The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-05
Bill Said to Be Unconstitutional,
But 1t May Pass Uncle
Joe Cannon.
LAMB LOOKING AFTER JAMES
Wants 100000 Annual Appro-
priation Until the River Has
Depth of 22 Feet.
IFrom our Regular Correspondent. j

OH-
WASHINGTON, d. c., January THE
chances are that the Y. NJ. C. A. meeting,
which 1t had been planned to hold in the
Shafer Building IN Richmond in a few
days, will have to be held elsewhere. AS
the building is owned by the government
Representative Lamb. at the request Of
some of the Y. NJ. c.. A. workers In Rich
mond. went to see Secretary Shaw and
asked consent to the use of the building
for the meeting. The Secretary of the
Treasury referred the request to Super
pising Architect Taylor, who. after ex-
animation. reported that the law forbade
the use of q government building for
such purpose. Therefore, Mr. Shaw, who
IS n great Christian worker of the Meth
odist persuasion. was compelled to with
hold consent. But Captain Lamb is still
trying to obtain consent to allow the
building to be used for the meeting
MISUNDERSTANDING j. Taylor Ellyson
Is in Washington In behalf of the bill to
appropriate S1,000,00O to the jamestown
Exposition Company as loan the return
of which is to be secured by a lien on
the gate receipts and the money received
from concssionaires Mr.. Ellyson is a
member of the board of governors of tha
exposition company. Mr. C. Brooks john
SION. OF Norfolk, also member of the
board of governors. is here In the interest
of the bill
Ihe outlook for the passage of the bin
allowing the loan Is said to be good. It
mas passed the Senate, but, as 1t makes
an appropriation, 1t is doubted whether
1t would be sustained as constitutional.
einanatlng In the upper branch. The
House Committee on Industrial Arts and
EXpositions has reported the bill favor
ably, and 1t is this one that will pror-s
ably be pressed. Speaker Cannon has
not yet indicated that he will allow the
Dill TO be considered.
James River. +,
Captain Lamb is looking closely after
the interests of James River before the
Committee on Rivers and Harbors In
response to the request of Chairman
Burton, of the committee Captain Lamb
has filed a brief setting forth the
claims which the James has upon the
consideration and munifcence of Uncle
Sam. Captain Lamb is trying to have
made a continuing appropriation of s3O0.0no
for the Improvement Of the river, tlle
work to cease when a depth of twenty
two feet shall have been secured from
Hampton Roads to Richmond harbor.
Senator Martin is prepared to take charge
of the interests of the James when the
bill gets to the Senate. 1t is believed
the bill will be reported to the House
about the leth OF this month.
Liquor Bill Dead.
The Hepburn Dollvcr bill prohibiting
the sending of liquor by dealers to cons
sumers and dealers residing In communi-
ties where local option prevails, is dead.
A great many letters have been received
from Virsinians by members of Congress-
urging the passage of the BILL Lawyers
have pronounced the bill unconstitutional.
III that 1t sought to control intrastate
commerce, over which the Federal gov
eminent has no control. 81
Senator Carmaok, OF Tennessee. has i'm
troduced bill, which will accomplish the
same thing in another way, His bill pro-
vides that an Interstate shipment of any
kind roses its interstate character as soon
as 1t enters the State of its ultimate desu-
nation. The passage of this law Will
give the State control over shipments OF
liquor from other states. a
Things were pretty slow in the House
TODAY, owing To the absence of such q
large number of members. Representative
Maynard tnllly showed how he felt about
II by drawing from his pocket n pair OF
mourning gloves and putting them on lin
memory of the dear Departed he explains
ed, to the amusement Of his colleagues.
Miss Grace Day OF Smithfeid, va. Ia
with her sister Mrs, Senator Martin, with 3
whom she will spend the winter. Miss
Day has become as much OF Il favorita
In Washington society as has any Nir-
ginia giri who has come 10 the national
capital in many years. which Is saying
much Mrs Martin and MISS Day assisted
ut the White House New Years Day, and
also at the Niee-Presldent's later In tina
day. III
Ohio had o, November 18th 1856 paupers
resolving state aid
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