Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-06
r.mmapder.in.Chief veasy Is Pre-.
scented with Two Gavel'. 0ao
Of Historical Value.
,,uNtoa or the ARMY or DEAF
AND DUNG.
ruE ARMY ESo,usnrSr.
a.sor,s Presented. Committees Ap'
pvintcd. etc.

Druotr. August b. Reports Of
.,srr oilicofs uf the statf were present
"a and sprcad before the rucamp-
w,nt. The adjutnnt.genrrip. report
h,tbe pnrlud ending June 80, 1871, -
ar as returns have teen received
I,.4si IN ropd stapuIng q departments
snh ,lU1 posts and aps 1b1 comhdes
h good standing. Tho sum expended
IN charity W. reported FOR tue year
ended June 20, 1891, was s3ii,uOu. The
ieai number Of deaths Tot tnu year
me- acknowledgement report
showed the nssols 10 ~ 81, 900.
Thnfeplrt Of the Gfaut monument
Ami showed II hat been augmented
tltkg5.oi duflug the past ycar
me INSPECTOR. general after detailing
,be condition Of Tue order says ia cun-
eusion: "Our comrades In tho stronger
md MOTE prosperous departments
mould not be foryctiul Of tue neccs'
.lurs of those In weaker and les
hynred tartitorlrs aud should nssist
,ud encourage them Ia the good work,
wherever the opportunity oilers"
The report ui tho Judge advocate
general derives IT. chief intcfv-t from
bis dsclfiiu On the vcxcd race qurs-
tlou "a. bus conclusions diilcr ifom the
recommendations Ut The cummandcr'
lu.cnlef. The dispute Il only further
COMPLICATED by the uCclsl0n ~ follows
iThr question proposed IL whether
thfrrcau lawfully be two departments
coycflng tho same territory Mt, tue
anne time. for instance, department
made up Of white ID,ls aud another of
black uas,s or Que uf foreign born anu
atothgf OF native born. thlnk the
questlOn must be answered Ia the
laxative. The Idea Il contrary u tho
uiag,s and uniyurral understanding OF
the order hitherto. IL additional dt-
parimcnts IN The states may be Formed
on the lines VI color or birth, they may
lu cn line. 81 personal authipathics or
upon disagreement Of any kind. But
without udyefling further 10 the Ob.
yluus evil. likely 10 follow from the
establishing OF rival departments In
any state, II 10 enough that II IL clear
Tie rules and regulations DO not pro-
vide for nor warrant the establishment
q more than one department In any
sla,c Of Territory.
The report of tho General IL
ehtay Interesting Ia the statement
that Il contains from Pension Commits
hoter Raum, that the amount Of
gllgO00,O 900 will ho expended for PEN
si0n. during the fiscal year.
During the forenoon session Of the
sleimpment, Commsnder'm.Chief
ieasy was
rRrzENgED WITH TWO 0AvFis.
THIS frst was an ivory on. from Conn
rde ChfksOu ~ Nebraska, and tho
0.htf wooden One from the wood II a
fagiinl that sufmountud tho fort NJ
Dyifolt 1870 years ago.
The cUmmandorln then Ap.
polniei n committee ON resolutions.
Among those appointed are the follow
lngi Comrades Judson Spailord,
Idaho, V. u. futile, Oregon; w. H..
y. Harness, California; A. q. Simmons,
Montana; Philip Motherlll, New
Mexico; II, q. Wallace, Utah; $. a..
Cpgf0yo, Washington aud Alaska.
The negro question was refurroJ 10 n
tieHnl committee cOnslHllug OF McT.
~ u Massachusetts, Henderson Of
Pennsylvania. Conger Of Ohio, Lone
han VI New HampshiTe and Atkins Of
Ohio.
The ladies' OF the q. A. II. received
a quasi.tccognition 10y the appoint.
ment OF committee 10 return the
greeting Of the Ninth NationalConye
Non OF the Wom4n'a Relief Corps,
which OPENED In this city this morn
ins' The rapid growth Of this Ruxil-
hty orior " manifested by the large
Mwnlance, % well rs by the reports OF
various officers.
The afternoon session was devoted
Mmost entirely 10 the discussion II tho
selection OF place 70 hold tho next
e.neampmcnt. After n long, heated
aehale tho matter was settled ON the
hfst ballot by Washington securing a
majority OF twenty.seven votes over
lincoln.
resolution was unanimously adopt.
VI requesting Congress 10 pa6s n law
authorizing the lnterstate commerce
commission 10 permit railroads to give
hllced rates 10 All soldiers and sailor,
the war Of ls6l.65 attending nation.
tncampmenis.
a resolution wns unanimously adopt.
W. limiting the length OF the parade al
III future encampments 10 two miles.
tue location Of the next encampmcnl
uANlhs been settled, the Interest 81 the
hoahpment Ii now chiefly Centered IN
" election OF n commnnder-ln.chic
NnAllain John Palmer Of New York, A
~, Weifsert OF Wisconsin aud Colonel
~ ~ Smedherg Of California nr,
NMlng candidates, ami II l. safe 10 ~ >
ghe OF these throo viii DO elected. A
eehg aud stubborn contest Ia the New
uuoiS delegation between Palmer aud
hnsiges ended today In u victory fol
Allof after several cnucusses had
ten held. Tomorrow the battl,
Promises TO he very interesting three
outuerrd struggle, with tho chances
someNhat In favor Of Palmer, since h,
20 receive the united support OF Ia,
NeW York delegation.
bRAF AND DUNN SOLDIERS.
"A unique national convention WA
v.u nero tod,y, ihr ilrst reunion ul
Wy silent army Of deaf and dunn
~ .is sailors and marines. IN,
,pnl army decided 10 lay the mattel
lm tension claims before tho Pen
aoh committee Of the q. a. II. tn,
.hneFs believe that all that IN mecca
w 70 secure equitable rating on Tia,
nhon schedule II 10 call public atten
~ 70 the roal Significance " thei
hanllltles. The MANNED Soldier
'''asne also held a reunion today.
nm woMAH's RELIEF coRrs.
lho WomAu's relief lorps ouona,