The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-09-14
Resolutions on the Pension Quertfon
Adopted and Other Matters Impor.
tant to Veterans Acted On.
MRS. ADA F. CLARK OUSTED
INJUNCTION AGAINST THE woMAN's
RELIEF CORPS DISSOLVED.
Great barbecue, at which the Blue
and Gray Feasted and Drank
Reception to Colonel walker.

LOUISVILLE, Sept. 13.-So far as the
veterans are concerned the twenty-ninth
annual encampment of the G.. A. r. closed
tonight with as many attractions as on
any other night of the week The ladies.
however, will continue in session to-mor-
row. To-day there were over seventy
thousand at the old Kentucky barbecue
and tonight the camp fires were largely
attended with the principal events at Music
Hall, Phoenix Hall garden and National
Park. Among the speakers were Generals
Gordon, Buckner, j. w. Burke. Cassius NJ.
Clay, Senator Burrows. Colonies NJ. d.
Wickersham, Samuel Mckee, H. c. Russell,
John H. Leathers and others. The vet
erans remain longer than usual this week
as many afe Sgoing to other army events
further South and to the Atlanta ex-
position. General Lawler and staff leave
Sunday night to spend the first part of
the week at the National Encampment of
the Sons of Veterans and the last of next
week at Chattanooga and the Chickamagua
battlefield.
While the ladies of the G. A. r. and the
Woman's Relief Corps, as we'll as the Ma
tional Encampment proper. continued their
sessions to-day there was a special at
traction for those who were not delegates
to either of these three assemblages. AT
Wilder Park the entire day was devoted
to the greatest "Olk Kentucky barbecue"
that was ever spread. Early in the morn
ing the street cars were overtaxed by the
multitude en- route to the great frolic of
the blue and gray at which the former were
special guests and to which the gates were
open free to the public. At 10 a. IN. the
performance began. Over one hundred blue
hundred shoats were barbecued in full view
of the visitors. Fifteen kettles, holding
1900 gallons of burgoo were made on the
ground from which the guests were served.
and the best brands of bourbon. lager and
cigars were as plenty and as free as the
leaves on the trees in that beautiful forest.
A grand chorus OF over three hundred
voices, including members of all the Louis
Vile coiored choirs and musical associa-
tions made the groves ring with song dur
ing the festivities. A genuine old planta-
tion cake walk with Southern melodies by
colored citizens from all parts of the South
was the leading feature of the many en-
tertainments that were given in connection
with the good things to eat and drink
THE GRAND ENCAMPMENT.
Resolutions were adopted at the National
declaring it the sense of that body that all
old veterans should be favored by civil
service boards; that such boards should not
discriminate against these heroes of the re-
bellion on account of their age. This was
brought about by the fact that many civil
service boards in Chicago. Washington and
other large cities have put age limit on
applicants for examination. In this way
many able-bodied old soldiers have been
shut out The resolutions were vehement
in their demand that an exception should
matter of interest was the adoption
of "a resolution favoring the plac-.
ing of flags on every public school
building, and the introducing of military
drill in the public school curriculum. Reso-
lutionS Of coincidence and sympathy for the
parents and friends of the young militiamen
cajsson Wednesday were adopted.
There was an adverse report made on the
resolution favoring the establishment of a
national university OF patriotism, and the
clared itself against long parades and
marches at future encampments. This was
brought about on account of the large num-
Der of veterans who becoming too old
and feeble to endure them. 1t was decided
that special celebration should be held on
the next anniversary of the establishments
of the first Grand Army post. Resolu-
tons were adopted asking Congress to make
an annual appropriation to defray the ex-
penses of conducting Memorial day services
in national cemeteries. Another was adopt
ed favoring the establishment of a military
post at VicksbuTg, Miss, and for the erec-
ton of a soldiers home at Camp Supply,
O. T.
independence Hall will be the permanent
depository of all the books, records and
relics of the Grand Army. Post Com
mander Wagner, of Pennsylvania, offered
this old building in the name of the people
of Philadelphia at the encampment this aft
ernoon. and It was accepted. An effort was
future encampments. BY this all past COM
manders in chief would lose the rights to
seats in future encampments. The PROPOSE
ton created lively discussion, but was de-
feated.
j. B. Whiting, of GAINESVILLE, was elected
surgeon-general by reclamation. Rev. T..
J.: Hill, Of New Jersey, and Rev: Thomas c.
Iliff. of Utah. were nominated for chaplain
in chief. The vote resulted in the election
REPORT ON PENSIONS.
The report of the committee on pensions,
after reviewing the work accomplished by
the soldiers of the Union during the war
and the laws passed in their behalf, says:
''In some quarters the old soldier has
come to be looked on in the light of
burden, instead Of great and patriotic
privilege, as he should still appear when
viewed in his true character Deferring to
this view-wholly unworthy of great and
put upon the laws, wise and just in them
selves, by and under which burdens and
restrictions have been imposed upon those
lily able TO stand up under them. The lust
provisions authorized have been grudgingly
doled out, as though the laws passed in the
interests of the pensioner as a just recog-
milton OF the obligations of the country
were criminal laws to be strictly construed
and the public beneficiaries thereof were
public enemies or parasites seeking unjust
admission to the treasury of the United
States"
After commenting further on the justice
of the pension laws and the purpose for
which they were passed, the report con-
tinues:
I'VE demand for our comrades the Just
treatment which the country gladly con-
cedes. No niggardly cutting down OF pen
sions under the guise of reissues; no partial
and grudging allowances that cut here and
-e there will meet with the full measure
or duty that the country owes ID its sur
viving heroes. Nothing short OF full meas
ure, dealt with an honest hand. liberal
heart will ever meet with the appreciation
of the American people. For this appeal
TO the grateful. patriotic sentiment of the
whole people. and we earnestly believe
that our appeal Will not be in vain.
"Receding from no position that We have
heretofore taken. reafilrming all our previ-
Gus declarations on the subject. we spe-
cially demand a liberal and just construc-
ton OF the laws passed for the benefit of
the pensioner. 10 the end that In his de-
clining years he may not be harassed with
thrown around him by a rigorous or re-
stricted construction OF the laws passed in
the effort to relieve his condition."
The report was unanimously adopted.