The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-09-05
rhe Encamplnens

MILWAUKEE, Aug. %. The
chief event to-day at the meeting of
the G. a. r. delegates was a red hot
time over resolutions endorsing PEN
sion Commissioner Tanner. Mr.. Per-
kins of Kansas introduced resolution
heartily thanking the administration
of President Harrison for the honor it
has conferred on the G. A. r. in ap-
pointing Corporal Tanner as pension
commissioner, and heartily endorsing
the conduct of the bureau because it
was directed for the benefit of the SOL
diers and sailors of the late war and
denouncing the malignant criticism
of the press upon his official conduct
General Barnum of New York, Of
fered substitute to the effect that
notwithstanding the assaults of an un-
friendly press the encampment declared
its belief in the integrity OF Tanner
and its approval of his efforts to do all
for the soldiers and sailors that the
laws will allow.
Campbell, of Kansas, agreed with
General Barnum in his ideas as to the
proper wording of the resolution and
said:
Don't take a hasty vote. We can
afford to stay heresten hours to settle
this important question, and settle it
right. For fifteen years we have been
declaring and others have been
uttering sentiments that the
country can never pay the
debt due TO the old soldier. but Cor
poral Tanner is the first officer that has
made that sentiment appear pratical
reality. I believe it is the high duty OF
! this encampment to- sustain him IN
working that sentiment. If the Grand
Army of the Republic ever had duty
| to perform, looking neither to the
right nor to the left, to the commits
siOner himself, it is now and We ought
| to pass this resolution.
| In this case, a delegate from Mime
sofa. said he would 10 more dare to &C
back to the soldiers of his state after
harming hair of Tanners head, thar
| to ride through band of Sioux Indians
with their war paint on. He urged
| the encampment to stand up to the
rack and saw that the 6. A. r. vii
| stand by Tanner till something wrong
| is clearly proved against him.
Another delegate said resolution
i of confidence like the substitute should
prove no opposition, but when it il
made matter of judgmentit becomes
| a club in the hands of Tanners enc
mics. Who knows anything about hi:
administration of the pension bureau
1t is not his enemies, but his friends
that are Investigating him. The sub
stitute is broad enough. This encamp
ment knows nothing of the details O
| Tanners work and cannot pass judg
ment upon it. We may believe it Is al
right but we don't know.
After further discussion of the Tan
ner resolution the encampment ad
journed until 3 o'clock.
AT the afternoon session Barnum'
substitute was re-drafted to read a
follows:
ssThat we thank President Harrison
for the appointment of James Tame
as commissioner Of pensions and tina
Notwithstanding the assault on him
we declare our complete confidence II
his integrity, and our approval of hi
endeaVors to do all that can be dom
under the laws for the veterans OF tn
war and in connection with him we asl
full investigation of his administra
ton of the affairs of the pension bu
lreau."
1t was adopted under a suspension
of the rules unanimously amid grea
cheering.
The committee on the Logan monu
ment fund through General Aiger re
ported the collection of 1,191 an,
asked that the national encampmen
push the work. A committee of fiv
was appointed to place the matter be
fore congress and ask for material as
sistance.
THE NAVAL BATTLE.
MILWAUKEE, Aug. 29.-This ha
been great day of the encampmeni