River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-09-05
THE HoMEwARD MARCH.
Veterans at Milwaukee Break Ranks
Closing Session of the Encampment-
Enrfhar PensInn I.nci.Iatfnn

Veterans at Milwaukee Break Ranks
Closing Session of the Encampment-
Farther Pension Legislation.
MrLwAUKEE, Aug. Sl.-Ths closing ses-
sion of the G. 4 K encsmpment was held
yesterday morning. resolution favoring
the allowance Of a pension Of sl2 per
month TO soldiers who prefer living At
home. and viii relinquish their right TO
enter the National military asylums,
met with much opposition, and It
was ordered to lie on the table
The subject Of general pension iegis-
laJ.on was taken up, and resolution was
adopted reaflrming the action OF the last
encampment upon the subject, ana IN
strueting the pension committee TO use all
proper means 70 secure legislation IN nc
cordance with such policy. The resolution
embraces the Disability bill and also calls
for the passage OF a per diem service pen
sion bill
An adverse report was made by the COM
mittee on resolutions on the resolution
submitted by General Mcmahon. Of New
York, declaring against the recent DECISION
that a d.shoaorable discharge from the
army is no bar 10 the securing OF a pen
sion
a resolution 10 deprive Past Command
ers Of the right 20 vote At The Ma ional en-
campment was defeated The proposition
10 admit &c qualified membership the eldest
sons Of veterans without however the right
70 vote or 10 wear the badge was rejected
4 letter from Mrs Sheridan was read re-
turning thanks for tie memorial page
and portrait OF General Sheridan which
had been given in The report of last years
proceedings. The usual resolutions of
thanks 70 all who had placed the cucamT-
ment under obligations 10 them were them
passed
General Fairchild's resolution 10 mark
the rebel lines al Gettysburg was buried,
the committee reporting adversely upon It.
The reason given for that action was that
there are large number o. other battle
fields not vet marked by monuments. The
resolution 10 appoint committee o. five
- asc rtain the date o. the organization Of
the various departments. 10 Ice published
in general orders. was passed
The T council Of administration was
elected as follows
Alabama, g L Ward. o. Selma; Arizona.
not rel resented Arkansas Michael kIrsch uf
Little Rock; California, K b Treat % Los
Angeles. Colorado and Wyoming. NJ J Hag-
garty. o. Greeley; Connecticut August J.
Fem, o. Wmstead; Dakota J. 2
Peck, Of : oux Fails; Delaware, James
Booth, o. Wilmington; Florida, W
James, Of Jacksonville Georg a, C. T. Wat
soE, OF Atlanta; Idaho. George l.. Shoup, OF
Boise City; Illinois. a ] Rhodes. OF Evans
ton; Ind ana. Benjamin Staller, OF Richmond;
Iowa, +. Raymond. o. Hamlin, Kansas, ..
Il Colter q Topeka; Kentucky, ". NJ COL
Inns. OF Louisville, Louis ana and Mississippi,
Joseph II. LAWYER Of New Orleans Maine,
John Anderson, Of Logan's Bead. Massa-
chusetIs; II. O. O. Weymouth. OF Lowell,
Michigan. Louis j. Koaitz. OF Aullan, New
York, Joseph C. Ill., OF Rochester Minnesota.
Albert Schefter, OF s. Paul; Missouri Nell
son Cole. OF 81. Louis Montana. not
? represented: Neoraska, =. =. Clark
500, o. Omaha; New Hampshire Nil-
lam PlIshuTy, OF Derry Depot; Ny
jersey. J. T. MlI.ken. OF Newark; New Mes
leo, James II. Purdy, OF Santa Fe, New Yori7,
4 ". UHderhilL OF New YORK cry: Ohio. =
II Williams, OF piey- Oregon, not rep
resented. Pennsylvania. " liam Mcclellan,
Of Pittsburgh; on the Potomac. John r
Church, O; Washington; Rhode Island, Henry
C. Luther. Of Providence Tennessee, W T.
F. Wubourne. Of Grecnvlle, Texas. Il. ~
Soyes. OF Fort Worth. Utah. not represented:
Vermont, T. J. Ormsby, OF Brain: Y rs MIA.
Frank l. Siade % Norfolk, Washington Ter
riIory and Alaska. J. K. C. Mccoy. oflTaeoma:
West Virginia Charles f. Anderson W!scon-
IN, J. a. Watrous.
an edition Of lN.01O copies OF the pro-
ceedings OF the twenty-third National en-
campment for general distribution among
all the departments was ordered printed.
and an executive committee OF seven was
authorized 70 be appointed by Commander
in-Chief Alger a the earliest convenience
The business OF the euCampment having
been concluded Commander Warner de-
livered a closing address on retiring from
the chair The Acknowledgement then
called the officers elect 10 the platform
and the ceremony Of installation was per-
formed When his was accomplished the
encampment adjourned siuc die.
Ia .
the National encampment the new coaa-
Gil of administration held Us first
meeting CcmmandeT-in-C Chief elect a ger
presided and Colonel T. l. Eigcl
was selected secretary. The bond Of
the Quartermastcr- General was fixed at
81, 2o0. the Adtutant-Generals at s1m0 1t
was decided that an executive committee
of seven be appointed by the Commander
in Chief at MS earliest convenience. Tho
Acknowledgement was instructed 10 pub
l!sh the Chief features of the Boston en-
campment in i've Of the leading papers of
the country.
Commander Alger said ne would make no
official appointments until after bis return
home Ihsr was some talk q Quarter
master General Taylor OF Pennsylvania,
being supplanred by a Michigan COM
rsde but "a number of past Com
manders-in-Cnisf spoke TO General
Alger recommending the retention OF
Captain Taylor The result Of the confer
ence is said 10 have been an assurance 10y
the new Commander tina. the old Quarter
master General VIII be retained
For Judge Advoeat '-ti -ncral Judge Aus
tin OF Tole &c. l. sa-d 10 he the name Sc
lected l.y Gene "a Alrer Judge Austin
filled this POSITION under Fast Commander
in-Chief h9untz
The veterans have been pouring ont OF
the city all dar 81 . aP rate Railroad
reports show tia, = .ou strangers passed
through the gates 3f the depots during the
week Tine amount ~ money spent N the
city is placed al from g, q. ur3 TO 81, Oao0O