The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-05-18
THE PENSION AGENCY,
Meeting OF Soldiers and Pension
erS Last Night.

A meeting of old soldiers and invalid
and widow pensioners was held at Ar
better Hall last evening, to demonstrate
against the adjustment OF the Pension
Agency in Cincinnati.
The meeting, which was largely at
tended. was called 10 order by Colonel
Guthrie, who nominated Colonel r. NJ.
Moore President, and the following as
Vice Presidents: Hon. B. Eygleston,
Captain August Holthoff, Major j. A.
Remley, Hon. Charles Winkler, George
Weber. General 7. j. Sullivan, Captain
Fred. Dister, George Schneider, Colonel
A. E. Jones, Colonel August Moor, Gen
eral w. G. Halpin, Hon. J. W. Fitzgerald,
General b. f. Fearing. Secre lary, jess g
p. j. DeBeck; Assistants, Major A. NJ.
Aten and Henry &. Koogle.
On taking the chair, Mayor Moore
stated the object OF the meeting He
said the proposed adjustment Of the
Pension Agency in Cincinnati would be
Iraught with delays and increased eX-
penses. and hoped that a set Of strong
resolutions would be adopted agalns t
| the scheme.
| On motion Of Captain Koogle, a Com.
mittee on Resolutions were appointed.
| While they were drafting them speecues
were made by Gen. sullivan, Mai. r MI,
General Halpin and Colonel A. K. Jones
The resolutions, which were uuau.
mously adopted, are as follows:
"Whereas, An order has been issued
from the Department OF the Interior
consolidating the several Pension Agen.
cies in Onio, and transferring the pay
ment heretofore ut Cincinnati to Colum.
BUS, thereby discontinuing the agency at
Cincinnati; and,
"Wnereas, There are about two thous.
and local pensioners AZ and in the VI.
cipity of Cincinnati, consisting OF
of wounded and disabled soldiers, vic.
ows and m nor children Of deceased so
diers, who for the most part are poor
aud dependent upon the Stipend which
they receive from the Government, and
VINO are lily prepared to sustain any ex
penses, delay or Inconvenience in the
collection OF their installments which
can possibly be avoided; anu,
| "Wnereas, The agency and its admin
istralion at Cincinnati has been emi
nently satisfactory to us in this, thai
the pensioners received their payment.
promptly, aud without any delay or ex
pense; and,
"Whereas, The consummalion of said
order will compel the pensioners to col
lect their payments through the mails
and thereby place upon them large ex
penses in executing vouchers and il
postage, and will also submit them t,
The many vexatious annoyancas anu de
lays incident to collections through tn
mails; and,
Whereas, 1t is confidently believed
that the disseminating vi the Cincinnati
agency would result in no real ecUnom
' TO the Government, inasmuch as it ca
doubtless b, shown tnat the agent, by
personal acquaintance anu examination
) Of pensioners and Witnesses VINO appea
before him, can and does detect and pre-
vent frauds each year, greater in the ae
1 gregate amount than the salary he RI
ceiYes; therefore,
"Resolved, That we, the local per
sioners of Cincinnati and of Hamlto
= County, Ohio, with the highest consld
, Grafton aud respect, but also with til
. mostsc0ns cientious earnestness, ask
J there may not be reconsideration Z
lsald order, at least 90 lar asit pertain