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

We recommend the adoption Of the amendment
| proposed 10y Commander Gibson with the suhsttu-
ton Of the words legislative for legal enactment
/ We recommend IA Departments where the day
/ following Sunday is now observed by legislative
enactment the law in such States should he made TO
! conform 10 this'amcndment.
After some debate and two or three motions
! 10 amend the latter were all voted down and
the recommendations of the committee adopted.
POST oUARTERMAsTER.
Presented by Department OF Nebraska.
To amend Section ], Article = Chapter II. by in
sorting The word "Quartcrmaster following the
| word "Adjutant," making that an appoiniye office
/ instead Of an elective one.
wereport adversely.
This proposition elected some discussion, the
! point being made that an appointed Quarter
master would be more effective in the collection
/ OF delinquent dues, the responsibility being
thrown upon the Post Commander. 4 division
was called for on the vote, and il stood pit TO
l32, not the necessary two-thirds, and the prop
osition was therefore lost
TACTICS.
Presented by Comrade James L. Shellenber-
1 ger, of Post No. $50, Department Of Ohio.
That the following be added to the Rules and
! Regulations:
Taciios-That the system Of tactics for use in the
Posts Of the GAR. shall be that adopted ana in
use by The Army Of the United States Options Tao
| tics.
Your committee do not recommend the adoption
of any system of tactics by this National Eneanp-
ment
The recommendation of the committee was
adopted without debate.
ARREARAGEs
Several amendments were presented 10 Sec
! tons 3 and (, Article 4, Chapter V.
Presented by the Department Of Pennsyl-
vania.
Amend Chapter V, Article 4, Section 3. to read as
| follows:
| ANY member OF n Post who is six months i'm ar
rears i'm the payment of his dues shall be notified
thereof in writing by the Post Quagtermaster. and
/ If the not paid within two months there
after he may be suspended from all privileges of
membership 10y vote 81 the Post and then he 20 re-
! ported IN the quarterly reports 90 Department
Headquarters until such dues paid. While so
suspended the Post shall not be subject TO the per
capita tax such member, and he shall not be
counted IN the representation OF the Post ia the
! LEoampmtnt of the Department nor Of the Depart
/ mCnt la the National Eucampment. Provided
however, that when comradc l. unable by reason
Of sickness misfortune TO pay hs dues they may
be RENTED by two-ihirds vote of the members
present and yoiiLS at stated meeting OF the Post.
Src L. liza member ofa Post shall lie one year in ar
rears for dues, lac shall Toe notified thereof m writing
10y the Post Quariermasier aud on failure FOR two
months thereafter TO pay such dues, he may, vote
OF The Post, be dropped from the rolls, unless reiey-
ed from such payment, and can be reinstated only
blythe Post which dropped, 10y atwo-thirds vote, by
ballot Of all the members present and voting at a
regular meeting, upon payment OF a sum pre-
I
less than the amount charged for mustcr-in fec.
IL elected. he shall be reobliga;cd Provided, that
/ lac may Toe reobigatcd in any Post within whose
/ jurisdiction he may reside, upon the written re-
quest OF tie Post reinstaiing. Application for such
reinstatement shall be made by fling "A new appll-
cation 10 be regularly referred and reported IT
the Post 10 which member IL in arrears has been
disbanded. he may make application 10 another
Post.
Presented by Commander Samuel W. Lane. De-
/ partment OF Maine Amend Section 4, Article ),
! Chapter V. boy adding the following: Providing,
however, that comradc dropped aforesaid,
whose application for reinstatement has been re-
jccied upon the payment OF his dues the date of
being dropped shall receive from ihe uartcrnaster
a receipt therefor stated as dues Of comrade drop
ped aud refused reinstatement. And such comrade
may make application, provided in Article .,
/ Chapter H. OF these Regulations. accompanied by
the receipt Aforesaid, 10 another Post, and may be
/ admitted To membership upon payment OF the
muster fee and beng mustered in a recruit.
Those presented by Comrade William Gibson,
Potomac, viz: Add nj the end of Section 3. Article
! 4, Chapter V. Nor shall the requirement Of said
Section 4, that a comrade one year IN arrears be
dropped, become effective until notice OF that fact
| has been given nj a regular meeting and action
thercupOn bad nj the next or some succeeding reg
ular meeting by vote of the Post.
Add to The same article and chapter the following
! as new sections:
Sec c. There shall be a Post retired list, upon
which may he placed, by vote OF two-thirds Of
all the members present and voting, tie name Of
! any comrade in good standing, who, upon las own
Request or consent shall have been previously rec
commended for retirement by committee for that
purpose
sec Z. Any comrade heretofore dropped for the
sole cause of non-payment Of dues, or who has an
l honorable discharge from the Grand Army of the
! Republic, may petition the Post of which lac was
formerly member for reinstatement for the pur-
pose OF being placed GA the retired list. The petit
ton shall Ice referred 10 a committee, and If favor
ably reported the matter shall bc decided by ball
ballot, ihTee-fourths of all the members present
aud voting being required 20 elect.
See :. Comrades placed on the retired list shall
/ be privileged follows
4. They shall be relieved thereafter from the pay
ment OF dues.
. They shall be entitled to receive the counter
signs and TO wear The badge of The Order 10 visit
Posts and Encampments. aud generally 20 share in
The honors and receive the benefits and protection
| Of the Grand Army OF the Republic.
3. They shall be entitled To ballot on the applica-
ton OF new members, but shall be excused from
participating in the general business Of the Post
| and shall not be eligible TO Office.
| 4. Any comrade borne Oh the retired list may be
transferred 10 the active roll Of his Post the pay
! ment OF one years dues ia advance.
.. Whilst remaining Ola the retired list. the Post
shall not be subject 10 the per capita tax Of such
member, and lac shall not be counted in the repre-
| scntation Of the Post in the Department Encamp-
ment, nor Of the Department in the National En-
| campment.
The Commander-in-C Chief has also referred to
this subject, aud all will agree that u Il even more
important 10 retain members on the rolls than 10
secure applications. While deplorinS the large
| loss through members dropped from the rolls for
non-pAyment Of dues, IL must be borne in mind
that the duties and responsibilities assumed in
mutual obligations only Ice met by the payment
OF dues by our members Poverty las not driven
| all those dropped members from the Grand Army
| As matter OF fnct, but small percentage
| dropped from that cause. and there ought 10 he
none where the facts come To the knowledge OF the
Posts. There would be still fewer than at present
| If the Posts through committees, would seek our
delinquent members. ascersi IN their condition and
| afford relief when require
| Thousands of our best most active members
are men whose Post dues s..ust be met at a sacri-
flee Of some personal comfort, but they cheerfuly
| contribute n full share and when they cannot give
| In money freely give in services, knowing this to
be necessary 10 maintain the life of orgAniza-
| ton.
IL is n Illuminating fact that thousands OF men are
! dropped from the rolls who able To pay their
| dues. They seem TO prefer the meaner way Of
| dropping out in debt 10 their comrades than by
paying up and securing honorable discharge.
| retiring from the Grand Army with the respect of
their associates We are stronger without this class
than with them
| We report against the proposition for n retired
list. and report in favor OF the propositions from
| Pennsylvania and Comrade Lane, with certain
| amendments noted.
Under the operation of the previous question
the recommendation Of the committee was
adopted.
REPRESENTATIVES,.
Several propositions were submitted, which
provided that Past Department Commanders
shall be cx-ofiicio members Of the National En-
campment, but they were reported adversely by
the committee and the report was adopted.
GEN. LUcIUs FAIRcHILD,
chairman Of the committee presented the fol-
lowing report OH the address Of the Com
mander-in-Chicf:
The various topics mentioned ga the address are
| so pertinent and are so concieplv and eloufsu,lN
II GsaH ffl tI.. AZ