The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-24
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Head 81 American Federation OF
Labor Repudiates Unsigned
i5, Circular Sent EN- Z Out, 53ls
OPINION Or D ! !; ''''' ASKED e
Ashland ostirias'ter Agaifl 70 Is y the the
Front, Representative.
Maynard III.
OPINION Or DRE \ \ y ASKED ! 20

Y 3, fFrom Our Regular Corrospondent)
~ WAsHrNGTON,iD .. C., Juno - l-f' res'-
ident Gompers. Of the American Fedora Z
5tion OF \ Labor, stated to-d day that the
4 circular Issued this week. purporting to
ave names ,of members OF 3 Congress-
friendly 10 organized labor, wa q st y 'tif,:
aut horlzed" The cir cular was Suns'sne co.
but It was understood to have emaf1atSe %
& from the Federation OF Labor. The 4fact
I, gre s were omitted from the list caused
Comment rho name Of Representative
" FLOOD lyofE Virginia, was Omitted, and
likewise $ the "a name OF Represe iitativA
Lamb and Representative \ Rixe fJs Mr. MI.
&Gompers ID quoted as saying that there
was d mistake In tho case OF Mr.. Flood 3
a he made no statement concerning Messrs:
Rxey and Lamb. It Is thought possible
that the opposition OF Mi. Lamb to COM
II ptIlsory pilotage and his advocacy OF tho!
It bill 70 abolish ut, which is now pending,
& caused This r1ame to be withheld from
4the list OF those friendly to the cause OF
/, the workingman. "A s. 3}g 5s N al
The House coommitte which has been
Investigating the affairs Of st. El z FL q
sbetl,'s Asylurn. the m me hospita!
# FOR TIE Insane In tkis city. for several
S weeks, has Invited DR.. Drewry, Of the
IL Central state Hosp tai, at Petersburg,
s to come to the asylum on next Monday
4 spend tho day with other 81 ienists OF
q distinction Investigating condit ions, ana
Il nppca with them before the committee
a On the following day. The Visitors VIII
be asked to make RI ticisms OF the man
agemert or the institution, and TO gu e.
gest Improvement therein. M S
Ashland Postmastership.
8t The name OF Thomas Fox has been zen
81 sent TO the Senate second time as ar
ha s1rNfY -
X Ashland, ~ The President w thdrew, the
IA mo 81 Mr. Fox several weeks ago
on the request OF over two hundred acit1-
~ gems n OF Ashland ana Hanover \ county.
II who purported sto be A Republi lean 4vot ers,
Ii ana Mr. r osevelt MI promised plain
IL Lamb that he would send An the ma an me
81 OF Mr. Fleet, " tho incumbent sSgs 555ss.
Ant the D Postn1as ter General d has re-
n ported TO the President that irresularl-
ties have been found In Mr. Fleet e con-
q duct OF the Office, charging that ne has aIs
4 been making Irregular sales Of stamps
contrary to postal lnws and regulations.
8and that he s. has also violated these IN
/ failing to make da lily entries q value lLl @
y stamps sold. which omission made me
irregularities more dlmcu!t 81 discovery.
6s9 Captain Lamb said to day he did not
+ believe a fair show had been given Mr.:
a Fleet, and that had opportl elity been Of
4 fcrcd him he could have xplalnedl ttreg-
,,larities 55 Fleet Is a high man. said
~ en- ptain Lamb ''and I feel that he 81 ould
have been allowed TO explais Imntters.,s !.
There IS poll tics behind the reappolnt-
" r,ent Of Fox;9s The opinion 81 those
" best in orneti an the subject. The slemps
SIr,dorsed Fox for some reason, althou1h
V AZ was a Democrat as late as q the sen.
X 4 forial primary last sunrf1er and voted
II for II Governor Montague for the senate.
VI AIr. Fleet has been an active Republican
4 for years and made a popular On clel.s9
arsnest Appropriation.
The Joint committee Of conference Of
III tha two houses, 4 to which was referred
n ne y sundsy civil appropriation bill 88t %
I day, will meet Tomorrow Tor the purpose
y 81 considering the amended bill nero aA
d has3 not been v a formal session OF 2
~, r,,rasa INA rs committee on Sunday for.
v saveral years, but the pressure OF pueblo
y business Is said to be- SO great that
+ ! Ia one to- be held tomorrow is gjusti-s
The Democratic con feree on he part Ct
3S he " House. Representa- tive Tayl or, OF
Ala bama, said today he believed that his
ss REPUBLICAN colleagues, Messrs. 55s Ia whey
and Smith. would recede from their posi-
IL lion az 4 opposition to the amendment TO
the. bill. added in the Senate. making
m appropriatlonHto the jamestown 4 Ex-
nosition. or course, the Senate conferees
q xilI = have to vote to retain the amend
nent, which was added In the Senate
without opposition. The prospects for an
appropriation of a million and q half for
y the exposition are excellent. and the 2
{ friends OF the exposition have, a right
& toe expect the appropriation5tob be made.
MI Representa- tlYes Maynard is III, Ne had
to leave the Capitol to-day H and a. go g g
his apartments being too: unwell e s't
lip He thinks he is threatened with en-
attack OF grip. III s;s "a 81 s IA