The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-01-28


welfare aud pleasure OF the boys 40 matter how
arduOus or how great drain upon las lime were
always deemed y labor Of love aud duty TO he Tut
hed without abatement No honoTs paid him
abroad OF tt homie ever tended GO weaken llis love
Tor aud sollcitous interest la those who marched
with him from Atlanta 10 the sea, stood a bul-
Wnrk between the Nation aud it, foes on bloody,
hurliought fields. Pusls viii forward Whatever
tunl may hg donated lo the Assistant Guar crmhs-
ter-GrutrRl of tieir Departments, who VIII hold
thp same uutl directed 10 send a. 10 Tie quarter
lnH-icr-ltU upTItl.
u. The following comrades are appointed n
committee 20 press before Congress the matter
mentioned in Sections and ~ General Orders,
No. 81 G Ei Joseph ~. Kay, John iaiue-, Amos J.
Cummings, Department oi New urk 1.hhfl"- =.
Lincoln, Department oi Potomac, and Nm. J.. W.
Ross department az Maryland. The grand re-
sultH achieved boy ComrHde Kay, the Chairman, IN
thc matter of legislation in tle interests oil the
Union veterans ln his own State, is an earnest,
especially when supplemented boy the well-known
ability and ariur OF his associates Ia such a cause,
Of what may bc expected but 20 mike an almost
Cerainty more sure, every Department officer aud
every cOmrHde should engage toassisi by promptly
aud perslstcntly urging upon their Senators ana
Representative lu Congress the justice aud deslra-
bllig 81 the proposed laws, one OF which D. az lul-
lows ID De- entitled bin 10 insure preference in
appointment, employment, aud retention therein
tn the public service uf the United States 10 vet
Grams ot Use late war Aud h reads thus:
sllacird bvu,o Senate aud House Of Reproselta-
u TIE JHitcd SuteSQi america "a Congress
Hbisd:
ionI. la every public Department and upon
5ic works ~ the United States Government,
competitive and uOu-competitive eNanlina-
@undcT te United States Civil Service laws,
10 rules md regulations Of the same wherever
they apply, hOnumbly discharged Union soldiers,
sailors aud marines shall be preferred for certliiea
non, appointment employment, and retention
therein Hge loss OF limb or other physical inn
pHirment (which does NOT in fact incapacitate
hhAl not he deemed to disqualiiy them, provided
they possess the business capacity necessary 20 M
the position involved aud persons thus preferred
unless appointed OF employed for a definite stat
utory term, shall not be dismissed if0m their posi-
uons except upon charges and after hearing.
Sec. Z, All heads Oi Departments, officials, Boards
OF Examiners, ar other persons having power Of
appointment employment, or certhcat for such
appointment on employment la the public service
oi tnc United States, II set forth m Sec. D Of this
ACT, are changed win faithful compliance with
the terms thereof both ln letter and spirit and a
failure to 80 comply shall bt a mlsuethehnor 70 be
prosecuted e@ttreT -3y Information or Indictment
hnd punishable accordingly.
Sec 3 All laws or pnris OF laws inconsistent with
tle provisions Of this act are hereby repealed.
ser, THE Hot shall lake effect Immediately.
= law "a the statute books means Justice TO
WHO gave honorable service.
WIZ klugliser Post 2 Department Of okla
onh FURNISHES the following report, lhat "lll ln,
terest a old soldier. DESTROYS OF filing homestead
claims under Tie law.
kINGFIsHER. OKLA. Nov. 81 1891.
Commander hiHgfsIcr Post 2
Your committees appointed 10 investigate ques-
lions in relation 20 the filing 81 soldiers declaralory
statements upon the public lands by powers OF at
tOrney respectfully make the following report:
j. We hud that men engaged ln the business OF
soliciting powers OF attorney for ihls purpose are
making fraudulent and misleading representations
20 our comrades
q scores 81 comrades have already been induced
90 come into this Territory by these fraudulent aud
misleading representations. expecting 10 lmmedi-
ntely go upon claims, "a hud that the lands IA
which h has been represented that their claims are
located are noi yet subject 70 settlement aid many
OF them are now here n q destitute condition.
81 These self styled agents who are engaged IN
this business in many INSTANCES, are neither H.
nRuCinIly OF morally reliable. aud they do not
kaaifaff "a - fraNd and mieeHulup
esntftlous ln order % secure money from our
comrades throughout the country.
O. When these agents represent that they have
surveyed THESE lands Cheyenne and ArapahOe aud
other rcservatiouai, that they have lists " the
lands subject TO entry, that they can locate sol
oIer upon bottom and timber land, and guarantee
his Tghi 90 the same aud other representations 81
similar import they are not telling The truth aud
they cannot 90 Tor the soldiers what they claim
they viii be- able 10 do
o. Prior settlement upon public land II superior
90 soldier hiUig ora homestead entry. aud hum
drcds 81 soldiers filings by agents viii be made
upUu landE either already occupied by settlers OF
which worthless The receipt of tie Receiver
Of o. Land Office Tor soldier filing b. no guaranty
tHt tle land b. not already occupied boy bonR-hdc
settler, or thRt ID 10 81 any value aud under tht
c0niraci made with their agents they are entitled
% their fec % SO or more, upon tIe mere prOduc
sion 81 EuCH receipt
q Iu short ID H. the opinion o. your committee
Shat lrrRe majority Of our comrades who make
hlings upon public lands by Rgenls, will be disap
pointed aud deffauded.
Il For There aud many other reasons we recon
mcud thRt tie Commander 81 this Post issue
circular letter, aud send the same 10 the Naiiona
and Department Commanders aud ask them q
promulRate Tie substance Ol this report 10 ever,
Grand Army Post in the Union aud warn ou
o0inrhhet Hut 10 place thelI Interests Hud money b
thr bands u the irresponsible agents herein re
ferTed 20.
,, v. Admire 8 p Cummins. @ y Hubbard, p c
HuEheE, W III. NisueT Committee.
Y. Department Commanders will a. once pro
seed 30 scsrinln aud Will report not later than th
lsllet part - February, how many comrades the!
menii o. Washington sept 20 1892 Convenience
and quarters Will depend largely upon tlIe prompt
mes and tloroughness Of the report.
VI. De- june. ls,s, DelDs Marsh was tried by couri
martial, convened by IL T. Stanley Post 20 DE
pariineut ~ Kansas. and sentenced 10 be diHh0noi
ably discharged. Tie sentence wHs approved b
the Department Commander aud carried int
effect. D. n. Stanley Post, DO, Department Z
Kansas, 20. since become defuuct, aud the Sal
Delos Marsh has pes..."ued that his sentence h
Femitied aud Dee BE- allowed 10 apply for member
hhip IH Gen. Cook Post, 800 Department Of KAusa
Bic petition BE- approved by the conrl-martd, IA
Commander 81 Gen. Cook Post. 800, aud The ID
pnumeul Commander 81 Kansas. all ~ whui
state that ID isH mcFitorious case" Therefore tl
COmmauderiu-Chief by virtue 81 the power COZ
fcrreo GA him by the National Eucampmeut
lssl remove Tie disability resting on Deios Mars
huu Doe D. permitted % apply for membership
ths AR iu Gen. Cook Post, $40 Department
khnsHri Hnu said Post De- authorized "a receive Ru
act upon ruch application iu tIC same manner
upon tue application 81 a recruit.
VII. The following resolution, adopted by a
Hd National Eucampmcut, al Milwaukee. Va,
lhs3, is again published a. hH ndmoultUry wHruiu
Information having been received that ID is
mihnv instance dJsobcyedt
ECt1iusd I'hN the purchase 81 badges or otlu
Grand Amy 0i tIe Republic supplies by ANY po
OF Post nhivcr- from any other person or sour
than thfUugH Use regular channels from Bopai
ment % National Headquarters shall be- q prop
cause Tor doe suspension VI sald Post aHd IeyokII
thr charter
VII Attention 81 specially called 10 the amen
uleut % Al. XIV, Chap. ", n A. r., adopted
Detroit 1871 va, Dy inserting alter the words "
regular annual meeting thereof "gf0tids
shat such amendments have been approved al
presented by Department EuoHmpmcut, al
notict thereof been given by te AdiufHiit Geucl
lcnHl a0 dAgr before the assembling Of the
ti0uHl LuCau UtnCnl.h Department Commando
churged tu make special auuouuceuieHt
fhis matter uf their Department Isucampmeuts.
XII. Tie following comrades have been appOl
ed Assistant Inspectors General:
Alabama, N A. Howard Arkansas lee Clio
California Melvin MudRe; Colorado aud w,
ming, W ~ ". C0nleyi CONNECTICUT Charles
POSTER Delaware, Darling johnson, Fior'
william Jhmc-f Georgia James " Smith lu
ana, lhmeH ~. Hcufy, Indian Territory. Chris
pher JaHes, Iowa, ~. A. Mciieury: Kansas jo
MCl'lersnu, Kentucky. Samuel Mckee: Lou
ana and Mississippi. 81 w Gibson; Maine Iirf
h Mllletti Maryland John q. Taylor. MH-suul
eetls IS Read Wales Minnesota Chas ~ Fish
Missouri hrilr DrcIfus; Montana I.u,ius AVl
. neg New Hampshire William A. lieUsfoTd, y
y Jersey, William o. DrIiarti New York i3euj.
Finley North DAKOTA, Henry CHpeharts Oi
John u. Booth OislahumR. George D. Biuug
Oregon, I wright Pcuu-y vauIH Frank
kluueaTd. Potomac j ~ O. Burger Rhode leila
Orlaud Freedom; ~outh Dakota g. "A. Van Sy
Tennessee. A. W. Wills; Iraas a. O. Rust; "a
D. ~, Bishop, Vermont, III. j. Sargent. Nirgil
Charles Candy Washington aud Alaska, }.
Langley West Virginia, a. Y. FIedi Miscon
John "a. Cook.
Department Commanders, who have not aIre