The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-14
Only Two Votes Against It in
the Senate.
IMPORT ANT MEASURES
Several Are Presented in the House
and 'Senate-Mr. Mcllwaine Would
Have Uniformity Of Statutes in
the Several States-Gosslp.

FRS of public moment were offered ana
referred. Tho Senate, by vote Of 80 to
re, passed the bill offered by Mr.. Halsey,
SDf Lynchburg, authorizing the placing Of
Va statue of General r. E. Lee in the
4 6tatuary Hall Of the National Capitol,
snressrs. Gold and Ope alone voting in
The negative. Both these Senator's spoke
strongly against the bill and 1t was elo-
puently advocated by Mcssrs. Halsey,
tEears, Tyler and others
Tho bill providing for the payment Of
pertain contingent expenses was also
passed and several bills were offered
|nnd referred. One Of these was by Mr..
McIlwaine providing for tho appointment
tof commission to encourage the uni
jformity of statutes by the several States
lof the Union, and another was by Mr..
tWntkins to allow the Governor to re-
Nsist certain court fines.
There were a number Of petitions in
favor Of tho Mann liquor BILL and they
were referred.
The general tax bill being the special
order in the House was postponed and
tthe calendar cleared Of uncontested mat
4er. On motion of Mr.. Southall, the
blouse agreed to an adjournment until 10
% CLOCK NlOnQ1Ly, III W SlNS lilolc
time for the Campbell Crawford inves-
Mgntlon today.
Tho Commit on Counties, Cities and
Towns reported bill authorizing the
county of Campbell to erect a Confeder-
Ato monument on its public square, and
tanother allowing cities of not less than
.b,OD0 inhabitants to issue bonds to settle
outstanding obligations.
There were several bills offered, but
they were local in their nature for the
most part. Mr.. Bowman presented one
continuing the offices of clerk and auditor
: Tor the city Of Roanoke. and another was
by Mr.. Stafford, authorizing the erection
of Confederate monument at Pearls
burg.
Among the bills Of interest which were
passed by the House were those charter
dng the Alumni Association of the Uni
versity Of Virginia; amending the Code
On relation to limited partnerships, and to
provide for the prosecution of criminal
cases removed from the State to the
Federal courts under section CAB Of the
United States Statutes.
The Senate will meet at noon to-day.
The Senate.
The Hasey bill to provide for the
placing of q statue of General Robert
Z. Lee In the Statuary Hall in the Capt.
tol at Washington, came up at the spe-
GILL tOIueT III TIE SENATE yesterday.
Mr.. Gold q Confederate Veteran, was
the first speaker He made strong
plea for the passage of his resolution
and in opposition to the Halsey bill.
Mr.. Gold grew really eloquent in his
tribute to Lee and in his pleadings with
the Senators not to place the statue of
Lee where it was not wanted
Mr.. Tyler, the son of former Prcsi-
dent of the United States, elouuently
advocated the Halsey bill. The Charles
City Senator Is one Of the strongest
speakers in the body. he has the good
fortune to possess voice. which, while
not musical, always attracts attention.
and his delivery is graceful. Mr.. Tyler
was roundly applauded.
MR.. TYLER'S SPEECH
He spoke as follows:
-:eFhen this bill was first presented I
WAS doubtful whether the time was
opportune for action to be taken by the
General Assembly of Virginia looking
to the placltig of a.statute Of virginia's
MODEST son in the National Capitol.
Unlike others. was not SO sanguine
rs to believe that the dominant section
of this republic was as yet magnanimous
enough TO accept the verdict of history
and admit that America's highest ideal
of military greatness of civic worth
and human excellence. found expression
ward Lee.
~ felt. too, that action at this time
might be premature. If Virginia. in pre-
4, senting the statue OF her hero, relied
4 Tor its acceptance on the graciousness OF
her former foes, and / was unwilling
to risk the chance Of a currish refusal.
81 doubted. also, whether the Federal
statute inviting the States of the Union
to place statues of those they deemed
their greatest citizens in the Halls OF
the Capitol might not be construed ms
restricting this right to the Northern
States. But since then l have been as
sured that there can be no question OF
Ntrginia's right, her legal right, to be
4 tj represented in the Nations Walhalla
v that she can exercise her own choice O,
the many Jewels that gllsten In lcl
coronct, and that thus, suing for n.
favor caring not for the vindictive pro
tests and criticisms of little souls, blu
standing on her own right as a sovereign
State of this republic, Virginia Is at full
liberty to place by the side of Georg
Washington, the founder of the Ameri
but not less glorious defender OF cor
stitutional freedom, Robert Lee,
.And SO for this reason. and no othe
shall support this bill. It's passag
will, If It should have no other resul
ngain show to the world the undyin
esteem ana VeneratlOn WIN WHlcn w
cherish the memory of our great col
mander, and that we only forestall fc
few brief years the opinion of h!
greatness in which all the peoples of tn
earth will hold him.
"And let It be understood that no ma
Bile efi!gy In n memorial hall will nd
anything to his honor, or make MOI
secure the position Lee will occupy
future history. His name Will endul
when those OF his opponents will |
forgot. Hannibal, tho the leader of
defeated people, shines among the In
nortals, while his Roman oonqueror
Fahius and the Scipius are only r.
A membered because OF their connectic
with the great Carthaginian; and Cron
wells fame outlasts the memory of a
mis- antagonists, altho' his bones We're d,
MED burial. and for two hundred and fl
ty years England raised no monumeI
ia to his honor!
"The statue of Leo In tho Capitol wi
he an honor to the Republic, not
Is d1im, and an object lesson from whic