Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-08-07
VETERANs IN COUNCIL.


san kRANcmco, Aar. 6.--At the ahira
days session af the NaiIanal Fnearnn-
msnt today the Couuiisas q Rar.Ic.
5ioDa submitted : report denoaprins
palyNamy and asking CONGRESS g -
sach laws sWiil eradicate the polsessaV
evil from the oonnlrg.
the feature ci tha afternoun session
vas a discussion over the snFvica pnn-
sion bill. Fbe Departmeui ~ flsrs1.
ohaGelta offered 4 reaolnaion favnr ~
TIE pAssage ny Congress 81 tha T.aesrinr
oilL, Which provides for = pensIun of g
par menth b eNeFg snFvivlnn soldier
and saflcf Of tha var. whe9har disnhlnd
or not. Iha Commifies On Ra .oinffors-
- Wbom the matter vas referred re-
ported ADVERSELY. Aannntk. AZ Indiana
submitted q minority report favorina
the resolution. TIE vote aas lrrt taksn
en- tAe lasteE and IA was defeated 81 M
70 -, and TIE majority rupott adopted
Several efforts uefo made dnrinr ~
aaY % bring ap the consideration az fhe
place for tue next enoampmsna, bna
without avail.
DurinQ the procaedlnqs General Ehar.
man read an address. Hn aunka ~ a.
origin ct the ardsr and of lha nart fhs
msmhera bad taken IN the evil var.
BE then saidi Men who have onIv
engaged 10 = siuals battle oF 4 sln-ls
campaign are apt b dwell On Z a t9e
only one ever fouQht. and manv ar ana
- aesune that our var waa tbs onlF
eonuics ot arms worthy of record.
Otaats hayo preceded a aad others will
s1oceed ii. We nos, With c retraspeof
ol only tuoutg-ona years. realiEe fhaf
the civil var 10 Amarian waa hnf a aim
Rle step IN TIE progress Of the world ~
9 neg era and q higher civiiiaalion.
fho reVolutianary War damonstFataa
that tbs thlftasn colonies planted "
Eafore on the coast Of America hsd a.
tained manhood and haa 4 natural rlnhl
g aasnne al its fnno ioaa. and amnna
them tndepeadenoa. Ihe var 81 1873
DEMONSTRATED thai thia nsH nation vas
aapahle Of defendinQ iiaalf, not only la
tts o9n Domains bat on she hiah nnaa
and eTefYuhefe. xha Nsxiaan var of
leie-tI demonstrated shat car raaa and
institutions must reach from ocean ~
eeeln and from tho lakoa q the gulf.
With angle room for deVaiopment and
nnAlly, the civil war demonaira1ed that
We, its citizens, could defend tie Qog.
ernment against tho greatest of one.
mio3-0urseiges.n
He then gave an interesting account
of the events which led 70 the Mexioan
var and the Subsequent history of thaa
war aad the cong 1est % California hy
tue United States aud lhe parts playod
b Generai fFomont, Commodore Hloat
aud 0thefa. speaking % hts own share
IN the operations, be told how ths bat
tery - which be was attaohed uas sant
round she Horn, leAvina New Y0rk
on Jaly IA, 1876. ana arriving AZ Men.
terey on January =. i6tf lie aon.
pared tbs condition Of California at
that time with ila present prosperity,
and thea fgvsrting 20 ihe benefits of th1
civil war. closed as folloass Hf0a. my
believed comrades of tue var of fS6f-t,
have abundant reason for year faith IL
the majesty aud eecdrity of thia new
Union, bound together IN narmong hy
rivers and mountains and hy bonds of
steel, each state controlling ita own
property and interests, with a atrona
government oror al. Yes Ia gouF oon-
Vsntions and feasis, you oan spare some
words 81 cheer for the older comrades
of the Mexiean var, who did 30 muah
30 enlarge she national domain aud
sake possible the eiaTio0a work vou
afterwards % thofoughiy accomplished.
We cannot expect g. tarry long % eni1Y
the ffuita Of oar labor, bnt untoid gen
erations of intelligent men aud baau1i-
ful women will be here 70 proleot, de-
fend and maint Ia these oonqnesla, and
meantime We havs q right % b. proud
snd content that 10 onr day aud gen
eratlon We have largely contributed %
bald up ana strengthen lha fabric OF
RoFernment fashioned bY sur fathera
saneliaed By the great name % wash
ington, made doabiy precious ~ lhe
noble virtue Of Cur mariyFed Llncoln,
aud crowned b. the achievements o. eur
oamrade, 0rantn
-. Louis vas selected "a The place
for the next Nationai Eneampment "
= vote Of 2i3 % III for Nashville.
The Eneampment thsn proceeded 40
the election ~ 4 ComrdAnaar-fn-Ch hiaf.
Tanner, oi New York, Vaa proposed b
Hatch, of Massachusetts,, after which
Lucisn Falrchild, of Wisconsin, John
Burst, Of Illinois; J. p. Rea, of Ainuo.
sofa, aud John A. Reynolds, of New
York. ware placed IA nominaiien, With
toe following result.
whole number Of votes east. ~.
Necessary 70 3 choiee, 222.
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