The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-23
MONUMENTS FOR
CAPITOL SQUARE
Bill Offered to Place There One
Of General Fitzhugh
TO R. E. LEE AND GENERALe
Suggestion Made to Have Equcs-.
Suggestion Made to Have Equcs-
trian Statue Modelled After
Washington's.

In the aennte yesterday the ar.. ,,o,~
was MADE IN an effort which. from prcs-
eht appearances, Will, unquestionably suo.
ceed TO secure site In the Can,to,
square for the monument to Genera,
fitzhugh Lee. to be erected In thi. c,,v
ana TO obtain from the State in addition
an appropriation of $1,000 to aid - nm
establishment of the memorial.
Az the same time attention was c,,,ed
to q movement which may he takon 49,,
at some later date for the erection ~,
inc capitol grounds composite mon,-
ment TO Robert Il. Lee and his general,
rms proposition is as yet in an incbnat.
state, and may take some years TO mn.
.ufe' put the suggestion is distinctly
mace IN the bill. and on account OF ths
ope VI me pan. has attracted much at
] % iar as can be learned. tho
,,. s'' 'ai would lie on the same general
ii .hes as the famous group st,rround,,.
the equestrian statue OF C,eor.a W..
lheton now in the Square. The preat
southern chieftain would be in tho 49,,
'er, with the more noted OF his po,arat.
s .. around him. Senator E,chols =,
o.aun.oh. who offered the measure ,bat
"''uc'taiiy referred to this matter a,,d
VIA. ne was acting solely as the renra.
sentative OF the Fitzhugh Lee .fonr,,a,,
nssocia.ioh. and that he had no nerso,..
Nno"iedse OF the details OF the Mar nv.
cept that he understood such q ,no,.a
fhcht was In contemplation.
The Echols Bill.
after referring TO the effor,s =, a.,
ri.Hnush Lee Monument Association ana
eoii'inending this as highly nntrio,t,
WORK, appreciated and approved IN. ~
General Assembly OF Virginia. which f.
uepig Interested In preserving memo
RAJ OF one who as Governor of the Com
liioii"e consul general to Cuba and
as Encouragement In the volunteer Ger
vice OF the Confederate States and tho
United states OF America and as brIgn
dler- generai OF the regular army Of the
United States OF America, and as first
president OF the jamestown ExposIttop
has rendered his name dear to the peonle
OF virginia by his devotion to duty and
his conspicuous gallantry in her defense
the Eckols bill provides that n site for
the proposed equestrian statue be dedi
Gated by the Commonwealth of Virginia
upon that portion OF the Capitol grounds.
described as follows:
circular plot OF ground with n
radius Of fifty feet. the center of which
shall be located on Il line projected in
northerly and southery direction
through the center OF the Capitol
building. at a point on the intersec-
ton OF said line with franklin Street.
projected from west TO east: provided,
however. that the General Assembly
reserve the right to relocate the said
monument whenever the said Assem-
bly, desires to use the said site for the
purpose OF erecting thereon compos-
lite monument to Lee and his gener-
ais"
AS soon as the Fitzhugh Lee Monument
Association has raised the sum OF 10000,
the Governor. under the bill, will trans
nit a special message to the General
Assembly. which will thereupon appro-
pirate $4,000 for the purposes OF the as
ISOLATION Should the term of Office OF
the present General Assembly have ex-
pred at the time OF the message OF tho
Governor. as aforesaid. then the Governor
will append to his message copy OF tho
act. and" continues the bill. this Gen.
eral Assembly confidently appeals to ana
relies upon the patriotic devotion OF the
sons OF Virginia who will succeed this
General Assembly in these legislative halls
to honor and carry out the pledge herein
given"