The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-08
Jim CROW CARS
For WASHINGTON
Mitch Interest Taken III Bill In
troduced BY Alabama Con-
gresham.
GETS REPUBLICAN SUPPORT
GETS REPUBLICAN SUPPORT
jamestown Appropriation BIZ to
Be Reported "Wednesday and
Towre Will Speak.

From Our Regular CORRESPONDENCE
WASHINGTON, D. c., April THE
possibility of the passage by Congress
Of a law providing separate cars for
negroes riding on street railways In the
District Of Columbia, Is Icing very gem
orally discussed In washington. rho
probability OF the enactment Of a law
of this character Is another matter.
Representative Heflin, Of Alabama IN
stroduced a Bill last week which provides
that the street railway companies shall
provide cars for negroes, and cars to be
used only by whites. He will accept a
modification Of the bill. which VIII pro-
vide thai cars mas DO ditidcG ny a par.
tition, on one side OF which the whites
shall be seated and the egroe on the
other. .He would also accept, probably,
an amendment Of his bill which would
give to the conductors the authority to
seat all passengers. provided that the
races should be kept separate.
Republican Support.
II have been surprised to find that Re-
publicans from Northern and Western
states are In favor Of my bill, saidhA1r.
Eeflin to-day. "I have not rs yet Eegun
work for It,, but have received assur-
ances Of support from Republicans OF
Ohio, New York and California, which,
I think, does pretty we'll for start. |
will have the solid Democratic support.
and l am going to try to@lnduce every
Democratic member of the House to con-
stitute himself a missionary. and bring
one Republican to vote for the bill" 8
E N{u+ 1Iof1{ol - - ~, 4 v 8 yoII L M ia al my.
ly being deluged with letters, commend
ing his bill, and that every evening he
has callers, white men and women, urg-
ing him to try to secure It's enactment
into law. Many stories of the insulting
attitude Of negroes toward white women
IL. Washington street cars are being
told him. but he Is not going to make.
a fight Of the character that would make
these stories OF special value to him.
He has a lot OF the same kind which
represent Incidents which have come UNI
der his own observation. but he will not
use them. It is. his intention to make q
calm. conservative effort to have the bill
reported favorably from the committee
on the District Of Columbia to which it
has been referred.
It is not at all probable that such q
law will enacted at tho present session.,
but those who are most familiar with
the sentiment of Congress, including the
members from norther and western
States. believe that the bill introduced
by Representative Helm marks the be.
ginning Of a crusade which will event
uate In the extension OF the Jim Grow
idea to the street cars OF the District OF
Columbia. .tfs Y 5fit!
Jamestown Exposition.
The jamestown appropriation bill Will
be reported to the House next Wednes-
day. The various items of the bill, ag-
gregating 81, 4sO.O 900, have been agreed
on by the Committee on Industrial Arts
and l1xposltions, and the subcommittee
Is now engaged In shaping the bill for
introduction in the House. The sub
committee is also considering the propo-
sion to appropriate $4,000 for the erec-
ton of n wharf at Jamestown Island. and
for enclosing the ruins and paying the
expense Of further excavations of an
archaeological >fcharacter. Whether this
will DO provided for sinFTthe bill IS not
yet known. Charles a. Towne, the dis
tinguished members OF the House from
make a speech In advocacy of the appro-
priation to the exposition In the House
Next Monday, while the p%ostof1ce ap-
preparation bill is being considered in
committee of the whole. He Is very
warmly in favor of the appropriation.
Giles B. jackson. the director general
of the Negro Development and Exposition
Company Of the United States, which
proposes to " a colored exhibit at tho
exposition, for which an appropriation
of 100000 will be recommended by the
committee on industrial arts n EXPOSE
tions, was here recently. lie and the Rev.
White, pastor OF the Sharon tcolored Bhp-
list church, OF this city, have buried the
tomahawk, and are working together for
tba c,1Crouc- ~ a 1,o Eon1nro1 ch0 III ri r. II az |
wanted to have the government appro-
pirate to his exposition the several hun
ded thousand dollars In the national
treasury, representing unclaimed bounty
money due colored soldiers who enlisted
In the Union Army and were killed, Or
died, without having received the money
to which they were entitled The Rev.
White wanted this money to be used in
founding a. home for aged and INDECENT
freedmen, and he fought Giles proposl-
ton bitterly. g Now that Giles has been
provided for by tho committee, the op-
position of Rev. White has ceased and he
and Giles are working together.
May Have No Opposition.
Representative Jones went to his home IN
Warsaw Il few days ago being called thith-
er by the illness OF the son'of Mrs, a, b,
Mallory, niece OF Mn Jones. Mr.. and
Mrs. Mallory recently los. by death Their
|lll'o Nd'tSllC W WV W .'f's'c H'NS
now critically III with pneumonia.
The time in which notice of candidacy
for the Democratic nomination to Com
gress from the First District may be filed
with the district committee Will expire
April l4th. There has been no notice OF
opposition to Mr.. Jones thus far. and 1t
is not anticipated that there will be an
opposing candidate. It Is understood
that assurances have been given Repre-
sentative Jones by tho people of Newport
News, Hovnpton, and the leaders gen
orally OF the counties OF Elizabeth city,
Warwick and York. which were added 10
the First District by the recent Legisla-
ture, that they will gladly support him
for the nomination.
While Mr.. Jones does not train with
the dominant faction In State politics,
some of his heartiest supporters for the
nomination are men who do, so that a
fight against him would not be along the
usual lines of an intra-party fight IN Viz
ginia. The Democratic leaders of the
portion OF the district newly added to