The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-09-27
FREDERICKSBURG SlnoNAI PARK.
Strong Report ia It's Favor b. Committee Of
Distinguished Feceral Soldiers.

At the reunion Of the society OF the
Army 1.-THE Potomac held at GettvShur,,
ON September 18th. much feeling was
manifested at the delay Of Congress in
acting upon the Bill for a National mark
NJ and around fredericksburg. and this
Report and Resolution werr enthusiast
tically adopted
BErOHr on COMMITTEE.
The committee appointed at the last
reunion IN Utica TO press the matter Of a
National Pack embracing the great bat
S'ebelds around fredericksburg respect-
iuily report that the or which has pass
ed the senate at the previous Coun ,,ss.
had e IN favorably reported bv the
House Military Commit and l.een de
barred consideration in tie House by the
speaker, was again introduced and pass.
ed by the Senate at the present Congress.
A hearing was granted 10y the House
Military Committee at which the claims
oil tue section n question were most ably
anu eNhaustively presented. The Com
mittee 10y majority vote agreed to re-
port the Bill favorably. 4 small m'acr-
ity rendered an adverse report. the only
sapparent ground OF objection being a e
multiplication of hattleields. commits
slons Tor which consideration was desir-
ed ~ accordance with a Bill introduced
~ member Ofthe Committee which Biu
has not yet become law. Every proper
efiols was made 10 bring the Park Btu
/ before the House. but without success.
/ The power bestowed upon the Speaker
/ by the Rules of the House was used
against the consideration of the Bill IN
the Committee OF tue whole. aud Do
action was had
The Committee in this correction. beg
70 call the attention II the Society 10 a
lew interesting and striking facts
The East has two National Parks. one
at Antietam which Is practically com
pleted at cost OF one hundred and
| thirty thousand dollars and the other
/ at Gettysburg for which the national APP
/ preparation has reached four hundred
and thiI " thousand dollars. with com
! paratively little more required The
/ West has six national Parks shiloh.
/ Nicksburg. CbicAamauea, Orchard Knob
/ Mission Ridge aud Lookout Mountain
for which the appropriations ave al
ready -sached > 600 600 and VIII pro
badly eQuire swo mi''iOns more For the
/ fredericksburg reservation We ask the
sum OF 100000 orly with which 70
purchase the land and clear Up the
z Ouad- More win be needed "a tine
blt II car not es ceed two hundred thous-
and dollars. This extraordinary dis
crimi nation ia favor of Western Battle
fields Is comparatively little known. Not
one OF the battles which tLes. Parks per.
| petlally commemorate su-passes in ma. IL
/ tu-e or equaled IN losses the terrible en-
/ gaeements in and near Frederick sbu-g
/ Ia the great conflict, the Eastern army
suffered two thirds OF the casualties dur
ing the war. and il Is therefore reason
able to iTier that il did les lair share of
/ the fighting. The Commiri7e -ejoices
that the West has been so ioi .rnaf = but
Il naturally inquiries why the e.traordi-
nasf discr mutation AGAINST the East
two m lions TO the West and a ha'' a
Ti'on only TO the East
The Committee 81 conclusion. beg %
oher thefoNowiug resolution,-Pa solv "a
that a copy Of this minute be sent TO the
| Spes ct and 10 eveIy member OF the
House OF Representatives with renew
Ell and most urgent appeal that the BE-
may he considered at the next Session
? nj passed.
ID. +. Sickles. Maj. Gen T. :. A.
Geo. ID Rugeles, Brig Gen. L. ;. A.
Horatio e. King. Bvt Col. T. :. A.