The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-13

recognized that the passage of this
OH you'd be ii tremendous lever for
the national guard. Many State troops
now md 1t diflcul, to maintain them
serves with the small! amounts received
ny State aid and tho sums donated
them by the Federal government.
strong appeals have been made 10 tho
Military Affairs COMMITTEE or both tho
il"use and senate TO pass this BILL but
taere is feeling here that because
.here would necessarily be some OUT
lay at the hands OF the government
nDout S9.VOO,0OO a ysar-the bill has
but slim chance to be passed at tnis
session ot Congress. Even without
the appropriation there IL objection 10
IL on other grounds Many persona
take the position that with the as
slstance that the national guard now
receives from the government. 4hc
guard should be satisfied, and not ask
Tor further aid But added to this is
the ract that the main purpose or the
Dill Is TO secure financial help-how-
ever yelled II may be, and thare ts
much opposition to donating money to
such purpose. The Democrats-that
is, many OF thenl-do not hesitate to
say that they will not support the
measure. because the party Is pledged
to policy OF retrenchment and re-
form For these reasons the outlook
Is not bright for its passage at this
time.
Lambs Mig Dn,.
After the military bill is out OF tho
way, then Captain Lamb Will CONS
Into the iimeitght with his big agrl-
cultural appropriation bill. and he will
ask for something like $4,000, 900 or
100000, 900 to advance the Agricultural
interests OF the country. lie would
eradicate the boil weevii. the brown
tail moth. the chestnut tree blight and
ooher parasites; teach tho people how
TO srow better crops OF tobacco. corn
and cotton: give them little govern
mental advice on draining the wet land
and irrlgating the dry ones; increase
the efficiency OF farm demonstration
work and agricultural high school
education, and q hundred kindred sub
iects, nil dear to tho heart OF tho aEri-
culturtst wherever found
1t may be said for Captain Lamb
that the bill which was recently in.
PRODUCED in the House. and which
will follow the neela of The Hay bill
was the work OF many days and nights
OF labor. Up In the big House office
buildlrg-where most of the commit
tee rooms are located-Captain Lamp
has his headquarters-No. 453-and
there from early morning until dark
ness comes. Captain Lamb and his
faithful assistants. Secretary Tyler and
Captain Gibson, may be found applying
themselves closely to their labors. And
quite proud OF his work, is the vir-
Einia Congressman. It's no small
thing to be chairman OF such COM
mittee s that on agriculture. planning
and laying out work fer the farming
interests of tho entire United States,
and more than that. planning for them
TO get the money which will help them
to make bigger and better yields, and
though modest In speaking o. himself,
Captain Lamb never fails to make II
plain that he Is entirely satisfied vita
his present berth. He loves the work
assigned to him and never ti,e-.
But, what else? Before any more
new States can get INTO tn, Union or
anything like that happens they must
get by another watchful. keen-e eyed
Virginia, Representative Flood, chair
man of the Committee on Territories.
Just now this committee Is putting
the finishing touchs on arizona and
n number OF Important hearings are
being held.
The other member1 OF the delcga-
ton are wor inu away at one thing
and another, and with the assistance
OF the two Senator'S, Martin and Swan
son. are hopeful OF showing n good ac-
count on the right side OF the ledger
before the present session comes to Il
close. There !s nothing OF meteoric
order likely to take place in the Vir-
gia camp any time soon. bu, con
siderable amount of routine business
of no mean order and OF local Inter
est IN the Old Dominion claims the at
tention of the various members from
day to day.
Representative Lamb said this ar :
ternocn that the agricultural appro-
priation bill would BIO taken up In the
House probably Thursday. He held q
conference to-day with Mr.. Hay. chair
man of the Military Affairs Committee
and the latter believes that his bill
Will be out OF tho way BY "Wednesday
afternoon.