Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-18
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Manufacturing Willard called the
tea8.e to order ct noon. There was no
,sayor. The reading Of the journal was
;ispenSed with. The attendance was
raaH, many members having gone homs
10 spead sunday and Monday.
gae presentation Of the bull by Sena-
,5r Hglse@ providing for a statue 10 Cen
raj Robert Ecward Lee in Statua.
r5riaat ioatuf-e Of the day.
sl-. ClaYtar presented, the following
yssolutiCH, which was agreed to:
resolved. Ely the senate that the audi
.5e 81 public accounts furnish to this
boGy 2 statement showing the aggregate
amount OF delinquent taxes due aud I'm
hsil upon the real estate OF the Com
rn2reaiJh; and il making said state
r,ert that ha Designate the amount of
yraa delinquent taxes due and unpaid
,r.or 10 the years 1885 and 1900 and the
tuoEr1 due and unpaid subsequent to
he year 1902.
Senator Halsey, Of Lynchburg. pre-
,anted the following. which was referred
10 The finance co-nm;ttee:
whereas the congress Of the United
States did, by act approved July =. 1864,
provide. as follows:
THAT 9 marble floor, similar to that of
the Congressional Library or. The senate
ycs4bule, shall be constructed in the old
han Of the house Of representatives,
,ssi~c such marble as may be now on
hand ard not otherwise required, and
titat suitable structures and railing shall
be therein created for the reception and
erection OF statuaTy. and The same Shall
y, lrder the supervision and direction of
trs commissioner CT public buildings"
e-6 further that !'Tne President is
le-ebg authorized &c invite each and all
:ns States to provide and furnish statues
il marble or bronze, not exceeding two in
rrn.ber fcr each State, OF deceas per-
IONS rho have been citizens thereof, and
riustrious for their historic renown, or
rom distinguished civic or military ser
7lces. such as each State shall determine
3. be worthy OF this national conmemo-
ration; and when so furnished the same
shlN Dc placed in TIE CID kall Of The
house ot representatives, in the capitol
q .he United States, which is hereby set
apart, or 50 much thereof as may be nee
ess2-r as q National StatuarS, Hall, for
Tic purposes herein Indicated" as ar
pears from the statutes at large of the
tairty-elEEIh congress, 1861, page ga.
Aad whereas, the President of the
United States did. On the Sd February,
1915 uF 7. ". Seward. acting. Secretary
&C State address q circular letter to the
governors @ the States, requesting
through. them that the several States
would take the matter under ccnsidsra-
tion: and
CoMMONWEALTHS TWIN HEROES.
Whereas, ttse general assembly OF Vir-
giGia Is informed that Che statue Of
George Washington nov fills one Of the
places in the National Statua1y Hall,
and deems it meet 70 provide that the
status OF another cil45er Of Virginia,
INDUSTRIOUS for historic renowf.'' and of
Distinguished civic and military ser
VICES shall i'll the other place which
es yet remains vacant; therefore.
! &c 1t enacted tsa the general assem-
by Of Virginia %, I lat the general as
ssmoly or Virginia appreciates the above
Mentioned invitation Of the United States.
extended through the President, and ac-
aepts the same ~; That q statue OF
Robert Edward Lee be furnished by the
State Of Virginia TO be placed III the Ma
1ioaal Statuary Hall of the capitol Of the
United States, at Washington, D. c.
? That g joint committee Of -. sena-
t5ss and 49,. delegates be appointed by
he presiding officers OF the senate and
house Of delegate t.. considerzans aseer-
tain the appropriate kind OF statue to be
selected and its cost; and the said com
tatttoe be Instructed TO confer with Ed
ward Y. Valentine. the artist Of the
Incumbent statue Of Robert Edward Lee
a Lexington, il being the preference OF
The general assembly that the work shall
e done by a Virginia artist.
s. The committee aforesaid shall act
with as little delay IS practicable. and
shall make report 10 the senate and
house OF delegates.
{. This act shall be. IN force from It's
passage.
In connection with the foregoing, sena-
Tor Holsley presented the following let
Ter:
Lynchburg. Va. Jan. is, 1865.
Hon. Don P. dalsey, Senate, Richmond.
"a.
Ny Dear sir,-Recprrir;g to our rons-er
ration during the holidays. and TO. the
suggestion I made that the statue Of
General Robert Edward Lee be furnished
by the general asse,nblg of Virginia to
be placed IN the National Statuary Hall
Of The Capitol Of the limited States at
Washington, d. G. and believing that the
eradication which you expressed at the
'1ea viii be shared by the whole people
ef Virginia, I send YOU herewith:
~ The draft Of bill to accomplish
this end which your better Judgment Will