The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-08-21

| COMMANDMENT Chief AIger In the Chair
The Annual Addrcss-A Appointment of
| mmittecs-Nomination OF Omccrs Col.
Veazcy Elected as We Predictcd-Detroit
Next Year.
First Day.
| WEDNESDAY, Aug I3, 1890
The EnCampmcnt assembled in Music Hall,
on Winter street, little after 10 o'clock, and
was called to order by Commander in Chief
! Agcr at 1910.
Roy |. n. Foster Past Chaplain in Chief,
| offered prayer
COMMANDMENTS Chief Alger announced that
| it was the wish Of every comrade that Comrado
| sherman should come TO the stand. Z.
The announcement was received with cheers.
C0mrado Sherman rose in his place with the
| Missouri Department, thanked the Enramp
mcnt for the compliment. but said he wished
TO remain with his comrades.
Commander in Chief Alger: "Very well :
! your wish is my order, but we should like you
on the stand" ICheers
The Commander- Chief said that In OPEN
inE the Encampment, he wanted to say that be
knew nothing whatever of parliamentary
rnIcs lie was going 10 believe 10 tho utmost
everything that was told him By every COM
rade lie hoped therefore that there would
be NO attempt at tying up the presiding officer
in knotty parliamentary tactics
He then proceeded 20 read his address, pre-
missing lNAb II Was not All tIiat NO HbIfH 10
make IL, owing to the unusual pressure Of
business during the last three months, caused
by the severe Illness OF his partner.
Tho reading Of the address was frequently
interrupted hy applause, and enthusiastically
cbcered at It's closiuE.
THE full text of the address was published
last week.
The Adjutant- Gcnorrl read the list OF mem
bers Of the Committee on CREDENTIALS
The hdiuaut General T. H. Thatcher, Conn
Wm L. Wallace. =. Y. Tho-. h. Rogers Mo.
On motion Of Commander Ca1kson IN. "
The portrait Of Coy. Andrew, war Governor OF
Massachusetts, was directed TO be placed on the
stand.
A resolution was oHsrcd 10 refer NIL rcsoln-
tioua 10 the Gomaitteo on Resolutions without
debate Carried.
Comrade Goodaie laiass) moved to recon
BiduT the yote.
taagle ensued which was cut by Comrade
Lewis Wagner Pal q Wing TO lay the resolu-
tion the table. UaFrind.
Comrade deodale made an appeal. He said
there was but ono resolution in which he aud
his Department were interested. This was tho
ons which had been presented to several
National Encampments, bat had beon smoth0red
by being held by the Committee on Resolutions
until late IN the session, when 10 was rushed
through without sufficient opportunity being
allowed for discussion. lie referred to tho
elimination o. alsb ljfphELtubnb tpmmhIuCTS
from mGrnbefshi ia tho Encampment.
Past Commander-n-C Chief Beath was sur
priscd that so experienced eomrade as Com
rade Gnodale should make such an error
fundamental change in the Rules and Regua-
tOns Of the Order could not come before the
Committee on Resolutions but the Committee
on Rules and Regulations. This Committee
had fully considered the proposed change
every time IL eamo up, and the EnCampment
had voted against il every time.
motion was made that the resolution
offered by tho Department of Massachusetts TO
amend the Rules aud Regulations 30 as to ex-
cludO Past Department Commanders from
memborship be made the order OF business for 2
o'clock in tho afternoon, and excited dis
cussion followed comrades from Massachu-
setts aud Ohio urging Immediate action, and
others opposing il. II was finally lost,
C0mrade Steward pa moved To proceed to
nomination of officers. Carried and the En-
cAmplncnt took a recess until p. IN.
AFTER RECESS.
The Commander-n- Chief called the En-
equipment 10 order promptly Mt o'clock.
Comrade V. V. Ashford. from Honolulu said
he came 10 deliver "A message from the only
Post outside Of the United States. He pre-
sented ns a testimonial Of the esteem aud love
the comrades there bear the Cummander-in-
Chief. gayel made OF II native woods. The
Commander IN Chief received the gavol with
appropriate thanks.
The following committees were announced
COMMITTEE oN RESOLUTION.
AHbamR II. q Shephard
Arizona. Geo r. Conts
hffansns o. -, Scott
California, X. II. WsTfield.
Colorado A. V. Bahu.
Connecticut. n, I1isterbruok, tr.
Delaware j. :, Lilzepbcrg.
Florida, jose pin Il. Dean,
Georgia, Alfred H. Buck.
Idaho. a. =. Center.
Illinois. Horace r. Clark.
Indiana. a. J., Hovey.
Iowa, w. H. Mclieury.
Kansas, X. w. Blue.
Kentucky, o. &. Reynolds
Louisiana and Mississippi, Fred. Speed.
Maine Hannibal Hnmlin,
Maryland, Theodore f. Lang.
Massachusetts Jas. l.. Bowen.
Michigan, Michael Brown.
Minnesota, john T. ReR.
Missouri, j. X Miner.
Montana L. Il. Fisk.
Nebraska IL. g. Russell.
New hampshire. David X. Pierce.
New Jersey, j. Il. Muililsen.
North Dakota. ;. q. Roberts
New York, John CaiYer.
Ohio, J. +, Mack.
Oregon, o. Summers.
Pennsylvania, Chill W. Hnzzard
Potomac =. =. BuTdett.
Rhode Island, =. w. X. Alien.
South Dakota >. II jumper.
Tennessee II. G. Whitaker
Texas, O. q. Lyon.
Utah. JAS. i, Bradley.
Vermont w. l.. GresnleAL
Virginia. II. deb. Clay.
Washington and Alngca, w. Yischer
West Virginia, Isaac II. DuYai
Wisconsin. g. IL. Baxter.
ADDRESS OF coahiANDER.IN-cn CHIEF.
Warner Miller, N. Y. w. Warner, Mo
J. +. Rea MINI. George s. Merrill Mass
Lucius Fairehild, Wis.
RULES AND REGULATIONS
X. B Bealh fn. j. l.. Bennett H.
4. O. E0ris, Ohio. A. H. Fem Conn.
III. &. Jones, Mass.
REPORT OF ADJuTAHT-GEKERAL
j.. &. Miiliken Me. Albert Scott XIV
IL. i. Fish Mont. l. N. Walker Ind
REPORT OF auARTERMAsrER-GE GEN ERAL.
i. 3: Clarkson. Neb II. Is, Wallace, Pa
Daniel Ross, Del. George u. Crcamer Md
w. ID. Wylie Tex.
REPORT OF INsPECToR-oENERAL
j. l.. Wheeler, n. J. George r. Goats ArIx
VIM. j. DE Lacy, n. Y. Thos q. Sample, Pa.
H. NJ Duilied Mich.
REPORT OF JUDGE ADyocATE-GENERAL,
) W q, Neali. Ohio. Frederick Speed Tenn.
j. Il. S. GObn Pa. and Miss