Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-13
THE FIGHT IS ENDED.
yr. Lewis Will No Longer AnlaGOnll'
The GdjutaHt- General.
Finding That His BuIs could on'S
Receive an Adverse Heror''
ono.,ed That They Be Allowed TO
sIccp ia Committee.
sleep In Committee

Richard
House from Culpcper VINO mas
making such an aggressive hsn' "e''''s'
hd,,,snt-Generai Charles J. Anderson
Las, NIGHT threw mp the sponge anu
-,..a,,,4 the idea Of getting his Diiis
-. 40 reduce the salary Of the AdJu-
-, l,,r.crol and Assistant Inspector
60 through the General Assembly.
The meeting Of the House Committee on
,rnitis and Police held in the han OF
A.. House took under consideration all OF
.ho hills affecting the military that 10
educ ,be salary OF the Adjutant-General
teinr taken up first. There were present
.,s.des members Of the committee, Ad-
t,tant-Generai Anderson. Assistant-ln-
spsctor-General Stern, Colonel f. Leslie
Spence. Major Sol Cutchins, Major w Z.
simons. Captain c. Cray Bossieux, Cap
tain Morgan r. Mills. and Lieutenant
knight.
Mr.. Lewis spoke to the bill, and said
no thought 5000 would be a sufficient sum
10 pay the Adjutant-General, and he
therefore asked the committee to report
bis bill favorabiy.
TANT-GENERAL SPEAKS.
General Anderson followed Mr.. Lewis
and gave a brief history OF the office ne
holds from its establishment 10 the pres
ent time. He stated that when GeneIh
Mcdonald assumed the duties OF the
office years ago. he accepted 10 at hoiil-
nal salary of $780, but as the duues IN
creased the salary was propofuohatels
increased. until it reached the nuiiln-
cent sum of $500 General Anderson
asserted that while he was receiving
s. 800 per year. he was forced 10 use a
large portion Of 10 for the conduct OF MS
office He explained FOB detail the work
which devoived upon him, and compared
his salary with that of the AdJutant-
Generals Of New York, Pennsylvania,
Alassacbusetts. and California, all OF
whom drew salaries three times as large
g. his. lie asserted # as his belief that
the passage of the bills introduced by Mr.
Lewis would prove Of incalculable detri-
ment TO the service, II not completely ruin
a.
General Anderson was questioned by
Mr. Lewis as 10 the work performed by
Lieutenant knight. he endeavoring to
show that the Lieutenant performed
greater portion OF the laborious work.
Of the office. General Anderson answered
his questions frankly, and In a straight
forward manner, and showed that his du-
ties were such as to necessltate his being
in his office during the whole day
Major w. T. Smons next addressed the
committee, and opposed the bill saying
that TO cut down the salary would injure
the efficiency Of the service. He thought
the office was properly conducted.
Captain Spence stated to the committee
that ne had served the State for forty
years, and had gotten three wounds ana
sos lie characterized Mr.. Lewiss bllls
as iniQuitous measures, and, being called
20 order by the Chairman, disclaimed any
intention of speaking discourteousiy OF
Mr. Lewis, saying that In using the
word ubiquitous" he had probably used
The wrong word but he hadn't had the
advantage Of a collegiate education, as
when he ought 10 have been at college
70 was of fighting Yankees. he stated
hat he didn't know of any officer in
he service who wanted any legislation
ON military laws. and he asked that the
militia be let alone, assuring the commit
tee that II they were the boys under him
would answer when the call Of duty was
made.
IS THE RIGHT MAN.
Major Cutchins argued that General
Anderson was the right man in the right
place. and said he ought 10 be paid the
salary which his position demanded. lie
was. he said. in favor OF economy. but
bv reducing the Adjutant-GeneraPs salary
he service would be crippled. He asserted
hat the bills he was sure, did not ema-
nate from a member OF the General AS
scmbly. but came from an officer I'm Rich
mond who was suffering with pique IN
fact" said he II recognize The paper
ON which the bill Is drawn. and all
desire TO say is that / do not admire this
90 f.rfIf inc TN fs |
ike TO see the man who Is doing all TINS
thing come out and show his hand.
Lieutenant Knight was asked TO give
mis- opinion Of the BILL and did so In most
emphatic terms He spoke OF the duties
Of the Adiutant-General, and said that
they were such as 20 make IL necessary
for thar official TO remain I'm his once
constantly lie thought General Anderson
was a most valuable man. and thar ne
ought 10 he paid a salary commensurate
with his Office. which was one Of dignity
ana honor. He was asked as TO the duties
Df the nspector-General anu
whether or not ne thought Colonel Sterh.s
salary OF $500 OugEn't 10 be reduced
Lieutenant knight thought the duties
were quite onerous. and that the salary
pught 10 be allowed TO remain as IL Is
ASSISTANT INsPECTOR-GENERAL.
Mr. BRYANT moved that the bill be
passed by indefinitely. and made the
same motion as TO the bill he had intro
duced TO combine the offices Of Adjutant-
General and Assistant InspectOr-Gene-
raL which bill. he said, had been intro
duced by him simply at the request OF
on. of his constituents. He withdrew
his motion temporarily, and the bin
Introduced by Mr.. Lewis TO reduce the
salary OF the Assistant Inspector-Gene-
raj was taken up and the same gentle
men who spoke against the other bill
opposed this also.
Major simons spoke 20 the bill pro-
Vding for the enlargement OF the vari-
ous brigade. regimental and battalion,
STATS The bill seeks TO place assistant
surgcons on these STATS, and aiter some
little discussion Il was decided 20 turn
She hll over TO the officers and let them
amend II a. they deem best.
The committee then went into eXecu-
tive session. and decided 10 report the
two bills providing Tor reducing the sala-
ries OF the Acknowledgement and As
flstont Inspector-G General, with the re-
commentator that they do not pass.
tbs vote was roconsidored on motion Of
Mr Lewis, who moved that the bin be
"l'inissed or pigeon-holed His motion
prevailed
CITY POLICE AT BALL PARKS
me committee took up the compromise
bii IN reference 10 city police doing
ouy az baseball parks without the cor
p"ia'e H,niA oi said city and reported
II favoraoly Tho bin provides that any
city police who are on the grounds shall
respond whenever called upon by the
county officers % assist In maintaining
order az the park
The Senate oill authorizing the Govern
or 70 commission the officers of ca
dets Of the Danville Military Institute.
Sufolk Military Academy. suffolk col