The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-08-30
THE OLD SOLDIERS.
They viii Not Recognize
the Sons Of Veterans.
A LIVELY piseasssen About Corporal
Tanner. Cemmissiener 90
P~astans.

MINIATURES. AHg .a.--At TIE rorn,n.
sess 90 oS tae National encs4npnenf sh.
{ elsesiea oi ozsesEs xzs completed. pr
Horace r. Porter, OF Kansas. ~as rhoser
sargeon gsaerNl: ". IL Chilesr<, OF Ne,
+ tacky. chaplain. l. J. I.ayest, ef NSw Der
sey, 3snio- vice eosn ga&aleF. Toe SneaE~ .
F Eaeas refuses IN reeosniss the Sons cl
Veterans ss al auxiliary 10 the q. A. r
hsraass OF the disturbing faction ia lbs
Z sosF4sF , siy.
/ lsstssd of siyiug the two w0snea s organ
( szsiieAs. The Iowa Ladies' OF the q A X and
+ tae wegsn's Relief { rps. formal in
l dcrsenent, watch would he contrary q
| the rales. il was Tcconme n.s,d thas TIA
eneamraaens bid them Gssispeei in IA. /,
wofk
The wa,s and meaus 81 forw arssinE the
Logan faeRumeas scaeme Was talked oi a
length
The chief event OF the 6ay was a ms. -ha,
time over q resolution irssorsing Peussoil
tofnfa ssioner Tanner. Perkins. OF Kan
sas, introduced u resolution thanking the
administration of President Harrison for
be honor IL had conferred en- the q. A. X
IA appointing corporal Tanner as pension,
commissioner. and heartily fnsorsins the
latter Conduct ia the bureau. and lienounc
lns TIE bitter aud mai gnanf criticisms ol
the press uroa his oft. IA! conduct
Gen. raj Barnum. of New York offered A
substitute 20 the effect that, notwithssand-
tng the assaults Gf an unffseusiiy isr,aSs
the enesmpneni oes.isEed its belief IL The
integrity oi Isuner ami It's approval of his
efforts 10 do ali for the soldiers ana sailors
thai tsse laws wall "a low, aud asking a fa /
investigation nf his acts.
tsmpheii. OF Kansas, sgreed with Rat-
mum aud said. Fur fifteen wears We nave
been declaring and Others have be- utter
INK the sent ufeht that the country can
never pas the eehf due the old soldier n
but Corporal Tanner i the first officer that
has made that sentiment q practical siuay
ana n reality. lt Il the duty of this en-.
cainpmenf to sustain him In working on,
that sentiment, and we should make our
Endorsements - org enough. Ii Tanner Il
tiishenest OF has done any criminal aci We
Will hnd IL out after inves' igstion'
\ delegate fruin Minnesota urged the en-
csmpment 10 s.asd up To the rack and SAY
that tae q. A T. Will stand by Tanner till
something Is clearly proven agaiEst him
Another delegate urged compromise
Ike The substitute, which should provoke
no opposition. When Tanners policy is
mace matter for Judgment, IL becomes
necessary 10 take the siua oar of the hands
ei his eaeraies. II is not his enemies. but
bis fileuds, who are invest eating him
We shonid nos try to fore. the administfa-
ton 10 suspend this investigation. This
ncsmprnent knows nothing OF the details
of Tanners work and cannot pass judg.
ment upon IL. II we pass the origiaAl r, so
lhti1il aud the committee OF investigation
should .xonsrats. hin, the opposition pres ;
Won q say the administration cid not dare
10 oppose the q. A. r., and viii have good
ressuus for say ing IL
A recess va. here taken unfit n m I'm
the afternoon.
Barnum's subsiiiHte was reirafted to
read as follows THAT we thank President
Harrison for the appointment of our com.
rade, James Tanner, as commissioner of
pensions, aud Notwithstanding the assam IL
mace upon h1m. We de, lare our compIets.
confidence In has Integrity shd our conf
oeIIce In his eiidesyors to do a that can
be ooue uRcer the laws for veterans OF the
war. aud IN connection with him we ask a
inil investigation of his adj, Illustrations OF
aifai Ia the pension 11reau.'
THIS Was adopted unanimously under
suspension Of rules.
A NIGHT NAVAL BATTLE
This has been srcat DAY for The en-
eaRpment as regards crowds. Day trains
brought in about ~ eo yisitor-, mostly
from Wisconsin and Illinois A great ri
traction was the nIght naval battle. Ealiy
u quarter oi million p.op occupied the
beach. aud the vast mtbitheater on The
hillside oi lake Shore park was packed
with Grand Army men and their wives.
these seats being reserved for them The
battle was splendid spectacle.
being participated in by about
sixts vesseis. besides q stationary mortar
ieet. and by about 5000 Infantry men aud
ariilerymen. There were fired 70.Oo0
rounds OF muskeIry, 5000 shells, 400
rockets and .o,00 pounds of tirewo, -
We're cxploGed. The plan of battle was an
attack by hostile fleet, aud The landing
of "A marine force snd repulsed by the shore
batteries. supported by the infantry Toe
line Of the battle feet was led by the
Unitsd States man-of war Michigan. AT q
revenue cutters Andy Johnsoa and F,ssen-
den.
The Women's National Relief Corps
today elected Mrs. Anna Witteum Yer, oi
Philadelphia, president for the ensuing
year.