The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-06
REGRET NOW
NOT GOING
Virginia Congressman III WASH
ington Yesterday Found lime
Passing Slowly.
YOUNG vIRGINIANs WE'D.
Many Vic Went to Washington
Oh Mr.. riill's Excursion
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Orion our Regular CONSEQUENTLY
WASHINGTON, u. c., April 6--Thc
members Of tie House or Representatives
from Virginia. us we'll us tho two scl1a-
tors, who lid not attend the launching
cf tho Virginia at Newport News, arc
disposed to regret that they did not 90
sc. owing to the beautiful weather ana
the fact that MONS of the measures oil
especial interest to Nirglninns came up.
But it was Impossible to torcscc his, and
they thought 1t best to rcntin here. Mr..
Maynard went, as tile shlp-ynrds arc II,
his district, and Representative Lamb
probably attended also, rs hog WIS IN
Richmond IF II Il (! Il .ls. AZ IT, &.
rhe friends or the Portland Exposition
are disposed to crlliclsc Representative
Jones, OF Virginia. for his vote against
Il; suspension of tho rules yesterday for
the purpose OF allowing the blu npplo-
prjating $4,000 to the aid of the EXPO
s!tion to be taken up. Mr. Maynard, who
Is so deeply Interested in the success Of
the bill making an appropriation to the
Jamcsto own Exposltion did dull he could
to have q solid vote from Virginia for tho
Portland people. but failed, and some
OF the latter IRE expressing their resent
mant ut tho Virginians because of their
not voting soldly for the SUSPENSION Of
The rules in order to allow Of the con-,
sderation otAthe bill making The appro-l
pration to the Lewis and Clark Expo
stion But the Virgininns explain that
Mr.. Jones has conscientiouslS voted
against all government appropriations
for expositions, and that had he
voted for the appropriation to Portland
he would have been criticised on the
ground Of inconsistency.
Mr. Jones has not said that he would
vote for an appropriation 10 the lanes.
town Exposition, and it is not known
whether he will do SO.
PROPOSED TOBACCO LAW.
REPRESENTATIVE Flood said to-day he
did not much care whether the bill III
lowing tho sale Of tobacco in the hand
without the payment Of the tax OF slX
cents a pound became n law or not. The
law at present forbIds s'!oh sales, but 1t
has never been enforced il t:!s respect
in Virginia. and the grower has always
sold his Tobacco in the leaf though
there have bech numbers of cases where
arrests and prosecutions have followed
the sale of twisted tobacco. Mr.. Flood
and Mr. Gaines introduced bills which
sought to abolish the tax on the sale of
twisted tobacco, but the commissioner
OF Internal revenue refused TO approve
such n measure, and The Committee on
Ways and Means likewise refused to all
law it to be favorably reported. and Will
allow the compromise measure to go TO
the House only upon an agreement That
no attempt will be made by the Demo
Gratis TO amend it.
Representative Hay, rs 2 member OF
the joint committee of conference OH
the military appropriation bill. Is deeply
interested In the work, and is standing
out against all increases of appropria-
ton made by the Senate
"a am opposing everything which tends
to increase the influence of the military
In this country nc said, II think that.
all increases in the size Of the army have
this tendency, and, therefore. am op-
posed to an increase i'll the size OF the
engineer CORPS, which is recommended BY
tbs, War Department on the grouE. that
so many engineers arc engaged on river
and harbor work that there are not
enough TO discharge the strictly military
duties required of the corps
Mr.. Hay is also opposed to the SEN
ate amendment proposed by Senator Tell
or and adopted by the Senate. increasing
the pay of army officers Who fought in
tn, WAY between the states and have
been retired.
y great many Richmond pcr1olc We're at
the Capitol to-day cxcursonists who
came to tho city on the Easter Mon
day trip yesterday, Many OF them We're
In the galleries, but the most OF them
seemed to prefer going through the Cap
iol to listening TO the debates which
were not very entertaining. It., Is not
known how many OF the cxcursionsts.
wrro married here. but as 1t is usual
for many who come with Mrs. Gill to
enter tho married state at the national
capital, 1t Is probable that the majority
OF the following Virginians, who have re-
csived marriage licenses since yesterday
afternoon, were OF her party:
Calvin w. Norris and Fannie b. Jones,
both OF King George county.
Ralph N. P,rpont and BERTHE y, Kuhn.
both OF Alexandria.
Thomas n. l3uckols and Bessie Leo
Sclph, both of Richmond.
Robert A. Wood, Of Richmond, and
Maria q. Bryce. of Chesterfield.
William L, Wager and Emma II.
Schultz, both of Richmond.
Charles H. Watson and Clara Smith
both OF Brook Va,
Charles u. Krcngal and Emma j klas-
ms, both OF Richmo.id,
Elmo $. Redwood and Celeste p. lIar-
low both Of Richmond s
Arthur S. Dodson and Abbic y. Dove.
both of Alexandria.
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