The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-09-23
ITS WORK ENDED.
Adjournment of the G. "A. K. Encampment-
General Weissert Elected Commander,

AdJOurnment n.
General Weissert Elected Commander.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 22.-The second day
of the National Encampment of tho G. A.
r. began at 0 o'clock this morning at Al
bauah's Opera-house. The first business in
order was the report of the committee to
determine the question of the seniority OF
the departments. The controversy affects
only the States of Illinois and Wisconsin.
neither of which Is in possession of char.
ter. Wisconsin claims the seniority should
be determined by the date Of tho first de-
partments; Illinois asserts that the state
ment of X. F. Stevenson, the founder of
the order. should decide. Past Commander
Wagner, of Pennsylvania. chairman of the
committee. reported. recommending tho
appointment Of q new committee, but the
matter was left open, after considerable
discussion. The report of the committee to
which was referred the adjutant-gene:aPs
report was next presented. The report
recommended the adoption of the recon.
mendation that the installing officer
of o post should make the annual inspec-
ton. and that the per capita tax for
grand encampment purposes be limited to
2lt cents. Then came the report of the
committee on rules and regulations, max
ing o number of recommendations upon re-
quests for changes submitted by the
various departments. The committee TO.
ported adversely on the suggestion from
tho department of Arkansas to change the
emblem of the G. A. R., and the requests of
of the Potomac that mo person be entitled
to wear the badge or button of the q. A. X.
unless member in good standing in the
g. A. r." was recommended. Tho commit
tee reported adversely on the recon-.
mendation OF the adiutant.g general
be revised. All these recommend dations
were adopted. In connection with this re-
port. the question of ab0lishing life men,
bersbips in tho National Encampment
came up The department. of Ohio recon-
mended that past national and State COM
manders be given seats as honorary MEM
bcrs without votes. The majority of the
committee reported adversely on this
proposition. The report was adopted by
an overwhelming majority. At this point
Past Commander-ln-chie Veazey was pre-
sented with astriking oil portrait of HIM
self. encesed in q handsome gilt frame
The response from Comrade Neazey was
very touching end apprecIative.
Asb Cuic4 0Onn hcos
of Minnesota, from the committee on the
commander-ln-chief's address, reported
that che committee heartily commended
the patriotic sentiments and spirit OF de-
votion 80 eloquently expressed. IL would
be well. in the judgment OF the committee.
to have il read In every post of the land.
While 1t regretted certain complications
tslluding to the question of races In Louisi-
ana and Mississippi, the committee was
unable to see how tho ecommander- in chief,
having regard to tho honor of the G. A. r.,
could have taken any other action. and his
heroic measures were adopted. The CON-
mittee also approved the recommend alton
that a receptacle be provided for the Grant
tomb at New York for the roster OF the q.
A. X. In addition it suggested that the
encanpmcnt cause TO be prepared q suit
able testimonial TO the retiring commander
ln-chief. General Palmer. in recognition of
his services
Past Comm ander-in chief X. b. Beatty. of
Pennsy ivania, reported from the commit
tee ON the Grant memorial that contract
had been made with Franklin Simmons.