St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-09-14
BUSINESS OF THE ENCAMPMEKT
AT LOUISVILLE PRACTICAL-
LY FINISHED.
RESOLUTION ON PENSIONS.
CALL ON CONGRESS TO GIVE
FULL JUSTICE TO THE VET
ERANS.
HOUSE OF LORDS TO REMAIN.
Untold Thousands Partieipate In
n Monster Barbecue-The Last
Campfires.

LOO1o LILLE, Ky, sept. lS.-SO
far as the veterans are concerned,
the twenty-ninth annual encamp-
| ment closed tonight, with as many
attractions as on any other night of
the week. The ladies, however, will
continue in session tomorrow. To-
day there were over 10000 at the
"old Kentucky barbecue" and to-
night the camp-fireS were largely at
tended, with the principal events
at Music hall, Phoenix Hill gar
den and National park. Among the
speakers were Gems. Gordon, Buck
ner, j. w. Burke, Cassius NJ Clay,
Senator Burrows, Coils. M D. Wick
ersham, Samuel Mckee, H. c.. Rus
sell, John H. Leathers and others.
The veterans remain longer than
usual this week, as many are going
TO other army events further south,
and to the Atlanta exposition. Gen.
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 Chicka<
mauga battlefield.
PERMANENT DEPOSITORY. E
Independence hall will be the per-
manent depository of all the books,
records and relics of the Grand
Army. Past Commander Wagner, of
Pennsylvania, offered this famous
old building in the name; of the peo-
pie of Philadelphia at the encamp-
ment this afternoon, and it was ac-
cepted. An effort was made to abol-
ish the "house of lords" at all fut-
ure encampments. By this all past
commanderS-in-chi will lose their
rights to seats in future encamp-
ments. The proposition created a
lively discussion and was defeated.
DR.. J. B. Whiting, Of GAINESVILLE, Wis,
was elected surgeon general by ac-
clamation. Rev. E. J. Hill, of New
Jersey, and Rev. Thomas G. Tiff, OF
Utah, were nominated for chaplainx
in-chief. The vote resultei in th4
election of Mr.. Tiff.
The ladies of the G. A. r. devoted
the morning session to considering
the action of the national meeting.
at Pittsburg last year in abolishing
benefits. After long discussions this
action was reScinded, and the ques-
ton of benefits was left to each state
department. Although the ladies had
lunch at their halls to facilitate
business, they proceeded slowly. The
Woman's Relief corps did nothing
yesterday or today, owing to the in
junction against the national Off
GERS restraining them from unseat-
ing Mrs. Ada F. Clark, of Canton,
one of the past commanders of the
department of Ohio, who had been
court-martialed and suspended, and
who was reinstated at Washington
three years ago. Late in the day
the court refused to make the in
junction permanent, and Mrs. Clark
had to retire. The ladies remained
in Liberty hall, holding camp-fires
and receptions, listening to the old
army nurses and others tell their ex-
periences, while the lawyers were
arguing at the court house for and
against making the injunction per-
manent. Mrs. Clark insisted that
she had no desire to delay business,
but the other ladies would not pro-
ceed till the courts decided whether
Mrs. Clark should be allowed to re-
main in the hall.