Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-14
THE ENCAMpMENr IN SESSION.

ninth congress from the Fifth Missouri dis
trict and is still in congress
Col. Moses Neil, of Columbus, was elected
senior vice commander.
The question of pension bill was more
difficult one. and cropped out during the
election of officers but it was not settled I'M
til late in the afternoon. when by vote of
420 to % the national encampment Endorsed
the proposition for a service pension. The
resolution carried read as follows:
Resolved That II Is the sense Of this encamp-
ment that the time has come when the soldiers
and sailors OF the for the preservation of the
Union should receive the substantial and merited
recognition of this government by granting them
service pension III accord with established usage;
aud. further. resolved. that this encampmeut ia
the presentation of bill to congress to give
every soldier, sailor marine of the army navy
of the United States between April 1861. and July.
1885, for the period of sixty days more serv-
ice pension of s. per month and 10 all who served
period exceeding 500 days. an additional amount
of cent per day for each day service exceeding
that period
Your committee also earnestly advocates the
passage of bill placing the widows of the sol
ders, sailors and marines on the pension list
without regard to time of service or the cause Of
| the soldier death.
| withdraw our repeated approval of the bill now
| before congress. which was proposed and in
| dorsed by the national pension committee, known
| as the disability pension bill.
Discussion was cut short by demand for
the previous question, and vote was taken
on the adoption of the minority report. The
result was: Ayes, 81; nays, 1856 A vote
! was next taken on the ma ority report, and
it was adopted by vote of 420 % %. Fully
one-third of the delegates failed to record
their votes on the question.
The minority report was as follows:
Resolved, Tint we approve of the bill now be
| fore cong IS. which was prepared and iDdorsed
by the ,tiouaI pension committee of the G. A.
R., and .avor its passage in behalf of our needy
and de CRYING comrades.
A greater part of the two sessions was oc-
cupied in the discussion of the subject
Gen. n NJ Curtis, of New York, candi-
date for the position of commander in-chief,
who gained the floor during the election of
officers for the purpose of withdrawing his
name, but forgot to do it, made vigorous
speech He told the convention that its de-
alterations ought to be more specific; that if
they favored the per diem bill they ought to
say SO, and to elect commander-in-chiefw who
was Of the same mind, and that such man
would secure the forty votes OF New York
Corporal Tanner followed with defense
Of the work of the pension committee. He
spoke strongly in favor of dependent pen
sion bill
Gen. Louis Wagner, of Philadelphia, il
seconding the nomination of Congressman
Warner, insinuated, amid considerable up
roar, that Curtis, in his speech, had been
simply fishing for votes. He hoped, he said,
that Warner would not go upon the stage
J and make such exhibitions as those that had
} preceded him
Rev. W. Updyke, of Dakota, was elected
chaplain-in-cbief, and R. NJ. Dewitt, OF
Iowa, surgeon general At $3.50 the encamp
ment adjourned for the day.
Col. Fred Grant and Governor Foraker
were given reception by the Illinois detach
ment Col Grant was warmly received
The Ninth Ohio Cavalry association tool
, steps to expel from the G. A R. Capt j.
i Hessler, of Harper, Kansas for treasonabl
/ conduct. He was charged with betraying
Union camp during the war. The commit
tee appointed last year to examine the charg
recommended his emulsion