New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-11

raised for headquarters expenses by means Vi '
per capita tax-about s6.oO-falls peio" '"e !
sxnord,,urs Ne gives the report Of the Assistant
ouar,ermaster-Genera for 1895 as fair sample OF
the allowances TO Department officials. as folio"s'
.uowanc. 10 Department commander ....'.'. s 40"
salary Of the assistant adutan' general 90
ssisry Of the acting quartermaser general @
sa,ay % IN. me advocate An
ApSnss OF espenses postage stationery. etc. geo
Expenses Council OF Administrator a.,
pr r nse,s tax to National headquarters. gas
other expenses
This" he points out shows that more Is ex-
pended than the per capita tax amounts 10 wv
ably there is about 5000 received In aoo'io" ~
the per capita tax. profit on the sale OF sup
niles from bank interest and from sale OF cha-
tors and commissions, etc. These facts ieau US "
Tho conclusion that at headquarters all the re-
CENTS for 1895 were expended In salaries ana eN-
penses necessary and otherwise. Inc ai'',0
roos on to saw That the Department ooinh'aiu-
cr.s allowance should be abolished and that ms
necessary expenses should be paid on his present
,u -, tho same The acting assistant
onartermaster does all the work OF the Us
sjstant ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. FOR whloh he e'''
500 from the Department and s" from the ASSIST
ant quarterma ster general so the assistant quar-
ermastergeneral receives 800 for which ne renoers
Int slight service The judge-advocate rendered.
according 10 the printed report. six insignificant
decisions for which he drew n salary OF s+""
The Inspector gets 500 for compiling the reports
Of the assistant inspectors, and for wmch SiV0
would he generous pay. For salaries at headqnar-
tors & 800 should be ample and $500 Tor all o.'e,
expenses or a total OF 5000 per year, instead OF
$500 showing that a per capita tax OF L Genus
,ns,ead Of Is cents should raise SUFFICIENT 1uhos LOT
beadouarters especially as the Department mas
no rent 10 pay and the State does Its printing OF
reports Already the comrades who want the
oh naming CanOlOdteS lOi DePait-
ment Commander ,
The suggestions made should nave the 'houeh'i"
consideration Of all comrades who have the interests
of the Department at heart. Unless something Is
done soon the handsome cash balance lelt III inc
ouartermaster's hands at the end or PAST Depart
won, Commander Treadweli's term Of Office will
vanish in thin air.
LAFAYETTE Post at It's last meeting welcomed
Colonel Francis V. Greene and staff of the hst
REGIMENT ~ c. y. Y. and Commander Meade
presented to Colonel Greene a set Of resolutions
handsomely bound in sealskn. thanking the reg'-
rent for its escort to the post May last. when
the site for the flagstaff for Columbia University
was dedicated. Chaplain Van De Water OF the hst'
elouuently ACKNOWLEDGED the gift on behalf OF the
colonel staff and regiment. Comrade Buckley OF
Alabama the Junior Vice-C comma nder-in- Chief also
made address
new pension bill has been drafted by General
Charles W. Wood. Of Worcester, Mass, TO accord
with the sentiment Of the last encampment. when
he was made chairman of committee for that
purpose The measure provides that any man
who served in the Army Navy during the period
from 1861 to 1866 may have his name put on the
pension rolls and that the rate Of pension for such
served one year any fraction thereof. not less
than ninety days, with one cent additionaI ior
prove any disability Copies of the bill are to be
sent veteran organizations throughout the coun-
try for their action.
The following appointments of aides-de-camp on
the department staff have been announced: Harry
J. Humphrey Post rs: John A. Benson. 234; J.
Arson Foster. ss; H. H. skee!s. SSs; Sweet Bra Bray
ton. us; George c ;,, Foose q 4 H Smith 2Ss;
Chambers IA; r. l.. Brown, lG: James Finley q:
James II. Ronalds. ls5, and II. V. L. Jones. H.
The following named comrades OF Lafayette Post
No. 40 have ben detailed for attendance at the
funerals OF comrades. under the command Of the
Junior vice-Commander. during the months OF jan
vary. February and March: Josiah {. Long. senior
vice-commander; Wilbur F. Brown. adtutant; Jo-
seph Anderson. surgeon; Joseph F. Blackgrove. j.
c. Saxton, John F. Conway. O. W. Dusenberry.
James IT, Grady, John J. Henming George w.
Jones. Gilbert \. Knight George w. Post. Arson
b Hoyt. chaplain: Joseph F. Banks. outer guard
conTow. Garrett F. Dillon. r. d. Evans. Richard
H. Greene. II. f Herkner j. A. kamping. Charles
ing Of the post election will be held TO hll the
vacancies occurring by reason Of the decln3 ilons
One alternate delegate to the Department Encamp-
ment vice Ernest Hall; two delegates to me NJ,
case and one alternate delegate to the Memorial
Committee. vice George NJ Van lloesen.
The funeral Of CAPTAIN Frederick l.. Cocheu. OF
General IL w Slocum Post Brooklyn. took place
January s al Christ Episcopal Church Slocum
Post Of which Captain Cochcu was commander, at
tended in a body. besides representatives from
nearly every Grand Army post IN Kings County
Among the war veterans present were Genera
Isaac S Catlin General Horatio c. King and Gen
oral George W. Scott. A brief service was held a.
the house before the body was taken TO the church
The funeral arrangements were conducted by th'
General Siocum POST. and the Rev. DR.. James II
Darlington the pastor OF the church mac an an
bers Of The post fired the customary voey over th'
grave.
Thu Department Comm ander's attention has beer
called 10 the loose mar in which many posts
make out applications and admit members "hci
leads him 10 remark in general orders; III Is niuci
halter 10 be sure that the applicant is eligible be
tore admitting him than il is to find out later or
that he was ineligible and then be compelled U
dron him for the reason that sufficient care mad no
b,'p T. ken al the time of his application. II Il
hoped that this cautionary order VIII prove Iii
i've and thus do away with the necessity OF can
ing the attention OF Post Commanders to this mat
ter In future orders.
The ticket which seems TO give satisfaction u
members Of the New-York Memorial Commute
for the election of Monday evening February l.
composed in part follows: For chairman Gen
oral Horace Porter of George Washington Post
~ ,oq for senior yice-cnairman, Major James
Horner Of E. A. Kinbal Post No. 100 for treas
nrer General y. w. Day. OF John A. DIX POST So
12,. for secretary Past Department Coniinahd,
lanes s Fraser. OF James 6. Rice tost No -.
Tor grand marshal Captain John T. lyde OF La
fayette Post No. 40
The Assistant Adjutant General reported IN
conversation yesterday that the seni-annuai re
norris forms "A" and B. are coming In fast an
dot ais
tore This is I'm great measure owing TO the me-
form which has the Adjutant's and Quariermas'ef
,enort on one sheet. The new form mas now pee
In use for eighteen months ana SHOWS iiie wSuoi
~ committee that go. II up The comrades ,