The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-08-19

a. Gen Grant, brought peace 10 a continent and
/ freedom 20 au enalavcd race.
Ny father took just pride in his old soldier com.
rndes. and hs son earnestly hopes to he recognized
T. D. GRAsr.
THE DELEGATE QUESTION.
After the noon recess the Committee on Gre
dcutials presented a report with a resolution
recommending that all delegates elected by the
/ Department Councils Of Administration 10 I'll
vacancies be declared null and void, and that
only those delegates and alternates elected al
the regular meetings Of the Department En-
oalpmouts be entitled TO seats. Tho report
/ was signed by Adj't-Gen. Cameron and Com
! radcs Iaintor, Of Connecticut, Lane, OF Maine
and Linchan, Of New Hampshire
ComTade Hicks of Minnesota, had refused to
| sign the report and when the motion came up,
be made a vehement protest against IL, as an
! injustice 20 many Departments some of whose
/ delegates had been elected by the Councils OF
Administration and had come 10 the Encamp-
ment at great expense expecting TO have seats
and votes therein. He was followed 10y ConGer
of Ohio Palmer Of New York, and Rea, OF
! Minnesota. Then COmrade Tainior, n MEM
Der Of the committee made vigorous and
1 able argument in favor Of the report. Comrade
! Fish, Of Minnesota, entered the protest of his
! Department against the measure.
1t cropped out that the whole trouble arose
with The New York delegation, which was di-
vided. II seems that several of the altcrnatos
/ duly elected nj the Department Encampment
went 10 San Francisco expecting TO have seats,
but found that the places OF absent delegates
had been filled by new elections Comrade
4 Tanner, OF New York, made puncent argu-
ment in favor Of the report, and was followed
I by Commander Sayles, Of tho same Department,
who was just as earnest in his opposition.
4 Chapman, of California, who Is Fast Judge
! Acknowledgement. argued in favor Of the re-
! port and announced that he had delivered an
! opinion, in his Official capacity, that such cleo
tons were Illegal In This position he was sus-
tanned by udEe-Adyccste-Gcneal Grosvenor,
VINO followed him.
Comrade Campbell, Of Kansas, made stir
! ring speech, calling attention TO the sweeping
character Of the resolution, and while opposing
the election Of any comrudc as a delegate 70 fill
a vacancy while there were a!ternatcs ready
and willing 10 serve he favored the admission
of those elected after the list Of altcrnates had
been exhausted
/ Comradc Wicl,s. OF Minnesota, offered reso-
luton 10 the effect that the delegates should be
/ admitted, but u was not considered.
Comado Dunn, Of Delaware, stated that
every delegate and alternate Of his Department
had resigned, and that the places Of the dele
/ gates had been filled by the Council Of Admin
istrati0n before leaving home. He made 2 STIR
ring appeal for justice. lie was followed by
Comrade Dorsey, Of New Mexico, in the same
strain. The question was discussed at length,
many members striving in vain to secure the
floor, and many points of order being raised
and decided. Finally ComraAe Palmer, of New
York, moved that the report be rocommitted to
the committee, with instructions that il is the
/ sense CT the Encampment that no new delegates
should be elected until after the list Of alter
mates is exhausted. The motion was adopted
/ with but few dissenting votes. This virtually
settled the question, and the delegates SO elect
cd breathed freer. Nearly every Department
had some Of lis representatives in that position,
and an adoption Of the committees report
would have resulted in much disappointment.
BUSINESS POURED N.
A large number Of communications were re-
ceived from Departments and individuals and
referred TO the Committee on Resolutions with
out reading ComTade Loring of Massachusetts,,
submitted a resolution indorsng the bill now
pending in Congress providing for pension of
IS q month for every soldier who served 60
days or more. He asked that il be not referred
TO the Pension Committee, as that had already
passed upon the matter Past Commander-in-
Chief Merrill, Of the Pension Committee, sec
onded C0mrade Loring's request, rs he said that
his committee had already expressed IFS disap-
proval OF the pending bill. IL was then refer
red 10 the Committee on Resolutions.
THURSDAY, AUG. 5,
the Encampment reassembled at 10 o'clock.
Comrade Harper Of Pennsylvania, read the
report Of the Council of Administration, setting
forth the action Of the Council during the year
pertaining 10 the executive department of the
Order. The report was adopted and the rec
concentrations approved. The matters recon-
mended by the Council are all treated in the
Commander-in-Chiefs address.
A OronOsifiOn n nav the MON hprc pf fha
Council not exceeding 500 for expenses Oh the
present trip was voted down.
Letters were read from Past Commander
in-Chief John G. Robinson, and also Past Com
mander-in-Chief Louis Wagner, regretting their
inability TO be present at the Encampment.
The following telegram from Grand Rapids
Mich was read:
$. :. BrRDETT, Commander-in- Chief. GAR:
The disabled comrades of the Michigan Soldiers
Home send greetings 10 their comrades Of The Ma
tional Encampment SAMUEL WELLS
The Committee on Credentials reported that
they had revised the list OF delegates. as i'm.
structed by the Encampment yesterday, and
that the list as il now stood was satisfactory
TO ali the Departments.
The Committee on Rules and Regulations by
its Chairman, Beath, Of Pennsylvania, submit
ted its report, which was taken up and passed
upon by sections.
The report Of the committee and the action
thereon was as follows:
To the National Encampment: Your Committe,
on Rules, Regulations and Ritual report iht
! propositions for changes in the Rules aud Regula
tons, ms presented in Circular No. from National
Headquarters, az follows:
DEPARTMENT COUNCIL OF ADMINISTRATION
On recommendation from Department OF Main,
70 amend Section ], Article .. Chapter III, by add
| ing the words: " Provided, That the Department
| Encampment may elect annuallyIo serve for two
years, Two OF the five members of the Council o
! Administration named ia Section 2 Article 4 o
] this Chapter"
We report negatively. Each Department can re-
tain its inexperienced members Of Council by re
elecllng them az often as may be deemed expe
dent.
The report Of the committee was adopted.
MEETINGS OF THE NATIONAL ENcAMPMENT
Recommended from the Department OF Maine a.
follows: To amend Section !. Article g. Chapter ~
by striking out the words - the second "Wednesday
in May and the first Wednesday ia September
! and inserting instead the words April and No
yeplber so that said section shall read follows
Section ]. The stated meeting OF the National
| Encampment shall be held annually between Apri
! and November, ar may be fixed by the Commander
1n-Chcf, by consent of the Council Of Administra.
ton, and at such place shall have been deter.
mined mt the previous stated meeting.
| We report adversely.
TWAS moved as a substitute for the report OF
the committee that the proposition referred tc
the committee for consideration be adopted
aud that motion was carried by the required
two-thirds vote.
ADJOURNMENT.
Presented by Past Commander-in- Chief Rob
! ert b. Beath.
The following amendments TO the Rules ant
| Regulations are offered:
Chapter II, Article add as Section 4:
ma -laKy rag .,fS rda n.