The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-10-29
DAY DISPATCHES

INDIANAPOLIS, Oct 24.-The ma
tiOna al convention of soldiers and
sailors assembled here this afternoon
in response to a call issued by Gen.
F. W.. Haskell and Gen. Merrill.
Delegates were present representing
about LOO organizations. The OBJ
ject of the convention is to take action
looking to the securing of pensions
for all soldiers and sailors of the late
a Gen. j. r. Carnahan was elect
ed chairman and John 0. Hardesty
secretary. States were called show
ing delegates present from New York,
Massachusetts, Vermont. Maine,
Pennsylvania, Ohio. Michigan, Iowa.
Illinois, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri,
Kentucky, Indiana. Maryland and the
District Of Columbia. Ohio, Indiana
and Illinois were largely represented.
1t was ordered that all resolutions be
referred to the committee on resOlu-
tiOns. The call for the convention
was then read. The committee on
resolutions was appointed. The COM
mittee was made to consist OF one
member from each state, with SIS.
Burdett, of the District OF Columbia,
chairman. The committee retired to
prepare their reports, and the Inter-
vening time was occupied in listen
ing to "reminiscences, Rotations, etc.
When the committee returned the
resolutions were read:
We. ex. soldiers and sailors of the
Union army and navy in the wal of
the RELATIONSHIPS -nOw in mass
assembled. do now present to our
comrades and Il representatives In
coz gress, our views and u desires
on the question of pensions. Be
lieving that our comrades, who are
now suffering from disease or
wounds, are entitled to the klndest
consideration, therefore be 1t
Resoiced, That we ask the follow
Ing amendments to the present pen
sion laws:
F!rst-That every person who
served in :be military or navy service
of the United States for the period OF
three months during the war OF the
rebellion and has an honorable dis
charge therefrom. and who is, or
SHALL become disabled, and shall be
dependent upon his labor for support.
shall be placed upon the list OF pen
sioners OF the United States, and be
entitled to receive a pension during
the continuance OF such disability at
"A rate pIoportionate to the degree
thereof.
Seeond-That all widows or minor
children OF soldiers and sailors who,
AS such. are now receiving under
existing laws the sum Of 50
per month be entitled to and
receive the sum Of Sl2per month and
a.. such widows or minor children
wao shall hereafter be found to be
10 the rate Of IS per mouth
existing laws shall be entitled
- receive the Tate Of $40 in lieu OF
.sii IS.
Tni.d-That if any invalid PEN
have died or shall hereafter
lie. leaving q widow OF minor chill
irvn uuGerS Years % age. both of such
such widow and minor
.hildren snail be entitled in the order
# succession named 70 the original
pension in their Own name without
)eing required to prove that the death
If such pensiOner was due to his mil
tary or naval services to the United
Fourth-That pensions granted
Widows on account of minor children
hall be continued with a limit as to
lge whenever it shall appear that
such minors are of unsOund mind or
physically helpless, so as to render
hem incapable OF earning their sub
lstence.
Fifth-That in considering the
of dependent parents the fact
INA cause of death, and the fact that
he soldier left no widow or minor
havlrg been shown, it shall
V Necessary only to show that such
parent is without other
means of comfortable sup
port than this, and cannot live by his
)r her own manual labor.
Sixth - hat in all applications
where it appears that the applicant
was regularly enlisted and mustered
INTO service, that fact shall be prima
Facie evidence Of SOundneSS at the
lime Of his enlistment; but such pre-
sumption shall be subject to rebuttal
~ record or other competent evil
lence.
Believing that the foregoing en-
braces only the Just and equitable de
nands of the veterans of the late war,
md as all legislation to this end must
upon the active cooperation
If the legislature and officials of the
country. we earnestly urge upon the
soldiers and sailors Of the war against
The rebellion to give their support at
he polls only to such party or candi-
iates as are, and ever have been in
Of such just legislation in the
interest OF the men who stood in de-
'ense of the country in the hour of
Ter need.
The resolutions were unanimously
and Mr.. Burdett. chairman
II the committee, was instructed to
BRING the matter to the attention of