The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-04
PICKETT CAMPS
VIGOROUS ACTION
Resolution Endorsing Rixey
Bill Tabled Last Night.
IT WON'T COME UP AGAIN
Consideration Was Postponed
Indefinitely.
SPEECH OF CAPT. HAZLEWO0D
With Tears ia His Eyes He Appealed to His
Comrades TO Reject the Resolution.
Fiery Efforts of Conn AIDES Gibbs
ard everidge-Eloquent
Speeches Of 0.hcr
Comrades.
SPEECH OF CAPT. HAZLEW00D

Pickett Camp, after a stormy session
lasting for two hours last night, decided
by an overwhelming vote to indefinitely
POSTPONE further consideration of d rcso-
luton offered by Past Grand Commander
r. l.. Maury, endorsing the bill intro
duced recently by Congressman RXcy
providing for Federal appropriations to
Confederate soldiers homes.
There were some spirited declarations
and some pathetic scenes at the meeting
The most touching incident was the
speech of Adjutant w. NJ. Hazlewood, d
SCARED and grizzly veteran, whose Tee
bic form trembEed as he spoke With
tears tricllling down his pale and fur
rowed checks, lie made Il pathetic appeal
TO his comrades not to visit this stigma,
as he termed it, upon him in his latter
days He declared that lie lived now
only 10 stand at intervals by the grave Of
his dead, departed wife, and he would
there bow his head in shame il his camp
should place him in this false light be-
fore hs country.
Fast Commander i. Scott Gibbs made
some strong uttcrances on the subject.
Hc would prefer 10 die in the poorhouse
TO accepting benefits from such q meas
urc Mr.. Bcvcridse spoke cloquentiy
against the resolution. as did also Judge
George L. Christian. Colonel Maury and
,Parson' w. L. Tallcy advocated the
resolution in strong speeches.
The way was cleared for the resou-
,,r
business shortly after Colonel Winston
raped The camp 10 order. The vote by
which the matter was indefinitely post
poncd was 10 to z and it will hardly
como up again for discussion.
RINEY BILL Ut.
Tho discussion Of the Rixcy bill was
taken up after routine matters had been
disposed OF The question rccurred on the
following resolution, offered at the last
meeting by Past Grand Commander
Maury:
..Rcsolved, That Pickett Camp Confed-
sage of the bill introduced by Congress
man Rixey for the relief of veterans of
the Contedcracy.
Past Commander Gibbs made 4 strong
speech against the resolution. He mad
formerly offered a resolution thanking
! Captain Lamb for his efforts against the
bill. He had withdrawn it for harmonys
sake. lie would never agree to the reso-
luton If passed il would create a ten
! pest in Il teapot. He woui die in a poor
house before he would accept benefits from
! such a measure. l. it had come from a
| Northern soldier it would be different
but coming from a Southern representa-
! tive it places Confederate soldiers in the
/ attitude of being beggars He was
! cheered by his comrades.
Past Grand Commander Maury, who had
offered the resolution to endorse th2
measure, now took the floor and read tne
bill he briefly explained The effect Of
| the measure. and was literally applaut:Sd.
| He said the passage of the bill would re
suit III great relief ana benefit to disabled
| Confederate soldiers. 1t WAS no l5.ore
| than the soldiers of the South had Il iigh-
to ask of their government. and they were
| asking nothing. The bill offered them
! something, and they surely had a right
to take it. He thought its passage would
do much TO obliterate sectional lines. 1t
| was a dog i'll the nlanger policy for some
! Confederatcs who did not want these ben
etitS to fight the chance of others getting
them. He warmly approved the bill he
wanted his resolution ADOPTED unani-
/ mouSly.
SPOKE THROUGH TEARS.
4 led
to his comrades. with tears streaming
down his furrowed cheeks, not to place
this stigma upon his name. He had only
Il little while more to live, and if this
I resolution We're adopted he would never
feel like again visiting the grave Of his
dear wife. He was loudly cheered.
Mr.. W. II. Beveridge made i warm
speech against the resolution. The pas
sage of the bill was impossible, 1t stood
about as much chance as lie did to swai-
low the steepIe OF ST. Paurs Church. lie
sad ii meant that Confederate soldiers
should be in homes with negro veterans.
4 He would prefer that u poor-house ShHu'd
be built in his back yard for him to
die in. The second clause of the bill was
a damnabe one.
COMRADE GIBBS AGAIN
Comrade Gibbs spoke again ana III &c
plv to Comrade Maury. The 'a'ter li'-u
referred TO the fact iHat / 60 ,ut' '>oo
Welt had said he was proui tn.ts so,ae VI
b;s ancestors had been in The Confederate
service Mr., Gibbe said the President
Nd cast this sentiment TO the wind by
entertaining q negro at Eis tapie. lie
had come out of the army with nofhirs
h,,t his gray jacket and his honor. and lie
Ala not propose that the latter should be
compromised in his latter days. He read
the PROCEEDINGS of other camps declaring
against the bill. and asked that the reso-
,ution be defeated
.Parson'' W. Z. Talley made a strong
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