Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-09-29
VETERANS AT WASHINGTON
Hold Their Annual IusInees Meeting
Pre.entntions to Gen. pnIlner.

Hold Their Annual business Meeting
Presentations to Gen, Palmer.
WAsH1NCToN, Srys. 3!--At the bust
ness meeting OF ito ?diN haluel encamp-
ment of the &. ii. Z. uot"mander-in-chie
Palmer read hi, sunpr message and vari-
Gus reports wee suUn.ltted. Before the
routine business Of the meeting opened
beautiful govel, silver mounted and made
from woods tskeu from Fort sumter Get
tysburg Five Forks, ChIckamHuga, Apo
Inattox Court House and from the frigatc
kearsage, was Presented 10 Com
man der m-cEief Palmer by lis aides
of the department OF the Potomac. An
other gavei representing the home Of Wash
ington was presented by the citizens com
mttee. Gen. Palmer cordially responded
and was loudly applauded. After the con.
mttee on credentials reported, Commander
in Chief Palmer read the annual address.
lie was frequently interrupted By loud ep-
pause. At the conclusion OF the address
the reports Of the adiutant general quar-
termaster general, surgeon general, and
Judge advocate general were submitted.
Adiutant Generals Report.
The report of the G. \. Il. al-
jutant general, Fred Physterer,
begins with the statement that when
office there were practically no funds on
hand to carry on the business of the adJu-
tant generals Office except SIG, 600 IN
United States bonds which it was not deem
ed wise to sell, and 30 income was expected
until after December last, consequently the
most rigid economy was necessary The
total expenditures of his Office during the
fiscal year aggregated gil, 500, and as the
por capita tax Of two cents per member
produces an income OF hut $4,000 tho I'D
jUtant general says the tax is plainly INSULT
Gent and should be at least three cents per
member per annum. He says that
Eemi-annual returns from posts aud
departments are unnecessary and
that annual reports viii suffice
He also calls tho present inspection system
unsatisfactory and cumbersome and thinks
that the installing officer of post could
also act as its inspector. a revision of the
present rules and regulations is also recon
mended. The number of persons entitled &c
seats at the present encampmont is stated al
1l4S Of which 453 are representatiyes-at-
large and apportioued according to mem
bership December Bis last.
The adjutant general devotes page o.
his report TO history of tho events attend
ing the refusal Of the officers of the depart
mept OF Lcuisiana and Mississippi 10 recog
niZe as entitled to membership nine Cuiorel
posts duly organized and chartered an,
recognized as valid by Comrades Alger aul
Veezey preceding commanders in-chief
During the last calendar year as shown
by the report, there was gain Of &2J II
the number Of posts, making the total mum
Der 1865. During the calendar year ther
was gain in membership Of g., A0l; bu
the losses were 60, lO9 leaving the number
of msmbcrs in good standing December 5
last at 401, 1Sl, an apparent loss of nos
This loss is said to be apparent because il
one department il was found that neari,
1000 had been added without authority an
tho returns purpossly nado wero Incorrect
so that there was actually gain OF abou
1900 in tho total strength Of the orgsniZa
tion
During the year the deaths numbere
6404; honorably discharged, 1923; trans
fers, $3.50; suspensions, "a, 361 dishonorab
discharges, 1GI, and delinquents, -, jS2.
Judge Advocate Generals Report.
W. O'Neill OF Lebanon, judge advocat
general, in his annual report gives a sun
mary OF all the decisions rendered by hiI
during the year. lie says hat ha believe
himself bound to give "a strict coustructio
of tho rules and regulations relating
qualifications to membership in IL
q. A. r., but that he was worry loath
reach the conclusion that DR.. Jones VIII
had been appointed and served as an actin
assistant surgeon Ia the United states navy