The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-31
OPPOSED. iT 0
THE N|NSR|P. Ships
Those Proposed ny Lodges Bill
Not Suited to Needs Of Istli-
nliar Commission. III
FOR NAVAL TRAINING STATION
Prospect Of Buying ExpositioH
Grounds for This Purpose
Better Than Supposed.

5N VT tl[ds Tor his Purpose
Better Than Supposed.
Times. Dispatch Eureau.
afunscy Building,
M WnshIngton. .. g., Jan. 90.
The Isthmian Canal Commission is
fighting pretty hard against being
forced to go aass3 tnrthcr into tho
operation Oh steamship lines Senator
Lodge introduced q bill yesterday pro- K
viding for the purchase by tho gov
erAment 1.-TWO Steamships ito be OPP
Grated by the Isthmian Canal. Commits
sion between the camel zone and Pacific
ports of this country. .t Mi I !.
II develops that the ships proposed
to be purchased are the. property OF
robert Winship. Further nformation
is to the effect that Mr.. Winship Is a
citizen. or at least a native, OF Boston.
still further information OF. a personal
character, In addition to his being a
constituent OF Senator Lodge, the au-zl
thor of the bill. is to the effect that
Mr.. Winshfp and Theodore Roosevelt
were classmates at Harvard.
The canal commission makes no <
secret of It's opposition to- the BILL,
which is understood to have the hearty
Endorsement of the administration, as
everything Mr.. Lodge has. ever pro-
posed has hud. II was stated at the q
commission to- day tina i the vessels pro-
posed to be purchased are too. smaIl &
IS proposed to employ them. M
But 1t Is realized at the commission Il
that tho work OF preventing. the pur-
chase OF Mr.. Winship's steamers VIII
be very difficult. since the President Z
and his moutlipfece on the floor OF tho +
senate. Mr.. Lodge VIII struggla 70
make u! f1, Congress pass the bill. So
IL Virginia Fortincationn.s
+ There Is little doubt that the Com
mittee on Appropriate report
stavorably the bill to- ALLOW the con-
demnasion5ot land at Cape Henry or
which to erect fortt5 Cations: sRenra-
sentative Maynard said to- ay sthat
While It was settled. appareu thy, lat
more money would be. spent for FORTH
fications on ;ttu Pacific seaboard tt,ia
year t han ever befofei: he thought there
was little doubt that '.tIle Initial apnro-
priatton for; the for tffcatlon OF the
virginia. capes would sbe made
| The Naval Training Station.
+ There is more OF prospect than
many have thought TINT the govern
n'|nt will buy the site OF the Jane s.
town Exposition; on which to loca ts
| naval training station and coalinf.
station. The friends 81. the movement
to have the government make the MR.
chase are hopeful of having incorpo !
1 rated In the naval appropriation bin
ar item app ropriating s25oo.oOo Far.
the purchase OF the property, SO smucf,s
OF the appropriation as necessary to I,o
expended Tor this purpose the land to
pe acquired under condemnation pro-
TT may be that tho Bill viii no.
be got through: before next " YEAR:
sad AR. Maynard to-day "but it looks
nov a,ond al sl though there was, a pretty
thorize the purchase at this session.,
Capt. Lambs rtnilrond Bill.
j Representative John Lamb has fn.@
/ troduced bill. wticf n. y IL -ena cted uuiiIs
nave nav a most far-re aching effect on
M M p ra'lWays q the Country
he'd to he @ dopted by the roads re-
cures double trucks OF all systems.
where . there is SUFFICIENT traffic to war X
4 Interstate t.on1merce Commission. and
IT. Is required that steel passenger
t coaches be nsed. i.s 81 WI
4 The bill will not pass, since Com
/ gress is not educated up TO 1t yet but
:Captafns Lamb believes the time Will
come when Its provisions will be ems.
Iaeted INTO law. 81 S.&. .
Tie ..Lnbor. Message. 81
II fslTeRtUUE Ut III ESuEprlSGTt
t that the President will send to Cor
Il gross Tomorrow "a message on labor
4 conditi ons. especially with refei ence to-
i the, situation crested by 4 the recent
rome. daclarng the rat lronds could prac-S
/ tice discriminate lion against union labor.
land the other declaring the Federal
.tfellowSservant Sunconstitutional, The
/ two. d ecIsions. st Is thought will have
O. most decided tenden cy to alienatss
tie In Dor vote from he republicans
lha done. The supre me Court hus de-
folded that both the Erdnian law, pro-
Ehlbittns railways from discriminating
gnir :. NM! lahor and the employ,
| the Constitution, but a good. strong
|. rufssa sc. jnrfl two other bills. though
drawn nracti llv nnon the SAM. Ines
Iwnn'd enable the Renuhl,cnp snslI-SS
binders this fal!slto pn'nt Will, pride
| Ito I'll q Y prom Stness nth which the
Rsp.hlfcan Ion, h h,
overt 1lrnWse Of sthns 81 q tntasjtn question:
| They vr .s.Nll nrdnnhtedly s be declared
| lnGo tut tonal iust rs SOON as they5
| could be IGOR before the court.
Gen. Forrest'- Grpnd>nn.
Prasidnnt Roosevelt expressed great
\ .dss-I elst. trfs mntnins VIXEN Judse I
\ Full. SRcprasentativa fronl9 Tennessee.
1 .nres ted WI iarl F'o rrcst. Of Alen,nh Isl
Il irTnrrest. tie great Cavalry Il chter. MIR. Il
/ FORE IT ,,,ent loved In the course OF t'1e45
4 irorve rsn tinn4s.ath he had been en-
4 ON gefl ;for some wears in the cons tr,Ic-ss
ticn q leSees alcrfgs TIE Nttssissinpi.$
Innl tht,, cnnverSo tit,,' turnir e to. the
,fconst-nctton or the I'nrama Canal he
mentioned thet tEe Should like to heSSS
i emit Dyed Nv ,tat work s5s SG
or~1.t ~ he. you ,,e,l, to be-
4 SAID the President, IT Tel LGo,, wi MI
Ivn,l ac.seorr., here II, the N nrNir !. Rrls
4 IN. o'cIocS ara meet ColorAt Goatha is.SI
\ the chief 81 ainear in Charge ut tiha II
york. viii hevs Rim here. and .s,i We
Iwlll soc rrhatherth Il Snnt sssf,s ihlrs tn
\ Get ,-ol down ti,Are. II have got r, "
a.ar ,l.ar 500 stnnevVn'' Tar',s IN 81 h to
ths sss,y "a o s G, ahs'pinE
4 Panama Cnra1''sj ST
or coursN there Is nj, doubt that Mr.
Forrest will he sent to u anana
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