The morning times., 1896-03-01

n Inc annual eneampment for 1896 OF the
Department of the Potomac, G.. A. r.,
passed into history last night
me department. viii be called together
again next Friday night for the public
mstaHatlon OF the newly elected Officers.
| nut mat viii be social affair. This pa rt
or the WORK viii occur in the First Presby-
| teflan Church,-to which the public isinYited
ana the Sons of Veterans and all orrani-
zauons of loyal women are especially
! urged to be present.
Inc business of The encampment last night
was 10 take action on the reports of the
committee on resolutions. For the II oSt
| part they were adopted as they came from
a anE con- tnitiee without provoking any
| eAtenued discussion on the recommend
atoms, although remarks were made on
nearly all. One was rejected.
| . Ihe 40 utant general had not half finished
\ the reading OF a resolution sympa tbiZlnp
| with the Cuban revolutionists when the
| enthusiasm OF the encampment stopped him
Inc cheering kept up for five minutes
Ihe resolution was passed by rising vote
! nosr having been appointed by the
natlohal encampment a special COLI mittee
! Tor admitting Sons OF Veterans to meetings
! or u A X. posts, the department passed a
| resolution indorsing the measure.
| OTHER MATTERS PASSED UPON.
The committee on isolated graves in the
District was instructed to locate every one
or them so that they may be decorated on
! Memorial days.
| The incoming department commander
| was asked to lend his best endeaYorS TO
| keeping up the strength and efficiency of
| the Old Guard
A resolution that the G.. A r should not.
| III organized bodies, participate in the dedi-
cation or Confederate monuments, went
through.
Some discussion followed the reading OF
| that portion Of the report which recon-
mended that a part of the money collected
from the public for Decoration Day pur-
poses should be used in compromising some
OF the OFFICERS OF the memorial day com-
mttee. The recommendation was lost
II was ordered that the Secretary OF war
be asked TO permit the wives and widO ws
or enlisted soldiers ! nj sailors 10 be buried
beside their husbands in the national
cemeteries, the privilege being now CON
fined to wives ana widows OF commissioned
Officers. and also that the Secretary fur
nish firing parties from Fort Myer for
the burial OF enlisted men, as Well as for
officers.
FOR THE VOORHEES, BILL.
The department indorSed the voorhees,
bill Tor preference to Union soldiers and
sailors in promotions in the classified scrv-
zee, and appointed retiring Commander
Anderson, Incoming Commander NcE!rOv
and s K. strattan a special committee to
assist the passage OF the hill.
The bill in Congress to extend military
instruction III the public schools was in
dorsed-
The department favored the extension
OF the dependent act to those companies OF
the District of Columbia volunteers who
were mustered out of the service a few
DAYS before the expiration OF their three
months term of enlistment
There was a very warm discussion over
the lack OF fraternity in the patronage Of
G.. A. X. business men.
IL was shown that the cost OF music for
the Old Guard, on the proposed trip to the
national encampment at st. Paul will be
SEQ and towa rd that cost the department
appropriated 5000.
The rules OF the employment and Keller
committees are to be revised by a special
committee to effect closer discrimination
IN the matter OF Endorsements for employ
nent and extension of relief.