Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-31
THE G.. A. r. GATHERING
A RESOLUTION TO ENDORSE TAN
NER'S PENSION RULINGS.

1t Results in q Lively Time In the ses-
sion-It is Sharply Debated, and Finally
Substitute Takes It's Place and Car
ries-The Sons Of Veterans Not Recog-
misunderstanding the Women.
MILWAUKEE, August 29.-At this morn.
ing's session OF the national sncampment
the election OF officers was completed. DR..
Horace P. Porter, Of Kansas, was chosen
surgeon general; W. 81. Childers, OF Ken.
lucky. chaplain; T. J. Lovett, OF New Jer-
sey, janior vice commander. es.azs
The encampment refused to recognize the
Sons OF Veterans as an auxiliary to the G..
A. r., because Of disturbing faction in the
former.
Instead OF giving the two women's or.
ganizations, the Loyal Ladies OF the e.. A.
4. and the Woman's Relief Corps. a formal
endorsement. which would be contrary to
the rules, it was recommended that the en-
campment bid them God.speed in their
work.
Ways and means for forwarding the Lo.
gan monument we're talked oil.
THE TANNER INCIDENT.
The chief event of the day was the red.
hot time over the resolutions endorsing
pension commissioner Tanner. Perkins OF
Kansas introduced resolution heartily
thanking the ADMINISTRATION OF President
Harrison for the honor he has conferred on
the Grand Army in the appointment OF
Corporal Tanner as pension commissioner,
heartily endorsing the latter's conduct OF
the bureau, and denouncing the bitter and
malignant criticisms OF the press on his
conduct.
General Barnum of New York offered a
substitute to the effect that, ,notwithstand.
ing the assaults Of the press, the encamp-
ment declared it's belief in the integrity of
lanner, and its approval of his efforts to
do all for the soldiers and sailors that the
laws will allow. -I
Campbell of Kansas, agreed with Bar
num- and said: For fifteen years we have
been declaring, and others have been uttering
the sentiment that the country can never
pay the debt due to the old soldiers, but
Corporal Tanner is the first officer that has
made that sentiment practical Y. I
believe it the duty OF this enea L, pmenU to
sustain him in working out that sentiment,
We should make our endorsements strong
enough. Ii Tanner is dishonest or hastione
any criminal act we will find it out when
the investigating commission now at wo-k
makes it's report"
delegate from Minnesota urged the en-
to
STAND UP TO THE RACK
and say that the G. A. r. will stand by
Tanner till something wrong is clearly
proved against him.
Another delegate said resolution OF
confidence like the substitute should pro.
woke no opposition, but when it is made q
matter OF judgment it becomes club in
the hands OF Tanners enemies. It is not
his enemies but his friends that are in
vestigating him. We should not try to
force the administration to suspend this
lvestIgation. The encampment knows
nothing OF the details OF Tanners work,
and cannot pass judgment on it. II we
pass the original resolution and the COM
nittee OF investigation should exhonorate
him, the opposition press would say the
did not dare oppose the G..
A. R., and would have good reason for it.
Recess was here taken until 3 D. m.
In the afternoon Barnum' q substitute was
to read as follows:
THAT we thank President Harrison for
the appointment Of our comrade James
Tanner as commissioner of pensions, and,
the assaults made upon
lim, we declare our complete confidence in
ais integrity, and our approval of his en-
1eavor to do all that can be done under
jhe laws for the veterans OF the war; and
n connection with him we ask an investi-
.ation OF his administration OF the affairs
ii the pension bureau"
This was adopted unanimously under a
of the rules. .., ..