Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-02-20
VETERANS TRUE.
SECOND DAY OF DEPARTMENT
ENCAMPMENT.
Colonel Smedberg Elected Com.
mander-Women's Relief Corps
List of Officers Elected.

Yesterday was beautiful and bright for
the second day of the Encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic. Additional
delegates arrived, and the work of cordial
greetings and canvassing for favorite candi-
dates for Department Commander made
the day exceedingly lively.
The forenoon session opened at O'Clock
and was fully attended The first business
was hearing the report of the committee to
whom was referred the annual reports OF
the various Department officers The re-
port complimented said officers, and ad-
vised that the recommendations contained
in the reports be adopted One point
recommended was in favor of urging Con-
gress, by resolution, to pass the bill now
before that body making an appropriation
of 100000 for Soldiers Home west of
the Rocky Mountains. Also, tibet an al
lowance or salary be fixed for the Assistant
Adjutant- General, also for the Assistant
Quartermaster-Gener owing to the large
amount of work to be done and time ex-
pended at department headquarters pend
ing the coming National Encampment.
The report of the committee was unan-
imously approved.
GENERAL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE.
The Encampment then took into con-
sideration, in Committee of the Whole,
the report concerning the General Commit
tee for Management of the General En-
campment. After considerable discussion.
Junior Vice-Commander H. c. Dibble of
fered the following resolutions, which were
unanimously adopted
WHEREAS, 1t appears by the statement of facts
in the report of the Department Commander
and otherwise known to this Encampment, that
during the recess OF this Encampment, by rea-
son OF the acceptance by the National Encamp-
ment OF the invitation extended by the En-
campment to hold the twentieth session of the
National Encampment with this Department,
an emergency arose requiring immediate steps
TO be taken for the proper reception and enter
tainment of our guests; and whereas the De-
partment Commander. upon the advice OF
inem9ers OF me Council OF Administration, as
sumed the authority TO appoint General Com
mittee OF Management, to have charge of all
matters pertaining to the coming of the twen-
tleth National Encampment until the Depart
ment Encampment should convene therefore
be il
Resolred, That the action of the Department
Coz mander, in appointing General Committee,
and for the zeal displayed in the conduct of the
business intrusted 10 their hands, merits our
communication.
Rcsolred, That the thanks of this Encampment
diS HtISDy tAltUueQ the members OF the
General Committee for the zeal displayed in the
business intrusted to their hands.
ResotCed, That the General Committee of Man.
agement, as now constituted. shall be contin-
ued until otherwise ordered by this Encamp-
ment, or, IN the recess of the Encampment, by
the department Commander, upon advice of
the Council OF Administration.
ResoLued, That it is the duty of the Depart
ment Commander and Council of Adminstra-
ton to have general charge and oversight of
all matters relating to the coming meeting of
the National Encampment, to fill all vacancies
which may occur in the General Committee of
Management, to add to the membership of that
committee, should they desire any such addi-
ton for the interests of the Department. to audit
and approve the final accounts of the commit
tee, receive and transmit to this Encampment
its final report, and generally to retain and ex-
ercise such general supervisory authority as
would be usual proper and dignified in the i'm
mediate official Representatives of this Eneamp-
Inent, at whose invitation the National En-
campment is 10 come.
Colonel J. D. Stevenson, of San Fran
cisco, now Sc years OF age, and
veteran of the Mexican war, sent in a re-
quest tor Endorsement by the Department
Encampmnt of his application made to the
Government for a pension. Without tax
ing action upon it, recess was taken
Affaruoon Sass;.n