Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-10
THE LAFAYETTE STATUE,


Efforts of Lafayette Post, G. A. R., I'm Regart
| to It's Dedication.
Maj. George P. Edgar, for the committee OF
national encarnpment of Lafayette Post, No. lao
G. A. R., Of New York city, has made very sat
isfactcry arrangements for the accommodation
of Cappa's Seventh Regiment Band at Per
cards, on f4th street south Of Penusylvani.
avenue. The post will be quartered at the Els
mere.
Gen. Daniel Macauley, appointment clerk o.
the Treasury Department, and Col Franl
Jones, chief of the confederate archives division
Of the War Department, are both comrades Of
this post and have been invited to serve on tht
staff Of Department Commander Poole of New
York at the coming encamprnent and both have
accepted. Lafayette Post now has over So
comrades on its roster and is the banner post Of
the Department Of New York. Some of it,
prominent members are Gems. Adam Badeau
Francis G. Barlow, Lewis 7. Barney, Roy Stone
Cyrus Bussey, .. d. Chamberlain, c. Fl. T: Col.
lis, Abner Doubleday, Jacob E. Duryea. A. w.
Greedy, Rufus ingalls,. A. P. Ketchum, Daniel
Macauley, Robert Nugent, l. Fred Pierson, Ed.
ward ". Serrel, George A. Sheridan, Egbert l.
Viele, Alex S. Webb. Coils. John H. Ammon
A. c. Cheney, James A. Blanchard. Floyd Clark.
John p. Hatch, George W. Lyon, Joel B.
Erhardt, Rastus s. Ransom, Locke w. Vim
chester, VIM. A. Simmons. Benjamin F. Wat
son. E. L. Zalinski. Lafayette Post will be
heartily welcomed to the national capital, with
Commander A. G. Mills in command, next Sep
TENDER, for Mr.. Mills has hosts of friends here
The committee on national encampment APP
pointed by the commander is as follows: Com
rades VIM. Lee Darling. chairman: Meredith l..
Jones, secretary; r. 8. Salisbury, Z. G. Tucker
man, II. D. Evans, Cyrus Bussey, A. W. Greedy,
Daniel Macauley. Frank Jones, Daniel Madden,
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THE LAFAYETTE STATUE.
1t was Lafayette Post that few months
since petitioned Congress to pass the following
bill to provide for the dedication of the statue
to the Marquis de Lafayette:
Whereas a statue has been erected at the
southeast corner of Lafayette Square, in the
city of Washington, District Of Columbia, by
the United States government, and no cere-
monies of dedication have been held; and
Whereas the coming encampment Of the
Grand ARMY of the Republic. to be held in the
said city Of Washington, beginning September
20, A. d. 1892, would seem to be a most ap-
propriate OCCASION for such dedication: There
fore,
Be it enacted by the Senate and House OF
Representatives Of tho United States of America
in Congress assembled. That the Secretary Of
the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized
and directed to pay out Of the moneyssin the
treasury not otherwise appropriated the sum
of $4,000 for the purpose indicated. and that
the committee on public buildings and grounds
OF the Senate and House of Representatives be
authorized as o joint committee to conduct
such celebration on the 10Th day of September,
A. D. 1892.
This bill was introduced in the Senate by
Senator Hiscock and in the House by Mr.. Little
of New York city on March 80. and it has been
reported favorably in the Senate. but no action
has been had upon it in the House. There is
probably not O member at either end Of the
Capitol who would object to unanimous con-
sent being given to its immediate consideration
and passage, as nothing but patriotic and ma
tional impulses are appealed to in asking for it,
passage. 1t is understood that an effort will be
soon made to take this bill from the House
calendar and pass it without further delay