, 1875-05-13
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
COMMITTEES

The Comn,ander-iu- Chief thon announced The
following committees.
On the Addrxas Of the Comm In Chiee-Cctn-
ratcs lanaford, ot Wisconsin OILS. Of CONNECTICUT
Pickett Of Msasachusetts jann!ast, Of PsnusJiEau'a
On lhs lsepo.ts Of tic A13utantocneral and Q,ar.
ternA4ler-d burrows, Of New Jer.
seJ; W.eden. Of illinois; White, Of Ssw Ila,upshirs
Maxhrtl. nf Massachusetts; PlHnmar. Of Minnesota.
On the R.porlA II ths Inspector aenpra, Iudge Ad.
chesSesoa. oi vssaoat SEAMAN, n" s of nhoas H.
hnd White. Of Mnnesota; DAsland. Of A4sachu-
'ttt. HANCOCK. Of WISCONSIN.
Parkinson, Of New York Hawkes., Of Potomac.
Of renusyi1.aia; Mbsug5, ef Minnesota; Duny, q
New 1!amreh!re McGillicaaly, q OHIO.
on crsdenti.s fer Ne1. Ye4I-Tn. Adi9tantaener-
ana Connecticut.
Gonna ado Wagner objectod TO tho appointment
Of Committee on credeut,als year ahead.
:.ho commsndcr-in-Chie quoted tho rules,
and sustained hls Action.
DEPARTMENTAL nEroRra.
The next business was the reception and sub
mission Of raEorta from tho yarious Depart
mcuts. Matters for confederation wete sub
n1itsod from Now York, Connecticut, Tcupsyl-
vania, Wisconsin, and Rhode Island.
Comrado SeAtnan, OF Nhodo Tslantl, presented
. resolution inviting the Encampment TO meet
In that Etata in 1877.
Tho nexs business was the reception OF
coHAysicAr1oSe FneA INDIVIDUALS.
Comrhdo Seaman odarad an amendment 10 tho
bylaws, whloh wa properly referred.
C3mrade Wagner, OF Ponusylvautn, offered
resolution to ths eject that tho nn1t Couyen.
tion Of tho Eucampmout DO held iu rhlatlel-
phL nt such time as tho Com,na,,dcr-in-Chi
and sationa! Council OF Administration shall
rtescribe. Action doforred.
On motion of Comraja 11annnford rcoess
WAS taken until o'clock, ?. m. to nnablc ths
Committees to prepare ti1sir reports.
At 1:30 r. m. tho Encampmont was called 10
lsd.cs' ordinary Of tns Grand Pacific Hotel.
The grand rounds wore made by tho Officer Of
The Day.
The EocAupmeot resumed the reception of
COMMUNICATIONS raoA DEPARTMENTS.
Cofntade DAVIS, Of New Jerasv, read reso'u-
that general encampment bs hold In lhiladcls
plla IN lSIs, aHd that measures BE- taken to &C.
cure an attandancs Of ttln Order an H,ssas.
The eCommanlst.in-C Chief read telegram from
Past National Commander A. +. Burneide, as fol-
lows;
NEW Yon1, stay II, 1s15.-Gen. Charles Der.n..
~: Am serry mt to hs abla to 10 will you to-ay.
rr4tesua gssstug 10 conra.ies and best wiahea for
4. E. Buns.1nr.
Tue Adj Iutant.G .Geuertl alao read telegram
from Mobile, Ala. etsllug tint six new postp
had tust bssn formsd in The SIato. Tie author
concludes: Titus "a lilo Gras, but not the Is,t,
loyal yell from tho Sunny BoutL."
Conrado Nowton, OF Vermont, Cha!rmaa OF
tue COMMITTEE ou Reports ot tho Inspector
u5neral, Judge Advocate lonaral, Surgeon
0enerat and Chaplaln-in- Chief, reported that
the Committee hsa carefully examined tho ro-
and adopted. They found no new matter re-
quiring action, aud commend tho officers for the
faithful performance Of their dutloB.
The rapport VIE adopted.
EEBoLuTloSs.
ComEado Merrill, Of Massachusetts,, Chairman
Of the Conmlttea on llesoutions road tho report
Of that Committee, which was discussed clause
by clause.
Tue iiras two proposition concerned only the
rltnal and ether nastors privileged to tho Order.
Ihe third clauas was III reforonce to inviting
soldiers who woro tho gray during tho late mar
to meet with tho Order Ut Philadelphia next
year: Recommended by tbs Com ni.tes that It
would 10 ine1pedlsnt for ths 0tlor 10 tako auy
by tho Encampment.
Two resolutions wsre reported IN references to
equAllzlug hountioA. Tho Committes recom-
mendcd tho adoption OF tho one asslux for ~
early aud ilnal 1ettlsment Of tho matter by Com
gtess. Cumrads Wooden, Of Illinois, spoke in
a. favor Of some action on tho part OF ths Order.
Tho resolution recommended by the COMMITTEES
Was adopted BY tho Eucampment.
Iho Commattce recommended tho adoption OF
= resolution asking for tho reinstatement by
ho'no after tho Whr closed, but Lsfore they wore
1nuutered out. lfemnrka wora u,ado bY Com
radea Mhsnor, HAYNES, Harnum, Doucke Max
aeid, Wecdsn, Merrill! Hs9gs, Wnsd, Los, aud
:. Htshanl. Iho resolution var adopted by tito
Tho Coumander-in-O Chief stated that tho Bourd
Of Irada had Ihyitel the organization to vIsi;
tho hall Of tho Board; Aleo TINT Tho board Of
Public Works had offered to place 4 tug 1t Ito
crib. On motion the INVITATIONS voss ACCENTED.
COMMITTEE ON THE ADDRESS
comrado uanaforl, Of Wisconsin, Chairman
OF tho Committee on the Address Of sha COM.
mandor-in-chicf reported for tue Committee u
~ ,as oesrs and tgt~sf's II s National kas4~pa4a,
Of tbs Chief, bee leavs to 1eposs thst
1s;S.anssd !4 H. saoptioa Of o. following: @11
ilktosped, Thas ths romayka Of tho Comuspdnf-in-
Ch4cft nndeE tbs head Of disabled soldiers, are IN
a~srIancs With our sept.nents, and ma ioe il 10 L.
ing pensions 10 those who suffered o ioss Of iss Or
AZ arm q we're otherw.a c4uAl!y disabled, md W
Representative 10 enl0rce tie c1sIns OF lAts Glars pf
pensioners.
Rt*e!ssd, Th.t shs recommendation of. tho cou.-
formal by Conlrnde u. u. sblsy, Adjuunt- 0sncsa,
sm,aenty appropEt.se snd wsa desuSved.. Every
rsoas aas % III NO q tsa
solcs Of Adtutantaenera will, wS feel aurs testify to
W marked ability, pateAee, aud 4uvottun 10 tha
Grand Army slrays exhibited by him. The CoHl-
.asnaeF. ohsef. rnsn eected = thelsfors auhofss4
Y aupolnt = committee Of tares, whose duty Il
,ssl bo . 70 pfer.rs sutahis resolutions Il.
s!blsy Il held by lie Encampmant md
q s appreciation Of hfs valuable services aud cause
eoe aams TO 10 enasossed urou parchment, framed
sad presented 70 oou,radn iGlsy With ths
ol tbs EncAMptneut.
Iho resolution waa heartily adopted.
Cou1ads lanafotd then further rsnorted tin
following resolution for consideration
Received, That thls Encamr,ueuk rccovn,x.s ,tth
~ must profound s4sfaaon tile succoxs
of tie Order under The administration OF u,nr.,ts
poaes And h!s 3ble assistants .u tho perauas of Iii
xas.9u. staH otlesss Our gratitude IL due to them
iuf thrr zeal aud fidelity tu t6s discharge Of thar 1n
les aud We cordially e1reaA cur thanks 10 iLom for
sunsrabls rosiuuu. s~A~ "N" ~"
Ne!vlredt That coumltteo-copt,s.tru Of comr.dn.
Ward. Of Hhode Isiaud; Mersill, Of Hsssachus.tts.
sud leath, of FcnusyatAni&ls hsroby sp,onted rtth
sehteA 10 caa!rkds Deyens ~ substantial ani ner
tnanent Feeo.uijon cf tls services u Consniat
Chef aud Of ouF fEstesnAl regard for hu, AZ oooa.
fa1st sud sueA 1uoas} - may BE- nst~4sary In {bs
3udxmsnt os ths Cemzuittss 10 psy lot sAd taipnis