New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-14

National Entertainments dated June 30 1850, gave the
sS2617 Total members then suspended and delin-
oucnt oS,Oso making a tOth membership as borne
o." ''' ''''' '' ' 'g 3sSS 80
The total number comrades in good and regu co.. 40,
lar standing was o %, c,j " as as go
N una ' Of posts reported June 60 1889 on
NUm m6er OF OF 6Sat6 drins the year. sac
Number OF departments
including the Provisional Department of Indian Terri
am constrained to say do not believe the number
az deaths reported above is even approximately cor
rnc1 yof bowever on account OF any fault Of the
posts but as comrades grow feeble they hegIect er
po,ts are dropped fI0m the rolls. wien IN lact lclF
health is such they are unable TO attend and thus
many die who are not reported - ,,o ,,ror.n. scr,rt
mems and relative percentages are given In the an
ueXcd table. OF course tie new department OF North
me,heI.hip from the departments of Dakota. Kansas
and Texas and allowance VIII be made ior me changes
| made thereby i'm numbers of those departments.
| While our numbers make up vast army, 1t Is con
fdently believed that not one half OF those VINO are
eligible belong to this organization Many hVe remote
rom Dosts many ply Sically unable 10 attend, and
many through lack Of means, do not ieel that they
can pay the expenses incident to membership.
recommend that as far rs practicable posts carry
upon their rolls all worthy members whom they know
course ali who able to and do not pay their due
should be dropped but ,o great o 'n ar 6o " be eNe
| wish to urge upon comrades the importance Of
securing at the earliest possible t moment the indiyd
history of the war Will never be WRITER until it in
| po>t, and they will be preserved
The subject Of pensions has been, as all are aware
the all-absorbng one of the year. During the early
davs Of the present Congress II became evident TO the
Pension Committee, whose report IS before you, that
the service BILL 80 much desired, could not be en-
acted into law. many members of both branches of
Congress de- aring that they could not vote for an
| The government would exceed its revenues. / am
aware that many are disappointed, bat the committee
na. been Hao Senc # Is now beevcd that the cx
pendltures in pensions, nrder existing laws VIII cX
| coed Sl5OOOO.OOO annually. More than 3OOODo ap
| Infections have been made to the Commissioner o;
enSions under the new disability law. and he informs
me that 6 SPPI ESr Say al" faTSe Az @ Sum IS it i,
great qualification 10 know that 1t distributed among
| 0nr own people Four times a year TINS MONEY g3cs
! 10 al part Of the country. There IS not community
which does not feel It's influence ana to when Is no,
a helm II paws the necessary bis 10 the merchant
and tie farmer, who In turn are aDlc 90 pa! thci
and on. While these are not reason, Tor p nco
VINO lear tS Var tb Nation has doubled in population
and more than quadruped In wealth It's prosperity
! IS known to other land and am sure ~ peDPe
are gladly contributing t? the support 9i th1e E
N N nisapnrrhension exists think. concerning
the disability bin heretofore referred 10. passed under
date Of lime - 1880. Let me quote from section
i1try or naval service Of the United states during
| the late war of the ,cbclon, and Who have been
| u.ho may hereafter be suffering from mental or
phy,ical disability. OF a permanent character ho inc
snIt ot their own vicious habits which incapacitltcs
beni from The performance Of manual labor IN such a
degree as 10 render them unable to earn support,
shall upon making due proof OF tno iac,; or %
Interior may provide be placed upon the h't OF ihyau
pensioners OF the lntd sac H1u rc oc 1oh and
not less than sG per month proportioned to the degree
Tnd@r the Official rule, and regulations attached TO
the bin are the following; This law requires III a
~ An honorable discharge
-. That he served at least ninety days. ,,.- .
| -. permanent physical or mental habinN e,
| earn support but not due vicOus habits OF nccd
| not have originated in the service All,
PLANTATION above quoted II win be seen that, - matter
What a man, financial condition may be; II ne 10 30
| entitled 10 pension. the conditions being. first.
physical disability not necessarily contracted IN tnS
service and second, that proof OF Such d-ab'y NAY
be made upon certificate from ms ply pr0na6N
permanent injury. the result OF his own vicious
habits" he would be entitled 10 pension i"t rs b
| Just 10 our lawmakers even tho!sh ivy "
| given rs all we asked. No country on car'h j. OF
| The Twenty third Encampmcnt left 1t optional WIN
the National Council OF Administration 10 provide Tor
old commander and while IT should be kept A. sacred
relic. il is question for your careful CON ldcrDh a.
Grand Army Of the Republic. II i, situated IN plard
Inaccessible in winter, aud upon plat Of land Which;
under the Will bequcathnc it, rvcrt, ~ the Origin a.
! owner should the cottage he consumed by nrc III,
Rs,aPs we %,e PT@V@n as T , i ,c o1on
It's future maintenance and rcpalr--t being OF ""ti
and needing constant care-i' one That should DC care
The funds in the hands Of the trustees for the Logan
| Monument outside Of the appropriation mad. .'
| S12,94l 81. sincerely trust that The time j, not
far distant when tn, tribute beloved leader VII
| have been completed. Iowa Circle. iu the city Of
Washington, has been selected a. The pcrnan", ,nT
for This monument II j.. a. >on are a"air bcil'IuI
place. aud selected in accordance with the "i'Ir'
In accordance with the wishes Of the ,ociety Of
the Army Of the Cumberland expressed at H. Est
annual meeting General Orders No. 49, dated June -
$50 were Issued from these hcadqur'cr, 10 the post.
throughout the country asking for contributions %;
from to - cents per member, o. De- ~"nt ln AZ an
carly date for the erection Of an equestrian -taue :"
| the memory Of lancntcd cOmadc. General Phlip
H. sheridan and that such contributions be forwarded
to me a, treasurer Of the fund, or brought here and
| delivered 20 the treasurer al this cnclmpmcnt.
Under tn, order there ha- been received 10 August
= inclusive. -i47 o. Congrc, Ia, heretofore pissed
| law granting 100000 each for the purchase of site
| and pedestal for monuments 10 General, sheridan.
| Logan and Hancock. Unless TN, law can be 50
as sncridcd can be converted 10 the purchase Of
statues when we consider the fact ln ar cue TT ~
FOR their final completion is far distant These works
| shonM all be pushed with the utmost vigor.
An ordinary PLAIN vault on the bank, Of the Hudson
marks the resting place OF our great clhciiain. Ihl
is not crcditabc either 10 to th. nation. There
,hould be erected at the Capital Of th- Government;
mildlng such a. VIII De credit 10 The whole people.
Not shaft: not a statue: bnt inonImcnial ~tfnct,
urc such has not been buidcd IN This or any other
| country one 10 which every citizen within the
domains of this great land can refer with just pride
| | recommend that a committee Of FIVE be appointed
by this encampmcnt. whose duties shall Doe In accord
arcc with the foregoing. and empowered 10 solicit aid
from the general Government and from individuals
think We give TOO little thought 10 patriotic >cnti,
ncnt to the gorics % the past and to the shrine Of
The veteran, the Old rag! too little thought TO the
| fIcssngs we enjoy Every patriotic act. every sub
rrjntj6n 10 monument fund every dollar devoted Ia
c relief Of suffering every gathering where patr
nt,c sentiments expressed, help 70 build wealth
that cannot be represented m fgnres bccag,c every
love for the nation ard continnc its prosperity.