The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-24
Subject of Lees Image
in Statuary Hall In
definitely Postponed
CONSERVATIVES
WIN WARM FIGHT
Providing That Con.
gress Be Requested to Remove
Statue of South's Great War
rior From Capitol Defeat
ed, in Belief 1t Would
Inflane Bitterness.

Atlantic City. n. j.. September "a
After long. warm debate, the Ma
:ionsl Encampment Of the Grand Army
nf the Republic at its final session
.his afternoon, Indefinitely postponed
5ction relative to the controversy over
;he placing CT the statue of Robert Il
Lee in Statuary Hall OF the Capitol at
Washington. The vote was 1913 to
1o2
The encampment rejected the propo-
si,ion recommending that Congress be
asked to grant each Union veteran OF
the civil War a pension of dollar
a day for Efe, but indorsed the Nc
Comber bill now in Congress relating
&c pensions IF widows. 1t was recon-.
mended that the pensions for veterans
sixty-six years of age be increased
from sl2 10 SIS a month; seventy
years of age. from SIS to $50. and
seventy-hve years Of age, from $40 TO
s25 month.
Conservatives Win.
The question of the Grand Army's
attitude on the Lee statue matter war
ene of the most important the en-
campnient had to deal with In year s.
The conservative element carried the
encampment. advancing the argument
that the bitterness engendered In the
Civil War was disappearing ana tha'
| sectional hatred should not be re
y,ved. that action adverse to the Lee
| statue would do more harm than good,
especially to the G. A R, and last
| hu, not least, that the State OF Viz
etn,a under the act of Congress oil
| 1854. had the right to place In Statuary
| Hall the image OF any man from 'iia'
I state whose memory 1t chose TO pe'-
| petuate.
some of the most prominent men IN
| the Grand Army organization spohe
with intense feeling. The ma..es
1 came before the encampment hhrous ,'1. .
\ the presentation of majority ana thi- a-
tESuortty repor. by the committee on ses- @
.oIu,ions. This committee Thursday
/ night considered a large number OF
| resolutions on the subject and took up
a resolution from the Department oil
1 Indiana as one that covered the Whole
| controversy. This provided that CON
| gress be requested to remove the Lee
statue from the National Capitol. The
| committee. after a long argument ana
/ a close vote. rejected 1t. w. II. hetcn-
| um of Indiana. then notlhed PAST
Commander-in-C Chief Torrance, OF MIN
| nesota. chairman of the committee.
| that he would present the Indiana res
olution on the floor of the convention
| as minority report, and Torrance and
| his followers prepared for night.
When the afternoon session con-
vened and 1t was seen that less than
$50 Representatives were present out OF
| over 500 in attendance yesterday.
Ketchum endeavored to have the whole
= matter 20 over until next year on the
/ ground that vote taken to-day Woulo
! not express the sentiments OF the en-
tire membership of the Grand Army
OF the Republic.
prepared for Fight.
Torrance quickly agreed to this. but
4the boys" on the floor, who had come
prepared for fight, wanted TO have
1t. and shouted down a motion to post
pone.
Chairman Torrance then read the m
! diana resolution and reported that the
/ committee recommended that 1t be re-
tected. Ketchum followed with the
minority report recommending that the
| Indiana resolution be adopted.
Feeling ran high. and at one time a
comrade was rorced to take his seat
The arguments were along the same
| lines as advocated by each side in the
| recent discussion throughout the coun-
| try
The debate proceeded with spirit un-
| til there was loud demand for vote.
A motion was made that the whole
subject be Indefinitely postponed. A
rising vote was taken, and the relIers
announced that the vote was 1873 to 102
| in favor Of the motion to postpone
Following the debate the encamp-
ment installed the newly elected Off
GERS. TAPS" We're then sounded,
bringing the encampment to close.