Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-14
ORDER FOR COUNCIL.
COLONEL sTUBBs WILL ISSUE TT
SOME TINE DURING rp-DAY.
WAITED FOR EVIDENCE TO Be FILED.
Contention as to His Right to Gone
yene the Advisory Body--Expiana-
tlon Of the Statement concerniDg
General Lee. 4.

Captain Micajah Woods and Judge Ber-
ryman Green, OF the Grand Camp lnves-
tigatlng Committee. who remained over
to certify the transcripts OF the evidence
adduced before them. have completed this
work and turned the testimony In IL
entirety Sver to Acknowledgement
Thomas Elicit. Judge Green left for
his home in Danville last night and csp-
tain Woods will go to-day to Chariottes-
vile.
Tine evidence has not been turned over
to Grand Commander Stubbs. and he has
no official Information that it has been
certified to, hence he has not yet Issued
his order calling the Grand Camp Advi-
sorry Council TO convene. He viii, how-
ever, issue this order to-day. and while
he has not determined upon the time and
place for assembling the council, IL 10
likely that he will name an early dass
in next week as the time, and Richmond
as tue place OF meeting.
NOT ADDRESSED TO STUBBs.
| In published interview had With him
| yesterday. Mr.. 0. b, Morgan, member
OF the Investigating Committee, Is quoted
| as saying that the report Of the commit-
tee was addressed TO the Grand Camp.
| and not to Colonel Stubss. and hence no
| action can be taken by an advisory coun-
| Gil, or by the Grand Commander.
On this point, however. Colonel Stubbs
takes issue with Mr. Morgan. Said he
to Dispatch man yesterday, after
| having read the remarks attributed tn
! Mv Morgan:
"The report OF the Investigating Com
| mittee Is addressed to the Grand cAmps
orders and Regulations OF Grand Camp
| Article Nj, section provides; rnefS
| shall be an advisory council, composed
of the Grand Commander and the COM
manders OF the camps. which shall meet,
subject to the call OF the Department.
Commander, whenever. in mis- judgment,
business OF sufficient Importance may
justify its conyerng. They shall act for
the Grand Camp, in the interval between
annual sessions.
"The Grand Commander deems this re-
| port of sufficient Importance TO convene
the Advisory Council in the near future.
and the time and place will be fixed on
tomorrow.
NOT LEE PERSONALLY.
Colonel stubbs's attention was called to
the following telegram to the New York
Herald from Habana:
"Consul-General Fitzhugh Lee said TO
\
never had anything to do with tne inves-
tigation by the Confederate Veterans OF
the action Of the History Committee. ho
said he has never written a line on tho
mel Stubs for indiscret.ou II the latter
has been rash enough 10 connect his vote
as member OF the Legislature Tor
United States Senator with the NATTER
Colonel Stubs said that he had NEVER
. intended by the remark. ''Fitz Lee has q
finger in this matter" to refer TO General
} | Lee in person. he meant by II that his
+; | (Stubbs) persecution" was being aided
by "over-zealous friends" OF the Cons1i-
General.
THOSE CHECKS.
Until the Advisory Courcil meets hf'
terest I'm the investigation VIII continue
:, to centre IN the Womack checks, whicn
a were produced as evidence against Colo
. mel Stubbs. Mr.. Womack is in che city
+ and is prosecuting a diligent inquiry az
r. to the manner in which the checks cain'
n into possession of Mr.. Baughman. He hai
n retained counsel I'm the person ot Hon
Ir George D. Wise, and says he proposes 4
d GO to the bottom OF the matter, and, II
e necessary, go into the criminal courts
sr He has not yet been able 10 get clue OF
n which to work. but says he hopes TO d'
Al so in the next day or so. When askes
II he had communicated with the booi
u company which he represents concerninl
q the matter, he replied that he had NOT
e and that he would not until after he ha'
y concluded his inquiry.
% MIR. Womack takes exception to the al
!, usion made TO him by Colonel Stubs II
~ his card and is preparing voiuminou
10 answer thereto. in which he says he vii
q give all the facts in the case and expos
n all he knows.