The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-21
COAL PRODUCTION
AND THE CARRIERS
Startling Facts Revealed BY IN
vcstigation May Lead TO
Prosecution.
THE PUBLIC BUILDINGS BILL
Minority Report on Exposition
Bill Will BE Filed Next
54 Week.
THE PUBLIC BUILDINGS BILL
lErom orr Rerular Corresponds

(From Our Regular Consequently ~
4 I. WARRINGTON, d. c.. April 2o.--The'
Interstate Commerce Commissions inves-
tiyation OF the coal-carrying roads. under
the Gi,espie-rllman resolution. and the
q startling facts which are being revealed
showing the relations which exist be-
tween the railroads and the production
of coal are being most closely watched
BY Congress Mr.. Tlllman and Mr.. Gill
81 lespic are following the investigation very
closely.
III 1T is certain. / think, that nrosecu-
Il tons will follow the revelations SAID
n Mr.. Gillespie, II prosecutions under 1le
present laws are possible. think 1t has
81 been clearly shown that combinations i'll
4 restraint Of trade In violation Of the anti
i3trnst law. have been entered into, but
hat Is liter for the Department OF
Justice to decide.
3s4!l.u am especially interested In having
the commission report it's findings TO Con-
sress,.'' continued Mr.. Gillespie. The
resolution provided that the commission
III should report from time to time. Its re-
ports would be specially valuable In franz
ing rate legisa ton. The facts which
are being ELECTED by the attorneys for
1.-THE government show very plainly that
THE state Of affairs which exists In the
Il al-producinE sections Of Pennsylvania
and West Virginia are as charged when
introduced my resolution, ! have no
n doubt the commission will find that SINH
lar conditions exist In the Virginia field,
in the territory penetrated by the Norfolk
V and Western.
The Jamestown Bill.
The jamestown appropriation bill was
y reported to the House to-dnS from tue
committee on industrial arts and expo
sitions, by Mr.. Maynard The minority
report will be filed by Chairman Gard
ner within week, Chairman Gard'ier
said to-day that his report would rnr".''-
mend that no appropriation be made for
the alb Of the eXpost ton. This was good
news to the advocates Of the ovposi-
ton. who feared that the chnirnlans
minority rcport would recomn,en an
appropriation. but such a small ono
{ that the exposition people would not
care particularly whether 1t passed tr
not. The fate Of the appropriation bill
rests with Speaker Cannon. lie Is rot
3 friendly to It. but he has not defined
his posItlon so clearly that he caanot
i recede gracefully. Itis believed he WI
allow the bill to be discussed on lis
merits In that case, It will PASS the
House.
Lieutenant Gqyernor E,llyson and Mr..
c, c. Johnston. !. Of Norfolk members
Of the board of governors Of the expo
sition company, are here today.
II shall vote for the Jnnneslow, bill
said Representative Bowers. OF Mlssis-
sippi, to-day. I'VE have ,een appro-
printing millions of dollars - the sup
port OF expeditions in other sessions "
q tho country, and there is no reason why
we should not have some appropriations
for such enterprises in The South, !
+ am tired Of this academic position OF
some OF our people against ipprop".a-
tons. Lei us get what We can for our
so :. %
( all 1t can.
The Buildings Bill.
The public buildings bill! will be re-
ported next week. IT is understood that
II 1t will carry total OF about s90Ooo,'H0.
1t is not known whether the dill Will
il contain any provision for the new cost
Office for Richmond, But It will pro-
vide for the expenditure of $4,000 Cor
the improvement OF the postollicc build
ing al Roaonke; Viii provide Sl.LNo for
a public building AZ Winchester, and
$4,000 for a new building at Portsm uih,
or this latter sum, $500 Is 10 be cX-
pended In the acquisition of additional
land.
The House Committee on the Dis.ric'
OF Columbia has been wrestling with tbs
bin requiring four-inch tires ~---AIl We
hjclea running on the streets OF Wash
ington exception being maA In favor
OF carriages and buggies. 1t Is under
AHl stood the committee has decided 10 re
port a bin which will limit the REQUIRE
ment to vehicles Weighing four tons ~
over and providing that the law shnl
not go into effect until January l. 1907
The business men Of Alexandria oppose
the bill very earnestly and Il dclegntln'
from that city appeared before the com
ir1ittce in opposition To the proposed lnw
Letters were read from Mayor Me
~ Carthy of Richmond; Mayor Fiddick, Q
Norfolk, and Mayor Tlmanus, of Ralti
more, which stated that there was NJ
law OF the character proposed In thos'
cities. Mayor Mccarthy discussed tn
subject al considerable length.
Alexandria business houses have wax
ons on the streets of Washington ever,
day, and naturally took keen interes
in a law which would work illcm Il hard
ship 1t WAS pointed out that the rut'
in the roads between this city and Alex
andril are those made by narrow tires
and that IL would be almost impossible
10 drive broad tired wagons over them.
Alexandria Awakening.
Incidentally, il may surprise some Nir
K r ginians TO know that the wholesale dru
trade of Washington Is almost entlrel
IN the ahnds Of an Alexandria house. IN
q. retail pharmacists Of this city are SUP
piled from Alexandria nearly entirely
The same is true of the rcaaii feed deal
VI crs OF Washington The old city OF Alex
asdra long regarded as sleeping, is abon
as Wide awake as any In the State.
Eis The United States Senate refuses I
recognize tho English word mt, Al
syno,,ymous with t.e!eYator.H The lious