Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-09-23

apart INC nrst day OF each school year for
inculcating lessons OF patriotism. After
some discussion the report was approved,
with au amendment, leaving teachers free
90 select the date.
Past Commanier-in-C Chief K. 3. Death
reported from the committee on tho Grant
memorial that contract had been made
with Franklin Simmons, the American
sculptor I'm Rome, for marble statue OF
General Grant, TO be erected in the city OF
Washington at a cost Of 5000.
The Election OF Officers
being In order. Colonel c. p. Lincoln OF
the department Of the Potomac, who had
been prominently named as a candidate
FOR coInmander-in-chief, made a spesch,
Withdrawing Ia favor OF General A. G..
Weissert of Milwaukee, and asking that
the election OF General Weissert DO made
unanimous.
Past Commander Kimball of Mas.achu-
setts moved that General Weissert be de-
clured elected by acclamation; but that
was held 60 DO out OF order General
Weissert was then formally placed In
nomination by Benjamin Y. Bryant, past
sommand er OF the department Of Wiscon-
sin. General S. II. Hurst Of Ohio was also
named, and the rollcall begun. Before II
had proceeded far, however. the name OF
General Hurst was withdrawn, whereupon
General Weissert's election was effected
by aCclamatiou. The general came for.
Vurd and Sctornod thanks 70 the encamp-
ment
The eleCtioo Of a senior vice commander
brought into prominent view the factionaI
6ght that has ragged within the ranks OF
tNav "a ~ atV . ID, o. H..
past year In this controversy was In.
vo.ysd incidentally the existence of the
cust0m oy which the Office of senior vice
commander was given to the department
entertaining che national encampment
Colonel Lincoln's friends favored the
abolition Of tho custom, and the friends
Of Captain J. ". Pipes, who had secured
an instruction 10 the delegates from the
department 20 support him for senior vice
commander, desired its continuance. The
controversy ~axed 30 warm that Past
Commander Wagner OF PENNSYLVANIA
moved chat r. II. War1eld of San Fran
cisco be elected senior vice commander
Tho motion WA seconded by Colonel
lAnCUIn Guu NJ captain P1pes. me mo
lion was adopted aad warileld was 90
plaEed e4euSed sSnios Woo commandes.
This breaks the line of preccdents extend
ing over q period Of ten years.
20, tlIo ofdee Of Junior vioe commander,
peSay = Ayars OF Wilmington, Past De-
paytmoat Commander J. C. Btsg~ Of
Dallas, Colnrade Minton Of Ken
tocs7, and Comrads Kennedy ot Cali
fornia VGTe placed IN nomination- Two
bahots were necessary, add on the second
Ayers received $50 votss cut Of Gao votes
Clst, and was elected
For surgeon general DR. W. c. Weyl Of
panbury, Conn, aud ". IA. johnson OF
NindeD, Nob., were the candidates. Tho
halloH resulted. Weyl, ts3, johnson, 3G5;
and tho former wos elected.
For the place Of chsplin-in-chief there
were four candidates, j. Ii. Eraseo Of
Tennessee, d X. Lowell Of Kansas, z. II,
Haggerty Of Missouri and W. IL Gotthen
of the District Of Columbia. Me- Lowell
was elected Tho encempmsnt thsh TOOK
q recAsS
The Closing Session.
At the aftoruoop session the committee
on sspiority Of departments wac discharged
and the subject was referred to new CON-
mitto0. a delegation Of lsdies from tho
Woman's Relief Corps and another from
the Army Nurses association appeared
and extended the greetings Of their organ
izations 20 the Grand Army Commander.
in-Chief Palmer felicitiously responded.
Comrado Cramp of Maryland, tp behalf
Of the members OF the organization, pre-
sentod TO cx-Commander Alger an i'm
mense and handsome silver loving cup.
General Algsr accepted \ In an appYo-
PIRATE speech
The committee appointed TO have charge
OF the erection OF q national memorial
hall " Decatur. his, reported receipts
yesterday amounting to sls52
The committee on resolutions reported
8 largo number Of
Resolutions and Propositions.
most Of which were laid upon the table
Among tho resolutions reported favorably
and adopted, were the following: Asking
congress 20 pass law giving the same
Tght OF precedence In appointments TO all
houOrably discharged soldiers that IL now
given 20 soldiers discharged for disabili-
ties. recommending that the edition Of the
official records of the rebellion published
by congress be increased from 1900 TO
5000; commenting the order Of Com
mandrT la-Chief Palmer forbidding any
Grand Army post 20 march under the
Confederate Gag; declaring IL 20 DO inex-
pedicIt for the ercampmeu. tD
express an opinion on the subject of
opening the Worlds fair Oh Sunday:
favcf.uE che establishment n soldiers
home iu che marine hospital building AZ
New Orleans. asking congress 20 provide
for the orection q monument ~ the
nrETte soldiers Of the armU asking the