The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-08-31
.HHH VETERANS ADJOURN.
Session Of the National G. A, R,
Encampment Closes,
THE PENSION RESOLUTION
Adopted Finally An Attempt to
Abolish the "House of Lords"
Proves Unsuccessfal-TheWO,
mans Relief Corps,

session Of the National Encampmepl
was held to-day, The call to order was
made at o'clock, so that the buslnesa
might all be disposed Of before noon
and enable the delegates to leave the
city after dinner. Unusual pains were
taken to make II difficult for the re.
porten to get their reports Of the pro-
CeedinRs, The doors and trausoms were
Closed,th the password for the upper GAL
lery changed and a paddock put upon
the mouths OF everybody who had q
right to enter, Although the Encamp-
ment had given the official stenographer
instructions TO give the press such inior'
nation as the EnCampment cared TO see
In print, that iunCtionary ignored the In
strnctions entirely.
The EnCampment was In session four
hours, and cleared the decks Of some i'm.
portant business. There was a pro.
longed discussion over the resolution
favoring the allowance Of a pension Of
$l2 per month to all soldiers who prefer
TO live at home and will relinquiSh their
right to enter national military aSylums.
II met with SO much opposition that by
vote Of the Encampment, II was
ordered 10 lie on the table. The En-
campment then took up the subject Of
general pension legislation and adopted
the following without discussion;
PENSION RESOLUTION.
Resolved, That the action Of the
twentysecond National Encampment
upon the subject OF necessary pension
legislation BY Congress Is hereby re.
affirmed and the pension commission is
hereby instructed to pursue all proper
means 10 secure legislation in accordance
with such policy.
The above resolution embraces the dis.
ability bill and also calls for the passage
OF q per diem service pension bill.
The resolution amending the rules,
so that five members might constitute
quorum In posts having less than fifty
members, was adopted.
THE ''HoUsR OF LoRDs."
The principal debate Of the day was
over the resolution to deprive Past De.
partment Commanders Of the right TO
vote at the National lEncampment.
Upon the present basis Of representation
the membership OF the Encampment
consists, besides the regularly elected
delegates, Of Past National officers and
Past Department Commanders. The lat
ter grow In number from year 10 year,
and have been stigmatized as the "House
OF Lords;N because they are made life
members and cannot be removed or de-
prived OF any OF the privileges Of the
regularly elected delegates. This has
been vigorously opposed by Massachu.
sets, who, In past years, have demand.
ed that the "House OF Lords be abol-
lished. The committee on resolutions
handed In two reports, the majority re-
commencing adverse action and the NIL
nority recommending that the resolu'
ton be adopted. After noisy discus.
sion the majority report was adopted by
a vote OF 1877 to 3S, and the "House Of
Lords" will be continued 1t is thought
that the matter Is now finally disposed
OF aud what has been bone OF Conten.
ton for years will not come up again.
| THE ADJOURNMENT,
The proposition to admit to qualified
membership the eldest sons Of veterans
without, however, the right TO vote or
wear the badge, was rejected.
A letter from Mrs. Sheridan was read,
returning thanks for the memorial page
and portrait OF General Sheridan, which
had been given in the report of last
years proceedings. The usual resolu.
lions Of thanks 10 those who had placed
the Encampment under obligations TO
them were then passed.
The business OF the Encampment hav.
ing been concluded, Commander War.
ner delivered a closing address on retir.
ling from the chair. The Adjutant
General called the officers.elect 10 the
platform and the ceremony Of installa.
ton performed When this was accom-.
pllshed the Encampment adjourned
sine de.
The council OF administration met i'm.
mediately thereafter but the work was
lsimply technical and Of no public inter.
est.
The visitors are leaving the city in
batallions and the streets have deserted
look as compared with their condition
yesterday
The railroads are running few special
trains out Of the city to-day but are ip.
creaSing the number Of regular trains
and dividing them into sections 10 such
a way as To accommodate all the depart
ing visitors.