Connecticut western news., 1892-09-29

the report of the committee on rules and regulations, making a number of recom- mendations upon requests for changes sub nnitted by various departments. The com mittee reported adversely upon the sugges- Hon from the Department of Arkansas to change the regulation defining the right to wear the emblem of the G. A. R., and the requests of the Departments of Missouri, Oregon and of the Potomac that mo person be entitled to wear the badge or button of the G. A. R. unless a member in good standing in the G. A. R" was approved.
 Palmer's Actions Approved.
 In connection with this report the ques- Hon of abolishing life memberships in the national encampment came up. The De partment of Ohio recommended that past national and state commander be given seats as honorary members without votes. The majority of the committee reported adversely upon this proposition, and the report stated that Comrade Phillips, of Ohio, under instructions from his depart ment, dissented from the views of the ma- jority." It had been expected that this question would cause a considerable discus ion, but the position of the Ohio depart ment found few supporters. The report of the committee was adopted by an over whelming majority on rising vote, there being less than twenty in opposition outside of Ohio.
 The very emphatic irldorsement given Commander in Chief Palmer by the com mittee and the decisive vote by which the recommendation of the committee were approved, apparently gave quietus to the reported determination of some delegates to offer a resolution censuring him on ac- count of the Louisiana and Mississippi case. At least no such resolution appeared and the color line question was ignored. The New Omcers.
 Past Commander Kimball, of Massachu- setts moved that General Weissert be de- clared elected by exclamation but that was declared out of order. General Weissert was then formally placed in nomination by Benjamin F. Bryant, of La Crosse, past commander of the Department of Wiscon- sdn, who performed f .~. ne service f:T General Weissert ;s, '."arapment at Detroit last year. . II. Hurst, of Ohio, was also nal.. ..-t. .,, rsl ,iun, and the roll call was be, .,.-. ..-,'... it had pro ceeded very far, ho*sy. ~s, the name of General Hurst was withdrawn, whereupon General Weissert's election was made by exclamation. The general came forward and returned his thanks to the encampment for the honor bestowed upon him.
 Past Commander Wagner, of Penn. sylvania, moved that R. H. Warfield, oi San Francisco, be elected senior vice com. mander. The motion was seconded by Colonel Lincoln and by Captain Pipes, the latter stating that he had been indorsed foI the position by 8 majority of the encamp ment to which he belonged. Past Com mander Wagner's motion was adopted and Warfield declared elected senior vice com. mander.
 For the office of junior vice commando, Peter B. Ayars, of Wilmington, Del, re ceived 849 out of the 649 votes cast and was elected. For surgeon general Dr. w. O. Weyl, of Danbury, Conn.,, was elected. For the place of chaplain in chief there were four candidates-J. H. Frasee, oi Tennessee; D. R. Lowell, of Kansas; E. H Haggerty, of Missouri, and W. H. Gottheil of the District of Columbia. Dr. Lowell was the favored candidate and was elected The new commander in chief then as stunned the gavel and declared the twenty sixth national encampment, G. A. R., ad iourned sine die.