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VERDICT In STUBS CASE.
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bribed. but there had been something
very indiscroet about his conduct ana ms
story had most unaccountably differed
| from that of j. W. Womack. lie thought
| that Stubs would be SATISFIED with the
adoption of the resolution above and II
he was the man he should be he would
step down and out.
COURTNEY 5 SUBSTITUTE.
Commarder Courtney then offered a
| substitute for Colonel Opie's resolution In
his turn, which concluded thus: First, We
approye heartily of the high standard
fixed by the Investigating Committee as
| to the conduct of the officers OF the
: Grand Camp and Confederate veterans
generally, and we recommend to all COM
rades TO aim TO live up TO this high
| standard: second We find nothing in the
| evidence TO Justify the conclusion or the
inference that Commander Stubs has
been guilty of receiving bride from the
American Book Company or any OF us
agents After the reading Of this reso-
luton the Council took recess OF 1--WE
| minutes for private conferences.
| GENERAL ROSSER'S SUBSTITUTE.
At the end of the recess Commander
| Courtney withdrew his substitute and
| General Rcsser offered the following: We
| the Council. ind upon examination OF the
! evidence before us that Commander
| Stubs has not been guilty of receiving
a bride. And that the recommendations
OF the Committee are too severe. but we
do lind that his conduct has been very
indiscreet and unbecoming in one occupy
! ing his high repres NATIVE position"
A viva voce vote was taken on this re-
| solution and the Chair declared II lost.
| 4 recorded vote was then demanded and
the resolution was rejected by vote of
20 to u.
THE VERDICT.
The question then REQUIRED on Colonel
| Opie's resolution with the following re-
| suit:
AYES - Commanders Laughton. Mars
| den. Croker. Ramsey. Hay, Gibbs, Tall
aferro. Roberts. Funkhouser Ope Alex
ander Smith. Griffin, Tallcy. Logan, W.
| H. Smith. Withers, Cook. Rhodes Poa-
/ que and Bolling-2l.
Noes-Commanders MacGnl Kean. East
wood. Rosser, Shackeford, Anderson.
| Wright, Hill, Courtney and Boyd-lO.
The resolution as adopted was ordered
TO be certified To the Grand Commander
and the Grand Camp. General Hundley
then asked for the privilege OF the floor
| TO state what action Colonel Stubbs
would take in regard to the resolution
adopted. but objection was made that
| II might look like preconcerted arrange
ment. General Hundley yielded graceful
| ly.
TO AID THE VETERANS.
Senator Ople then offered the following
| resolution, and spoke earnestly IN its
| favor:
| Resolved. That we. the Advisory Coun-
| ell OF the Grand Camp OF Confederate
Veterans OF Virginia. do hereby recon-
| mend that the Legislature OF the State
| now i'm session AT Richmond adopt some
measure that will make proper provision
| for the disabled and INDECENT Confederate
| veterans. and. il necessary make "A slight
! increase of general taxation for That put-
pose. believing. as We do. mat II VIII
! meet with the hearty approval OF the
| taxpayers OF the State.
MAJOR RANDOLPH SPEAKS
Motor y. V. Randolph. OF Lee Camp
| Soldiers Home Board, was given the
privilege Of the floor. and spoke ably IN
rnvor # the resolution. Commanders
| Gibbs Boiling. Anderson and others made
strong speeches In its behalf, and IL was
unanimously adopted.
10 a resolution offered by Commander
MacGin. of James Breathed Camp. OF
Pulaski county, endorsing, IN the name
OF his camp, the bill now pending before
the Legislature 10 make January 10Th
legal holiday in concentration Of
the birthdays Of Robert l.. Lee ana
4. j. Jackson. and calling upon the coun-
eli 10 use its influence 20 induce the pub
lie schools to observe the same.
On motion OF Commander Byrd Ander-
son. resolutions of thanks were extended
TO Garland Rhodes Camp. 10 committee
OF citizens FOR their cOurtesies. and 20
the Piedmont club FOR attentions paid the
council.
The council at 1i:1O adjourned sine die.
OPINIONS on THE VERDICT
After the Council had reached Its de-
cision tonight. Major y. V. Randolph.
who had taken an active part in the az
fair from It's inception. said that while
the verdict was evidently compromise
one. yet, upon the whole, II was satisfac-
tory. and was probably as good as could
have been expected.
Major Brander took the same view OF
the matter. but had little to say on the
subject.
COLONEL CUSSONS.
Col. John Cussons expressed himself
as perfectly satisfied with the result.
The verdict is a good one he said.
"since IL accompshss the object for
which we have been working. and the
progress Of history reform can now go
on unchecked. Massey has been deposed.
and now | suppose j. y. Stubs viii
shortly step down and out.