The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-09-15
MUSTERED OUT.
Close OF the @. A. r. Encampment-Reso-
1utions In Regard to Pensions-Woman's
Relief Corps Officers.

| Close OF the @. A. r. Encampment-Reso-
lutions In Regard TO Pensions-Woman's
Relief Corps Officers.
INDIANAPoLIs. Ind, Sept s Tho
national bodies of the @. A r resumed
! business sessions The rapidity with
| which business was transacted almost
took some of the delegates of their
feet The selection of officers and place
| of next encampment was generally ex-
pected to take place yesterday.
The committee on pensions present.
ed very lengthy report Regarding
the disability act of June, 1890, the re-
port says:
This act was accepted by the surviving sol
diers and by the people in general as a settle
ment of the question Under the sdministrs-
ton OF that law tbs poor-house gave up its
veterans: he who had borne the battle was
cared for. and thus the sacred trust accepted
and left as q legacy TO the nation vas faithfully
administered
Within q few months we hear with profound
sorrow and regret that all this must be
changed; that the construction Of the Law has
been changed. and the regulation and rules in
regard to proof and ratings under which moro
than 800 900 claims have been allowed and paid
have been revoked and another construction OF
the Law has been established and new resuls-
tlOus IOE PROOF anu r2lAuEs. less IdEOEduAc 70
claimants. have been adopted: that board OF
revision has been organized in the pension
ONCE. charged with the duty Of revising all
these adjudicated claims in accordance with
this new cons truction and such changed regu-
lations TO proof and ratings Under these
changes thousands Of pensions have been sus-
pended with out notice and thousands OF PEN
sioners have been dropped from the rolls
To emphasize the viciousress of the situation
and accusation, we learn that 10 II said, a.
though by authority, that 1T Is expected that
any of the pensioners so summarily suspended
or dropped VII be able TO prove that they are
still entitled TO the pensions of which they have
been deprived" thus saying in no uncertain
voice that The burden Is not upon the party
alleging fraud. but that the government which
they had preserved shall first brand with IN
fanny by the charge. then sentence, and, after
the stigma had been effective. then concede To
them. whose barriers and support Of character
have been thus undermined. the pitiful privi-
leGe Of moving for a new trial upon the ground
of newly discovered evidence
The committee also reported the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That as the commissioner Of PEN
sious by his recent Withdrawals OF the obnox-
ious rulings which have been 50 generally con-
demned, has virtually acknowledged the tncor-
rectness Of Of such rulings, We deem IL his duty
to at once restore to the rolls the ID oussnds OF
pensioners now standing Illegally suspended
The report was unanimously adopted
In the afternoon the encampment in
structed the commander-in-ch chief to-
carry the question of the legality of
the suspension of pensions up to the
supreme court of the United States.
The national council of administra-
ton was elected as follows:
Arizona, H b Lighihiz: Oregon, s r
~ ~4-faw
and Mississippi. P B Baquie; Maryland W. J.
King; Wisconsin. George l. Thomas; Missouri
= NJ. Sterrit: Washington and Alaska. IL A
Bigelov; Georgia and South Carolina, Harry.
Burns; Maine, J. B Maggie; West Virginia O.
R King; New Hampshire 8 NJ Brown; Ne
brsska. Charles z Burmaster; Ohio, r IL
Cochran: Michigan. George a Hopkins:
New Mexico B. A. Knowles; New York.
Nicholas W. Day: Iowa, J. W. Lindt; Della
ware. A 6. Nudinc; Arkansas, A D. Thomas,
New Jersey, George z Martin; Kentucky, A
J. Thorpe; Potomac, Lyman b Cutler, Con-
necticuI G. D Bates; Vermont 5. W. Park
hurst; South Dakota W. L Farmer: Masss-
chusetts, william NJ DIN: Kansas. r P. Hsr-
ris Texas. Alexander Brown. Idaho. w. A
Dodge; Virginia and North Carolina, Danisl
Thompson; Colorado, J. G. Fleming Illinois.
q s Dietrich; Alabama A " Ballard; Penn
sylvanis, A. p Burchneld: Indiana C. J.
Murphy: Califsrnis, c. J. Fuller; Florida, =.
| @. Purcell: Utah Rev d. C Bliss
At the meeting of the Women's Re
lief corps the following officers were
elected and installed: President, Mrs
A. J. Wethers, of Minnesota; senior
vice president, Mrs Taylor, of Ohio,
Junior vice president, Mrs. y. P. Ander-
son, of California; treasurer, Mrs Cor
don, of Kansas; counselor. Mrs c. "
Sheriff, of Pennsylvania
The convention passed resolutions de-
nouncing Hoke Smith for dropping
pensioners from the roll and demand
ing that the administration was justi-
fed in putting every federal soldier
who served this government in putting
down the rebellion upon the pension
oil rather than to find some frivolous
excuse for rejecting their claims for
pensions
The committee on resolutions made
many recommendations The memorial
and resolution that the pay of soldiers
in the late war be made up TO the gold
basis by congress was laid on the table
The resolution asking that veterans be
given the preference in public service
was adopted. as was also the memorial
asking the Grand Army to hold services
on Washington's birthday. The COM
mittee voted to not sustain the C. s.
Cole post of Illinois from the depart
ment decision that the Grand Army
can not collect debts from members