New-York tribune., 1894-09-13
PENSION POLICY DENOUNCED
THE PRESENT ADMINISTRATION SCohED
BY THE GRAND ARMY VETERANS
-op,,N OPENING OF THE NATIONAL ENcAMP-
MENT-IOIIsvILLE CHOSEN FOR Ihb
NEXT PLACE OF REUNION


NEXT PLACE OF REUNION.
Plttsburg Sept. 12.Wednesday was desgnaIen -,
the official programme as Banner Day oi VII.
Army week. With the reunions OF no ess '"""
erghtv-seven army corps. the opening OF the en-
,,, and ~ the conventions Of the Women s
po,a, corns the Ladies Of the Grand Army ana
k,,drod examinations and the parade oil the eA-
p-soners Of War the designation proved a'E'"i's
hui a nlsnomcr. Tonight the delegates anu ~ oi'''
nen, visitors to the encampInent 10 the ""'''' "
5co or more were guests Of the local com""''ee
In one OF the most e!aDOfa'e VI ''
ever held In this city ,
Tho delegates TO the National Encampmen, 'o-ua'
,,-,od ou, n transact a maximum OF business IN
n minimum OF time. Just az soon as the "c'o.''"o
oxercses had been disposed OF. ana before 'he ooi
were closed upon the non-veterahs He"''
sor vvas introduced 70 present the pea Vi i'''''
rI ,or tho next encampment Before MS peFora-
,,on had been reached the success Oh '"e '7
c,,v ~ tho Blue Grass State was assured
C,os. attention was paid by the delegates 10 tne
-, ., IN. Commander in Chief. and the frequent
re,srenc,s that II contained to the atti'uue VI '
C,orpres. and OF the people OF the oou'i 80"
1-,,on soldiers and patriotic movements o..she'"e AZ
:, the North heartily appiauoeu ""e
amor, q, the Committee on Pensions WAS r.",
.Aaar. ,r,ctiatsd every paragraph 1t was sisheo
h, comrades H. f. Tantor A. NJ warner anu
X Walker chairman. and was as foHo"S'
v,- committee would respectfully reiterate the
n,I,nents and renew the recommendations touyn I,,
tbts ~ the Union and the duties
- .be Government toward him. eilDoiie,u ,i ~, % H.
port submitted to the Twenty-se'eh'" .>"''0"'''
ificr the adoption OF that report by the Natoha a.
.,o,,pment there was change In the ACTON VI
qi,pi penar,ment in It's rules for suspension
~ mo na avment without hearing. ana many Vi V'v
0i In te rrsnsons had been suspended under that un
Vt ,,, have been restored to the rolls Your COM
mtee is however. OF the opinion ohai r,i,ngs and
yyaouremepts OF the Pension Department hich worK
un(avorably the applicant ana resut sa III donSts
, ore mniusiiy decided adversely to the claimant
which under any reasonable liberal cohS'iuc''"
sn9me %rar %o 92s from the Department Of ths In
terror Bureau OF Pensions issued June III ,s'' nd
especially obnoxious as establishing nesdsess S an
hard requirements In the preparation ana ior""'"
ing Of testimony In support OF Claims rocurad after
years OF effort and at great expensc OF time no ah h
money the part Of the spPGan & nr Won of U
nJIance with any purely technical or arbitrary
as 10 provide that all evidence presenter De larry
examined. ...a,,, 20 call the at
tention OF the National Encampment 20 the isoa sSe
that n large part OF the appropriation made ny the
Lid Congress for the 1nsed and i turned
back into the Treasury, while hundreis OF @ tnou, u
sands OF unadjudicated claims remained peHu's III
''s st the same time credit is claimed on behalf OF
Congre SIS and the Administration upon the grouinls
that aggregate appropriations nave S OsSn be
uced, yet II appears the only tinn f,r
h,e pMpc
pensions so that Union veterans alone 'ee' '"e
effects OF this spirit Of economy ,, -,
seventeen years elapsed between the ending OF our
war with Mexico and the close of the War OF IN"
slonng OF the soldiers OF the Mexican war Is IN
creaslng. while the amount expended Tor pensions
We feel compelle! 10 say thar there is evidently
on the part OF both the admnistrative ana egis-
worthy and suffering comrades. the wards OF the
Nation who bore the heats and burden OF the o, pat
tSunry tlsa les;s saVsa T%''h by their deyoion ,.,
While the Grand ArmS Of the RspTGr W Il
synpathize and cooperate with any and al proper %
at to the 10 b fna hai a pS' %e vew
with extreme regrets that false economy , wnch N
hayeS stcs and Paresd nnd to Satrosm tns GGN at
We insist upon IN honest patriotic construction
thai that every j.st claim shall be speedily settled. so
that whatever is found due shall be paid while the
I'VE are confident that the loyal sentiments OF
the country will condemn n policy that attempts
to recupcrate the public Treasury at the ,,p expense
largely of the slender purses of our disabled he
roes, widows ana orphahs
The adoption of the report was moved and sec
o,ded nv n dozen voices from the body OF the
house commander Adams waited a moment as
though in expectation OF n speech either in sup
mort or dissent. Not a delegate rose. The motion
was nut ana the report was adopted with deaf
enng shout
Again the order OF business recurred to the loca-
ton OF the next encampment' and the invitation OF
@, p.ul was presented by ex-Commander-in-Ch Chief
John p Rea and Colonel j. n Davidson; But when when
" "" Id'ts,Ie was 80 overwhelming that opposition.
instead OF demanding a call OF roll. bowed acqui-
ON the call OF departments for nominations for
Commander n-Chef Colonel Ivan y; WaiKer, tni, OF
We're named In eulogtstic speeches me eiectoh
was made a special order for noon OF Ihursday.
Eiqht hundred delegates and visitors participated
IA re opening session OF the twelfth annual con-
vention ef the Womens Relief Corps