The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-13
PLAN TO TO RESTORE
ANCIENT CHURCH i. ] .|||I Oh.
Congress Will be Asked to Re.
labilitatc tie House i'll Which
Washington Was Married.
WAS INJURED DURING WAR
Nirgi,,ians Protest Against Seat
Z ING 81 Senator Reed Snloot.
Nardanian and Roosevelt.
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sy,1lssIfiNG1SJN. y. G.. December IL
y a, Episcopal minister. Of virginia mas
written senator Martin, asking MN 70
take steps to have the church IN when
george Washington was married. IN new
Kent county, restored by act OF Soli-
,.,ess The 1sriter states that the church
,yas occ,ped nv Federal soldiers during
ria var between the States, and that
the pesws we're torn out to be USED N
making collins for the Fcderal dead. me
& clergyman, believes that II the Afternoon
s or Congress Is called to tho matter there
viii be cou1pur atively little difficulty IN
setting q SUFFICIENT sum appropriated to
g restore the church to the condition IN
which L was before tho ravaE'es OF war.
3 Senator Martin win endravor to have
bill passed making tho necessary appro-
nysation and said to-day he thought there
was more Likelihood OF being sucoessful
than In other cases OF enorts 10 secure
rnymeut from the government for DAM
RES done to church property during tho
war.
Senator Martin Is over whelmed with r.
81, ests that he introduce bills for tho pay
nment OF damage done to church property
during tho war. Tho large number Of
applications OF this character Is probably
due to the faot that no Is member OF
the COMMITTEES on Claims, and has been
successful in having some bills passed
4 It Is very d1ffiouN to get claims OF this
character paid. though such should not
1 be the case, az It Us tho custom OF every
civilised nation to pay for damages to
church and school property done BY their
armies In tina OF war. A bill introduced
h for the payment OF q claim OF this char
acter Is referred to the court of claims.
Y This tribunal makes an investigation and
certlfes back to Congress the facts dis
II covered. Tho bill may or may not be
passed them
Virginians Protest.
The opposition to the seating of Senator
4 Reed n S1niit as one of the representa-
& t1vcs Of the State of Utah In the upper
4 branch OF the Congress is again mani
Testing itself. though the Senate has not
taken any action at this session to cause
a revival OF activity In tho contest Sem
4 q tor Daniel has received within the pas N
few days memorials represe ting many
Virginia churches, protesting against Sen
L atorH Shoots being allowed 10 retain his
seat The memorials received recently
como from churches in Underwater Vir-&
SginiaS chiefly. Seaa tor Martin is also re-
ceiving similar memorials from the Chris
e tian people Of the State The senator's
n can do no more than present the memo
riuis,S which are referred to the Com
mittees on Privileges md Elections.
Al s'pea ker Cannon raped the House TO
sso rosr TO-DAY WIN n = gave wl1lcn vas
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Statue OF ingalls,.
The statue Of John J. ingalls, of kan
" sas, accounted by some the most eloquent
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