The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-09-29

Rome, for the erection of marble statue o.
| Gen. Grant to be finished inside of two years
and the cost $4,000; that the amount agreed
upon is within the means at the disposal Of the
| committee, and they recommend that portion
| of the balance be used to furnish each Post
| of the Grand Army with Photographic copy
of the statue when completed.
| The report is signed by S. S. Burdett, R. B
| Beath, Horace S. Clark, w. G. Veazey, r. A.
| Alger, Selden Conner, Ed. s. Grant.
| The report was adopted.
| The committee on form for service at the
| laying of cornerstone reported back, rec
ommending the adoption of the form presented
| by the Post of LOWELL Mass, and the report
| was adopted.
On motion of Comrade Wagner, the Com
mander-in-Chief was instructed to communi-
cate the thanks of the Encampment to Past
| Commander.in- Chief John c. Robinson for his
kind remembrance Of the meeting the SYM
pathy of the comrades with him in his affiic-
tion, and the hope that he will be able to meet
with the Encampment for many years.
recess was taken until o'clock p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
at the afternoon session the Committee on
Seniority reported, recommending the appoint
ment of O new committee, and the report was
adopted.
The report in full is as follows:
The Committee on Seniority of Departments
| respectfully submit
j. That committee Of three from Departments
not interested be appointed by the present Com
mander-in- Chief on this subject.
II That the papers and records now In the hands
OF Comrades Wagner and Woods be turned over
to the new committee for its information.
HI That this committee in its report suggest
some method by which the Departments earliest
issued TO them, SO as to conform to the rule; or
that such Departments be exempted from the
operation OF the rule which requires all Depart
nepis TO have charters signed by the Commander
in. Chief and Acknowledgment.
~. That Comrade Woods. Of the Department Of
Illinois, be permitted 10 submit statement TO this
Encampment on the subject. which may be entered
in its proceedings for general information concern
ing the matter.
An effort was made to reconsider the report
of the Committee on the Adjutant- Generals
Report, owing to dissatisfaction with the
adoption of the Adjutant-G Generals suggestion
as to inspection, but the Encampment decided
not to reconsider.
The Commander in Chief appointed as the
Committee On Seniority Comrades Beath, of
Pennsylvania; Bowling, of Ohio, and Free
man, of New York.
RELIEF CORPS VISITORS
committee from the Woman's Relief Corps
consisting of Mrs. Wittenmyer, of Pennsyl.
vania; Mrs. Craig of Wisconsin Isabella r..
Bagley, Of Ohio, and Emma y. Lowd. of Mas
sachusetts, was admitted to the Encampment,
and Mrs. Wittenmyer addressed the Encamp
ment for few moments. She said that the
Woman's Relief Corps consisted of 1874 S9
members; that they had expended in charity
over $4,000, aud were engaged in providing a
National Home and had gathered for the pur-
pose $50 900 to $75 900 worth of property.
committee from the Army Nurses Asso-
citation consisting of Mrs. Tolman and Mrs.
Hazen also received.
Comrade Tanner, Of New York moved the
appointment of a committee on the death of
Gen. Ii. a. Barnum. The motion was adopted,
and the COMMANDMENTS Chief appointed Com
rades Tanner, Dufiield, Kountz, and Hazard
of Florida. A similar committee was appointed
the death Of Comrade Mcclellan, of Penn
sylvania.
The Committee on Judge Advocate. Generals
Report reported further recommending the
adoption of that report in relation to the De-
partment of the Potomac matter and it was
adopted.
The Committee Oh Resolutions reported back
| various resolutions referred to them, and the
following were ordered laid on the table:
A resolution protesting against the appoint
ment by the Chief Executive of any person
upon whom the stain of treason rests to COM
mand the armies of the United States
A resolution that it is the sense of this En-.
campment that the Rules and Regulations be
SO amended that hereafter Past Department
Commanders shall be entitled to seats in Ma
tionsl Encampments without the right to vote.
resolution that the GAR. favors law
giving to every honorabiy discharged soldier
the right to present his certificate of discharge
to any Land Office of the Government, and on
such presentation receive title to quarter Sec
ton of land.
A resolution by the Department of Colorado
| and Wyoming providing that Department re-
ports to the National Headquarters be made
quarterly instead of semi annually.
resolution to the effect that in future or
on the occasion of National Encamprlent
musters the several Department Encampmeuts
| shall be placed in line in the order of the dis.
lance of each Encampment from the city in
which the Encampment shall muster.
A resolution by DR.. j. r. Hayes asking the
Secretary of the Interior, and through him the
President Of the United States, to appoint to
the responsible position of Medical Referee an
ex-Army Surgeon of reputation, or, if this is
impracticable, civil physician and surgeon of
established reputation in his profession, to the
end that the laws now in force as to the medi-
cal department of the Pension Office shall be
complied with and justice done the invalid
soldier in the adjustment of his pension
A resolution sent in by II. S. Dietrich, of the
Department of Illinois, asking that the hearty
approval of the National Encampment be given
to the promotion of what is to be known as the
American University under the auspices of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, in connection with
which it is proposed to erect memorial hall
to be called Lincoln Hall, in honor of Abraham
Lincoln.
A request for influence to change the manner
Of paying pensions ct Topeka, Kan.