The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-21
NATIONAL PARK
PROSPECT GOOD.
Resolution introduced By Soutllall
Gets Favorable Report From [
Committee. IS
coNfEDERATEs AS CARRIERS

Flood Presents Bill to Place
Them Oh Footing With
Union Veterans.
Irrom Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, D. G., March 20.--rhe
bill to allow two terms OF the United
States court to be held every year at Big
Stone Gap will hardly be passed al this
session. There Is considerable Opposition
to the bill among members Of the judi
ciary Committee and others. The COM
mittce reported the bill favorably, but one
on moro OF the members reserved f the
right to oppose It on the floor of the
House. Representative Slemp has intro
sduced bill for Federal building at Big
Stone Gap. which Is his home. The BILL
carries an appropriation Of 500. 900. Judge
Mcdowell OF the Western Judicial Dis
trict of Virginia opposes having any term
of the court at Big Stone Gap. He thinks
the terms 81 the court held Mt Abng-
don, In Washington are sufficient for the
needs of the southwestern part OF the
State. The Republicans of the Ninth
District would like to have two or more
terms OF the United States court held at
Big stone Gap every year, as 1t would
courts and deputies, and additional mar
shals and other court officials. All this
would help to strengthen the hands of the
leaders of the party out in the Ninth
District.
Favorable Report.
The scheme to erect the battlefields
around Petersburg into a national park.
which has been advocated for 30 long,
Is assuming tangible form. The resoll-
ton on this subject introduced by Rep
resentntive Southall some time ago, was
fayorably reported to the House com
the Committee on Military Affairs to-day.
The resolution provides for the appoint
mcnt OF a commission. consisting of an
engineer officer. Union veteran and
Confederate veteran, who shall nvestis
gate as to the practicability and the adj
Visibility of putting the fields Of the
fighting around Petersburg into a national
park Mr.. Southall and Captain Lamb
appeared before the committee this morn
ing In advocacy of the resolution. AS u
carries no appropriation. 1T will probably
be adopted.
Captain Lamb has appeared before the
Committee on Public Buildings in behalf
of the appropriation of 100000 for q
new postofiice ut Richmond. The matter
has now been referred to n sub-commit-
tee. and Captain Lamb will seek to I'M
press it as 10 the need OF the new builds
ing. 81 sAa 81.
Outlook Good.
President Tucker. of the Jamestown
EXPOSITION Company. said to-day that
the outlook for a good bill to be reported
by the Committee on Industrial Arts and
Exposition on next Friday was good. lie
believed the appropriation would at least
provide for the erection of the govern
ment buildings. and for the cost OF cx-
Ehibits.
Senator Martin received telegram
late last night informing him OF the seri.t
Gus Illness OF his aged mother at her
home near Scottsvie. He and Mrs.
Martin left early this morning to go to
her bedside. The senator's mother is
quite advanced in. years. being past
eighty. and illness Of any character is
serious.
Senator Bailey received a telegram this
morning announcing that his father was
sinking. and the senator will leave to-
night to see his aged parent. Aftele-
gram announcing the illness OF his ia
5tehr was received by Senator Bailey ten
days ago. and he got as far. as Bristol
on his way home, when another message
stated that the condition OF the aged
gentleman was improved and the sena-a
tor returned to Washington.
Mighty Howl.
mighty howl is going to rise from
patrons OF certain class OF rural free
delivery lines. in this country when they
learn OF an attempt which is to be made
to reduce the number of trips their car
riers shall make per week. The Com
Smittee on Postofflces and Post Roads OF
the House is considering the proposition
to limit to three deliyeries week the
service on all routes where the amount
of mail delivered does not amount to
5000 pieces a month. Representative
Flood, who has discovered that such an
attempt will be made to curtail rural
free delivery, has introduced the follow
ing bill: til
Y '.That there shall be six deliveries Of
mail a week by the carrier OF each rural
free delivery route established prior to
April 1, 1906. and not discontinue by the
Postmaster General; provided, ina TINS
shall not be construed to require the
carriers to make six deliveries during
weeks in which, under the rules and reg
5ulations OF the Postmaster General, there
are legal holidays.
Mr.. Flood has also introduced bill
which allows the appointment Of sConfed-
crate veterans to the position OF rural
carriers, though they have passed the
age OF 8f1fty-flve years. This exception is
qlIdue ITO w III tIle CdSo VI SJAi4o!A YctoAtttS,
and the bill simply puts the Conf derates
on the same footing.
Court May Investigate.
Southern members OF Congress espe-
icially are Interested in the state Of affairs
resulting from the lynching: Of the negro
Ed. Johnson at Chat tanooga yesterday.
Tho Supreme Court OF the United States
yesterday granted a stay in the case Of
johnson, WHO bDd been sentenced to- exe-
5cntion. When the news; of the decision
of the court reached Chm ttanoogaSt tho scit-s
,izens simply took Johnson from the jail
and swung him off the bridge. The fact
tha 4 thc Eed oral court of la st resort lla