St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-06
STAFF REPORTS
The Judge Advocate Does Not
Agree With Veazey.

The Judge Advocate Does Not
Agree With Veazey.
DETROIT, Aug. 5.-The reports of the
other officers of the staff were presented
and spread before the encampment.
The adjutant generals report showed
that on Aug. IA, 1899, there were borne
upon the rolls of the order, A depart
ments, with 7,1S5 posts and 397, ,941 COM
rades in good standing. For the period
ending June 80, 1891 (the return not all
vet being in), there were 45 depart
ments. with 7.409 posts and sos, OF COM
rades in good standing. The sum eX-
pended in charity, as repO rted for the
wear ending June so, 1890, was S217, ,957.-
GA, relieving 1854 persons: for the year
ending June 80, 1891. 1888, 699.S5. The
total number of deaths reported for the
year ending June 80, 1890, was 5,479, and
for the year ending June 80, 1891, was
5000,
The quartermaster generals report
showed the assets of the organization
to be as follows: Cash balance on hand,
S1,S041S; due by departmentS,Sl, ,429.41;
less due by departments, S1S4.17; bal
ance, S1,24524; United States bonds
1908, $4,000 (market value, 17-1O0),
Sl7, ,720: supplies, S2,941.65. Total as
sets, S24, 7il.O7. The report on the
Grant monument fund showed that
while this fund in 1890 amounted to
$11, ,30S. so, it had been augmented but
s2Ss.91 during the past year. Of this
amount S22f.16 was received as interest
on the present fund. so that the actual
increase by donation had been but
sl175. This paltry sum was reported by
the state of Minnesota.
The report of the judge advocate gen.
eral derives its chief interest from his
decision on the YeXed race question. As
his conclusions differ from the recon-
mendationS of the cOmmander-in-chief,
the dispute is only further complicated.
The decision is as follows: The QueS-
ton prOpOsed is "whether there can
lawfully be two departments covering
the same territory at the same time; for
| instance, a department made up of
white posts and another of black posts;
| or one of foreign born. and another of
native born" | think the question
must be answered in the negative.
First the idea is contrary to the usage and
universal understanding of the order hith-
erto. Second. the rules and regulations,
| chapter l, article 3, section !, provides for
| precinct organizations 10 be designated by
| names and numbers, indicating that there
| section of the same article provides for
state organizations to be known as Depart
| ment mame or state of territory, Grand
| Army of the Republic No other name or
! designation is contemplated or provided for.
| If a second state organization be formed in
! any state, it would have the same name
i precisely without addition OF diminution as
| the first, if the regulation Is followed. If ad-
| ditional departments in states may be formed
| on lines of color or of birth, they may on
! lines of personal follOwings or personal
antiparhion, Or upon disagreements of any
| kind But without adverting further to the
| obvious evils likely to follow from establish
| ing rival departments in any state, it is
| enough that il is very clear that the rules
and regulations do not provide for nor war
rant the establishment of but one depart
ment in any state or territory.
The report of the surgeon general is
chiefly interesting in statement it cOll-
taInS from Pension Commissioner Raum
| announcing that the amount of S116,000,-
600 will be expended for pensions dur
ing the fiscal year.