The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-23
Daniel and IND 3Rixey Unable 'l,l .5' to 81 S.,
tend tile George "a arlington
Celebration in Alexandria.
TOO MUCH MONEY FOR NAVY
Rixcy Delighted With 11 Ills Els, Visit Visit
tp Richmond and the Effect
81 Speech to Veterans.
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Martin and Representative Swanson vert
10 Alexandria to-day 10 attend tho WABf-
ington day celebrations. Senator Daniel
wanted to attend, but no did not reach
tho city this morning until nearly noon
on his return from Berryville. whittier te
went to attend tho funeral of Mr.. Daniel
.Caball, his knsmAn Representatives
Rixey was greatly disappointed at bciag
unable to be- present. but he had to be at
the session Of tho House Of Reprcsen Z Ia r.
.tves to-day, as the naval appropriation
b.1l was under discussion, and he Is the
senior Democratic member Of tho Naval
Committee, 4.
He made strong spccch against the
Bill, which. he thinks. carries TOO mucn
money for tho navy. when appropriations
are SO much needed for improvements Ut
home IN s.3 IA 81
4 Mr.. Rlxcy Is delighted with his visit to
Richmond, not only because Of the cour-'
tcsics shown him., but also with tho eff
feet which the address on his bill allow
Ing tho various Southern States compen--
sntion for Confederate veterans provided
for In Soldiers Homo. had upon the
mem bers Of the Lee Camp OF Confederate
veterans Mr.. Rixey hus all along said A
that when the members OF the camp un-
derstood the nature OF o the blu they
would not oppose It. and no said today
that he believed the camp would have:
endorsed tho bill had n resolution to that
purpose been submitted to vote after the ]
addresses Friday night. 81 did not dis
cuss the bill but very little with inmates
OF the Soldiers Home when vert out I
there he said. AN did not even have
d copy OF It with me-"
Mr.. Rixey thinks there are excellent
prospects OF the passage of tho bill at 4
the next session Of Con gress.
IIUNTONs ENDORSES BILL.
Mr.. Rixey has received since his re-
turn to Washington, letter from Gen-
teral Eppn IIunton warmly endorsing the 1
bill, and saying that but for tho inclem-
scr,t weather 81 last Friday night he
would have been present at tho meeting
OF the camp and have expressed himself
favorable TO VT
Representatives Maynard said to-day
that he had received information which
led him to believe that ono OF tho scout
ships. which are provided for by the pend
ing naval bill, will be built at Norfolk. The
bill provides for the construction OF two.
vessels OF this type at o cost of milltsn
dollars each. Mr.. Maynard has been very
active IN his effort to induce the Secre-y
,tary OF the Navy to have one Of the yes
sells butt at the Norfolk yard, and he PC
sIievcs he will be successful severalsot$
the Republican members Of tho Naval
Committee have told him they wanted 70
see the government construct one OF the
ships at Norfolk, and other influential
men on the Republican sdo have like
wise indicated their desire to have the
vessel built by tho government and at
the Norfolk yard. &, IS
y Mr.. Maynard is endeavoring TO have
an item placed In tho urgent deficiency
Bill In the Senate providing for the def
cheney In the steam engineering depart'
ment at the Norfolk navy yard. owing
to the lack OF funds the department Is
now running on reduced time. He thinks
he Will be able to secure the appropr.a-
uo.:: needed.
Governor Montague came to Washing
ton Saturday night. and spent Sunday
here. He went over to Alexandria to-day.
SHOT AT FIrz LEE. 5.5s
General Fitzhugh Leo was also here
yesterday, and he, too. went to Alexan-
dria to-day to be In Washington's home
town on the ed Ia OF February. While
General Lee was here o week or two ago,
he and James Jenkins. OF Wisconsin
chairman of the Committee on judiciary,
met in the committee room of the latter
one day recently, and Mr.. Jenkins, " no
served nearly four years in the war be-
tween the States as q private In Cons
many A.. Sixth Wisconsin Volunteers, at
once turned the conversation upon the
war. 8 n 4; ssg
'rrhls is the second time have ever
seen you, General" remarked Mr.. Jcn-i
klns. 81 III
III beg your pardon. Z remarked General
Lee, 3"hut do not recall that We ever
met before 5ls x 5 e p q
n eve didn't exactly meet" replied Mr..
Jenkins with q smile. cit was at tho
battle Of Brandy Station, In August. 1863.
DO you remember riding along the bank
OF a creek there. I have forgotten its
name sFtii- q
Cedar Creek" interrupted General
Lee. # 4. s q
Cedar Creek went on Mr.. Jenkins,
S.'You we're riding along the bank OF tho
creek, at tho head Of several regiments
OF calvary, My command was IN the
shelter OF the woods not very far away.
Several mon near me. who had seen you.
spoke OF you as Fitz. Lee. You wore
black plume I'M your hat. We had not
been ordered to fire. but raised my
niece, and took the best aim at you ]
could. When pulled the trigger ! ex-
pected to see you fall from your horse
hut YOU did not, and a minute later your
command was charging the woods, was
very sorry ! missed then but am very
4 glad now" 4 e, y @
you wouldn't have been good sol,
s der If you hadn't been sorry them" said
General Lee, laughlngly. Ia
'Or glad now" replied Mr.. Jenkins,
and the two old soldiers went down to
luncheon together.
WHY F1Tz. LEE SAVED HIM,
on the same day as that on which
General Lee met Representative Jenkins
for the first time he also >met Represen-
}tative Tawney, OF Minnesota, IN the
course Of the conversation, which took
place at dlnnersat the Raleigh, mt
which General Lee was one OF the guests,
MIR. TaWney, who Is hardly on tho shady
side OF fifty. remarked that he was at
the battle OF Gettysburg, which greatly
surprised General Lee, until the Minlle-
sofa representative explained that his
parents were citizens OF the town OF
d GettysburgEat the time of the battle and
that he was only six years Of age at
4 tho time General Lee was at the bat
tie, and from what Mr., Tawney could re-5
member, he was led to believe that a
portion OF General Lees command
charged along the street In front OF the
rrawney home. General Lee described