Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-03
MRS. BEHAN AGAIN HEADS
MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION
Mrs. Shelton Chieves Declines An
other Term and Is Succeeded
by Mrs. S. NJ. Davis.
WANT COTTON TAN REFUNDED
Illegal Draft of Millions Made From
South During Reconstruction Days
May BE Used by Congress for
SOuth'S Benefit.

There is. according to recent reports.
some hope of getting the 100000. 900
now in the treasury at Washington and
distributing it among the Southern
States. from whom it was illegally
taken Two bills providing for this
were brought up before tho last Con-
gress, but could not he decided upon
definitely owing to the rush OF business
They will. however, be brought up
again next December. and those who
are working for them have a good deal
OF hone that one or the other will be
passed, as Southern representatives are
almost all in favor or them.
The report Of the cotton tax COM
mittee. working on this proposition.
was the most far-reachnE matter
brought up at tho business meeting
yesterday morning of the Confcderatcd
Southern Memorial Association.
TEXT OF RESOLUTIONS
AS TO RETURN OF TAX
At the annual convention held two
years ago at Chattanooga, the follow
ing resolution was offered BY Mrs. w.
J. Behan, president general OF the as
sociation:
Whereas. as there is at present in
the United States Treasury at Wash
inston. -. c., Il sum approXimatinG
100000. 900. which the United States
secured during the war and the recon-
struction period that followed. from the
three following named sources: First,
captured and abandoned property; sec
ond. contiscated property. and third.
collection of cotton tax from 1869 to
1865. and
Whereas. what is known as the cot
ton tax" has been declared illegal ny
the United States Supreme Court, and
Whereas, it Is practically impossible
for the government TO restore the
money to the people from whom II was
captured, contiscated or collected dur
ing or after the war; therefore. be IL
Resolved, That we, the members OF
the Confederatcd Southern Memorial
Association, in convention assembled IN
the city Of Chattanooga. Tenn. on the
9th day of May, 1913. do memorialize
Congress at its next session In De-
cember, 1913. TO crystalize tho great
and glorious peace movement Of Gettys-
burg, by appropriatinG the sum now
remaining in the United States Treas
urv to the credit OF the three funds
named without detrimcnt TO any
legally proven claim. for the use and
benefit OF Confederate veterans and
the widows OF Confederate veterans as
they are the natural heirs of those from
whom this money was derived.
TAX HAS BEEN
DECLARED ILLEGAL
The illegality of the cotton tax has
the United States. which fact makes
IL seem more likely that the action or
the next Congress Will be favorable
The land tax collected about tho same
time that the cotton tax was levied
has been returned by Congress to those
who paid IT. Also the land granted TO
soldiers OF the Mexican War, and after
wards taken from those in the Con-
federate army, has been restored TO
them.
In addition To the reading OF the re-
port OF the cotton tax committee. an
important announcement was made ny
Miss Mary Hall. historians general. she
had taken in, she said, the sum Of 500
from the sale OF jefferson Davis but
tons That sum she handed over. in
an envelope. to Mrs. Norman V. Ran
dolph There was good deal OF en-
thusiasm when Mrs. Randolph made
the motion--which was carried-that
the money should go TO the endowment
fund of the Confederate Museum.
4 letter was read from the Ladies
Auxiliary to the Ancient Order OF
Hibernians asking that the ASSOCIATION
should indorse an effort being made by
the Ladies' Auxiliary to erect statute in
Washington to the memory of the noble
nuns who did such excellent service on
the battle fields of the War Between
the States, and whose work has never
been officially recognized by name on
was refused on the ground that, firstly.
tho association could not undertake to
indorse the Catholic religion, and. sec
ondly. it's constitution does not permit
cooperation with any other orEaniZa-
ton, even TO tho point Of indorSinS
something the other organization has
done.
TAKE PART IN
MEMORIAL SERVICE
AT 1890 o'clock the association ad-
journed to the City Auditorium, where
it Joined the veterans in very i'm
nressive memorial servire. 1t returned
to the church at 1870 to another de-
lightful luncheon given by the Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy. The most i'm
portnnt business of the afternoon meet
ing was the election of officers. The
following officers were reelected by a
unanimous and most enthusiastic stand :
ing vote:
President General. Mrs. w. j. Rehan,
New Orleans.
Recording secretary general, Miss
Daisy NJ. l.. Hodgson. New Orleans.
Corresponding secretary general.
Mrs. j. E.nders Robinson, Richmond.
Treasurer General. Mrs. John E. Max
we'll. Pensacola.
Historian General, Miss Mary A. Hail.