The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-05
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Prominent Speakers Urge Pas as
!. sage Of Bill to Erect Monu-
,nent at Gettysburg.
ToNGERs NOW WANT c CHANGE ! IN /
-HE bill introduced BY Delegate gate
Va Moses Green, OF Faliiaa, .r npp ~
Z the services 81, y q The Conf sdsrate sol.
diers on the battlerields Of Getty pu !,
was considered last night by the to ~
a e .mmlttee on Finance, SITTING IN the
Hall OF the House Ut Delegates
That the measure meets with general
pubic appro, al WIS ev.deLcSd ny the
n1mper OF prominent MN and Con
fedtrate ystetans \, ho Appeared before
+ tie committee t. urge q lAyO.nhis re-
resolution from .he' K. e. Lee Camp.
OF this city, b artily indorsihg me ..
ject OF the bill. Mr.. Bryan said tat
at the present time thyr. ls no monu.
indicate lh.t the south Was p.oud OF
the record its sold.ers mad upon tEat
Ststoric N,ld; there IS n thing 70 sh.W
that Virginia appreciated the glorious
record 7ct her her.es, the lives lad
down for Eer SAKE that Gay. Now Il at
the song OF The South have an oppor-
tuntty OF erecting an cveliasttng Tub
everything VI l A Tor the COM darate cause,
he hoped they would glaapstt, and ap-
propriate the sum necess airy Tor tits
ting memorial to the men who wore
the gray.
we haze not sG done this blfoF 9s sa s
DIR. Bryan. THE word Is asking Why
II has not been done. and It Is the
I demand Of history that Virginia shall
memorate the services Of her soldiers
General Hunton Speaks.
General Eppa Hunton described the
scenes upon the battlefield during the
three days OF fighting. He had tank
ed with General Lee. he said. on the
mon ning OF the day that Pickett made
sr's enthu.tasn had overcome any
doubt Of the Ultimate SUCCESS OF the
I Confederates ne might have had. Gem
eral Hunton said his horse was shot
from under him. end he was wounded
II the battle and borne off the fled.
The charge. he said. was the most
notable exhibition OF military courage
ever witnessed on a ba tlefleld, but it
was failure The position OF the
enemy was too string. and tho Con-
federates had to retire.
The battle OF Gettysburg. said Gem
cral Hunton. was well Planned. but
no, vel, executed. Lees orders were
his charge until late In the evening
and this delay was the turning point
in the battle.
General Lomax followed General
Hunton In ansappeal for the appropria-
monument on ca.p.y Hill I't Re os sat d. in
memory Of the Confederate soldiers,
and a few small ta bets to mark tho
positions OF the brigades. Virginia had
~. ne greatest number OF troops on the
other Southern States in placing
monument worthy OF the cause He
hoped this would be the report or the
committee.
They Fought There.
Delegate S. Read. of Mecklen-
would be great pleasure to General
Hunton to know that there were two
DINERS present who had fought In the
battle OF Gettysburg-Senator II. "A.
Fdmonson and himself.
Major Edmon fon. true type Of the
old school gentlem addressed the
committee for few In.nut Is. He said
that the national government had
placed tablet upon a spot which II ey
once called the high water mark at
Gettysburg. but which was now known
ralor. 5ss 3 - -. y
Governor Swanson. who was PRES
Gnt as spectator q. the request Of
mittee. He said that Il might be i'm.
proper for him to appear before the
Assembly In ma ter OF legislation. but
since he was called upon he would
speak. lest his silence be mistakeu lor
an opinion adverse to the bill .
He compared Lee and NAPOLEON. and
( said that on the very fields or ba tile
A which both had most carefully planred,
both, had failed. but each gave an ex-
hieiei9n 81 o. H ne in the
Legislature would take steps to com
1nemorate the valor exhibited by the
Virginia troops upon the field Of
Gettysburg.
address. the committee arose. It viii;
consider the bill In executive session
at date not yet fixed. .5
1t was expected that Senator John
Mcdaniel would be present. but he
was unable to leave washington an
account or important business.
a rather At El remarkable delegation
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get In the weight of their testimony
on the pending oyster bill.
The unusual feature OF the nciden,
Is the fact that the two visitors are
tongers and are here to present the
SIDE Ct the people who have heretofore
persistently opposed any change In
the oyster laws, The opinion Of these
people has undergone great change
however. and now Messrs. Lewis AND
Doughnerty haye come to- ask tEat
something be done to alter the present
laws. as they are no longer able "a
MAJ maze "a llying working on the public
q When seen yesterday both stated the
case very clearly, greeting that where
there has at5one time been an aburd :
ance OF oysters. there are 5none scfay
sna,that i the boring men men Of t he
e ections are gong to get living out
to be done quickly. They fur.her
stated that they had previously been
against any change In the Baylor Sur.
vey: as they had believed the natural
bottoms would improve and there
would once more be IA living. Develop.
; ments. h owever. had forc6d them to t 81