St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-23

tons upon the deaths of Gen.
Barnum. of New York, and Adjt.
General M:Clelland. of Pennsylvania.
Comrade Kramer. of Maryland, repre-
senting committee of the q. A. r.. in
behalf OF the members of the organ;za-
ton, presented to Gen. Alger an i'm
mense silver loving cup, very hand
somely engraved, which was accepted
by Gen. Alger in an appropriate speech.
The committee appointed to have charge
of the erection or a national memorial
hall at Decatur, ILL.,, reported receipts
today amounting TO s., $50.
,,sAIDong the resolutions adopted were
the following: Asking congress to pass
y law giving the same right of precedent
in appointments to all hOnOrably dis
charged soldiers that is now given by
law to soldiers discharged for disability;
recommending that the edition of
the official records of the Re-
bellion published by congress
be increased from / !. 900 to 80, 900 copies:
commenting the order of Commander
IH-Chief Palmer fOrbidding any G.. A.
X. post to march under the Confederate
flag: authorizing the commander-in-
chief to issue a circular commencing
the Veterans Protective Association
bureau of information in connection
with the worlds fair in case he
shall tnd it worthy institution; de-
claring it to be expedient for the ma
tional encampment u. A. r. to express
an opinion upon subject Of opening
the worlds fair on the Sunday. it beng
a subJect upon which the members are.
divided: fayoring the establishment
Of a soldiers home in the marine
hospital building at New Orleans.
Requesting that the census of veterans
OF the war and their postOt1iee addresses
be published Immediately. Asking con-
gress to provide for the erection of a
monument to the private soldiers of the
army. Asking the secretary of war TO
provide Flagstaff at FIT Sumpter, from
which The national flag shall float the
same as at all government posts. Ad-
vislng the council of administration to
cali the meeting of the next annual
encampment not later than the first
week in September. 1898: expressing
The thanks of the encampment to the
Old guard of Washington, who served
as guards during the sessions of the
encampment: returning the thanks
of the encapment to the citizens of
Washington for the generous hospitality
of the reception given to the veterans:
thanking Cemmander-in-Chie Palmer.
A proposition to accept all encamp-
ment 10 The Andersonyille prison
SiONiids, HON OHiitu Df lit SciltIdl Qe-
partment. q. A. r., was referred to the
incoming administration.
This having exhausted the business of
the encampment, the Installing of Off
cerS-elect for the ensuing term took
place. After the new commaader-in-
chief had been installed he was asked
if lie could name his personal staff
Tor the year. He answered that
at present he was prepared to name
but one-E. b. Gray, of Milwaukee,
Wis, to he adjutant general. Comrade
Gray then came forward and was in,
ducted into Office. Gray was adjutant-
general to Commander-in-C Chief Fair
child. and is now Acknowledgements of
the department of Wisconsin. The new
colnmander-in-chief then assumed the
gavel and declared the twenty-sixth
national encampnent Il. A. X. adj
jOurned sine die
Among the members of the council of
administration are: Idaho, G. l.. Shoup,
Solomon City; Iowa, l.. Il. Raymond,
Hampton; Minnesota, c. c. Edwards,
st. Paul; Montana. +. s. Wilson. Boze-
man; North Dakota E. 5. Miller, James
town; Oregon. ID. {. Sherman, Gaiena;
South Dakota, s. IL. Jumper. Aberdeen:
Washington aud Alaska. j. E. Brown,
Spokane Fails; Wisconsin, III. S. Smith,
Marion,