The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-07

District. yirginin members have intro
duced about az few bills proportionately
as the members from any other state.
Swanson has not introduced a Single
bill, and II is presumed that II Is his In
tention to leave that for his successor to
do. Representative Flood has introduced
but six and Representative Glass but sew
en-. Representative Jones, introduced %.
Representative Maynard, 2i; Representa-
tive Lamb. 20; Representative southnll 1S;
Representative Hay, q, and Representa-
Z live Slemp. II. Senator Daniel introduced
~ bills and senator Martin, 40
Most Of the bills are 10 pay churches,
societies and individuals for damages
sustained from the ravages of Federal
troops during and Immediately after the
civil War. Some few of them are for
pensions. while n small proportion OF. them
provide for public improvements In Vir-
ginla.
Among tho bills introduced by Senator
Daniel Is one providing for the enlarse-
inent of the Lynchburg public buiidins,
and one for the enlargement oil the
Roanoke public building. He has also
introduced bill to pay over the money
due Virginia by the Uniteu SUITES -
money advanced by Virginia toward the
construction of public buildings In WASH
incton. to the Mount Vernon ltighW.,s
Association, for the purpose OF coiistIu..-
ing n great national boulevard 10 WY
tomb of Washington, at Mt. Vernon ~. n
boulevard is to extend along the soa.
bink of the Potomac ana VIII pe ~ Pc. 20
Of the plans for the beantiilc,i..o"e
yvashinrton and the construction OF q
49,. 't,,,,,,.ial bridge across the Potomac
97sf.a,. senator Daniel has also il .i
a,,ced q bin authorizing the CONS. .uss.
.Ss7tbis bridge 1t is to span the Io.o. 49, |
,,.,;tirr tho regions rent asunuer ny .ne
s,i,.t, Var. and typefying the reunion. IL -
Mas taken place in the hearts VI -
pcopie of the two sections. ,,,o, Dan
Another bill introduced by se'la s Eed.
iii nroyides for the enactment ~ -, the
~ = .d,nr,overs' liability bill, aoI's wv
&c., 49, c,,tenplated by the resolution IN.
...a,,,,cad bv senator Martin at lhe ias.
s,ss;b, AZ Congress- There are hea'i ;'.
,,s,,e.a. mutton railroad employees anu ~ NJ,
4ar,;fies Nho would be protected os 10
,aeasi,re. and 1t is one OF the p'iis ''''''
stands a show of passing.
1t Means Work.
.a.or Martins campaign for the pr'-
-, ssa,,dorsenent for election TO the
So. for another term has peen tlie
,,,aa,,r M giving him and his clerks i'iuui
.'aa,tioual WORK During the cahiphisn'
~. ~ ~, tyas in the various counties mar
,,,, sneeches a great many people saw
him personally and spoke 10 MN NJ; 80. ~
this rill or that. about TINS piece e. %
legislation and that. and ABOUT - ~ w.,
-, ,71 oue other things. With the
, ,a,,I,itnde of things that occupy a sena,
tor, s mind and a senator's time. ne mao mao
80 90 tell them all to write to him after the
campaign ca and tell him what they had l,t 70
say by letter, and 1t would be , ae.s''a are
-, &c hos, he could. These letters axe
-, coming in. and the volume OF cor
, res he receives is almost twice
nc great as it was last year. 1t mas
.traatened to swamp his Office force, con- ,
sistinr of his secretary and stehos
rapler a few days ago the semitic pr
third man. ard he will not be at all IN
the way. No one who is nnacauainted
with senator's work can imagine wha ma.
If means. Fifty letters day is ia,r
average of his correspondence ana ',i,s
is but fraction of the demands on his