The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-09-16
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Cincinnati, Sept IO.-The work Of
the fhirty-seeond annual eneampment
Of the Grand Army Of the Republic
was concluded late IN the sfternooa
| yesterday.
The following additional officers
/ were elected by exclamation: Senior
vice cOmmander-in-chief, W. G John
son, Of Cincinnatii junior vice com
mander-in-chief, David Ross, Of Della
I ware; surgeon general, DR.. Pierce, Of
/ NebraslEs; ehaplsin-in-chieE Col. Lu.
| cas-, Of Indianapolis The reports Of
/ committees were read and adopted.
The resolutions fndorsing President
Mckinley and Secretary Alger for
their conduct Of the war were adopted
/ by g unanimous vote In q scene Of
most enthusiastic demonstrations
The report Of the committee On peas
sions is as follows;
i Your committee 70 whom was referred the
! resolutions relating % the pension question
reports that it has considered su resolutions
| respecting the subisot matter. and recommends
/ the adoption Of the following:
/ Resolved, That &c is the judgment Of this en-
/ campment that IN the administration Of the
/ pension laws q generous and patriotic con-
| structi0n should govern. and the laws be ad-
ministered IN the spirit Of Justice and fairness
IN which they were eaasted
] Resolved. That any effort to prevent tbs
| honest applicant for q pension from succeed
ing b. any suotsrfuEet rule. or forced co1struc-
/ tiOn Of the laws. which viii work injustice "a
/ the applicant IS 70 be condemned by al hou-
/ ofable men
Resolved. That in view Of the repeated coma
Il plants Of the unfair construction OF the penz
l sion law aud OF the making and enforcement Of
/ rules which are in violation Of the law and In
iultCal % the interest o. applicants impels this
! encampment 70 call upon Comrads william
/ Mckinley. president OF the United States, 70
1 exercise his authority and 70 see that the law
/ IS executed IN q spirit Of fairness, justice and
/ uberality.
/ Resolved, That al rules which tend 70 hinder
I and embarrass the allowance Of honest pension
/ claims should be repealed. and we ask the
\ president that he use his authority 70 cause
/ those whose duty it is 70 execute the laws % 50
i perform their duty as 90 do justice 70 the SOL
I diers and administer the law so as not 70 OBJ
| struct the prosecution Of pensions By technical
/ requirements not within the province OF the
Law and which are only calculated 70 hinder
Z and Obstruct in the effort to obtain lawful PEN
sions
/ Resolved. That the rule Of the pension once
I b. which q widow is debarred from pension II
\ she has an income OF 500 per year IS unjust
i ana We ask the president that the order be ab-
/ rogated and the minimum income declaring
/ from pensions be fixed at not less than $500 per
/ annuul- In this connection We desire 70 inform
/ the president that very early IN his sdmiuiss
I tratiOn e was announced By high Oficicl in
| the pension ONCE that the widows limit would
t-De raised to 800, but IL never materialized-
Resolved. That We ask for the re-establish-
l ing OF order l64, which was enforced under the
/ Harrison regime This order. in simple terms
! took c0gnizance IN rating mans pension Of
| all the disabilities he suffered under. Il was
| abrOgated By the last administration. and it
/ was held that 70 be entitled 20 the lowest rate
/ ability which is rated at that amount u he
/ has three disabilities rated at g each he gets
no pension at all This Ubiquitous rule IS
/ maintained up to this hour, and We submit Il
/ IS not such treatment Gs We had right 70 exc
pect from COmrade William Mckinley.
The report was adopted without dis
| cussiOn-
/ Considerable discussion arose upon
/ the proposition from the departments
/ of Tennessee to amend the rules so as
/ to make soldiers who had been con-
scripted in the rebel army and who
I afterward served in the union army
/ and were honorably discharged eligi.
/ bic to membership in the Grand Army.
/ A resolution offered by a cOmrade
/ from New York, declaring it to be
! treason for any member Of the Grand
Army to refuse to do all in his power
to give employment to fellow-mem-
/ bers, was the subject Of quite an ami
mated discussion. It was charged by
/ the opponents Of the resolution that
I its purpose was to cast censure upon
congress or upon individual members
/ Of congress, and that such action was
| undignifed and unbecoming from this
! encampment An amendment was
| offered to modify the resolution by
striking out the word treason and in
! serting a milder phrase But the en-
campment, with considerable unanim-
I ity, voted down the resolution
The application BY the Ladies Re
/ lief corps for permission to amend
( their constitution so as to enable
[ them 20 use relief funds for the benefit
| Of soldiers Of the Spanish-American
war was acted upon favorably BY the
encampment
The proposition to make eligible to
membership in the Grand Army SOL
| diers who have served in the war with
! Spain was laid on the table
The ceremony Of installing newly
elected officers was performed BY Com
rsde Wagner. The last action Of the
encampment was the adoption By q
rising vote Of vote Of thanks to the
retiring commander-in-chief, Gen.
Goblin, who briefly returned his
thanks At $3.50 p. ID. the final ad-
! 1Ournment took place.
Army Steamer Reported Lost.
San Francisco, Sept 10. The steam
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