The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-09-23
the American sculptor. in Rome, for mar:
BILE statue of General Grant, to be erected
in Washingto At price of eo. 900.
THE NEW OFFICERS.

Olo statue OF Uen6I8l Ufaut, W uo cIoVtoo
IN Washin gton. at price OF 5000.
THE NEW OFFICERS.
Next came the election of officers. which
resulted as follows:
Commanderin-chief-G A. G. weissert of
senior vice-commander-R- III. warfeld. of
6ar Francisco.
Junior vice,comman der-Peter B. Ayres. OF
surgeon general-Dr. ". C. weyl, Of Danbury.
Conn.
Chaplain-in chief-D R. Lowell, OF Kansas.
After recess the committee on seniority
OF the departments was DISCHARGED from
further consideration of the matter, at its
own request, and the subject referred to
new committee for report at the next en-
campment by permission or the encamp-
ment. COmrade Woods. the first adjutant-
general of the State of Illinois, made q
statement giving history of tho order In
that State from its formation. The COM
erection of q national Memorial hall at De-
catur. Ill, reported receiptsto-day amount
ing to S4.sS2. The committee on resolutions
reported to the encampment large num-
Der of resolutions and propositions which
had been referred TO them. recommending
that . large majority of them be laid upon
the table, which was done. Among the
resolutions reported favorably by the COM
mittee and adopted arc the following:
Asking Congress to pass law giving the same
right OF precedence in appointments to all hon.
orably discharged soldiers that is now given by
law 10 soldiers that were discharged for disabili-
ties.
Recommending that the edition of the official
records of the rebellion, published by Congress,
be increased from 1L0OO to $4,000.
Commenting the order of Commander-in-chief
Palmer forbidding any q. A. K. post marching
under confederate flags.
Authorizing the commander -in-chief to issue o
cir cular commenting the Veterans Protective
Association Bureau Of Informatlonin connection
with the worlds fair In case 1t shall be found
Declaring it to be inexpedient for the National
Encampment, &. A. r., TO express an opinion on
the subject OF opening the worlds fair on Sun
Favoring the establishment of soldiers homo
in the Marine Hospital building at New Orleans.
war and their p0stoffice addresses be published
Immediately.
Asking Congress to provide for the erection of
Asking the Secretary of War to provide for Q
flagstaff at Fort Sumter, at which the national
flag shall hoat the same as at all government
posts.
Advising the council of administration TO call
the meeting OF the next annual encampment not
later than the first week In September, 1892.
A proposition to accept conveyance to
prison grounds, now owned by the Georgia
Department g. A. r., was referred to the
incoming administration. This having OK
hausted the business of the encampment
tho installation of officers elected for the
=
commsnder-in-chief had been installed he
was asked if he could name his personal
staH for tho year He answered that at
present he was prepared to nane but one
| E. ID. Gray. of Milwaukee, to be adjutant-
general. Comrsde Gray then came for
ward ana was inducted into Office by Com
rade Beath. The new commnnder-in- chief
then assumed the gavel and declared the
twepty-sixth annual cncampment q. A. X.
adjourned sine die.
The councii Of administration for the
next year has been named by the various
| departments. The Indiana member is W..
| II. Armstrong. of Indianapolis. II. 8. Del
trich. Of Chicago, will represent Illinois.
Jason Brown, son of John Brown. made
application for admission to q post in Ohio.
| Not being discharged soldier. the spplica-
| tiOn, in due time reached the national en-
campment and was referred to the COM
mittee on resolutions. The committee re.
ported. that lnasmuch as mem bership in
the G. A. X. is fixed by law, it was deemed
unadvisable to depart from the law in this
case. which, like many others, the COM
mittee said, presented maby worthy feat
ures.
During the session to-day Private Secre-
tary Half0rd conveyed 70 the encampment
President Harrison's regret at not being
able to accept the invitation to be present
at their meeting.