The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-17
CONGRESS- IS,
INAHURR|:''Y||' : !
The Body Pushing It's Work So.
as to be Ablesto Adjourn By
End Of Month.
RIVER AND t1ARB0R FUNDS.

F'rom Our Regular Corrcspondent.)
WASHINGTON, D. c.. April l6.-'The
! action Of the Senate Committee On Com
mercc, In agreeing that the emerSencS
river and harbor bill. which carrfas an
| appropriation of ttree million dollars ;l7 lor
general work on the harbors and rivers,
may be amended, is giving great pleasufa
10 the members of the House ana s'efi'l'e .'''N N
who want appropriations for their rivers
and waterways generally. il VIII noW pc pc
nossfh,e for members of the Senate TO
nut on amendments for various works OF
Improvement. which. will be almost ccr.
| tain to 20 through the Senate ana vi!
sta nd an excellent chance OF being asreeu
Etn nv the House conferees, as the Re-
nubIcans are III great haste TO Terminate
tho session and take away from lpne . >
| Inc possibility Of swelling the tot;ii ~ -
Inappropriate ions. senator MA. - -
3 member OF the committee took al ac-
i've part in having i agree TO illloW
! nnn,e d,nents TO be made to the bill as u
81 ~ 2! from, tie House, and he WI on :
,lrn yorJ 10 have II liunbsrs ot changes nlauc
snIas TO allow OF moncysbetng Gspen I. y
Tia Improvement OF Virginia streams ana
IN rhors He Is very X desirOus Oh nay
Ing tho bill amended so rs TO authorize
= snrvev Of the Elizabeth [tiNer,ss from
I,,n,,,nn Roads to the navy yard, for the
n,,r,,nsr of nscertaining | he cost OF max
IL, M !, thIrty.foot channel md of Il thirty
~, ~ 'rI,AIMANTs 1yYAI DlsAPpOINTED.5
,rhe members Of the Virginia. delegation
,rr whose districts reside claimants WEo
woulfI have been benefited 4hy the nmlll-
hns claims bill which passed the HOUSE,
and switch tic Senate Gomlnlt'cc ~ ~
r,,n,ms has decided not to report int tll's
sa.sin, ar. greatly disappointed. They
,yare stronyly in hopes that these iorls-
,.nar.n,I Claims would be settled a last
;n,t'9t Ia Republican leaders are deter
n,ine1 ,but Congress shall get nWdy )''st
40 soon nns possble, md that thefhppfo,'
Mia tin, bills OF this Congress snal
inm,ocunt$to Just as little us possible, ~
keep the wheels OF E1yernment ampN',s. ,I' !,
/, The claims hill VII pass ~ ~, y" i ''oI 81
session unless the sprOgnostlca t,ons ~ =.
thc Nos [ informed members OF Gollsltsa
nrn incorrect. In tho meantime, many
a,ms wlll have been ndjudicnted ~ 'ns
Cn,,rt .nf CHAINS, from which tr'bullai
,hcw Mil bo certified to the senate ana
House, and then placed IN The omNlpus
bill, 8 !, !, 4, !. s,., ~, ,,r,N,r,I
Congress will adjourn the last week y
flIH 1nOllt ", " - tlSNeS ~ ''|y''
~ tIa' session may extend Into the frs
week we, In May, April 2sth Is the day !, q, \
which 1t is expected the men7hfrs WI
,'urry Hm.r homewnrd TO give all account g, o.
@ their stewardship il3tle course ,, % ~. ~
contests for denominations, VII D. ?.
scen that this Congress, when ~ ~
ionrns though It has been IN session
sIn''t sInce the 9th3day Of November Viii llavt
Stm Snme almost absolutely nothing .heyon'
nass nass tie m usual approximation Hills.
The Washington Alumni q ~. ths ~. ~,
varsity Of yirginaEaro arranging 10Y i
ssn,r,xer Oh tho night of the 29th instant
Which. urjeh vii be attended by many Of "
rest st known people in Wasfpgton. Cnl
veYsi,y veYs S Of virginia msn are all taik,ns
now oi Of The approaching meetins ,9f i, u, !,
Shnara 81 visitors next week, which Y
SSp rnr the purpose of eccling AZ {pr,,,iden
afs AZ ths University II, is proper ~ sny
ia l,o weyer, ie that few expect q president e e
1 Ue chosen. There have beell q anumlbe; Ealll