Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-08-03
WASHINGTON NEWS

i WASHINGTON, August 1.-The
amount of money which West Virginia
will receive out of the federal treasu-
ry under the federal aid road act, pas
sed by a Democratic House and a
Democratic Senate and approved July
i 18th a Democratic President will be
j $50, 270.46 for the year ending June
30, 1917. The total amoune appro-
priated for the entire country for this
year is $4,000. For each succeeding
year until 1921 the sum of $5,000,000
is added to the amount of the preced-
ing year, so that West Virginia's part
of the total amount should increase
more than $4,000 each year for five
years. This is the first time federal
aid has ever been extended to West
Virginia for the building of roads.
While Senator Chiffon and Repre-
sentative M. M. Nelly have been try
ing to prevent the abandoning of the
first regiment of the West Virginia
national guard, war department plans
call for but one regiment for the re-
organized national guard. One regi-
ment of infantry, two trops of caval-
ry, one battalion of field artillery, two
companies Of engineers and one en-
bulance company are to constitute the
new national guard of West Virginia.
1t is here that Gov. Hatfield and Ad-
jutant General Bond knew of these
plans two years ago but withheld the
information. Their friends are said to
| be largely in the second regiment and
were placed or held there so the first
could be disbanded without affecting
them.
| Senator Chiffon was the principal
speaker in the Senate Friday when
the plan to change the maner of sup
porting the District Of Columbia was
under discussion. He was chairman
of committee which spent much time
last summer considering the best
method of dividing the expenditures
| in the district between the taxpayers
of the district and the federal govern
ment He held his own against all
questioners among the Senators, al
though many tried to raise objections
to his views on the subject.
Herbert Quick, of Berkeley Springs,
w. Va, has been nominated by the
President to be member of the Farm
Loan Board, created by the Rural
Credits law recently passed by the
Democrats Senate and House. Mr..
Quick has been a resident of the
State but few years but is an ar
dent advocate of rural credits and has
been a student of the subject for
years. He will be in a position to
bring substantial aid to the farmers
and those who wish to own their own
farms or to improve them. 1t is a
distinct honor to West Virginia that
one of it's citizens should have been
selected for this position Of respon-
sibility.
Trough the efforts Of Senator Chill
ton and Congressman Nicely, Attorney
General Gregory held conference
with a delegation of labor leaders
from Illinois who wanted to plead for
paroles for the convicted men in the
dynamite cases of several years ago.
A parole has been granted to Clyde
Lytten, of Wheeling, who was under
conviction of violation of the postal
laws. His parole was advocated by
number of Wheeling people and was
obtained through. Senator Chiffon.
Daily mail has beenobtained thru
Senator Chiffon on the route from
Lost River by way of Lost City to
Liberty Furnace. 1t has been deliv-
4 cred but three times week.
1 w. f. Roberts has been recommend
ed by Senator Chiffon for postmaster
at Nobe, Calhoun county.
Bills introduced in the Senate by
Senator Chiffon and passed by the
Senate have been passed by the House,
granting pensions to Samuel A.Green-
lee, opposite Gallipolis, Ohio; and
George Thompson, Gassaway.
Senator Chiffon has introduced a
pension bill for William A. Byus, OF
Beech Hill.