Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-10-01

blucOlu dropped
NEW COMMANDER out of the latter con.
test when he found how the land Law.
Tho election of q senior vice COM
mander-inchief was then taken up. but
while 1t was in progress a communion
ton was received from the president
that his affection was too deep to leave
the bedside of his wife, and he therefore
begged to be excused from any attend
ance on the eneampment. Comrade b.
Il. Warfeld was then unanimously
elected senior vice commander-in-chief
On the FIRST ballot for junior vice COM
mander-in-chief there was no election.
The candidates were: Ayers, of Della
ware, 292; Beggart, of Texas, 223; Ken.
nedy, of Colorado, lis; Mention, of Ken.
lucky, "a: necessary to n choice, 32s.
There being no choice another ballot
was ordered, which resulted in the
choice Of Peter B. Ayers. of Delaware.
For surgeon general, W. C. We'll, Of
Danbury, Conn.,, and W. II. johnson, Of
Minden, Neb., were the candidates
The ballot resulted: We'll, 423; john
son, 1875, and the former was elected.
For the place of chaplain-in-chiet
there were four candidates, namely: j.
II. Frazee, of Tennessee; ID. r. Lowell,
of Kansas; E. Fl. Haggertv, of Missouri,
and W. II. Gottheil, of the District Of
Columbia. D. r. Lowell was the favor
tie candidate, and was elected.
RESOLUTIONS.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23.-The commit
tee on resolutions reported to the g. A.
r. encampment a large number of reso-
buttons and propositions which had been
referred to them, recommending that a
large majority of them had been laid
laid upon the table. Among the resolu-
tions reported favorably by the commit
tee and adopted were the following:
Asking congress to pass law giving
the same right of precedence in appoint
ments to all honorably discharged SOL
diers that is now given by law to sol
diers that were discharged for disabil-
tiles
Commencing the order of Commander
in-Chief Palmer forbidding any G. A.
r. post to march under the confederate
flag.
Authorizing the commander-in-chief
to issue a circular commencing the Vet
erans' Protective Association Bureau of
Information in connection with the
worlds fair, in case he shall find it
worthy.
Declaring it to be inexpedient for the
national encampment G. A. R. to ex-
press an opinion on the subject of open
ing the worlds fair on Sunday, in view
of the fact upon which the members Of
the G. A. R. are divided.
Favoring the establishment of a SOL
diers' home in the Marine hospital
building at New Orleans.
Requesting that the census Of veter
ans OF the war and their post Office az
dresses be published Immediately.
Asking congress to provide for the.
erection of monument to the private
soldiers of the army.
Asking the secretary of war to pro-
vide flagstaff at Fort Sumpter, upon
which the national flag shall float the
same as at all government posts.
Advising the council of administra-
ton to call the meeting of the next an
nual encampment not later than tho
first week Of September, 1898.
THE COUNCIL OF ADMINISTRATION.
The council of administration for tho
next year has been named by the var
ious departments as follows:
Alabama.-J. c. Miller. Of Green Pond
Arizona-H p. Lighthizer, Phoenix.
Arkansas-Logan H. Root, Little Rock.
Californian. D. Ayle, San Jose
colorado and Wyoming-W. Barker, Aanltou
Springs Col
Connecticut-T. / GIN. Hartford.
Delaware-M. B. Fowler, Wilmington
Florida-G. T. Foote, Belwood
Georgia-H. b Mason, -
Jdaho-G L Shoup, Solomon City. s,
Illinois-H s. Dietrich. Chicago
Indiana-W. q Armstrong, indianapolis
Indian territory-R T. Masters, Krebs.
Iowa-L B. Raymond Hampton.
Kansas-E. b Jones Holton
Kentucky-Jonathan McKelvy Louisville
Louisiana and Mississippi-H @. Yarmouth.
New Orleans