The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-02-03
Secretary of State Suggests
Erection of New
Buildings
FOR SUPREME COURT
ANDRE COMMISSION
"A State Arsenal at Tallahas-
see or Elsewhere Is
Also Necessary.
FLORIDA BATTLE FLAGS TO BE
PRESERVED IN SUITABLE CASE
IN STATE HoUsE-SToRY OF
THIRD FLORlDA'S COlORS-
WORK OF THE RAILROAD CON-
MISSION.
By jefferson Bell.

Tallahassee, Feb. 1.-THE crying
need for more room at the statehouse
will be dwelt upon by Hon. Clay CraW-
ford in his annual report, now IN the
hands of the state printer. In a dis
cussion of the matter several days
ago. Mr.. Crawford said: 1.-The state
house is entirely inadequate, we real
ly haven't any more room than we
had before the building was remodei-
ed, for all these fellows now on TINS
foor had offices in the basement
then-now they" ARE all on the
level" | supplied. "Yes that 1t is,
he assented with smile.
sThe building should have had
third story, because the lot is 100
small for any other additions, but
would oppose adding another story
now, for / have gone through the ex-
perience of one remodeling, and nave
no desire for another like II.
Mr.. Crawford's suggestion Is 10
erect a building in the neighborhood
for the Supreme Court and the hail-
road Commission, which would give
annie room for the present. There
three available lots, one d.
Z,ectly north of the statehouse, one
opposite, known as the armory lot,
and a lot owned by Mrs. David 5.
walker southeast of the Capitol. All
these lots are only the distance OF the
width of the street from the Capitol
grounds.
A State Arsenal,
Adiutant General Foster in his re-
mort will call attention to the need
of a state arsenal at some central
and accessible point. At present all
the military stores are kept in the
basement of the Capitol, greatly to the
Inconvenience of the adjutant general
and everybody else concerned. Twice
q year when uniforms are received
from the war department it is neces-
sary to convert the hall of the house
of representatives into a military sup
ply depot and until the shipments
are out of the building it sounds like
the battle of Bull Run was going
on upstairs.
A movement is on foot to build an
arsenal in Jacksonville. admittedly
the most accessible point in Florida
which will serve as an armory for the
local militia and also as a state ar
senal. Naturally the headquarters OF
the adiutant general would be estab
iished there. a precedent set In New
Tork and other states
Florida Battle Flags.
General Foster has received and
had placed in the hall at the head Of
ahe stair in the capitol a handsome
case in which will be displayed the
battle flags of Florida The last legis
lature made an appropriation for Z
suitable case for the flags which were
returned by the general government
The case is of heavy plate glass JOINED
by narrow frame of oxydiZeC
bronze. The base is of marble which
furnishes 4 background for a plats
inscribed in large type, Florida Baltic
Flags.
Here will be displayed the tattered
faded rags. torn by shot and shel
and stained by the blood of southern
heroes. Around them cluster mem
cries too hallowed and sacred to bt
nut into words. The colors of 'th'
storm Graded nation that fell.
The battle flags in the custody o
the adiutant general in 1904 were thu
battle flags of the Second Florld'
Regiment. of the Fifth Florida, OF INT
Ninth Florida, previously the Slxt'
Florida battalion, the regimental nag
of the First and Fourth Florida Regi
meNtS and the H6dU4uoitSsS hei, "
the Florida Brigade in the Western
Army.
In March 1905 Hon. William II
Taft, secretary of war. acting undo
a Joint resolution of congress return
ed TO Florida the following battl
flags:
/. The battle flag of the Secont
Florida Infantry
~ Battle flag of the Sixth Florid
infantry captured by private on
Smith. Company G. 95th Ohio Volur
teer Infantry, at the Battle OF Brent
wood Hills, near Nashville, Tenn, De
cember is. 1884.
8. Battle flag of the Eighth F1ol
ida Infantry, captured by Sergean
Thomas Koran, 72nd, New York Vo
unteers, 3rd Excelsior Brigade
4. Battle flag of the Eighth Florid
Infantry. captured in the battle o
Sailors Creek, April 6, 1865, by Firs
Sergeant A. A. Clapu. Company G
End Ohio Veteran Volunteer Cavalry
1st Brigade 3rd Cavalry Division
General Custer commanding.