The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-08-06

The commander-in-chief recommends
the legislation giving preference in the
civil service apart from discharge or
disability.
Comrades, our order has reached It's
high water MAX neither In NUMBERS or
In glory or Ia power. In cultivating
same lines with somb other organiza-
ciple Of our order, which Ia, In sense
at least peculiar 10 It itfs the
BYoad Hyincipi. Of Loyalty
no organisation has ever done 90 much
fnr the country, especially In laying
deep foundations of fusuTe security a.
the g. A, q. It appssls % every loyal
hand that drew bbdA Of carried q
musket. Therefore no Union soldier
has done his full duty a q citizen unless
he has given the order the benefit Of bis
comradeship In II. In closing desire
to renew the expression Of gratitude
which made year ago for the great
honor you conferred UPON me. Having
intended to wrong no one, and having
received no affront from anyone, / say
10 one and all, from the deepest recesses
of my heart, thank you, and God bless
you.
The address Of the commander-in-
chief was listened 10 with close atten-
tion. Applause greeted bis declaration
that the colored organizations should be
recognized until the question had been
finally adjudicated, but there was much
moCe Of it when he recommended that
power be given his successor to create
another department.
The AdJutant Gsner~l's Report.
Adjutant General J. q Gouldings
report for the year ending July 80.
shows that there are In the order As de-
partments, with 7,400 posts and 89S ,067
comrades In good standing. There have
been $3.50 deaths this year, as against
5.47Q In 1890. The total apparent men,
bership ~, ,807, suspensions, delinquen-
cies and transfers bringing the number
down to S98,067. The adjutant general
believes that If the departments select
the best men for adjutants and quarter
masters, and adopt longer tenures Of
Office the order can be greatly strength
600, 900 or TOO, 900 within five years, as
there are over 1.a00, 900 old soldiers now
living.
The question Of sinking fund to
meet the emergencies Of old age, with
it's diminishing membership and dues,
Ia worthy Of consideration
campments be held not earlier In the
year than Aug. 20, TO allow more time
for making up the national reports after
department reports are received.
Reports Of Quarsorma aster and Inspecto,
In his annual report Quartermaste,
General John Taylor gave the receipts
for the fiscal years as $50, 100; expepdi
lures, $37, ,296; balance, A.aO4. The
assets of the organization he gave al
&24Ti1.
Inspector General J. w. Burst in hi
report complained of the inadequat,
facilities afforded his department x
perform its duties because Of th.
changes In the dates for inspection con
stantly made by the national encamp
ment. He had been able TO secure
reports of inspection from only part
OF the posts, but such as had been In
spected were In good condition.
surgeon Generals Report.
d u. Stevens, surgeon-generai, re-
ported the number of deaths In th,
order, ae far as reported during tn,
year, DO be 3,157, among them being
tizDse eminent comrades, William
Tecumseh Sherman, Admiral David D
Porter, and Generals Charles Devens
e. +. Noyes, John w. Fuller, John Nc
Neill The pensions paid were re
| ported as followa
Pensioners on the rolls May 81, 1894
Army intalids, 415,615y widows, los,
759; navy invalsds, 6,439, widows, 233
To pay these pensioners will cost durinl
the pressnt FISCAL year about $1l6,