Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1913-02-06
RICHMOND ROUTE
FUTURE PROJECT

one oil the bittcrest congressiOnel
wrangies in recent years came 70 an
end Thursday. when the House. oy
\ hig margin. approved the Design ane
J LEGATION Tor n $4,000. 600 memorial 10 I
Abraham Lincoln. selected BY the me 4
arts com mission and "a specias coHu'e /
sion consisting OF President lait. F.
Speaker Clark. Senators Culoln am" R
vetrnore and Representative Cannon
The memorial viii De an enormous
|rcctangualr stone structure, on tut
north bank ~ the Potomac. OPPOSITE
Ithe lee Mansion in Arlington NaNohdi
ICcmctery The outlines u me ap-
IproVcd design are simple. ana the az
conjecture is t0 Dee 90 the Greek type
|cf-nnfc Durfc columns VIII surround
. 1.-The exterior Inside. lu hoN higher
THAN the chamber ~ the House n
+ rter.rescntatftne. WIN Doe cOloes ii
|rfnfur OF Lincoln. ana on tablet bis
Gettysburg ADDRESS VIII Pc aENtd-
The building viii Dee located GOA the
|axls 20 the Capitol and thc WashinF-
|fnr Monument and between fhc Wash
|Inrton Monument and thc Potomac.
Buriand Favored Highway.
TourcrnrflffNn Turlnrl Of missouri.
b Ted the fghf against the scheme. ite
, and others preferred memorial ro1d
, from Washington to Gctt}snnrs. ne
friends OF The Greek temple t1ca
r. CHARGED that the road project was o
4 scheme got up by real estate men ana
n The House debated tho question ar
, dny An OF the orators on both sides
90 che aisle TOOK part oo1.ne'I
|tIel with Northeruers in proislnE LIn-
|rolu. The advocates of the meuioria
|hnulnr fcere1 nc the road men foi
,., wanting something "uscful as me-
, mortal 90 Lincoln. kepresentatiN
e Oulc 81. James ~ Kentucky. asked
SIR. Bor'and on DE would pun doWi
q thc American flag because 10 was no
III "aecful"
= Rcpresonatiro Cooper. of wiseon
e. SIM. said he supposed Mr. Borian
would have objected 90 the erection
40 of the Washington monumeu hecous
II George Washington was not a.
- ErvpUan. and. therefore. should no
Ae have am obcllsS dedicated 90 hts mem
orv The Lincoln memorial accord
.e- ing 90 Mr.. Cooper, VIII be The hne.
Q memorial structure ever erected,
Bridge May Como Later.
HcprescntatlNc James II. Mann.
IN Illinois. the Republican toor leade
ne said tho memorial building was 90
ay followed hy "a memorial bridge froi
ne Washington 90 the national ccmetei
~ ON the virginia side. "tO forever bin
80 the North and South together an
re. fno construction OF "a road from a
let, lreton TO Mount Vernon. and them
ON f1 Richmond. where the Govcrrmc
hs should erect memorial 90 Jenersl
~. Davis.
ecl when we have done that" said N
-- AI ann, Mo HnNa MANr e|NNN 200 II
aD- world that the hearts 90 an America
oal beat with respect and love for q
~ leaders on both sides OF the conte
and that they have forrotten the ai
10 rrostics or war in the peace Oh
Who rnsseth am understanding"
mes The opponents OF the mcmor
ned building could muster only 81 vot
AS against 1853 hv its advocates. 4
Senate has already approved OF
eA- building
Che Pickett Pictures Building.
oye Rcnreecntative Pickett. OF Toy
her spoke eloQucntly in favor OF the n
b, n mortal. His speech was listened
e.. ly nanny members who crowded
to1 aielos about him. Ira concluding
4 on remarks Nr. Pickett drew "a pIct
rtt- 40 the splendid silent hnU with
very majestic figure 90 Lincoln ln the C.
,aar fDr AZ One cn1 the second iraugu
,..., address and at the other the fam
Gcttysturr address.
ao-t some sentence iu that address
hlu4 claimed Mr.. Pickett. with ma
D se toward none and charity for am
her pro counterpart in am lan-uaEc s.
lind chat of the Master. Father. FOR.
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