The Indianapolis journal., 1892-04-08

arrears OF pensions ana its report WAS ac-
cepted and afterwards reconsdered and
adopted. The resolution OF Major w. IL.
Armstrong. requesting lndlanas deiega-
tlon IN Congress TO vote Tor an approprla,
ton for the entertainment OF the National
Encampment was passed.
The report OF the monument committee
was laid before the eencampment. lie shows
that the contracts made to date aggregate
S2l3. .29S. l6; that the committee has S2l..-
4S'.97 of assets. and that S62. 10 has been
expended the past year.
Mrs. Mcbride. of Elkhart. wife Of Judge
Mcbride. WAS elected president or the
WOman's Relief Corps
Governor Chase has received great deal
of attention at the hands of the people OF
Fort Wayne. having two serenades last
night.
DR.. Ford. of Washington. Ind. the oldest
Indiana surgeon In the late war and now
route of the procession yesterday.
Editor Shanklin, of Evansville, ad-
dressed a limited audience last night on
Clevelandism. but he did not explain the
Democratic catastrophe In his own city
last Tuesday.
Pleased with Their Reception.
The Grand Army folks who have returned
from the encampment at Fort Wayne are
greatly pleased with their reception and
treatment in that city. 1.-The whole place
was decorated with Tags" said G. A. X.
man, with the exception of one spot.
which was all the more conspicuous by
reason of the total absence of flags and
recognition of the veterans. This was the
courthouse. which the boys at once de-
nominated Graveyard Square,"
Democrats Oppose Money for the G. A. n.
WASHINGTON, April Tin the Senate to-
day Mr.. McMillin offered an amendment to
the District of Columbia bill approprIating
$4,000 for the reception and entertainment
of the next eDcampment of the g. A. X. In
Washington. One-half of che amount to be
paid from the treasury and the other out
of the revenues of the District of Columbia.
provided that no part OF the appropriation
shall be available until S6O, 900 has been
raised by popular subscription and eX-
pended. Mr. McMillin offered for himself
a su bstitute apprOprIating s100.O0o for the
same purpose.
Mr.. Harris and Mr. Vest opposed the
proposition Congress. they said. had
nothing to do with the matter. The citi-
zens of the District had invited the g. A r.
here and should pay the bills.
MIR. Cockrell offered an amendment that
the whole amount should be paid eSclu-
sively out of the revenues of the District
of Columbia
Slr. PETER understood that the people of
this city had invited the old soldiers to
come and hold their national encampment
here. had bid for their coming aud had
promised to entertain them. But the citi-
Zens of Washington were not authorized
by Congress to say that the people of the
whole Nation would pay the expenses. He
would, however take one night to consider
what his old soldier friends of Kansas
might ask him to do in the matter. He
would take time to think about it. And If,
IN the end, his vote should be in favor of
the appropriation. it would be under his
own personal protest and in obedience to
the wishes Of those who stood behind him.
The matter went over therefore without
action after Mr.. Hawley had given notice
of an amendment placing the expenditures
under the control of the Secretary of War.
Illinois g. A. X. Encampmcnt
Special 10 tile Indianapolis journal
SPRINGFIELD. April Twelve hundred
delegates are in attendance here at the
Twenty-sixth encampment of the Illinois
Grand Army. At 10 A. NJ. to-day the vet
erans formed q procession ana marched to
the Capitol. where the business session of
the encampment was held behind closed
doors Governor Fifer and ex Governor
Oglesby were the prominent speakers at
the campfire tonight. Gen. John G. Black