New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-27
GRAND ARMY BUGLE NOTES.
FARNHAM POSTS RESOLUTIONS AGAIN.
THEY ARE SEVERELY CRITICISED BY SON

The resolutions regarding pensions adopted by
| Noah l.. Farnham Post. No. 455, at recent meet
ing have been the subject OF great deal OF COM
ment In Grand Army circles. These resolutions CHI"
else certain speeches made in defence OF the pension
laws as ill-consdercd and calculated to injure the
! regulations of the survivors Of the war and men,
beers OF the Grand Army. They say that the only
veterans who entitled to pensions are those who
became permanently disabled by wounds or incurred
disabilities in the service which prevent them from
earning IA living. The growth Of the pension roll
Is looked upon as putting upon the country unneces
sary burdens.
Rankin Post No. 10. OF Brooklyn. disagrees rad
ically with the views cApr, ssed by the Farnham conn
rades Commander Alfred T. Wilson, OF Rankin Post,
has addressed letter to Farnham Post, In which
he says that at meeting OF Rankin POST held OH
March IL ut which 165 comrades (ahout nall OF the
roster) present. the Farnham resolutions We're
unanimously condemned. The following are extracts
| from the letter
"rhis post has arrived at the very Just ocncisloh
that rerenchment should begin with the declining
wears OF the men who served their country In the hour
OF fits dissolution, and that your post perhaps co'-
| p,sed OF many holding appointments under the
city Of York elsewhere. and being paid very
high wages their services, and being retired OH tie
| taxpayers OF New-YOrk City, do not care 10 swear
that they are in needy circumstances and unable TO
| perform hard manual labor. under the provisions
| ~ the law OF June -, $780, covering Such
cascs 50 stipulated. Noah l.. Farnlam Post mas eA
ceedcd 10 an unreas enable extent, and III an
shirt, the principles OF the soldier element oil Tue
| Union OF the United States ,
e. have also TO inform you that by rising Vo'e VI
this post your political TRADE against tie so'e''
sailor, and marines Of the Republic. and against tIe
,,d,w and nrphans covered by the law OF June 80
1900 has been forwarded to the Commanderln-'mci
OF the Grand Army Of the Republic. Win 'he rciu'''
| to have your post admonished. ana ID conin'""u "
mind It's own business. and II your post WI" HUI "e'
I'm It's unmany and uniraternal proceedings "s""''
| the Nations heroes and their WIDOWS ana oip'"',
tbis post hps requested the disarmament oil NVah h'
| Farnham Post, No. 458, Department OF New-iorh
rarnbam Post sent copies Of its RESOLUTIONS 10
tho President United States Senators and members
OF Congress and to various posts In inc dols'i '"
| OF Ycw-YorcI- Among the latter was La'aso'''
Post. No. 40. At Its last encampment tne sup!eo'
was con sidered and a resolution was adop'"n crei"s
"A special committee To consider the quesuohs r"'seu
| Commander A. e. Mills appointed the following con'-
rades. who are to make report to the post al TIC
erst encampment in May Generals Francis C. lar
| low and Egbert L. viele; Colonies Floyd GARRISON
| F. C. Loviland and william A. Copp Majors George
p. Edgar and George ". Pincoast James A. bia0ch-
ard william = Coggswell. Meredith l.. Jones' D. o.
Thompson Joseph j. Little. Alfred b. Villepiai' "
NJ wilcox and David b. Wright The committee
held is first meeting at the Grand Union Hotel Oh
saturday evening. ~
Tho th,,,var.t anniversary Of the battle OF shiloh,
tonight ON Aprl q and Z, 1902, Will be- observed ~
| Pttsburg Landing Tenn, on April %. Inc eA'
cursion to the battlefield will be In charge OF Coohei
| T. r Lee OF Inc 4lst Illinois Infantry Exercises
| will be held at the grave OF the "Drummer-ooy vi
shiloh" and addresses will be delivered by Coiohe
Lee x.Speaker W. q. Cochran OF the ILLINOIS Legs
lature ID. NJ. Hammond and president Of the Nc"
| Albany dnd) business College. Mrs. Telo Jemasoh
Miller will rccite a poem. 1t Is intended TO u'lhze
tho occasion for starting a movement looking 10 inc
proper preservation OF the battlefield ana 10 perfect
| a Man FOR marling permanently the positions occu
ped BY tie various commands under Generals Grant
| and Buell. In each OF the two days batueS'
| Maiort General Josiah Porter AdiutantGenerdl OF
tho National Guard state of NewIort. has issued
general order amending Re guation No SO so that
III. National Guard armorics may hereafter he USED
by posts Of the Grand Army OF the Republic or oher
veteran organizations Of honorably discharged oho
| soldiers and sailors If the late war; Inc oruer vi
General Porter grew Of controversies when nave
arisen regarding the use OF the arnorles OF INC
National Guard By the regmentll veteran ass'cm
lions some regiments ungenerously refused 10 aiio"
I'm. veteran corps OF their regiment To have apart
m.nts for holding their meetings In their arhioiles
such exceptions To the uniform courtesy ana respect
which have acuated the regiments OF The NaUohai
Guard in their hearing toward the war veteran
organizations have been rare General Por'ers oruer
| make the uflIOrles HHu ti'h 'Pi'""A"
halls available for Grand Army receptions when ihcy
needed 49, $780,
| Lous Bieral, OF John A. Dix Post No. 80, was
admitted TO the soldiers Home at Hampton va"
| Ia, u..h While Comrsde Bicral In prison.
having been sentenced for assaul,ing with pistol
| Inns = Beattie, then surveyor OF the for' biera'
alleging that Beattie had unjustly secured his re
moyal from the place oil customs Inspector inc post
took care Of his family and after his release gave
| Assistance. 10 the unfortunate c0mrade. AS he was
over eighty yrnrs old when h. was discharged rom
prison. he WAS hardly fitted To keep up the sr"ssie
| Tor IA livelihood. and lbs friends qd'is'N nun " s'
| Il up and 90 to the Home. tomraue p'era' "'' .
| toptoin I'm the list PENNSYLVANIA Volunteers anu
commended for bravery the battle Of Balls Diu''
! rb, society of the second NewJcisey Brigaue'
| made up of the survivors Of the 'ti' oth o'h anu
| ,,,h Ncw.Jer,ey the I'd and 12Oth New-lorh' ue
| .6,b and l15th Pennsylvania. the LIST ana lin
| Massachusetts,, the LIST Maine Battery ana o'arA
New-York Battery, will observe us siA'h a''"'i &c
union at Atlantic City OIL Monday April ~. zen
erals Daniel f. ,ckels, Joseph b. Carr Joseph DEN
inson. William J. sewell. f. Burd GruDp ana VIII
| lam J. stryker, VINO Will De 'ne oi"''' " WV '
are to be present .
Iarx.t,e Io,t is soon " give another OF the re-
co,,ious for which It's handsome post room III the
| Masonic Temple has become noted. Inc next one
| will be for the purpose vi welcoming the new 10
| nartment Commander. Joseph Is. Cleary, anu ms
staff and will take place OIL Friday evening" ->pii'
| II. -
| Colonel Bruce Ricketts,. prominent Grahd AriS
comrade Is being urged upon the President ior No"
| missioner Of Pensions. The appointment "ou'u
give satisfaction to many veterans vi Tue WIZ Non
rad. bieketts's famous Pennsylvania Battery. with
| w,t.,,ch,s NewYork Battery, held Cemetery Hill
| ,t ,e,tvsburc ON the evening Of July =. 1865.
Henry Miller Post, No. IS. only one year oiu
has now seceny-sx members.
Comrade James H. Jenkins cashier OF the 'h'eN
states Custom House. has been elected senior 'ice'
commander Of Farnsworth Post. No. 49, MOUNT
y.rpon the vacancy caused by Tile death Oh