, 1881-10-21
PRISONERS OF WAR.

\ llntf.nr Np1ritcu I}irrnnH3o,t nj tho !
Meeting In HprluEiIet.t. l11.-1:lccttn't |
OF DflIeerA-&'lttcnxO ktfected as tile
Next f!ars ns Meeting.
Aptetas Utsnateh t. 7hs i1hteaao Tftbuns.
SrnSnriti.p, ILL.,, Urt. aD.-'rhc National
i'rLsu,,nrs 1T War Association llGhl 1t bhsl- !
HISS Eicctlsx t0tlny. 4 reorganization WIS
ELECTED rs e!,anssng The name Ut tie nsst'cia-
tlol, to "Tllc Western Division Of the Union
Prisoners Of War Association" Ui'ltnrs
were elected rs follows: ten. Z. ". 1nycy,
President; Col. T. II. ilutlrr, Tlec-l'tcsI-
'tcut; l'liellx I.nbanni. Sccretary; J. N.
Wright, Assistant Secretary: Z. e.. fa'orRe,
Treasurer. 1t was also drcit[rd that thu
Presidents Of the State associations be tIce- |
Presidents Of this nsstrfatit't. tt1l tslnt thu
Executive Committee consist Of the President
and yice-f'rcsfttents atul Secretaries Ut eacl,
Slate. ChicaKu WINS selected as tl'o next
place Of meeting.
The constitution and bylaws were aiottctl.
Tho ule.nbership-lre CLAUSE, ~, ntnl!oH nf
ten. Strigl1t, ws,s stricken ostt. lie thought
the local eDf.Hlttees III their PLACES ut meet.
ius would glat!ly talr carc Of the cxiwHses,
rs fnr as they pertainctl t0 &llu a,'stusl ses-
stnns.
Considerable discussion wns liad on the
PROPOSED clunsc relative tn prohibiting
political discussions at the n!ret!nKs 0t the
esAt,sl luttf,li. tim. SlrPlGfl. WINS Hpp0sed To
such provision. lie csnte'sNeI earnestly
tint the war tlppevnlnst til tic minds uf MI
members Of tllu nsst,ciAtton WIS Il political
Nnr, and lie thought tslnt tile man Win was
trnubcA nb0ut tllesu p1llticnl discussions,
generally sreaksng, hadn't tic right kind III
pntittcs.
4 Dcnncrat1c colnras!e wanted thu clause
stricken oMt. lie WIS llut afraid If pOlitical
DISCUSSION, boastilg that Ills party WIS nble
to take cure of itself nnd nil suelt Iiscus-
slons, aI,tl expressed faith in Its ability to
cone nut ahead.
X Republican cnnratle announced that Ills
pnrty latl during tile 1as: twenty yrars been
playing the "coInlnK ont n',cah" part. and II
nDsubIe Instance Ut which WAS sllu WI ut 4i1-
| poMattNx.
Another cOnrattc remembered that It was
Tho written constitutional law of the Amer
lean uMion tltat a!l men Should be peevnisted
tu exercise tilb right Df Tree Speecl!. nus
was Ulle Of the thi,.Es taught fur III tile Iato
WnE fAttptau1e.
Tic cIn!lsy. u, motion Of Gen. strelS]'t'
Tile resolutions adopted declare that 1t Is thu
t!nty uf CONGRESS tn provide far s,!cli trssns!-
ers IN lost their health N Rebel prisons Win"
scrying tilt, t;nyGfNnle.t III tho War Dt ttlH
| l$ElEll1DEs Ntlu IELIli}t
0f Springfield a.l.t tho fucnl cuBinIticr fnr
the unusually satisfactory ENTERTAINMENT III
II las Dcei, we'll known that within the last
received letters frop' Washington nrEtnt:
them to secure tho nlOptH'll Of II rtsllttoil
ut this meeting nsktlE the !'resi1ns;t
to appoint Com'ttssio'!sr.uf.p pens'ot!S D4.!'
teriar. 'rhls, llatter w,s brought up hY
C0lnlnde In 1,Rlnle, III .ChicnEu. and precip-
ltatud Il brief Int lively, rarket. ~ lI9'l1.le
stated tliat llu lsl recently bnel ndy!st tl!nt
Col Dudley wnulI recommend tn Cnl,SfrsS
at It's forthcoming sess!!nll tbs pcns!nl1lnE 9f
nI prisoners Of war. lis tllongl; that tt!ld.
ley tul,ltt accomplish! 0re III tlat direction
ns Secretary of the interlnr a'.!t tileEsir;' ;;
cnIlttt ,,pnn tic assMiutihn tD pcttttol! Fresi-
dunt Arthur tU ltlnEe The unpn,llt.nclt.
ii this, indiana tl>ulllcy's Statcl was
prpnlptly heard irn'l ~ tho lNrsoli Ut t'eM: IT.
S'rsg9t, , w .,t te %roi'sitot m f"st tr y" M s
prisoners lli Ills prtSGit position. IL & w,
uppt,su,t to tl,n proposition tn pei,s!''ll ns WIN
lnstt been prisoners, atlal favored lellSlnilltt
alty tl.usc " lin lIal last u!e!r health aln
strengtlI by yirtue of their imurisunuens
There wert. ..}J, ,O00 prls0hrrsU! war. Uf Wfi.i
| number he believed mt nUru tl1tIh ioU,Nh
were ever confined In prison nlly length OF
Xfter some discussion, Comra.lo ,Va,Ita':
ynort, 0f SebrnskA. atsu uliposetl l.is lsatilne:
propositions. lia criticised the driit Ut TIL
| ulSruSSltt!It uni tNlIlIEn tlaAt III pflsnher y
wnr c,ul,i reasonably nsk il0re Ut Ct!ligres
than tim. Strcat:t WIS claiming. lte l'l''
1usptl to amend In 1;Auhte's prOlulsltinh D,
making It real Tint the Western Union t.x
prisoners uf war 1sk tho St:1lnte 10 Gnntir1'
tilp n,,potntlsrt,t III t;rn. Dudiey ~ uMltet
Etntea Pension commissioner:
This WIS accepted by IA Uaii1I!P. niMs III,
tho ,.IDttn!l WIS n.lNptpl by u ui'niilin0lt
| rising yute, and thu l,lcctlng a'l)0nrtleta.
Tic visitors nude a pilgrtnNEe ~ the lltl
colu ,anul.eut this nfternot,ll. The eXrl
cisgs tierp iiInln.ad brief addresses by Ges
JNlll II. I'a!Iler a,,.l Paul ENlldervnort q
| Unn.!tn, nfter which tho 0bjgcts 0f lntrrrS
, ! were Inspected. This evening formal ~;
dress wils delivered Mt llepreselltatiyc Ia
befure II !nrEg ulldtGiiGH hy Paul fA's1el
: vunrl. utter which the ylsitars were enter
timed Ut III ttrgant banquet ut llle l4hlMli
llutrt, provided by tho tttizcls nf Spril!r
Held, niul regal.,tl With tt;sStS and rtniitl:
4 rrlcca ri prison tinys by 1lotnbi
? list Ut speakers, t0Hsts i>ell!g Tcspnhte
!! tn BY .'ut1En .}n,.,rs H.. MMtaen,
! ten. 1Efcllar. ltnwrlI. ten john \. McClel
! nailt, tiel. .ju!,n NJ. l'hlnlel.. 4. T.. Loon!S
! t;el,. \. u. Strelght, the llnlt: .nl'les ~
. | Cnrtnny, tien. &. w. FavHy, .Ct't"Fhse ~
( l'lkr, mid sthers. Thu banul.et Was Il decide
SUCCESS and lllu reuniUl, ctuse III Il llttnllt
U highly satisfactory ~ MI present. tlIu nlll
regret being tl,nt tllricens manly I',hl tl9t let'
fortunate enough 10 eujoy Spr!11E!ir|u's no
, pliulity, the ci.izels luyng dollc n0b!y !
, prcparing for thls occasnt'.
. A MYSTERY.