The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-11
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Captain Lamb Introduces a joint
Resolution, Which May
be Passed. sa8
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SyvAsItI N Gro N. d. q, Feb. 10. Repre-
sentative Join Lamb introduced q joint
resolution To-day providing for h tho res
iturn8to tho respective States OF the flags
,ofS Confederate regiments captured during
tho war. Ca plain Lamb said that while
3llc had not made an exhaustive poll OF
tho House for tile purpose Of ascertaiinrlnE
tie sentiment which would be manifested
towards his resolution, he believed that
1t would not encounter q serious o1'rosii-s
ton. sectionnlis,n has very largely dis
appeared in Congress, oticea bly, within
the last few months and CAPITAL Lamb NIB
hopes that this good feeling will be shown
by works. "a ~ 4 5 q.
In 1857. during Mr. cleveland's first
term, iii the White House. he issued an
order providing for the return OF these
Confederate fla gs to the svario Southern
states. but when II was discovered that
this could not be done without an act
OF Congress. the order was rescinded
Favored BY Roosevelt.
# President Roosevelt N said last year
when Apr oachcd BY Representative II rd-.s
wick, OF Georgia, on the sub ect,, that he
would $bc glad to issue an order for the
return OF the flags, but had not the aus
jthorlty TO do so. e ss5 # Fl "a 81 4. sd
q Senator Foraker, OF Ohio, said eighteen
years ago the flags should never he re-
turned while he lived. Fl G till lives. and
is in the Senate from Ohio, but Il It's
probable that his views on this subject,
like those on many others, have der
gonc d change In a decade. 3 SS,s ss5
" Charles Sumner during President Grants
last administered Ion. ~ made y an eloq uent
speech In the Senate in dvocacy OF a
bin for tho return Of the flags. In tho
course OF his pcroration Senator Sumner
evoked applause by declaring that the
ancient Greeks never retained emblems
captured In war with fellow Grecians.
Tho mos se rious obstacle to tho adop-
ton Of Captain lambs resolution, Is tho
short time remaining now for legislation
Secretary TAFT, in a letter 70 Captain
Lamb, said 4 hat, he would no. oppose the
return OF the flags, but that he felt thai q
Il Was a subject on which he should not
take a posi- ton 4, There are one hundred
and sixty-nine Ebattleflags captured from
Confederate regiments which are now
stored In the War Departn ent. The forth
coming volume OF Il the Southern IIstori-
cal socIety's papers will contain a list
Of these flags which was printed IN this
correspondence q year 9 m ore \ q go. ~.
B lacksburg Cadets. M
4 General Scott Ship. ntendent4 OF
the virginia Military Institute Is 81 ~
Washing ton cndeavoring to make 4 g RI
to have the corps OF cadets
take part in the inaugural pa rade. II e has
encountered considerable difficulty II. do
ing SO. 1t is hard to find suitable QUAR-
tiers for the cadets and about as hard to
mako sat lsfa factory arrangements to have
them fed while here. Prices asked are
lexorbitant NJ x n. Nh III
" THE cadets will bring their bedding. each
man carrying his blanke t In which he
will roll himself and so to \ sleep on the
floor, For a large house on X Street for
Two days and nights, heat and light fur
nishcd, the owner asked General shipp}
$4oo a hotel. not the finest in the city,
offered to feed the boys for 81 80 n mcal.5
There is also some uncertainty regard
Ing the position to which the cadets would
be assigned In the marching column the
regulars, marines. sailors, West Point and
Annapolis cadets and tho National Guards
Of tho various States will compose the
military section OF the para de. AZ ii. sS
The High School Cadets. Of this city,
who are uniformed and equipped as sol
dlcrs, will march llnmed lately behind the
sta te Guards. x ~
3 General Ship protests against having
the W M. I. cadets march with schoUl.
boys, and college boys. II the questions
of quarters. maintenance and position
can DO settled satisfactory, the cadets
will appear in the parade on heath
of March. III a.S ,, u Il. m .5s
Il IT was announced to-day that the Rich
mond I'll ht Infantry Blues would appear
In the marching. column on Inauguration
day. Tho Seyenty-flrst Virginia Resi-
ment will form part @ the pa r'ade, head
ed by Governor Montague. Tho Culpeper
company and the Lynohburg company Of
the SEVENTEEN RegimcntE will also be In
line. IS a II !. "a