The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-09
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Richmond 'robaccolist Says Bin
Preventing Giving Away wa Pres
@Sss ct1ts Will lie Reported. 4y
II CONVENTION DEBATES ) ::lE' les


(I'rom our Regular Cores pondentl) sg
yAsIf1NcpTOE,y u. CT, March S--Att'4.
John Erandstrcet, OF Richmond, president
OF tho National Association OF lndepsi1dtI-;
Spnt ,robncco Manufacturers, said to-day Today
that lie confidently expected a. IN yorable..
report OF, the bill TO prohibit tho giving /
away OF articles ,of value with tnnnufac-.5
Rtuird tobnccp HeseXpects the bil to DO A
reported from tho Ways ana Means con,f
3n,lttee OF the House tomorrow or tho day
following. He said no had learned Moth,
si,iE5 to Indicate that tho report would "A
.lt i'm favorable. 3Es VI s3 a AZ
s3Ss..1,i admit thntBthe manufacturers 81 To-;
gi,ncco W no ire not lii the tobacco trust,
3nrnS somewhat divided this year as to tho 4
merits ot tho proposed law. which they
lnlf supported last year. said Air. Laid. n
street. 5S. hen tho bill failed to b get
through last session many ut Il tho irlde- 4
pendent manufacturers begaa the prac-
lice ot giving away thugs with their
growth in tho tobacco trnds in tho pass
Twelve months. and tho nnufacturors
think 1t has been duo to tho practice
Of giving prizes with tho tobacco they
Sold / know that such lis not the scAse
and many ginV our association know that
The increasc in trade has been general Y
without reference To- tho making Of ait d,
nut We have been unable to make ali this =
Independent Manufacturers see II that
gwayl 80 VIC nra still somewhat divided.
I But i believe tho bill will bh favorablys 4
reported. and there Is some lippo OF Its s
Epassagc. I 81 E t4
s5s FOR FAST MALL sERHIc:E.5t
THE item in the postoffice appropriation
bill providing for tho continuance OF the
payment OF tli2,Ot0 annually for the fast
mail service between Washington and I
New Orlcans ia met with some opposi.
ton TO the ntinua,1cn OF tho appropria-
ton. bu6 It Is thought there is no doubt
Gof Its passage. s&s q 81 /. \.
1'ho postoffies'o5 BIZ contains : provision
3increuainB the salaries OF rural free de- Il
livery carriers Ia sixty6 dollars a month";.
Coupled with tl,is rs A provi aion that they
Shall not net Us agents for newspapers
Eors periodicals. The bill also prohibits
carriers doing an express business. Som
.ntor Algcr has introduced n bill allow
ms carriers 10 carry express pa ckages.
prov !ded such arc not liable 81 II
ar. ] !. H. Lindsay. editor Of The Char
Prog gross, Is III the city for Tie
purpose Of inducing the postnl nnthori-55
ties to&nlloW mounted carriers al Char
flotlcsyille to dcllver his paper, which
they cannot now do under tho regnla-8
tons OF the department. He thinks That q
mn these carriers arc allowed to deliver
Iout.of-town papers they should be allow
ed to deliver a pa per hich tlx 9riy.ts -
iyis the tows Il I
S7s $500 coNvEETIoN DEBATES.
n Mr. Lindsay also came 10 WnshipSton
for; the purpose @ OF consulting finally
With tive &c la 81 rela tive ~ the
Spublcn ton Of the debates or tile Cpnati.
Ia gx x A
chairman OF The committees appointed lys: Il
the. convention 10 snrters lse the Iprcpa ira ~
ton OF tl1oHrecords for publication. and
Mr. Lindsay Is u member. Tho commit
tee has done an immense amount$of work
on the dehntes and have at last about
gotten talt the copy ready for the printer.
There has been considerable por ton Q
yariou. speeches eliminated. though Mr..
Lindsay says that nothing OF importance
has been Left Gut He expects the de-
bates to occupy two large volumes. The &
Bwrrk OF printing will be let to contract
Sg A. s Virginia il repre- senta Two recent
,,othi IN this 4corr spondcncs as opl'6s 'Sg
Ing tho nomination Of Mr.. Hearsss e, the
I nresid !. has " received q number q
nor organizations, critnising him for his
Sdeolara tJona0f OPPOSITE ion to the nomna
& tion ~ tho lied labor champion. But
tha9 renrcsentatlreI Is still mistaken in
Sl l' imposition TO the elevate Of the /
EIlt,le Syilllcs to the highest office IN tho
world, 5 sss4i4, 5S !. st 4, /. g,
GLE Is asserted on tho most reliable au-
4t,,orItr3 81 t1,at s3enator Gornlan,, IN the
course OF Il conversation yesterday. sale
int 10 BEL eyed that Judge Parker would &
*. ,s n or,ina ted at ST. Louis on the first
s,alloty 4 III ID but Ii simple assertion OF
fnet3 t. say that line tent lis 5of the Dem
$ocra Is Ii Congress, though COMPARE tvs
yfow Of them will be quoted q, q sno,
fject, express The oplnion WAY . uuse \
Parker Will EoG the nominee;