The National tribune., 1890-07-24
WASHINGTON D. c. THURSDAY JULY a. 1890

he shall also issue an amnesty order declaring al
members of the Grand Army Of the Republic
heretofore suspended or dropped for non-payrDe nt
oil dues, to be eligible to reinstatement upon Tho
retired list of the Post of which they memberi
when so suspended or dropped by making formal
applications for that purpose; provided, that nc
suspended or dropped members shall be reinstated
to the active list of his former any other Post
except provided in Section 49, and provided
further, that reinstatement to the active list shall
be by ball ballot the same as for n recruit"
ID Whenever dropped or suspended member
OF any Post has removed to another locality OF
Department. or in case the Post of which he was q
member when dropped or suspended has ceased to
exist, he may become member of the retired list
OF any other Post upon satisfactory proof that no
charges were pending against him in his former
Post and that his Post has ceased TO exist; pro-
vided that in all such cases not less thnn the
regular foe shall accompany the application.
I'd. That Section OF Art. be amended so as "a
read: Section H. 1fa member of n Post shall be
one year in arrears for dues, he shall he notified
thereof in writing by the Post Quartermastcr. and
on failure for two months thereafter to pay such
dues, he may. by vote of the Post he dropped from
the rolls unless relieved from such payment, as
provided In Section of this article, and can be
reinstated 60 membership the retired list pro-
vded In Section @. and from that to the active list
as provided in Section of this Article"
III. The Department of Kansas at their last
annual Encampment adopted n resolution, recon-
mending that Post Surgeons who are physicians he
admitted TO n seat and vote mt Department En-
campments, and that Medical Directors be admitted
to seats in the National EncRmpment.
~ Presented by the Department OF Georgia.
I. Resolved That In the opinion of the Com
rRdcs of the Department of Georgia. the changes
madeiin the Ritual by the Committee, which re-
ported at the National Enoampment OF 1888, were.
In many instances, for the worse, and that much
OF the beauty and impressiveness Of the previous
ceremony, particularly In the charge, have been
taken away and nothing added
2. Resolved That the National EDcampment be
requested at Its next meeting to appoint 81 new
Committee on Ritual, who shall endcavor from
the old and Rituals to devise n still newer one,
which shall meet with more general approval.
V. Presented by the Department OF Illinois.
In Sec. 3, Art 2, Chap. 2, of Rules and Regu-
Iatons. there Is n clause which reads rs follows:
:" He shall not be eligible to membership ia any
other Post without consent. by two-thrds vote,
of the Post rejecting him." proposition IL hereby
respectfully submitted to almond said clause by
striking out the words mot (" and by a two
thirds vote. also the word "rejccting," substitu:
ing In lieu thereof the words (which rejected"
aud when so amended, said clause to read fol-
lows; He shall be eligible TO membership In any
other Post. without the consent of the Post which
rejected him"
VI. Presented by the Department Of Massachu-
sets.
l. Resolved That the Delegates and Represents
tivcs from this Department to the next National
Encampment be, and they hereby, instructed
20 vote to eliminate Par g. Sec. ], Art. III, Chap.
Nv. Of the Rules and Regulations and that here
after no comrade shall have voice nor vote in the
National Encampment without corresponding re-
sponsibility TO the Department in which he holds
2. ResotUed. The ritual of tho GAR be restored
rs IL was before the last amendments.
VII. Presented by tho Department OF Minnesota.
]. In Article g. Chap 3. prefix the words "ex-
officio members OF the Department Encampment
cannot be represented by proxies, but any elected
representative Of Post may, In the absence Of
alternate be represented I'm such Encampment by
proxy in the hands Of any representative of his
Post who Is present"
VIII. Presented by Past COMMANDMENT. Chief
Robert Is. Beath.
]. To almond Sec. /, Art. z Chap. 2 by adding
after the title %. NJ Sergeant" In second para
graph. aud may remove the officers so appointed
at his pleasure"
2. To amend Sec. 3. Art VI Chap s. by striking
out all after the words their respective jurisdic-
tions" and insert Propfded. That Department
officers designated in Sec. 2 Art. ~, Chap. g. other
than tie Commander shall only be tried by courts
ordered by the Department Commander or Com
mandernChief aud the Department Commander
and tho National officers designated In Sec . Art
Nv, Cahp. Nv. other than tho Commander in. Chief
shall only be tried by courts ordered by the Com
mandcr- in. Chief"
TX. Presented by tho Department OF Illinois.
Amend Sec 8, Art. H. Chap. II, to read a. follows.
- Sec. 8 II an applicant be rejected his admission
fee shall be returned, aud he shall be eligible
TO admission io the Grand Army Of the Republic
until six months after such rejection. A second
and all subsequent applications shall be ia the same
form and subject 20 the same conditions the
first.
y. From the Department OF New York.
request that the present Ritual be changed TO
the form as II existed prior to Jan. ]. 1889.
GRO. ii. HOPKINS 1djHlaHt- General