The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-30

ernor o. requested % issue an order
aeains- any military company going on
the ground on Memorial day, unless spe-
cincaly requested 90 90 so. or interier-
ing with tle ceremonies OF the cay IN
any way whatever. at the parade ground
or clswhere. viii bee sufficient. ] think.
Memorial IzV having been provided for
by ACT of the legislature. 10 viii be an
easy matter for The legislature 10 make it
a penal ouense for any one TO interfere
with the ceremonies Of the day"
Air. Saussy offered the following reso-
luton which was adopted after some dis
Resolved. That the officers Of the Con-
federate Veterans Association. with such
other members as they may associate
officers Of the white military organizations
Of the city for the purpose OF obtaining
from the governor and commandments
or the military forces Of this state an
order prohibiting the Interference OF any
military company with the ceremonies OF
Decoration day; such order 10 be framed
IN such terms as said officers may deem
best to suggest 10 the governor
capt y. y. White said that he could
give some Information as to how the pa-
rade ground came TO be called the Park
extension. In 1855. he said, when he mem
bers of the white military companies VINO
hal just returned from the war We're app
prehenslve that the military parade
ground would be cOufscated by the United
states government, "a meeting Of the OIL
Gers OF the local military was called AZ
the our House on Bay street by Col.
A.fAAs+-ANA
ing such cOnfiscatiOn. 1t was decided
to confer with the mayor and aldermen
and request that the city pass an orli-
nance extending its authority over the
parade ground in order that IL might he
considered as the property Of the city,
in which case there would be less hkel-
hood OF cOniscatiOn, which was done. This
was the reason for the passage OF the
ordinance Of 1866. he said, and the origin
OF the present name Of Park extension.
Mr.. Adams cOrrobOrated capt. WHITES
statement. Col. IureVeu. he said.
mistaken in supposing that Judge Mae
Doneil had erred i'm his coditicauon OF
section 1893 Of the code. IL was The or
dln3nce Of 1866, he said, from which this
section was taken and not that OF 1885,
quoted by col. Screven. Mr.. Adams sad
that he had recently seen copy of the
act of congress- bv which con-
gress coded certain ground I'm the city Of
savannah to the city, and this ceSsiOn
was made without any condition or quail
hcaton whatever and without any mem
ton being made of the use Of the ground
for military purposes Afterward, in 1866
the council passed the ordinance quoted
by Col. ScrcVcn Vesting the title to the
ground in the military Of the city giving
exclusive control to the captains of the
the parade ground by the white military
Mr.. Adams said, is a vested right and
cannot be affected by any ordinance Of
council, such as that OF 1866 or any legs-
latVe act, or even by the fourteenth
amendment TO the federal constitution.
Capt. Dillon cited an incident of the
city undertaking to convert the parade
ground into park IN 1853. but when Obiec-
lions were made by representatives of the
military organizations the work was
promptly stopped and a summer house
which had been placed In the grounds by
the city, was removed.
Mr.. Adams stated an response TO an in,
qulry that the police have just as much
right and 10 Is just as much their duty
to preserve order in the parade ground as
i'm any other part of the city. Capt A.
McC. duncan thought that the police pow
ers or the city We're amply sufficient to
protect the veterans from further intru-
sions Of the kind complained of. but the
meeting did not agree with him. 1t was
pointed out that military companies have
certain rights while on parade. and the
interference of the police when considered
unWarranted by the military, might pro-
woke serious trouble
Capt. John Flannery said there had been
other outrages committed on Memorial
day besides the Intrusion Of a negro mill
tary company upon the exercises al the
monument. He referred to the bicycle
races and base bail games. Memorial
day was not made n holiday for such
purposes, ne said. The association agreed
win capt flanncry, and a resolution
condemning such abuse of the dav ana
lnstructing the president to appoint a
comm tee to prepare protest to the pub
lie against such abuse was adopted.
Capt. John r. Dillon Mr. c. L. Jones
ana MT George l.. Appleton were APP
pointed a committee to prepare the pro-
Mr.. J. r. Saussy spoke i'm very commit
mentary terms of the handsome appear-
ance made by the Irish Jasper Greens as
escort to me veterans on Memorial day.
and moved a rising vote OF thanks to the
company for its services. The resolution
was heartily seconded and was adopted
unanimously, with the exception of CAM
j lannery, VINO, of course, did not vote
ne president was authorized to appoint
delegates to the meeting of the United
Confederate Veterans in Richmond in June
al his leisure.
President Ryals announced the appoint
ment OF Col. ScreVen, and Messrs Ample
ton, S4ussy Besseleu and Duncan to act
with the officers in the conference to be
held with the commanding officers of the
military of the city in pursuance of the
resolution offered by Mr.. Saussy ana
adopted by the association
A unanimous resolution of thanks was
rendered TO the orator Of Memorial dav
Hon. w. G. Charlton. for his eloquent all
dress and a request was made thar a copv
OF the address be furnished for publica-
ton in the annual pamphlet of the asso-
cation. Thanks We're also rendered TO the
pupils and teachers of the public schools
The Daughters of the COnfederacy to Mrs
silva, TO Capt, w. n. Nichols and Mr.. w
4. Blois for the services rendered by them
in the celebration of the day. The veter-
ans had been in session nearly two hours
when they adjourned.