The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-12
MUCH INTEREST
N lamb BILL B
Proposition u Return Bate '
Flags to Southern states States
Excites Mitch Comment
!, & Z, IN f,,,r Rceular CORRESPONDENCE


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Y !, ~, tcrdv providing for tho re.utn
q IN rln,s Ethfcs Of the CohleaSe',tt.e
( ,..,t,of,n III captured during the war wa, pe-
tween the statcs.lt is q genera. ,ts
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n,any representatives from the N or. ny
$1,iasi .s,,y thcy8are In favor OF the 'e a.,
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,,$ti,inr %arn either undecided rs 70 w "
,.,,,,.ac = tbey will pursue cor VIII Yo e.
aeningt the adoption or the
In this CORRESPONDENCE susSa a.
,larto tho fact TINT Charles su.l'''r ia
,,nrod An ELOQUENT speech IN the .h llt11
III G y - 4 rocncy OF n resolution
ina 80 ~, return Of the flags. inc rosot,'
~, 80 ~, !. f,cfrnted The massachusetts
= os.te,at,,re. which was iii session NJ we
tina senator Sumner made ms spetf ~
Hort al by State AIegislatures.ar,es NY -
taititudc he had assumed. and me i ,eS',.
,ution was sent him in Washligt = ~
"a 80 ycars later, on the 10th OF March h'ci''
Al W. AZ II Summer. received at his lone
tiir4tr,s cl,v. a copy Of q resolution aaoptea
ics T .erislatlire of his state reseiildins
he resolution of censure lie ut 'S'lg ~. ~
following day. tn IL q
8s5,.1+ e 4 fact, Yet one which Is not gen
4. Il, *. - renlized," said Representative
RIxey. OF Virginia, TO-DAY! ma. 49,
4. - IN rshins now under construction q
nr,zna n d be con structed, gnre conf
t.,a, an fha United S,,.tes will be the sec
Jnras stron sest naval pttwer IN the Woi ~
only England will sbt sgour Superior 40. y.
naval strength. 1t Is for nat reason, ti'us
~ s nnnosed Increases In the strength OF
he
u W, s,or rye5 are confronted by deficit IN
,ba trea s,,ry, which is growing all the
al INC This naval bill, which has been
.,enorted and which may come up for
III aiseIs s,on any day, provides for the con-
struction OF two more battleships. ae-
sr;tc the fact that there are now oeins
III - ns-rnsted or have been authorized more
S,s.YInsh}SsE t.an We have afloat. In adj
H,S;frion tx tho increase in number of ships,
rs Nj, authorizes the strength OF the
G,1syay. to be Increased by 2otD men, and
proposes to increase the strength of the
marine corps. By Sd men shall oppose
lie bill for those reasons.
Mr.. R;xey has served on the Committee.
Eo1 Naval Affairs for several Years. and
Is the leading Democrats member OF
the committee. 4f
l5 Ar. Rixey has Instituted suit for s3hIN
s.5a,naEsS for defamation OF character
against a Mr. Stevens. a New YORKER.
Who has for severa! years past been
buying up property and wafer rights IN
Fauauier county. s5 XII ID u.
&..I have never had a transaction with
him. directly or indreotiy. said Mr.
SRtxey to-day. .'and would not know him
it'll met him; yet he has been writing
35ietters TO people charging that ! am in a
combine to rob him, and with having
beer, the friend OF thieves. While averse
10 litigation. especially of this nature
have concluded To give Mr.. Stevens. tne
opportunity TO prove his statements
1t seems that an agent of Mr.. stevens !,
had I. transaction with a hank IN wh!cn
Nj. Rixey.s brothers are interest d, S. Ihs
agent afterwards left the service Of NJ !,
stevens, and the latter disavowed the ncl
gAof his agent, which resulted IN iltiga-
8tion. which is still pending perhaps. NJ
d stevens appears to have included the
e;ltire connection in his denunciatioils
lie wrote Nj. Rixey, when called upon
to retract statements he had made, tha'
81 lie would attend to the matter when ne
Is, had time, and thanked Mr., Rixey fol
Il calling his attention TO II. The sun
2 was then instituted.