The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-09-12

conntry,s history. j don't see any cnance q
another, hut nobody knows the Iutule. 4t ns Ia
your children to love and venerate the oid
soldiers who fought IN 1861 and 1863 md MAKE
them uncover their heads when they see tna1
little banner that You followed IN tne oays
crate that dag and love our country q
love each other and stand by eacn otneI
as long as we have heads on our shon!ders And
legs on s.,, bodies aSs en rnos e. G sno. s ssry ! days laws
q grateful country tries Its pest 20 ass.ss anu
will. / think. in fact, I am sure. give 70 yoa
when you get old all that is neoesss ac ,ot p go
keep young as long as you can. ana 40 NOV ~
into q soldiers home II you can help u.
BOSTON CHOSEN FOL 1890.
This afternoon Boston was chosen as the
next place OF meeting. Saratoga, lndianap-
oils and Washington were also nominated,
Init Boston received an overwhelming vote.
Speeches in favor Of Topeka, Kan. and Los
Angeles, Cal, were made with . view TO tut
ure results.
NJ: PENSIONS
The pension committee, composed OF
George E. Merrill, John s. Kountz. J. !. :.
Burst, r. W. Blue and Lucius Fairchtld, sub
mitted the following report:
The committee regrets that win to the short
session Of congress and the DIVIDED condition OF
business following the last encampment very
little in the line OF practical results has been
accomplished In me WORK Ior waaGn .1 9eac co tha
holiday session OF congress the pension COM
mlttee held . meeting in Chicago, and from
thence; by appointment. called upon Inc heI pres.
very pleasant interview and receiving from him
the most cordial assurance of his warm interest
in the great question Of pensions, and his earn.
est desire for generous legislation In behalf OF
the defenders Of the Union. immediately after
another meeting of the committee was held IN
Washington, but from the circumstances above
mentioned and from the facts 2. na nara enn n I'm, sne
possible to bring about any additional leg1sla-
tion during the remaining days OF the session.
Following the practically unanimous expression
of opinion by the last national encampment,
your committee prepared two pension bills.
The disability bill was broadcned In its provi-
sions as to include your endorsement for
Il A PENSION TO THE widows
Of all honorably discharged veterans. This bill.
as thus enlarged, provides q pension Of $12 per
month to all honorably DISCHARGED soldiers and
sailors who are now S.a or may = nr hereafter Arc ., oeoG CINE
ability arose from causes actually within the
line Of their service. and. as in all other
similar bills prepared by this commit.
dependence in relation to such disabled vet
Grams, thus relieving the bill entirely from the
objectionable taint Of pauperism; . pension for
dependence, whether occurring at or subsequent
to minor children from 90 to IS per
wSgsh; aa the 3 aeopss snsion hu. to1 =. Was w or WAS
not in receipt Of q pension. The committee also
prepared q bill granting Q pension to each hon
orabiy discharged veteran ut the monthly rate
Of one cent for each days service. witt . mini
mum limitation Of So per month. Bills contain
ing all Of these provisions were then in various
forms before the committees Of congress,
members, entirely impossible In the
then state of public affairs to secure
any favorable action thereon. Should the en-
these bills are ready for early presentation to
both branches Of congress at the opening of the
session; and from interviews with leading mem
bers Of both houses: and the cordially friendly
attitude Of the administration and the liberal
views Of the secretary Of the interior and the
commissioners OF pensions, the latter being APP
pointed after
On this committee Of the next session Of con-
gress, legislation may be had which shall 60 far
toward the completion Of the full measure of
the nat1 Ion s,a ind%e bn%n IS 70 tho the s;m men q who who de- de-
pointment OF this committee In 1881. little or
nothing had been done by the veterans as . class
toward systematic work in relation to the
liberalization Of pension laws. Immediately
afterward it was found that the work Of the
pension department was seriously hinderod, and
the adjudication OF hundreds of thousands of
ical force In that department, az well as In the
offices of the a~djutant general and Of the sur
geon general from which latter much
Necessary nsosssa Information nasss m,. in regard 70
Upon consultation with the then commissioner
Of pensions the committee asked Of congress an
increase in the force attached to these various
offices for the purpose OF expediting the bust
ness. By the then session Of congress the cler-
ical force In the pension Office was increased
from 742 to 1859: To the adjutant generals
and ffty-two to other departments connected
with this work-a total Of l.2lO additional
clerks. at an expense Of nearlv 81. oOO. 900 an