| Show LINCOLN MONUMENT MOVEMENT A movement al present on toot in washington to erect a monument to president recalled the existence ami mysterious passing of ho national lincoln monument association bartered by act of congress march 30 1867 the plan was backed liy the most prominent men la the country at the time and was raised by popular subscription the design for the monument was executed by dark ellla iho sculptor a alto in front 0 the capitol and captured confederate cannon were turned over to iho association by the war department from which to cast the bronze alg urca the pedestal dut the association and its organizers seem ta havo vanished into thin ar wak on the monument was never even begun and EO ar as can be learned tho money was never returned from lo 10 1882 the record of the association Is clear but there Is absolutely nothing to show what became of it after that date the list of ancor submitted to congress in the former year with the application tor a included such prominent men as james harlan alexander ramsey nathaniel P banks sidney perham bolfas frederick douglass godlove S orah shelby 11 cullom samuel Sh ellenbarger and hochard yates the last congress record of the association Is an act passed in 1882 pro that five trustees should consal ante a legal quorum of the association and it la believed that this provision was enacted owing to the dying out of In leest in the project and the difficulty that had been experienced in securing attendance at the necessary meetings recently a number ot the engraved subscription receipts of the association have been found they were executed at the bureau of engraving and bear the signature of gen F E spinner treasurer of the association and at that time treasurer of the united states ag well in view ot this tact it has awn suggested lttie books of the treasury department were carefully examined the or more subscribed by tha people and placed in gen spinners care would be found on deposit A I 1 to |
