The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1883-08-23
INDIANA Ex-PRIsoNERs.
Proceedings at the Annual Reunion in Indian
ap0lis Last Week.


ap0lis Last Week.
During the military Encampment at Indian
apolis on the 18th inst. Reunion Of ex-pris-
ones of war was held at the Exposition build
ing, the roll-call showing 25O in attendance,
though there were probably q hundred more
upon the ground. On motion of General A. D.
Streight, committee of two members from
each congressional district was chosen to select
officers for the ensuing year. The committee
was as follows: First district, B. g. Wilkes and
James Bacon; second, J. W. Acorn, O. t.
Wright; third, VIM. Cartwright. ID. L. Wright;
fourth, Il. e. Moore, Joseph Patterson: fifth,
Comrades Hadley and Mersler; sixth, Thomas
III. Butler, Ivan N. Walker; seventh, J. G. Balm,
John Hardwick; eighth. /. ]. Mitchell, c. w.
Moss; ninth, Comrades Hickman and Jones;
tenth. Ira Cress, ID. o. RAIDER; Eleventh. COM
rade Rubenstein; twelfth, -; thirteenth,
]. d. Phelps. John Shafer.
The committee, after consultation, reported
the following as officers for the ensuing year:
President-John v. Hadley, Danville, Ind
Viee-presiden-I.D D. Phelps, Iaporte.
Secretary and Treasurer-Ivan ". Walker,
Indianapolis.
Executive Committee-A d. Streight, G. w.
Moss, John VI. Goodwin Thos. H. Butler.
Representatives to National Assoeiation-A.
ID. Streight, ThOs. III. Butler A. s. Mccormack,
/. N. Walker, c. w. Moss.
The executive committee was empowered to
select time and place OF holding the next meet
ing. The following, which has been embodied
into a bill for pensioning prisoners Of war con-
fined in Southern prisons during the late war,
which was before Congress at the last session,
was unanimously approved and its passage
urged, with the amendment that members Of
Congress insert the words May 1, 1861" in
stead of May 1, 1863" and by striking out
the words the cartel was suspended after
which the meeting adjourned:
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatives OF the United States Of America in Con-
greSs assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior
be, and IS hereby authorized and directed TO place
on the pension roll the names of such officers sol
diers, and marines who, while IN the service Of the
United States, and while In the line of their duty,
were taken prisoners of and such confined
in So-eaed Confederate prisons between the Ist OF
May, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, and tho
Ist of May, eighteen hundred and sixty-hve, al
follows:
All who were prisoners of war two months and
less than six months, 0ne-haR pension; those who
were prisoners of six months, and less than
twelve months, three-fOurths pension and all
such prisoners of war twelve months and
more than twelve months, a total pension And,
furthermore such surviving prisoners of war shall
receive 3 day for each and every days eOnfine-
nnent in said Confederate military prisons. Pro-
vided that such pensions shall in each case begin
from the date Of the passage OF this act and shall
be paid at the time and in the same manner
other pensions now paid. And provided,
further that this act shall not entitie any person
draw more than pension, but that such sur
as are entitled and are receiving pension at the
time of the passage of this act shall be entitled to
the increase of their pensions which this act may
grant them