The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-22
FOR STATU.E
OF MAURY
Martin Introduces Bill Asking
Tor Erection Of Monument to
@ Pathfinder Of the Seas
ATT AT MOUTH OF JAMES RIVER.
Senator Thinks Money for Com
p'lllettAio1 Of Sea Wall at James
town Will be Given.

lFrom Our Regular correspondent
W. w tiINGTON c., April s1.--sen-
atorl Martin has introduced bill for
INC erection Of n statue In this city 10
tne memory OF Commodore Matthew
a'on 11ttlno Maury Of Virginia, the paths
| ilider or the seas. The cost or the mon
tnent Is fixed at $4,000 Senator Mar
lin tlhlnlsslt tho bill will got through the
SENATE, at my ratio, though 1t may faN
IN the House. Flo said to-day that 1t
ha ma been PROPOSED by friends OF the bill
10 nave tho statue erected in Hampton,
Roads at the mouth Of james River. but
there are difficulties in the way OF
erecting q statue there, owing to In
ability Ito secure a site, and for lothcr
reg .L sons. He does not think 1t would BIO
Wise to place the monument on tho
Rip Flaps, which are sinking, and 1t is
thought, will eventually disappear. The
monument would probably have&to be In
the form OF a lighthouse. n which case
the lighthouse feature would Freedoms
nate. is
All these considerations moved me to
propose to locate the monument In
Washington, where there are statues OF
50 many great men of the, nation" said
Senator Martin, but IL it should DO
found feasible to erect It at the mouth
" fS1lHll WllllHSly CIluUSC
the bill as to location lis IA \, Il
Senator Martin said there is no doubt
Of the House agreeing TO tho tom in
the civil sundry bill. which he had put
on In the Senate, providing for the APP
preparation of $4,000 for the completion
of the sea wall at jamestown Island. He
thinks that he will also succeed In linv-
Ing tho emergency river and harbor bill
contain provisions for the survey of Nor
folk llnrbor for the purpose OF ascertainL
ing the cost Of a thirty foot channel, and
a thirty-flvc foot channel to the navy
yard.
The bllllas amended in the Senate Com
mttee provides that 10000 appropriated
heretofore for Norfolk harbor, to be cx-
,pendedfin IL certain specific manner, may
be expended in deepening the liarbor at
Pinncr's Point. The engineer in charge
money for this purpose without con-
gressional action. but was Informed by
the chief Of engineers that such was not
the case, and hence the amendment to
the bill.
The bill mas also been amended SO as
to provide for the deepening of Pagan
Creek, in Isle of Wight county The
money for this purpose has also been APP
propriated and the amendment for the
purpose aof changing the manner of ex-
pendlture.
The foregoing arc the amendments
which Senator Martin proposes to the
BILL which has passed the House. But
now comes the Information that Chair
man Burton, OF the House Committee,
will not allow any river and harbor bill
to pass at this session. The bill as
originally reported from tho House pro-
Yided for n total appropriation OF
s3,00O0O0 for the completion OF work nj
ready under way or for the continuance
of work which would suffer If there
were any delay. Tho Senate Committee
on Commerce voted to allow the bill to
be amended and as a result OF this ac-
ton, many changes were made. Now
Mr.. Burton says he will not allow the
bill to pass. and he will probably be
successful In effectins its defeat, as he
rules his committee with II roo of iron.
Indeed. the absolute control he exercises
over the Committee on Rivers and Tiar-
bors has been commented on by sena-
tors and members of the House not on
the committee. Whatever he says
"goes" nearly every time