the chapel on the reserfa tion.t while a
ma jority Of the people who reside on
& tho 4reservat Ion, Including soldiers OF the
army. are. Catholics. ~ It is orly fair that
IL Catholic place Hof worship be MAIN
Z tanned. ] t would be useless and entirely;
undesirable X to ask the government to
maintain a Catholic place OF worship.
crate the diocese for the destruction OF
the church, which was pulled down. to
make way for the improvements. With
the money thus obtained the erection of
a new house of worship would be assured.
The bill for damages for the destruc-
ton of8the church will not pass II the
bill for the compensation OF the owners
3of the Hygera Hotel, which was. also de-
\ 5stroyed in order to give ad Id tional room
for the government buildings now IN
course of erection is not passed. The hotel
was owned by New Y York people, and they.
have secured powerful Influence in behalf
of tho bill for their compensation It ts
thought tho billswlll be passed eventually,
md. OF course, the bill providing fos;4 the
payment Of tho claim for the dest structi Ion;
4 OF The church will also be passed in case
2pnynent is made for the destruction Of
the hotel property. s & II; /.
Bishop Van do sVyver.t Of tho diocese 10 9 {
Virginia. has been here for several days
confcrrlng with friends in regard to the
bill. - I. !, q q
President Roosevelt has announced MS
intention OF attending the LAUNCHING 4 OF
thoI. In ttleship Virginia at I, eWport News
on April s1st, II, he can get away from
his public duties at that time. He VIII
20 down the Potomac on the MayfloWer
leaving Washington on the might pre-
cod nr tho launching, and arriving at the
}shipbuilding city In time for the event
a noon next day. While the Virgins
n =, ,Iocmbers OF Congress- would Sbe glad to
nave tho President OF the United States
Visit tho Old Dominion At any time and
m MS often 5 as possible, they arc I fearfl!
TIA tbat .if lie attend the launching IN April
ho e Will not bosablo to attend the James
town town day celebration at sewall's Point,
~ May 18th. It is possible, however that
~, Iii ,,o n i,le TO accent both invitationsS