The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-30

Tho Confederate veterans won hands
down before the Conference Committee of
tho City Council last night, tina. body
voting unanimously In favor of tho full
amount asked by the veterans, which is
$1,000 conditioned upon tho raising of an
equal sum By the veterans themselves.
The result was reached by motion OF
Councilman A. j.. Phillips. offered as a
substitute for one proposed by Alderman
satterfeld. who suggested si7,5o. Alder
man John Mann broke tho ranks OF the
opposition TO the larger appropriation 10y
declaring for So.oo the sum favored by
the Common Council. Thereupon the other
aldermanic representatives fell over
themselves. fgurativeIy speaking, in their
anxiety to do the handsome thing.
In justice to tho Aldermen, However, 1t
fhould be said that their former action
was based upon the recommendation OF
the Finance Committee. but when 1t was
Hscertained that the Finance Commit
tee had not had full information as to
the needs and tho reasons for tho sum
asked, and when the committee had
heard Colonel John w. Gordon, AIR
James n. Boyd and Mr.. Edgar D. Tay-
lor as to the situation, and learned
what other cities had done for the en-
tertatnment of reunion crowds, the AL
hermen. led by Mr.. Mann. were prompt
to agree to the full amount asked. 1t
was n glorious victory for the veterans,
showing conclusiveiy that they have
not yet forgotten how to fight
Mr.. Boyd and Colonel Gordon made
lnrceful appeals to tho committee the
latter reading n detailed statement OF
the requirements of the city. and con-
trastlng the estimates with the expendi-
tircs made by other cities. He went
over the situation in detail and con-
plnced the committee that all the figures
were conservative.
When Mr.. Phillips had offered his sub
stitute Mr.. Mann arose. and with evil
dent feeling. stated that he had been
deeply impressed by tho facts and sta
tistics presented. and that his former
action was based upon Il lack of full
Information. He thought the reunion
committee was entitled to every cent.
and more, and no regretted that the city
was not able In view of other demands
,lpon It. to make the sum $4,000.
Mr.. Satterfield followed in the same
line. and moved to make the recommen-
dation unanimous, a motion which AL
dcrman Masurier promptly seconded.
There was handshaking and congrat-
ulation all around. and the meeting
closed most happily.
The adoption of the conference report
by the Council is a foregone conclusion.
being merely a necessary form. 1t is
likely that that body will so amend
the ordinance apprpprlating the money
MS to do 1t without any conditions
whatever attached
Annual Hearing.
The Committee on Finance closed
strenuous days work shorty after IL
o'clock last night when 1t gave the usual
annual hearing to tho various private and
semi public eleemosynary institutions
of the city and to several other ap-s
plicants for appropriations in the an
nual budget.
In addition to the charitable benevo-
lent and humane institutions a hearing
was given TO representatives of the
Richmond Light Infantry Blues Battal-
Ion and the association connected there
with. who appealed to the city for All
emergency appropriation of 5000 for q
temporary armory and other eXisencies
resultant from the fire which destroyed.
their amory, equipment and all their
possessions. Besides this tho battalion
urged upon the Council the necessity or the
wisdom OF providing a permanent armory
at an approximate estimated cost of
about 100000 for site and structure. The
committee was asked to provide In the
annual budget for a start in tho direc-
,tlOH OF pToNlulnS an armOrS, IT not DeinS
expected that all that was desired could
be had at once.
Those appearing for the Blues rs
speakers included Major #. w. Bowles,
Mr. Alfred B. Williams, Major Sol
Cutchins, General a. L. Phillips Nh.
John b. Minor and others, and the
speakers We're given the moral support
nf almost the entire membership Of the
battalion, who warmly cl,eered the
rulogics Of the command. past and pres
ent Major Cutchins declared, With
feeling, that II he had tho means he
would gladly pay the $4,000 which would
be required to pay interest on hun
hred- thousand dollar expenditure for an
}rmory He suggested u site. but did
hot care to advertise 1t, lest owners or
The property desired advance prices,
THE other speakers eloGuently eulo-
r,zed the commands General Phillips en-
dorsing what Major Cutchins had said.
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