The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-23
A STATUE
TO P IE',.R|iP0NT
West Virginia Places Image Of
Her War Governor il, Stattary
Hail at Washington.
LEE STATUE I Is DISCUSSED S %
Sentiment Of South Is to Remove
It to Richmond if Any Re.
spectacle Opposition Arises.
From our Regular correspondent.)

(From Our Regular Correspondent
u WASHINGTON. D. c., Dec. Pa mar
bile statue OF Francis II. Plerpont, tho
War Governor OF West Virginia. has
been placed In statuary Hall at the
Capitol. under tho act OF Congress In
wiling each Of the statos to place statues
OF two Of their 'ilustrlous" sons in the
Hall. Tho statue will be unveiled and
formally received as soon as Congress
fixes a date, which will be at tho request
OF tho delegation from West Virglnin
Senator John u. Kenna is the other rep
r.,sentative Of Vest Virginia In the Hall,
marble statue having been placed there
some years ago. ga.
Little or nothing Is heard these days
Of the movement to have the state Of
Virginia present the statues Of George
Washington and Robert Z. Lee as the
repmsen tives Of the Old Dominion In
the Hall. though It Is probably generally
known that tie work Of completing the
statues, under al act Of the General
Assembly. Is we'll under way
THE LEE STATUE.
It Is absolutely impossible to say
the placing OF the statue Of General Lee
In the Hall. It Is not thought by the
members from the South that there will
be objection from the North, but there
are indications that Western members
may object There Is not believed to be
any doubtsthat II the matter comes to
contest the Congress would vote over
whelmingly to receive the statue of Cen
eral Lee But there is eminent among
members from the South that II there IS
any respectable opposition to receiving
the Lee statue It should be returned to
the Capitol at Richmond. and that the
statu,, OF Washington. should also be
taken back to Richmond. and placed
In the Capitol or the State Library.
A memb her Of the House said last night
that the opposition OF the Southern peo-
Pile to any measure looking to recognition
OF the Southern soldier. by the national
government undoubtedly. ca used the mem-
bers from other sections to have ten-
dency to vote against anything like a
bill for the reception OF statue of
Confederate soldier. l
ID Senator Kenna was q soldier Of the
Confederacy,l and his Is the only statue
of a Confnderat e in IT,, Hal .ia a5t ss3 Y
BOTH SIDES OBJECT.
Since the adoption of resolutions uy
some OF the camps OF Confederate vet
Grams opposing the RixeyJ bill providing
that the national government should pay
to States which Maintained homes for dis
bled Confederates sone&hui..fed dollars q
year for every veteran 50 maintained.
the North Is being Heard from on the
same subject, General Martin McNa hon.
president OF the Board Of Managers OF
National Soldiers Homes, has filed with
the War Department a strong protest
against the bill. Tho report says that tho
bill should be defeated II for no other
reason that It contemplates reward.
Ing men for one of the greatest
grimes that can be perpetratcd against
government. He thinks that II
the Confederates were allowed to eli.
ter Federal soldiers homes, battles of the
war would be fought over with sucn viEor
that the police would have to interfere.
Mr.. Rixey's bill does not propose 20
compel Federal soldiers to go into homes
for Confederate soldiers, nor vice versa.
CONFEDRATES IN ARLINGTON.
r. u, Lee Chapter of tho United Daugh-
tors of the Confcderacy of this city, i.tve
decided to give ball at Rauscher's Hall
early next month tor the purpose Or
raising funds with which to erect head
stones at the graves of Confederate SOL
dicrs who arc buried III Arlington r>u-
tional Cemetery.
Members OF, the Confederate Camp, ana
tho Camp Of Sons OF Confederate Veterans
of this city will assist in making tho at
fair a success. A number o. members
OF Congress from tlie South ana their
wives promise 10 aid in the undertaking.
There are W Confederate soldiers ourieo
in Arlington Cemetery. The bodies were
gathered from the various cemeteries in
the suburbs of Washington and placed II.
tho scmi-circular5 plot selected for the!r
final resting place. The identity OF the
bodies Is known in every instance, but
there Is nothing to mark the graves.
NEW UNIFORMS.
A new uniform for tho Marine Band Will
be recommended for use when tile pnlid
plays indoors at the White House ana
elsewhere. The leaders, coat Will be rcd
with white trimmings, Tho second
leader's coat will be similar TO the
leaders,. except that the collar Will be
blue and piped with white, the leauel 8
collar being gold. The cuffs will BIO blue,
plpcd with white. The private Loat viii
be red, with black trimmings. with black
collar. piped With white. The trousers for
all members Of the band will be black,
with red stripe, 1t is thought that these
recommendations will undoubtedly DO cp-
proved by the commandant Of the Marie