The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-27
Is Generally Discussed IN Military
Circles,
WOUuD RETIRE AT END OF WAR
Hay of the Military
Committee T. Opposed 90 The Nd
ditionaI Two Rcgimcntso Of Nr-
nncry-Hc Would Convert
Some OF the Infantry
into Artilierymcn.

WASHINGTON. j.. C. February D.
spsciaI.-Intefstihs talk al ,ho Capitol
and oisp in military circles generally to-
day was about Consul General Fiizhush
-y.cts future os % public man in case OF
kv'5r with snam. That he VIII remain in
cuba until the trouble SIS over goes With
out saving. but bigger thing than The
conshate general. ST. is believed here
,yoid bo,tendcrcd him 81 war should Doc
declared.
IIa wouh, y. COMM i9pe' nl
icht Mckinley IS. q malor-gcnerl "i
I-1ifed -stofcs voluntccrs and assigned TO
an Important command in Crba so li o.
snid. .........,.,
MUCH DfScIsSED.
.rbc matter wa discussed in Military
tCommiitce crcicS. ana cVery congress
NAN Republican aud Democrat. VINO WIS
sonndcd on Tho subject Thought b. would
iIo The very thing. Il is known that Pre-
eidont Cleveland had it in mind Wheh me-
sent General Lee as Consul 1enefu TO
Cuba to put him m command oi ih'
United states troops in thc event OF ""i
and that the same policy has peen i.N-
orablv discussed this week at ih" war
Department and at tine Wnito House
ON RETIRED PAY.
III Fl comes ont this way Leo would as
"a matter of course. he retired 81 the eno
Of the conflict. with tine rank ana pa!
OF major general oL the United states.
Tho retired nav j.. S5.G-5 per annum. with
the privilege of engaging I'm amy business.
Nothing would Doc moro to General
Lees taste said % Southern senator to-
day. II d0 not know what me fIesiheh-
has in mind 1ut I would not ne fuN
prisad II hc made Leo major general.
rhat would solve the virginia senatorial
question for ls3
THE ARMY INCREASE.
Representative Hay oi virginia. one
of the six Democratic members oi me
Military Affair Committee. of the House
g. opposed to the two extra artillery reg
imeut- for the regular army. JIG ad-
mlts how eyer. that the bin which passed
tho Senate. win become law Ills
posiiion is this. The regular army is now
above the peace limit iu time OF war
several thousand of the infantry at posts
iu interior States could be drawn upon
to man the new coast dcfence-. Too other
words they could Doe converted into ar-
dllerymen. without amy detrimcnt io the
military service
LIBERAL ~ CASE or WAR.
Now, DO # comes to war; Mr.. Hay said,
be- would vot, FOR any number of troops
the President might recommend. lie
would vote for millions and millions OF
dollars m the way of appropriations
when the time cam. but hc did NOT think
tho expense OF the TWO extra regiments
for the regular establishment should De
put as q burden upon the country. Nr.
Hay has given special study TO The mili-
tarv business since his assignment t0 tho
Important committee referred to. Ho
said to-day that there wasn't a. Demo-
crat or Populist in Congress who would
no. show his patriotism by supporting
enthusiastically President Mckinley in
case of a. war with Spain.
Captain Taylor who is TO bo postmaster
at Ashland is tho father of Traffic Man
ager Taylor. of tine Richmond. Fredcr-
icksburg and Potomac railroad. Tie is
one of thc bcs,-knOWu and most highly
esteemed gentlemen in the Third Com
srcssional District