The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-14
Two Of Park Commissioners
Must Be Confederate Veterans.
THE ApPoMATT0x PARK BILL
MIR. Flood Has Offered One to Take the
Place of That Adversely Reported.
Speaker Declined to Hear Report
on walker-Rhea Contest.
ts,.c,s, p,spe.sn to The Times,


wAsH1NGToN. D. G., May 1s.-Rep-
resensatave Hay, in the Committee on
military Affairs, this morning drove
mil into the bill to provide Tor ma
1icne1 military park commission, thai
will corn for him the wen ueseA GU ''is'A''A'
of all Confederates.
.Ihe hill which was introduced yesIer-
day by Representative Richard w. fark-
or (Republican), of New Jersey. PROVIDES
that after July l, 1904, the military PARK
commissions now existing shall come 10
an end. and all their powers and func-
1iors shall be vested in a new permanent
commission. which shall have charge OF
the establishment of all national mill
far, marks that may be authorized by tie
rovernment The commissions now IN eA-
istence are those created to establlsh
marks on the following hattlef1elds. ETC.:
Gsttysburg Shiloh, Chickamauga and
TiCksburg.
The hill. as originally drafted, provided
for the appointment Of five members to
he known as the National Military Park
commission. to be appointed by the Pres
i5.nt by and with the consent OF the
Senate from persons considered py MN
to be especially we'll qualified for the
nerformance of the duties OF the posi-
,icr. each of whom, In appointment made
during the next ten years. shall have &C
thus commemorated" 1t will be observed
that no mentionis made of a Confed-
crates being appointed, as has usually
been the case with the ordinary military
bark commissions. When the matter
came up before the House Committee on
Military Affairs this morning, MT HAY.
Rho had his eye On the bill, proposed
10 amend the above section of the bill so
AZ would read further: 'And two of
whom" (that is, Of the five commission
xrp) shall have served in the Confed-
4rate army After q little scrapping
4Ir. Hays amendment was agreed to.
PREVENT FAvORITISM.
Section 8 Of the bill provides it shall
be the duty of the commissioners, under
she direction OF the Secretary OF war
sldbject to such regulations as he may
eresoribe, to report upon and arrange Tor
lhe acquisition and purchase of the land
needed for the establishment of the
parks.
Mr.. Hay offered. and had accepted, an
amendment: to this section providing that
the commission, under the direction of
the Secretary OF War. submit report to
Congress as to the plans. ETC.. for any
national parks they desire to establish
with an estimate Of the cost. This Will
prevent any favoritism on the part of
the War Department
APPOMATToN PARK BILL
Secretary of War upon his original bill,
carrying an appropriation of 100000 for
the purchase OF certain land for the es-
enlistment of a national park al Apo
,nattox Courthouse. Mr.. Flood has intro
iluced another bill to take the place OF the
former one
The new bill. provides for the purchase
Of the Mclean property. including the
house and certain land. not to exceed 100
acres. and carries an appropriation OF
10000.
There IS little likelihood of the passage
IF this bill at the present session. IN
fact it is hardly probable that it will be
scted upon by the subcommittee OF the
COMMITTEES on Military Affairs.
Elections Committee No. met this
morning and decided to submit the
Walker-Rhea case to the House for
rote to-day. but when Mr., Weeks.
chairman Of the committee, approached
Sneaker Henderson on the subject. the
latter nut him off and declined to allow
,he case to come UP. 1t will. however. be
brought up before very long. The COM
mittee has reported unanimously in favor
of Judge Rhea.
There has been no report from the sub
committee in charge of the Wilson-Lass,-
Ter case representative Jack. OF Penn
.,;lyan!a. chairman of the subcommittee.
is absent from Washington at present,
and action upon this case IN the near
mn