The National tribune., 1891-09-03
FIFTH DAY.
Consideration of Notable Court-NIartia1
Gases.

MTSSEAPOLTS, Aug. =.
The most exciting COmmauiery- Chief day
in the history Of the Sons of Veterans has
passed into history. The whole Of the time Of
the COMMUNICATED Chief to-day, up to $50
o'clock in the afternoon. was occupied BY a con-
sideTatOu of the case Of Past COMMANDMENT
Chief Payne, Of Ohio.
This morning the committee which has had
his case in charge made a report, aud on the
presentation Of this report there was p-cccpI-
tatcd q most violent and protrac,cd discussion.
Judge Rca, Past COmmaulcr-iu-C Chief Of the
GAR, appeared as counsel for Gen. Payne.
The report OF the committee was made 4" in the
interest Of harmony Gen. Payne was % be
CensurCd but, at the same time, the Ouus Of
guilt was 10 be practically lifted from him.
Judge Tea, in an iupass. Oucd speech, urged the
Inconsistency Of such step. lie spoke long
and eioqucutly. lie was followed By Judgo-Ai-
vocatc Weeks, the nCwly-c.cctcd Commander
in-Chief, who took up the case in detail, and
presented in clear aud concise manner the
attitude Of the COMMANDMENTS Chief. Then
there were motions made and lost cf m.fpjhDH,
and Mt last after no end Of controversy, the
following resolutions were adopted:
Reso'ged, That the findings a. the court-martial
trial Of Past goumaudcr-iu-th icf Walter :. Payne
Dc Affirmed iu 80 Tar they find him guilty OF au
unwaFrluted aud unauthorized Investment and
use OF the funds Of this COmmIBdcry -ju-C hIet
That rs to other findings Of said court tie same
not guilty.
Tjal tie sentence Of said court be and IS hereby
set aside.
Thatthe sentence Of this Commaudcrv in Chief
Is that for said unauthorized use 81 said funds the
said Payne DO ccusured IN open meeting Of the
CumWaudery-iu-Chi
Eesolred. That the said Waiter s. Payne be. as a
part 81 this sentence, deprived OF his past rank as
Commander iu-Chief Of tie order.
The selection Of a place OF meeting was not
effected without struggle lt was not bitter
E.T.F 10 -.
Omaha and Helena Mont. were in the lists
The splendid $3.50 soIid-siIyer-g gold platcd-iew
eled invitation Of Helena won at last, backed
by the many attractions offered, and supported
by the earnest efforts of the sturdy men of
Montana. When il came 20 a vote, Helena
had 81, Omaha 30, Washington H..
THE ADDISGTOS MATTER.
II was pretty tired and woru-ou. lot os men
who assembled late this afternoon after the
prolonged and intense strife over the Payne
ease 10 listen to the AddiugtOn matter. Col.
Arlington, it will be remembered was found
guilty Of dlsObcying his superior officers, and
was also charged with dishonest financial trans
actions in his Division, that Of New York. He
was court martiiled. and il was on appeal from
the ourt-martial that his case came % this
CommandCry-in-Ch When the ease came
up on appeal yesterday the COmmandery-
n-Chief, after long argument, set aside the
charges OF embcZZiemCHt, but approved OF the
findings, which reduce Arlington 20 the ranks.
IL was voted that, after this year, the Quar-
termaster- General shall be chosen for three
years, his headquarters % be located in some
central city. In the evening the COmmandeTy-
iu-Chicf assembled in q brief executive session,
and Gen. Payne was given his ccnsUre, which,
so those say who should know, was not specially
severe, and thus for the present, and many
believe for all time, is ended one Of the most
disturbing fights in the history Of the Order.
THE NEW STAFF.
COmmander-in-C Chief Weeks announced his
staff as follows: Adjutant- General, Raphael
Tobias, New York Quartermaster- General,
John Clarkson, New York; Judge Advocate,
L. Shaw Van, Iowa; Surgeon General, Frank
NJ Gier, Michigan; Inspector General Henry
Frazse, Ohio; Chlplain-in-C Chief George w.
POliitt, New Jersey.