Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-14

ALL PURSUE COL. SIEMP.
Virginia Oftice-seekers Eagerly Seek
His Endorsement

fSpecia to the Daily Press;
WASHINGTON. Jan 13.-Unless all
signs 1all. the House Committee on
public buildings and grounds will
within the next two or three weeks.
report to the House a public building
MI carrying an appropriation of SIS
o''u.oop a portion OF this money, it is
Canned, will find its way into Vir-
:inla. and at present the members of
Congress from Virginia are busy bring
ing all their influence to bear on the
committee SO as to procure appropria-
lions for the towns in their respective
districts
Among the members or the Virginia
delegation, there are many demands
tor public buildings. Representative
carter glass wants a public building
to beautify Roanoke. and Col Slemp
mas IN bill giving the same thing to
Big Stone Gap Representative May
nard wants the cost OF the structure
at portsmouth increased. while Mr..
HAY is before the committee with
double request, FIe has introduced a
bill giving public building to the city
Of Winchester, ana has also introduced
another increasing the cost of the
building provided for already in Char
lcttcsville.
No Hope for Many.
That more than half OF the requests
enumerated will meet with the crv
That there is not enough in the treas
ury to satisfy their demands is a fore
gone conclusion, and this fact is an
preclated by the representatives CON
cerneG
Maynard's Salary Bill
Representative Harry L. Maynard is
joyful nowadays over the general ap-
probation with which. he thinks, his
Dill Increasing the salary of the Presi-
dent OF the United States has been re-
celved He considers tho clause pro-
viding for the Presidents receiving
a pension after active service cspe-
cially appropriate.
Il have heard only expressions of
commentator for the measure said
MI Maynard today. Those with
whom have talked concerning it think
it peculiarly to the point 1t seems to
me that, after a man has been PEesi-
dent, he ought net 10 be called on to
go out in the world and do any old
kind OF work What might have suit
ed him and might have been appropri-
ate to him before he was President
might very well be incompatible with
House."
Mr.. Maynard thinks the pension
clause will entitle the bill to more con
sideration than could be won for it by
the clause increasing the salaries Of
the President and vice-President.
Hot After Col. sIemp.
Col. Campbell Semp, the lone star
Republican from Virginia, and the dis
penser OF all the Republican patron.
age in that State has already learned
the truth Of the statement that to be
powerful is to be besieged by the com
mon people. For the last ten days or
two weeks he has been busy every day
with the claims OF office-seekers who
have journeyad to Washington to ask
his aid in securing good berth under
the Federal government
So constant has been the stream of
the colcnels visitors at the capitol
that its numbers have beer remarked
on by the doorkeepers on the Repub-
9 = side OF the House. They have
* both races, and, with one
8 Fir mission has been to get an
70 70 idea there were SO many
& sessaid Col. Slemp today. in
& IL the army that has been
q Is DOWN to enlist his aid II
& Il haSe to move to- Alexandria"
g@c6ntinuedAs laughingly, "and when
9sy find me ever there, I'll have to
sDme back here,
Then he turned to one Of his army"
who put up good story about votes