The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-05-13
Plan 10 Convert Marsha|I's House Into a
National Rendezvous fol- Practitioners.
MAJOR LEES LETTER Is A PUzzLER
AZ ts Being Construed in Various Wnys
-Tylcr Is Using EIiysnn,s Anti.Su.
yer RECORD Against tin-It is
Thought Fltz Lee would Not Ac-
eept the University Presidency
Especial Dispatch TO The VirgInian1
Richmond Va. Nav l3 1897.

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set on foot movement looking to the
purchase OF the house In this city
which was used by Chief Justice Mar
shall as his residence. The plan Is to
restore 1t just as 1t was when occupied
| Dy him, to replace the furniture anu Ii
! brary, and To make it Il sort Of national
home for lawyers.
a resolution was adopted appointing
| a committee Of five from the association
| to ascertain whether it Is practica bic
! to secure the building with q view to
! its preservation from decay and change
The committee is authorized to confer
with eminent lawyers OF this country
| and with any like committees which
may DC appointed by other bar assOcia-
| tons. and 10 submit the result Of their
Investigations and conferences 10 some
| future meeting of this body with such
recommendations as the may deem
proper 10 carry forward the objects OF
| this movement which are briefly stated
To secure the conveyance to trustees or
10 some association of The home of
CHIEF Justice MARSHALL; is preservation
as neI! as possible III the same condi-
non when occupied by him. together
with tbs furniture, books and pictures
then in use, and thus, no; only to pre-
serve Il building of great historic inter
est, but to stimulate among the pcOplc
an appreciation for tho worth and wo:i;
OF Americas greatest jurist and one oil
NlrglniaS great est sons.
Hon. u. II. Aunford in spca King 10 Tho
resolution, said he believed the local as
ISOLATION might in this movement count
on the state and national i>ar assoca-
tons and lawyers and jur'sts from
every part OF. the country. The idea
was TO make the building a rendezvous
not OF ly for the lawyers OF Richmond
but for those Of other States who mieht
| visit this, city.
WORKING FOR THE MONEY.
The city's Committee on Improvement
OF James river has been making an
effort to have the unexpendcd balance
OF the ederal appropriation for work on
the river used toward improving the
harbor OF Richmond. Senator Martin
and Congressman Lamb have interested
themselves in the matter, but 1t has
Deen aScertaned from General Wilson
chief OF the engineering corps. that un-
der the law, the money can be used only
Tor work up to the city's limits 1t is
now proposed TO seek to have the law
changed 50 as to admit of using the
money within the corporate limits
Judge Lamb. OF the Chanccry Court,
this afternoon appointed Captain An
drew PiZzni receiver for the real estate
firm of George T.. Crawford & Co. This
was done on petition of w. j. PizZini,
Junior member of the firm, who wanted
It's affairs wound UP. George T. Craw-
ford, the senior member Is soon to be
tried on the charge OF defrauding a
customer Of his
MAJOR LEES LETTER.
Major Baker p. Lees letter on the
subject of endorsing the Chicago plat
form is attracting widespread attention.
1T is being construed in several WAYS.
The Major did not make his views very
clear TO some persons, but those who
nave talked with him and have had op-
portunit ofy learning what he thinks
the State convention should do, say that
while he is as pronounced as ever in
MS silver views he is opposed TO doing
anything unnecessarily to widen the
oreaCh IN the party. In other words
he would have the convention declare
that the party in this State believes
firmly in free silver. but recognizes the
silver issue as a national one and one
that must be settled in national cleo
tons: that In the State election all
Democrats are invited to support the
ticket and to cooperate with the rcgu-
lar party organization. Major Lee be-
lievcs the party can express Itself on the
silver question In way that VIII make
plain It's views without presenting the
issue in such way as to make Its; op-
poncntS appear to endorse it while sup
porting the nominees.
Major j. 1toge Tyler. from all accounts
Is making good use OF the fact that he
was a free silver man before the last
State convention, and this argument IS
perhaps the most effective one that he
is using. Just how the ElIyson people
Will meet it at the proper time is not
known, but just now they are content
ing themselves with the statement that
q man who was good enough to conduct
the fight for the silver people should GER
tainly be deserving Of their support for
office. Ar. I1llyson's silver record, 1t
is said, is not q. bad one. am told that
in an address he issued to the Demo.
Gratis In 1893 or 1894 he appealed to them
to remember the decentralization Of sill
yer and to condemn it by their votes.
LEE WOULD NOT ACCEPT.
Fitz Lees friends here do not think
he would accept the presidency Of the
University of Virginia, for that would
mean his retirement from politics,
whereas, he has made up his mind fully
10 oppose Mr.. Martin for the Unitcl
States Senate 1T is said to be the
height OF the Generals ambition to de-
feat Mr. Martin and to become the
head Of the University would hardly be
sufficient inducement fol. him TO surren-
der this cherished ambition.
1t IS said that there are about twenty
candidates for the postonlce at Dispu-
santa station, on the Norfolk and West