The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-11
WOULD WORK HARM.
TO S0UTH'S ROADS.
Amendment Proposed by Senator
Clay Withholding Mail Pay
When Trains Are Late.
NO WEIGHING IN VIRGINIA
Many Applications for the Work,
but None to BE Done--Gossip
at Nations Capitol.
Times Dispatch Bureau,
Munsey Building.


An amendment to the law compensate
| ing railways for the transportation of
| the mails, introduced by Senator Clay,
OF Georgia, is another blow ut Southern
| roads, following several hard knocks
these have received in recent months.
| The amendment provides that II the
mail train. are late beyond certain
| length of time to be fixed by the de-
partment the company shall receive no
comp ensation for the entire trip. AT
present the road which brings in the
mails late Is simply fined. The depart
ment has enforced this rule very rigid
~. 1t is stated, aud the roads, cspe-
cially those coming into this city from
the South, have been fined very heavily.
IT is known that the railroads are
iighting the proposed amendment Sew
eral well-known railway representa-
lives, who would be termed lobbyists,
were 1t not that the word has almost
gone out of use a the Capitol, so large
ly have gentlemen of this vocation dis
appeared. have been in evidence for
some days in anticipation OF the amend
ment. 1t is doubtful whether the bill
Will pass not because it is not rea-
LIED that something should be done
TO bring about better mail service, but
because 1t is beginning to be suspected
that the roads. especially those OF sew
tEal OIL the southern states, nave Deen
swatted about enough.
No weighing of Virginin Mails.
Virginia Senator's and Representa-.
tfves have been receiving many ap-
plications for assistance in getting po.
sitions under the Post-6fIice Depart
ment in Weighing mails in the State
this year. There will not be any
weighing OF Virginia mails before
next year.
tNxA laNa rt, ,art 1t,.ylo Yt,a
try into four sections for the purpose
of having the railway mails weighed
The mails are weighed in each section
once in four years. 1t is understood
the Virginia mails will be weighed
next year.
Not Be Laid OFF,
Representative Lassiter is chiefly re.
sponsible for the resembling OF the
order laying off such a large number
oil employees at the Washington and
other navy yards. He introduced a
resolution week or SO ago. calling on
the Secretary of the Navy for informa.
ton as to the cause of such order.
The resolution was privileged. and
could have been called up at any time
Its purport was communicated 10 the
department and the President, and
the order was rescInded. Ii was I'M
w sNtSi tAi1N L4Ie plh-I hds LllS 4t-
suit of the exhaustion of the appro-
priation
Monument to General William Campbell.
The House Committee on Library
gave a hearing this morning to advo-
Gates of Representative Slemp's bill to
appropriate $4,000 for the erection of
a monument over the grave of General
William Campbell. in the old cemetery
at Abingdon. Mr.. Slemp made a brief
t., =. rl,.,l 10 y
did Senator Martin Mr.. Flood and
Judge +. B. Hutton and L. B. Summers
of Abingdon. The claims OF General
Campbell to this recognition at the
hands OF the Federal government are
based upon his service to the colonies
in the time of the Revolution. He was
the most prominent of the pioneers of
the South in the war against Britain.
He commanded the patriots in the bat
tie of Kings Mountain. While it is
not likely that the committee will rec
ommend the appropriation of the
$4,000 asked. it is believed that 1T
may appropriate $4,000 for the mon
ument.
Confederate Monument in Arlington.
Every seat in the Columbia Theatre
in this city was sold last week for the
lecture on Castles in the Air." which
Senator Taylor delivered this after
noon for the benefit of the movement
to erect monument to the Confederate
dead who sleep in the National Gene
terry at Arlington. The audience in
Guided many of the most distinguished
officials of the government. The Presi-
dent was invited to attend. but had to
decline owing to his fixed rule not to
accept any invitations during the ses-
| sion of Congress He did not hesitate
to say that it would give him great
pleasure TO attend had he the time in
which to do so, and he assured the
committee which presented the invita-
ton that he cordially approved the OBJ
! ject of their efforts
1t is understood the association has
about secured funds sufficient to erect
Il magnificent monument over the ashes
of the Southern soldiers who lie almost
! in the shadow of the national capitol.