The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-29
news Of INTEREST !.
FROM WASHINGTON

Asbill TO grant d pension 70 Israel,
B. Smith has been introduced In the
House by Representative Moss.
Representative Hughes made a
brief address when the post Office
appropriations bill was pending,
speaking to the amendment which
was inserted appropriating. $500. 600
for experimenting on a. larger scale
than heretofore with the. plan to
give free. delivery. in villages. He
endorsed the scheme, citing the
town OF Princeton. Mercer county.
as one Of numerous towns. Of its
kind to be benefited by free mail de-
liyeries in villages and towns of
that class. He told how Princeton
had grown In such way that It ex-
tends in practically a. straight way
for three miles. and the post office
department, after an Investigation
OF the peculiar situation, provided
for free delivery of mail by car
riers, etc. Representative suther-
land aud Moss also spoke on phases
of the bill. the latter effectively
stopping the plan to have portion
of the salary of post office employees
handling money contributed to a
guaranty fund to make, up losses by
defalcation or otherwise Of govern.
ment monies. He opposed the gov
eminent going into the guaranty
bond business. 4
Governor Hatfield spent two days
here helping to prepare an address
to the Republican voters of the
United States setting forth the new
rules adopted at the recent meeting
of the National Committee. When
he wasn't engaged in this work
along with Senator'S BorahS and
Warren, he was mingling with the
Republican members of the West
Virginia congressional delegation.
J.. Guy Prichard, clerk of the
House of Delegates. passed through
the city, stopping off several hours.
en- route home to Fairmont from
Baltimore, where he visited his IA
ther who is undergoing treatment
in. hospital in the latter city.
It's a matter OF comment that
has spent but four hours in this
city since the real fight for the
marshalships began. He stopped off
for that length of time on his way
home to Grafton from New York. :
fec?IB.intkindd-y 6 neenedaesa id
A. C. McIntire, ex-state senator.
who was appointed a special agent
of the Department Of Justice at a
salary, OF approximately $4,000 a
year has resigned, giving as his rea=
son that the duties kept him con.
tinually absent from his home at a
great distant, and he could not
give the attention to his business
interests there which they demand.
H. c. Van Sickler, of Grcenbrier
county. at, one time member OF
the House of Delegates, Is one of
the latest additions 10 the good
sized Democratic camp OF politicians
from West Virginia at present pitch
ed in the Nations capital.
| The following special pension
bills of interest to West Virginians,
which passed the Senate last month
have also been passed by the House:
VIM. Lawson, Henry Thomas, Sam
uel Oliver and Jas. +. Burdett, sac
! a month each: Israel Dunlap :. anc
Margaret station, s24 each; Frank
lin A.. Work, $50.*The House struck
out ! William Harper. $50 and Geo
W!s Wines, same amount.
4 3. 49, - y $1,000
] John Pinson. of;Willihmson. call
ed on Representative sptlerlhnd t
i have him take up thekmatteF Of get
! ting an increase in the 4appropriq
I:tion for the erection Of d public
[Sbuilding in that town. The sum O
$4,000 has already been approprl
ated for a building at Williamson
but the people, of that thriving towr
think the sum is inadequate, ant
ought to be raised to $4,000. Mr.
Sutherland has taken the matter II
charge, and hopes to be able to Sc
cure the desired increase.
! The following special pension
bills introduced by Representative
| Moss have passed the House: otilli,
Buzzard, s24; Lyman D. Dogue. s24
Elizabeth Ayers, 20; and Hiram
Lyons, $50. All four bcneficiarie'
reside at Parkersburg.
4 A bill to grant an increase o
pension to Henry c. BATES has beer
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