The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-13
SHOULD PUBLISH ALL
EggIeston Post Passes Specific
Resolutions.
ALL NAMES OR NONE
Says the Criticism of Soldiers
is DriVeI.

Caroline Harrison Circle No. Sc, Ladies
Of the G. A R. and Eggleston Post No.
pa gave a public installation of officers
last night in Garfield hall before several
hundred spectators. Mrs. L. A DeRoss
installed the incoming officers: Mrs.
Haugh, president; Mrs. Green, senior
vice; Mrs. Purviance, junior vice; Mrs.
Bell, treasurer; Mrs. Thorp, secretary;
Mrs. Tucker conductor, and Mrs. Grub,
guard. Following the installation OF the
ladies the officers of Eggleston Post were
installed by Captain Burgess as follows:
L. Keck, P. c.; W. c. Hills, V; A. G.
Rayburn, ]. V; J. II. Warehan, chaplain;
DR.. D. Z. DeRoss o. D.; DR.. r. II. Brown
surgeon; ]. r. Moore, adjutant; J. r. Pal
mer, Quartermaster; J. Shank, o. G.
After the installation Captain Burgess
made a short and patriotic speech. Prof.
Bosworth, on behalf of DR.. Brown, then
presented two feathers plucked from the
wing of Old Abe. Prof. Bosworth gave
the history of that N omorable bird which
was greatly enjoyed py all present. Cap
tain Burgess responded in a neat vein.
Misses Woods, Goodeil and Fuller gave
recitations all of them being of a high
order and each received hearty applause.
Mrs. Colonel Bryant, Mrs. Wilson and
Miss Gallagher rendered several duets
and solos which were beautiful and called
formed about the hall and enjoyed a fine
formed about the hall end enjoyed a fine
cold lunch. The following resolutions
were unanimously adopted by a rising
vote:
Whereas. A proposition has been intro
duced in congress TO publish a roll of all
pensioners and the amounts paid them
and another to repeal the time-honored
law of a century, granting pensions to
widows OF pensioners; therefore
Resolved, That we believe and insist
that if this is done, that the same policy
should be adopted in all the expenditures
of the government. That a statement,
giving dates, amounts and to whom paid
for a reasonable period, say the last
twenty'years, should be published. That
the statement should be full and COM
plete, giving the names, where employed,
the salaries and all emoluments or wages,
of all appointees, officers. servants or
month. Also as nearly as can be at this
late day, a list of the great body Oh army
and navy contractors during the war of
the rebellion; the nature, kind and
amounts Of supplies furnished under the
contracts, and the amounts received for
he SUPPLIES by the said contractors, wheth-
er paid for in money or bonds or other
obligations of the United States, and the
value Of the bonds at the time. How
much Of said bonded or other debt of the
United States remains unpaid and the
names and residence of the owners Of
said bonds. A list of the bonds which
have been paid since the war the amounts
OF interest and principal which have been
paid and to whom paid, and whether any
frauds were committed under the author
ity of the aforesaid army or navy con-
tracts and if so, the names and residen-
res of the guilty parties. and how many
such persons have been prosecuted, and
the findings. That this statement also in
clude the amounts expended for river and
harbor improvements, especially for those
on or near the Atlantic coast, also the
amounts expended for the erection Of Gus
tom houses, postofflce buildings, court
houses and the several amounts for the
rent of public and private buildings, for
the above and sundry other uses of the
government. All amounts paid to rail-
way and steamship companies, steam
boats, steamships, ferry boats, canal
boats and all transportation companies
and individuals, for all purposes, for any
navy. Indian SUPPLIES and the mails, in
Guiding fast mails and Subsidized mail
routes" All amounts expended and to
whom paid, for the rebuilding of our
navy since the war Of the rebellion, in
Guiding an itemized account of the mate
rails and cost Of construction of our new
navy and the amounts received for yes
sells, and army and navy supplies and
materials condemned, and sold, and the
amounts received for them. All sums paid
for the support of the Indians and the
purchase of their lands, with the names
and amounts paid to companies or individ-
uals for their support and the dispositions
made and amounts received for the lands
purchased. The area and extent of all
lands acquired by purchase or conquest
by the United States. the disposition
made OF them and amounts received for
hll such lands or acquisitions. The area
and locations of oil an6s donated TO the
states and territories. and through them
TO railway, steamship, steamboat canal
and other transportation companies and
individuals. and their approximate val
ues, with the list of states. territories.
companies and individuals receiving them.
All expenditures of the Uni ed States and
donations not hereinbefore Included. That
we believe that the debt al the United
States to the veterans of the war Of the
rebellion. the same as that 10 its citizen
soldiery in former wars and conquests.
has never been and never can be paid in
money. That the defaults have invariably
been on the side OF the government. hold
ting. as il always does, absolute control
of all settlements and payments. That
while the furnisher of damaged and shod-
dy clothing, defective and rotten supplies