The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-07
SOLDIERS HOME
INQUIRY ASKED BY
DELEGATE T0NEY
Bill introduced in House to
Look Into Expenditure of
$4,000 Said to Have Been
Spent for Repairs.

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The iorpart Of yestel days session
II the house o. delegates brought
shout = peculiear fight. which decided
ne Richmond delegation and threat
ened u occupy the balance Oh me Gay
Resolution introduced by Delegate
Yoney. calling for an Investigation al
s:he Lee Camp soldiers Home, was
he bone of contention. Mr.. Toney
proposed that a committee be ap-
pointed 10 thoroughly Investigate the
rome ind oeut what had been done
With $4,000 which was said to have
been spent fer repairs and 10 In
guire into the food and general con-
iitien OK the home
The morning session was opened
w{3h Il prayer hy r.. &. Buck. del
exate from Washington county. A
message from the sena. notified re
house that house bill No ?. with
amendments had been passed and was
sent TO the house for concurrence.
Judge Williams. patron NJ the meas
are stated that In the ~ oper time he
mould ask the house not to concur.
aiT. Tones. Of Richmond. then In
trcduced his joint resolution asking
that committee Of I'VE from the
house end three from me senate be
appointed tE lHft@tlAAEE AIiF ttAQtltPa
AZ Lee Camp. Soldiers Home. the dis
bursting u pensions and the conditions
If food and the buildings. He backed
his bill with short add ~ess, In which
he stated that $4,000 bad been ap-
propriated for repairs 70 the buildings
and that he wanted the investigating
committee to see whether this money
had been wisely spnt
Mr. Myers, delegate from the city
Of Richmond, streneouslv objected to
the resolution declaring that his
father had been Confederate veteran
and that Of all people next to his
own family. beloved the veteran best.
! He declared there had been no com
! plant agains, the home and until
there was a complaint he would not
! vote fer such resolution as that MIR.
Toney had introduced He said the
investigation would only cast reflection
on the gentlemen in charge. Mr..
/ Myers stated that Mr.. Toney had lived
In the city all these years and If he
WIS SO anxious TO see what repairs
z had been made he only had TO take
! a car and go there and see for him
self
Mr. Toney defended his measure
by saying that he only wanted the
committee to see what the s. 3, 900 had
been spent for.
II was suggested that this resolution
he sent 10 the proper committee and
sscted on, but this was voted down,
leaving the matter TO be fought out
on the floor.
Nj. Montague. another desegate
from the city OF Richmond. took a
hand in the fight. He said that he
knew many repairs had been made at
the home, hut that he had never heard
of any complaint about the manage
snent Of the place He declared that
should the house precipitate q resola-
ton like this. it, would make people
. think there was something wrong
when really there was not. He de-
flared precautionary measures should
be taken and the resolution referred
To committee for consideration, that
re house had made a mistake and
shculd take time TO think the matter
ser
Mr. Clement put a stop to tho argu-
~ ~ by moving that the resolution
We Passed hy until tomorrow, and his
3otion was carried by a vote Of II
10 a.
3tr. Brown. Of Northumberland
seaied much amusement. when ne
Qfe 20 q point II personal privilege,
a. It'd the house of the loss of his
rr3cfat, He declared that he had
t II in the courtroom and still re-
cd III check. for il. bat when
yTer' 10 get II Thursday the coat
naesng Mr. Brown said that at
,-E hotel if he had lost his coat
~ cloak room the hotel would
4ce Z and wanted Ia know what
Safe was going TO do about it.
member moved that the house
,p@ p..ate enough money out Of Mr.
salary 20 purchase another.
~ a. cate from Northumberl and
vas pat in Il joking humor, however,
uH inc speaker stated that he would
Took IBr0 the matter and have tine
coat room more closely guarded.