The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-14
BRIGADE COMMANDER.
he WILL IA VI JURISDICTION OVER
TIE ENTIRE MILITARY.
Tho Recent orders In the Interest of Peace
and Harmony. What Some People
Think of General A. l.. Phillips.

The order issued by Governor OFerrall
on last Saturday, which brings the First
J Regiment Cavalry. the First Battalion
OF Artillery and The Blues Battalion
under the jurisdiction Of tho brigade COM
mander. is by no means an entirely new
feature. some ten years ago 1t was re-
commended to Governor Cameron that all
the military organizations be brought
! under the command Of the senior officer
| Of the + .rst Brigade, and the same re-
| commentator was made about year
| iater 10 Governor Lee. ia both instances,
however. the matter was not pressed.
The difficulty experienced recently ia
the election Of a brigader-general, when
II became Necessary to convene the
! fold officers Of the brigade on three DIFF
fercnt occasions, and at a heavy ex-
pcnse 10 the State, prompted the AdJu-
! raut-Ceneral to submit the same question
TO Governor O'Ferral. In order 20 come
! promptly 10 some definite result. the
! Governor at once approved Of the sug-
! rcstion and issued his order, thereby
! only following what had been contem-
/ pIatcd on two previous occasions. The
/ atvocates of this plan say that the
uniting Of The different commands unde.
! Tho orders Of the brigader-gcneral Will
greatly simplify the matter or service.
and the change can hardly be considered
/ as ID great Innovation, inasmuch as during
active service all The different military
commands would really be subject 70 the
orders of the senior officer. the brigade
/ commander.
WANTS PYACE ATD HARTo%Y.
! The Governor is quoted as saying that
! he had seen enough OF tho existing dis
satisfaction and rivalry among the Flr-
/ ginia Volunteers. and lad determined
/ that peace and harmony should hereafter
/ prevail among the military.
/ It was at FIRST supposed that the Third
I battalion. Of Portsmouth. was. Dy its
! charter. exempted from being subjected 10
J the orders of the brigade commander, ana
| Governor O'Ferrall therefore d. not in
! clude IL i'm his oder Since then. however.
/ thai view has become more doubJiH
] and the question win have 10 fo Sc.te1
! definitely later on. But II is deemed b,
the adyocates Of thifs plan very de 'raole
! that all military organ Zatons be united
/ under one command.
Tho election OF Colonel Alonzo l.. Phil
Hps as brieadier-eeaerdl is sUl tie sub
! ject Of discussion, and Il Is claimed IN
! certain quarters tu2t colonel Phillips had
no right 10 allow lis name 10 be brought
/ before the meeting as "a candidate with
/ ont tho consent Of Colonel Nal O.. n Is
! stated by those who take these views
! that Colonel Philips had pledged himself
/ orally 30 stand by Colonel Male TO the
! last. and that. besides. he bad g1ei a
petition to the Governor requesting him
to order another election. ana tn,s -
/ quest is said TO have implied that the
/ signors would continue 10 stand by Col
! onol Nallc. This petition was siS1cd by:
! Licu;crant-C Colonel Wilbur :. Pole. OF me
/ Second Regiment: Colonel William Male.
/ l. eutcnaut-, ,iJael Grecnyill Gaines and
/ Major Henry G. Burrows. Of the Third
regiment. and Colonel Henry g. JOne',
/ Lieutenant Colonel y. J.. Phillips, and
| Major j. II. DclbyshiIe, Of the First
/ regiment.
,R-GIN or try OF.
The origin of the whole difficulty as
10 the election Of Busadicr-Gc.ordl
/ may be traced back to thc beginning OF
| tho year. and Il IS understood that al
| he time of th. Inauguration Colonel
| Nallc being one Of the candidates Tor
the position OF Adjutant General, was
asked 10 Withdraw. the contest then be-
ing between himself General Anderson
and Colonel Halves.
He was then promised that should ne
comply with the request 10 opposition
should De raised against his election as
Ergadicr-Geucral. Colonel Male. how
ever turned "a deaf ear 10 the PROPOSE
! ton. and hence the stubborn fight against
nIm.
II is also insisted 10y some that the
same motives prevailed IN the trouble i'm
/ the First Resimcnl which terminated IN
the recent court of inquiry. The papers
in this matter are StIil IA lAc hands Of
The Governor. who has the matter under
consideration. ard Will 10 doubt render
mis- decision within a few days. W llle
the nature ct tho opil.cn of the court
is not known 10 outsiders it Is pretty
generally understood that tho same Is in
favor OF the officers who applied for the
Investigation.
OTHER MATHIS.
All thu field officers who attended the
election OF brigddier general last week
have pcen paid off Tor their services,
which in this instance have proven rather
expensive 10 the state. General philips
has been officially notified of his election
and is now CONSIDERING the appointments
which ne is 20 make on ni3 stan.
The commander-in-chief has accepted
the designations of the following oIii-
GERS: first Lieutenant John :. cow
ling and Second Lieutenant y. >. Lar
rett. of Company II 1Smlihheld), fourlh
Regiment; First Lieutenant Council. N'r-
GINA Zouaves, OF Lyncnburg
The sheriff of Warwick county has been
oraered to issue his warrant for the sum
Of SlGl II TO Captain j. T.. illlams, OF
COMPANY c. Fourth Regiment for ser
vices rendered by that company by com
maud of the sheriff on Novenher Z'th
and S0th. during the recent oyster r'u-
bic. when 1t became necessary 10 can our
the military 10 preys nj resistance A+alhSl
the arrest of persons who were found
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