Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-03-09
PERTAINS TOCONCRESS,


IN committee by the Democrats. with
the aid of one or two Republicans.
President Roosevelt, Secretary Taft
and Senator Lodge had set their hearts
on this bill
Representative Flood, of Virginia. has
Withdrawn as candidate for the chair
manship of the Democratic Congress
ional Committee. He requested his
friends to vote for Representative
Griggs, of Georgia. This assures the
election of Griggs.
The House committee on merchant
marine and fisheries, ordered q favor
able report on the Morrell bin to prc-
hiblt shanghaiing in the United States.
The House committee on apricult,,ra
decided by vote of to z not to re-
commend any appropriation to buy
seeds for free distribution by the de-
partment of agriculture. This means
a saving of about $240, 900 annual an
preparation to defray the cost of SIM
plying each representative and senator
with some $4,000 packages of farm and
garden seeds for distribution AMONG his
constituents. The $24O, 900 so expended
is practically money thrown awav so
far as the farmer is concerned He
receives them, it is true, but it is safe
TO say that in the majority of instances
they are thrown aside and never used.
Either they are seed for which the far
mer has no use or he does not use them
because he distrusts their quality. The
sole gamers from this appropriation in
recent years have been the iobbers
from whom the seeds are purchased
by the government. If it really wants
to continue to help the agricultural
classes of the country to the extent of
$40, 200 a year, let Congress provide
for its expenditure in such a manner
that the farmers will derive some real
benefit from it-in increased appropria-
ton for the maintenance of experiment
stations, for instance.
Representative Rixey, of Virginia
wants to put stop to the destruction
OF ducks, geese, swan, etc, in the Po-
tomac river, and has, by his bill lust
introduced, made it a violation of law
to shoot these birds or any other water
fowl on the Potomac or its tributaries
Where any stream is navigable for YES
sells OF twenty tons burden it will be
unlawful to- shoot any birds of the kind
named from any boat propelled bv
steam or any motive power other than
by sail or hand. He also wants no
larger gun used than one of a number
eight bore, and would not have shoot
ing done after dark.
Senator Martin has succeeded in bav-
ing the court of claims favorably re-
commend that several claims which
ne recently introduced in Congress and
which have been through the court au-
thorizing the government to nav for
the property of certain churches in
Virginia which were damaged by the
occupation of federal soldiers during
the civil war, be paid. The following
is list of the claims which have been
ordered paid:
Zion Protestant Episcopal church. of
Fairfax, amount asked, SO, 900; amount
to be paid, 81, 200.
Church at Round Hill, King George
county, amount asked, $500; amount TO
be paid, $500.
Lebonan Union church, of Lincolnia.
Fairfal county, amount asked. 81. 200
amount allowed, $500.
Methodist Episcopal church. of Mid
dletown, amount asked, 81 500; amount
allowed, 1851.
Methodist Episcopal church South. of
Marshall, amount asked. $3.50. amount
allowed, 5000.
The Foraker bill to mark the graves
OF Confederate soldiers and sailors who
died in Northern prisons was unanim-
ously passed by the House. 1t autbo-
rizes the Secretary of War to ascertain
the locations and condition of all such
graves of Confederate soldiers and
sailors and vests him with power to
acquire possession or control over
grounds where these prison dead are
buried. The sum of $500, 900 is appro-
priated to carry out the objects of the
bill, and the Secretary of War is di-
reeted to appoint commissioner to
md the graves and make up the regis
tiers. Baltimore Sun.
A bill has been introduced to require
physicians to write prescriptions in
English and not Latin. Booze" is TN
be called booze, and not aqua frumenta.
or some such delusive term.
: The recent riots in Springfield, O..
where negroes fled for their lives and
their homes were burned, is the princi-
pal city in the district represented in
congress by General j. Warren Keifer.
who has Joined Representative Crum-
packer In fresh effort to reduce
Southern representation in Congress
because of the DISTINGUISHING laws in |
that section. General Keifer will not
meet with success for his measure. His
intention to press it is due to the fact |
that he is playing to the big negro vote
OF his district. The outbreak there
against the negroes, the second in re-
cent years that called for troops to
protect the blacks, may not set well
with the Ohio man when he gets up to
talk on the subject in congress, which
he once presided over as speaker.
Eczeme letter. Salt Rheam. Itch, Ring
Worm, Herpes, Barbers' Itch.