The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-24
.FLUTT[R CAUSED
BY INSPECTIONS.
No Danger, However, OF Discoil-
tihuancc qefSlsural free
Delivery Service.
AFFAIRS IN THE CAPITAL
Republicans Urge Speakcrato 1set4
jamestown, Bill BE Taken Up.
Adjournment Of ConsressT. !sesss1
7rom our Regnlnr Correspondcnt.)

(rrom Our Regular Correspondcnt.)
WASHINGTON. d. G., May 23.-'fhc
Fourth Assistant. Postmaster General
makes cmplhiic denial OF the assertion
that inspections Of the rural free dcliv-
cry service have been ordered with II
view to n discontinuance Of such service
in certain cases or reduction from Il
daily to II tri-wcckly service.
In reply to many letters received by
Fourth Assistant Postmaster-G General De-
Graw compla ming Of alleged dlscrminh-
tons, the writer's have been Informed
that the cole object OF such Inspections.
Is to ascertain and remove the causes.
OF such adverse conditions rs may now
exist. Where q lack OF patronage OIL q
given route is shown by the, returns OF
tho number Of pieces Of mall delivered
and collected the cndcavor iB first to
ascertain whether there are local causes
for the lack Of interest manifested In the
service, as, for instance, hostility of post
master whose cancellations ure reduced
by the rural carrier service, or opposl-
tracts for start route service, whose en-
tracts for star cute service, whose en-
ploymcnt Is threatened. and II either be
the case to suggest Il possible remedy
for such conditions.
In the second place. the inspectors are
directed to investigate whether re-
arrangement or extension OF the route
might not tend to Increase It's patronage.
II no remedy can be suggested on either
of these lines, the agents are instructed
TO consider the possibility o. meeting the
requirements OF the patrons by tri-wcckly
instead OF daily service II 1t should be
!. found that even this change would not
DO likely to produce an adequate amount
OF patronage OF the service, then they
ate expected TO recommend to the con-
slderntion Of the department the aboli-
ton Of the route, and establishment
OF postot1iccs which may have been dis
continued on account Of installation OF
rural frce&dellvery
Mr. DeGraw says these Inspections
have not by any means been confined to
Southern States; as matter OF fact,
he says. more dlscontInuances have been
ordered In the North than in the South.
Conditions in Southwest.
Mr.. r. Il. Irving, Of Big Stone Gap one
Of the best known lawyers In Southwest
Virginia, albeit far from the oldest, was
at the Capitol To-Day. having stopped off
in Washington on his way home from New
York, whittier he went on business.
The Democrats OF the Ninth District are
getting In pretty good shape for the
congressional fight this fall, according to
Mr.. Irving.
Colonel Slcmp will be renonlnated by
the Republicans" he said. THE Demo-
cratic choice has not been Indicated.
There Is good material to select from.
Henry c.. Stuart could come as near to
carrying the.sdistrict MS could any other
Democrat. hut II understand he does not
want to make the race. Preston Camp
bell, OF Washington county. Is spoken Of
as n candIdate,,and the name of eN-Sena-
tor Byars. OF Bristol, Is mentioned. Both
are good men and ought to get ana
probably would get the full Democratic
live m rI.
ceiving aid from disgruntled Republicans.
who do not like the methods used by the
Slemps TO control the district and the
State.'
Mr.. irving, like all the Southwest Viz
.yinlans Is enthusiastic when discussing
the resources and the future OF his sec
ton.
III believe the Southwest is developing
more rapidly than any other section of
this country" he said. People not ia
mIlar with conditions in the Southwest
have not faint Idea OF the rapidly with
which it IS being developed. 1t Is inpos-
sill 'e 10 purchase any coal lands In that
section now. Owners do not want 10 sell.
The future promises too much IN the way
Of Increase of values. The completion OF
The North and South Railway will mark
an era in the development or the country
out there The great market for coal Is
TO be southwark. The completion OF the
Panama Canal will demonstrate this. !
am expecting to see the new road absorb
!he Seaboard Air Line some day. foT 1t
Is the larger corporation. and its control
Ia in the same hands, l have no desire
70 be a candidate for Congress. am too
busy, + do not want to got out OF touch
with the great Industrial development OF
the Southwest.
Adjournment of Congress.
1T looks to me that Congress may
adjourn by tho middle Of June said
Senator Martin to-day. APPROPRIATION
bills can be passed very rapidly by the
Senate, as they have been fully discussed
In tho House. | understand that the
the subject OF tho type OF the canal
we are to dig across the Isthmus OF
Panama That means the elimination OF
n subject which would have kept us here
much longer The free alcohol bill will
not consume much time In the Senate.
The bill will certainly become law. so
far as the Senate Is concerned
It looks as though Indian Territory and
Oklahoma might be admitted to tne
Union this session as the State Of Okla
homa. Senator Foraker said to-day he
was considering proposing as an amend
ment to the sundry civil appropriation
bill provision for the admission or
these two Territories. He made this
statement after negotiations with Speaker
Cannon, conducted By Senator Aldrich,
who acted az the intermediary Mr.,
Cannon has steadfnstly refused TO allow
the bill for the admission of two States,
the second to be composed OF Arizona
and New Mexico, to be considered, since
the Senate amended the bill so as to
eliminate tho joint,lre of Arizona and