The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-08
SENATOR DANIEL TO
FIGHT FOR 1T ON FLOOR
Senate Passes Bill to Erect Monu.
mcnt to Pocahontas at James
town Outlook Favorable
for Purchase of Expo
sition Grounds
Next Year.
Time.-DIspatch Bureau,
Mtinzev building

tax OF s cents on leaf tobacco
lD were not reported soon he
would move to discharge the
committee from further consideration
OF the measure and have it consider
ed by the Senate. The bill has passed
the House by unanimous vote three
times, but the Finance Committee OF
the Senate, of which Senator Aldrich
is chairman. has always refused to
report 1T. The bill passed early in the
present session, and has been In the
senate committee for about two
months. but this committee has not
! taken any action upon It, and 1t is
not likely that It Will do so.
1t is believed that II the bin could
be got before the Senate even with
an adverse report accompanying IT..
1t could be passed. The advocates Of
the bill claim that 1t would greatly
increase the price the farmer would
receive for his tobacco crop.
Monument to Pocnhontns.
The Senate passed without dissent
ing vote to-day the bin introduced by.
Senator Daniel, ,fappropriating $4,000 for
the erection of monument to Poca-
hontas on Jamestown Island. The
House viii hardly consider the bill be-
fore next session. The monument is
stated In the bill that it is to COM
memorate the landing of the founders
of the first permanent English settle
ment i'll America.
Naval Station to Wait.
The Senate Committee on Naval At
fairs will consider next session the bill
introduced by Senator Daniel for the
purchase of the site of the Jamestown
Exposition, to be used as a naval train
ling station and coal depot. The advo-
Gates of the bill claim TO have an alb
lsolute majority of the committee prom
flised 10 support Ii. p at as Il ts UNI ilseIy
that the Speaker OF the House would
lallow y to be called up in that body
| at thts session, 1t was deemed wise not
/ TO press It too hard, especially as some
| OF the Senator's on the committee pre-
lferred to walt until next year. s
"The bill provided that the debt
which the exposition company owes
the government should be deducted
from the purchase price OF the land
said Mr.. Harry st. George Tucker to-
day. II feel that since the govern
ment has not taken advantage Of our
/ offer that we are not bound to feel bad
about that debt, though. OF course.
should like 70 see it paid at once"
Tents for the Elks.
President Roosevelt signed to-day
! the Joint resolution passed some days
| ago authorizing the Secretary OF War
| to loan $500 tents for use In shelterine
such Elks as may not be able to o htain
rooted homes when the national grand
Hodge meets at Dallas In July. Repre-
sentative Beall. of Texas. who intro
Iduced the resolution. said he did not
know that 1T would be necessary tc
call for the tents. but Dallas Elks
wanted to be IN position to make a
demand for them In case they were
lneeded.
The tuberculosis Congress-.
Representative Gaines. of Tennessee
Is making an effort to induce Congress
4 to allow the International Tuberculosis
\ Congress to sit in tho Capitol wher
Il The United States has appropriated
Is125,000 towards the expense of the
Congress. Mr. Gaines insists that the
body is one of the most dignified ir
the world. and that its objects make
lit entitled to every consideration al
the hands OF the government. Con.
grcss will have adjourned long before
the scientific body meets, and as there
lis no hall in the city suited to the
demands Of suchsa large organization
Iit is urged that the national Capitol be
venttor.
Senator Bailey's Return.
Senator Bailey. OF Texas, will return
to Washington tomorrow. fresh from
one of the hardest fought political bat
4 ties in the history, OF the country. II
l which he has been engrossed for ovel
a month. The. fight was over seal
lin the national convention at Denver.
4 Senator Bailey was candidate fol
4 one of the places as delegate at largo
and won by majority Of about 1900
out of a total vote of about 214,o00
! His friends claim that his election was
a 'yindication'' OF his character as pub.