The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-09-22
:. UTAH: THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER %, 1892
GRAY AND GRIZZLED
Veterans Continue Their Reunion
at Washington.
THE ENCAMPMENT In SESSION,
Commander PaImers Address-He Reviews
the Race Qnesion-Reports of Officers
Next Session In indianapolis.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21.-At 1925 the en-
cGmpnlent was raped to order by Com
mander- in-Chief Palmer A glee club of
veterans sang song inviting the encamp-
ment to Indianapolis next year and were
glorlously applauded. Commissioner Doug
las of the District of Columbia read an adj
dress Of welcome, and Captain Palmer
made a tasteful and appropriate reply.
After the report of the committee Oh Gre
dentlals had been received
PALMER MADE HIS ANNUAL ADDRESS.
| Following is synopsis of the address Of
Commander-in- Chief Palmer to the Grand
Army of the Republic today:
large portion of the address was di-
rected to patriotic "reminiscences OF the
war and TO the memories that Il scenes
around Washington recalled to the vet
Grams. The race ques tion, which has dis
rupted the Grand Army of the Republic
organizations in Mississippi and Louisi-
ana was reviewed at great length,
the commander explaining how he was
! forced to ignore the rights of the depart
ment of those states to surrender their
| charter and to insist that colored posts
| Nine to Seventeen must be recognized.
| After commenting on the series OF resolu-
lions published by the recalcitrant and
| insubordinate retiring white posts, he
concludes as follows:
| In dealing with this subject L was not ac-
tuated by an unkiud thought towards single
member or the department. IL was known
there were disintegrating forces at work. which
the national encampment concluded 1t was
time to arrest, and in the discharge OF that
e.
of office. did il without either the feeling of
fear or prejudice.
The passage by Congress of the disability
pension bill was warmly commended, and
it was urged that the statutes to protect
the rights of the veterans Of the late civil
war in civil service be more rigidly en-
forced.
ADJUTANT GENERALS REPORT.
The report of Adjutant General Fred
Phisterer followed the address of the COM
mander-in-chief. This report shows there
was gain of 229 in the number of new
posts during the past year. A significant
is the following:
| Practically it may be said that the member
ship or the g. A. Il. is now at its highest point.
II no doubt will remain about stationary for Il
few years to come, wnen, necessarily. it must
decrease, and the decrease will be rapid.
WILL MEET NEXT AT INDIANAPOLIs.
The only interesting feature of this
afternoons session was the selection of
Indianapolis as the place of the next en-
campment, Lincoln decided to make no
contest.
| Many resolutions and communications
were referred TO the committee on resolu-
| tons The special committee was APP
pointed to pass upon the report of the
| surgeon-general brought in report con-
graduating the G.. A. Il. upon the increased
| efficiency of that bureau. The report was
adopted as was the report of the committee
on pensions which was included in that of
tie acknowledgement and contained no new
! features of interest.
| An adjournment was then taken until
| tomorrow
STATISTICS.
| T. f. Stevenson, surgeon-genersl of the
| G. A. r., in his annual report, complains
that many posts failed to make any sani-
tary and mortuary returns, so the sta
| tistics on these matters are very incom-
plete. According 10 Commissioner Reum,
al the close of the fiscal year, there were
| S76 01S pensioners on the rolls aud the ap-
| preparation aggregated Sl39 132, 3S7. In adj
dition TO these vast expenditures the an
nual appropriation for numerous govern
ment homes was 1888, $40. There were
also 173 government cemeteries kept up
| by government appropriations. These ap-
preparations, says toe report, seem
| large, but it adds, they should
be thought of in reference to the grand
moving cause calling them into being. the
preservation Of the government from
overthrow, and who can place TOO high an
estimate on that achievement. 1t is abso-
| lutely beyond monetary consideration"
In this connection the report makes a state
ment of the national resources, quoting
superintendent Porter of the census bu-
reau, to the effect that the absolute wealth
of the United States may be estimated at
500, 64S, 900, 000 a number of other reports
were also made.
THE UNION VETERANS UNION,
which has $4,000 mem bers. preceded the
encamplnent meeting today with fine
parade upon Pennsylvania avenue. The
commander in chief and his large staff.
headed by Adiutant General Street, rode
at the head of the procession. At the sub
seauent meeting General Yoder delivered
his annual address, reviewing the progress
of the order. General Green Clay Smith
offered resolutions which were unani-
mously adopted expressing sincere sym
pathy with Comrade Harrison because of
the serious illness of his wife and sincere
prayer for her recovery.
committed, on which eX-PreS1G6nt
Hayes is a member, was appointed to take
measures for the establishment OF an indus
trial home for Sons of Veterans.
A number of corps reunions were held
during the day.
ON BOARD THE KEARSAGE;
it was marine corps day and the old sailors
jollied the land lubbers. Captain Herbert
Winslow, son of Rear Admiral Winslow,
who commanded the kearsage when she
fought the Alabama, delivered an address.
Vice President Morton ana Secretary
Tracy visited the ship and both made brief
remarks, Secretary Tracy speaking of the
need of strong navy.
Steps were taken today, having in view
the birth of new G.. A r. subordinate
organization under the title of 'sThe Min
ute Men of '61,' to be composed of all who
entered the service under President Lin
coins call OF April 10, 1861. Massachusetts,
has an Organization of this character, and in
Wisconsin similar organization has been
started.
The association Of ex-prisoners of war
elected Marion T. Henderson of this city.
president. The association is interested
in having Congress act upon the bill gran
ing pension OF 81 day 10 all prisoners
who were imprisoned over certain num-
Der of days. A committee was appointed
TO consider the question further.
The Pennsylvania and New York dele
gates to the national encampment decided
tonight to vote as unit for Captain Weiss