The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-10

charged by the opponents of the resolution
that its purpose was to cast censure upon
Congress or upon individual members of
Congress, and that such action was undig-
nifed and unbecoming from this encamp-
ment. An amendment was offered to mod
ify the resolution by striking out the word
treason" and inserting a milder phrase.
But the encampment with considerable
unanimity voted down the resolution.
The application by the Ladies Relief
Corps for permission to amend their consti-
tuition so as to enable them to use relief
funds for the benefit of soldiers Of the
Spanish-American war was acted upon IA
vorably by the ercampment.
The proposition to make eligible to mem
bership in the Grand Army soldiers who
have served in the war with Spain was laid
on the table. A vote of thanks was ten
dered to the citizens committee and all the
coworkers interested in the arrangements
for the entertainment of the encampment
in Cincinnati. The national council OF adj
ministration was then appointed, as fol-
lows:
Alabama--M. d. Wickersham, Mobile.
Arizona-Samuel c. Rees. Prescott.
California and Nevada-A. L. Eggleston,
st. Louis.
Connecticut-John H. Thatcher Hartford.
Delaware-w. H. Miller, Wilmington.
Florida-T. S. Wilmarth. Jacksonville.
Georgia-James p. Averill, Atlanta.
Indiana-W. H. Armstrong, Indianapolis.
Iowa-Thomas Bell. Fairfield.
Indian Territory-D. B. Bradford. South
McAllister.
Kansas-P. H. Coney, Topeka.
Kentucky-P. H. Hager, Louisville.
Louisiana and Mississippi-Richard Shop
pard, New Orleans
Maine-Edwin Riley, Chism.
Maryland-M. A. Bryan, Baltimore.
Massachusetts-W. A. Blackman, Boston.
Michigan-Samuel j. Lawrence. Wyan-
dotte.
Minnesota. NJ. d. Craft, Pennington.
Missouri-F. NJ. Serritt, st. Louis.
Montana-Charles Horn, Helena.
Nebraska-H. w. George, Georgetown.
New Hampshire-B. A. Brown, Penacook.
New Jersey-Clayland Tilden, Jersey City.
New Mexico-H. Champion, Santa Fe.
New York-Thomas F. Reed, New York
North Dakota-Harrison Allen, Fargo.
Ohio-B. M. Moulton. Lima
Oklahoma-W. H. Baker, Ponce City.
Oregon-B. H. Bradshaw, Salem.
Pennsylvania-James F. Morrison, Phil
adelphia-
Potomac-Charles. Matthew, Washington.
D. c.
Rhode Island-N. w. Wall, Harvard.
South Dakota-A r. Anderson, Hot
Springs.
Tennessee-Frank Seaman, Knoxville.
Texas-Henry Johnson, Sherman.
Utah--A. S. Condor, Ogden.
Virginia and North Carolina-A. B. HES
land.
Washington ard Alaska-J. Dickinson.
Seattle.
West virginia-George K. Mallory, Par
kersburg
Wisconsn-H. J. Smith, Racine.
The ceremony of installing newly elected
officers was performed by Comrade Wagner,
of Pennsylvania. The new commander-in-
chief, James A. Sexton, of Chicago. imme-
diately after his installation, received from
Mrs. Alexander, president of the Women
Relief Corps of the Department of Illinois,
who was accompanied on the platform by
Mrs. Gen. John G. Black beautiful bou-
quet of roses, accompanied by felicitous
speech of presentation. to which Com
mander-in-chief Sexton made a happy reply
The last action Of the encampment was
the adoption by rising of a vote of thanks
10 the retiring commander-in-ch'ef General
Goblin, who briefly returned his thanks. At
2:SO p. m. the final adjournment took place.