The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-31
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PRISON. | ! DEAD |:
Bill Making Appropriation for
Purpose Of Marking Them
# a Likelysof Passage.
BRIDGE OVER THE POTOMAC
Senator Scott Introduces Mca-
sure to Pay Bounties for Past
Enlistlnents in Army.
From Our Regular Correspondent.)

(Irrom Our Regular Correspondent)
F, WASHINGTON. D. c., Jan. 3o.-Senn-
tor Foraker, author of the bill, which
has passed the Senate, making an ap-
preparation OF $4,000 for the proper
marking of, tho graves of the Confederate
soldiers who died in Northern prisons.
said to-day that he had charged his
friend Representative Grosvenor, OF
Ohio, to- hook closely after the bill in
tho House. The bill is now in the hands
Bof tho House Naval Committee on Mil
itary Affairs. 1T is not likely that there
will DO any serious opposition to tho
Till. It is generally the policy of tho
Republicans OF tile North to- do almost
anything for the old soldiers of the
South that may be desired by any por-
tion of them, unless opposition manifests
itself on 4 the part OF the South.
a The bill providing for the payment to
the States which maintain homes for
Confederate soldiers the snmG sum per
capita which Is now paid for the sup
port of.soldiers of the Union army who
are in national homes would have pass
cd when offered two years ago, had 1t
not been that some Of tho veterans OF
tho Confederacy opposed II.
Opposition to the Foraker bill was
manifested by somo Of the chapters OF
tho Daughters OF the Confectionery when
1t was introduced last year. There has
not been anything heard of such oppo-
sition this year.
Memorial Bridge.
Senator Martin is very hopeful Of the
bill providing for the construction OF II
memorial bridge across the Potomac be-
ing passed at the present session. He in
troduced the bill in the Senate and 1t
was passed several DAYS ago. Tho
chances of It's passing the House are
thought to be good.
Assistant Secretary Darling, of the
Navy Department. acting IN accordance
with the provisions of the naval np-
preparation act of 1902, has forwarded to
Representatives statement show
Ing the cost OF the warships
Connecticut and Louisiana. under con-
struction fat the government yard at
New York and the yard of the Naw-
port News Dry-dook and Ship-buldinG
| Company, respectively. Tho money nj
| ready expended on the Louisiana
amounts to sS1oS0l,17, while only si9s,.
76Gl2 has heen spent on the Connecticut
by the Newport News builders. 1t looks
at that rate as though the louisiana
| would he completed in a little more
than half the time taken to build the
Connecticut
Mileage.
1t is understood that tho Republican
| on the Senate Committee on Appropria
| tions have decided to do nptnlng with tn
| Legislative bill until the urgent defic!enc,
bill is disposed of, The latter bill vii
not be gotten through the Senate unit
the latter part of next week at the ear
liest, though some Republicans are hope
full OF seeing 1t passed earlier. The Les
islatIye bill provides for the payment Q
mileage to members who attend the reg
ular session. despite the fact that the,
received their mileage for attendance o.
tho special session, when gllded into ~
extra session 9wlthout unXS recess, ~