The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-04-28
THE NATIONAL EMCAMPMENT.
A Fight 10 be Made Against the Appropria-
ton by Lincoln, Ne,., Posts.

A Fight 10 be Made Against the Appropria-
ton by Lincoln, Neb., Posts.
The subcommittee of the Honss Com
mittee on Appropriations having in charge
the appropriation bill for the District Of CO.
Iunbia, received q communication from Chair
man Edison, OF the Citizens Committee, which
gives answers to q number Of inte-rogatoTies
propounded by the subcommittee regarding the
appropriation for the GAR National Encamp
ment. The first question asked was, How many
people attended the Eucam pm ents at Boston,
Detroit, Milwaukee, and st. Louis?
Answer-Boston, $4,000 GAR. and $50 600
others; Detroit. 10000 GAR. and 100000
others; Milwaukee. 80 900 GAR and 100. 900
others; ST. Louis 10000 GAR. and 100000
Others The estimate Of the attendance at Mill
waukee and st. Louis is based upon tho figures
of the expenses incurred for accommodations,
etc.
Second question-Tho number of the GAR
veterans furnished with quarters at each of
said Encampments, and the estimated coat Of
such quarters.
Answer-Detroit. si2 700 and 81, 900 men 40
commodated; Boston, $23,047 and TO- 400 men
accommodated. No report is made Of comrades
furnished quarters in surrounding towns, but
it is put at % 000 at cost of at least 100000.
Milwaukee, $40, 042 for camps and barracks, but
the men accommodated are not given. 1t is only
estimated that they could not have quartered
over 10000. st. Louis-We have other
port than the total expenses. $4,000 was COL
lected by subscr ptions; S76 900 was expended,
and So, coo paid to charity. enthusiastically
10000 men were furnished quarters, and the
cost is given at $4,000.
Third quest ion--An estimate of the number
of persons that will probably attend this En-
carnpment and the number of GAR. veterans
that it will be necessary to furnish with quar-
tiers, and the estimated cost.
Answor-From the most reliable Information
given us, and from newspaper intelligence
conservative estimate is not less than 100000
veterans, and those for whom quarters will
have to be provided for, we estimate at least
$4,000, at cost from $95, 900 to 100000. This
is much below the percentage of the number
furnished Quarters at Boston, Detroit and CO.
lumbus.
Fourth uuestion-An estimate in detail Of
the expenses that would have to be borne by
the committee Of said Encampment
Answer-The estimate of the attendance at
Washington of members of the Grand Army Of
tho Republic and others being fixed at double
or moro the number who have attended any
previous Encampment, we consider that an
increase of 80 per cent. over the expense re-
auired at any previous Encampment is con-
sentative estimate. We have therefore con-
cluded to raise $4,000 and to ask for the
appropriation of 100000. We are unable to
furnish detailed estimate of expenses, but
anticipate they will be similar to those Of other
cities as indicated by the taoulated statement
inclosed
Fifth question-The amount of solvent SUBJ
scriptions which have been made up to this date
on the part of citizens of the District toward
the cx penses of this Encampment and the whole
amount you estimate will be subscribed.
Answer-Forty-one thousand dollars Is tho
amount of subscriptions made and confirmed to
18th 81 =
Of which has been paid in. These subscriptions
will be, without question, not less than $50, 900.
They are made by 200 or $50 citizens. By APP
propriatiug the larger SUM from the District
funds distributes the expense over the entire
community, where it properly belongs.
The Citizens Committee also say that after
careful consideration of the question of appr0-
priating 100000 for the National Encamp.
ment they ask Congress not to depart, in this
instance from the just and equitable arrange
ment now in vogue, by which half the ex-
penses OF the District of Columbia are borne
by the United States. aud the other half by tue
people of the District.
Mr. Edison says IS to the proposition for this
particular appropriation, il should be made an
exception to the general rule. Objection is
made to the appropriation OF $l000G0 for the
entertainment of the GAR, on the ground
that committee of citizens of the District
which went to Detroit, and the papers of the
city, invited the National Encampmen5 to
Washington, and promised that if the invita-
ton should be accepted the veterans who came
should lie properly entertained by the citizens
Of Washington. 1t seems to the COMMITTEES,
and those they represented, that there are two
satisfactory answers to this suggestion. Ia the
first place it was we'll understood by every man
at Detroit that it had been the custom for a
number of years past for the larger part of the
expenditures incurred in the various cities
where National Encampments have been held
to be met by appropriations from public funds.
This was especially the case at the last two
annual Encampments held at Boston in 1890.
and at Detroit in 1891. There was, therefore,
no reason to suppose that the citizens of Wash
ington would not ask for such an appropriation,
and certainly nothing was said by the com.
mittee or through the press at the time which
could properly authorize such a conclusion.
The committee think that the sole objection
seems to be that they are asking the United
Suites to help entertain those whom they have
asked to be their guests The error of this ar
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