The National tribune., 1899-09-14
SUPPLEMENTARY REPORT.

Your Committee on Pensions respect
fully presents this supplemental report
pursuant to the instructions of the En-
campment.
All of the Revised Statutes of the United
States. which reads as follows: The Com
missioner of Pensions shall PERFORM
under the direction of the Secretary of the
Interior, such duties in the execution OF
pension and bounty law which may lie
prescribed by the President.
ResOired, That this Encampment re-
spectfully represents to the President its
earnest conviction that rule 225. now in
practical effect IN the adjudication of claims
for pensions, under section of the act of
June 81, 1890, in the Pension Bureau,
works grave injustice to the worthy ex
soldier and ex-sailor and We express the
hope that you will not find it inconsistent
with your duties as an executive officer To
abrogate this rule and re-establish the
principle as defined in rule 164. Under the
operation of rule 1854, formulated and put
into effect soon after the passage of this
act, unquestionably responsive to public
sentiment and based upon sound legal
propositions. in a word, the simple ex-
preston of the letter and spirit Of the law,
1000 names were added to the pension
roll OF the Republic and to which no objec-
ton was heard for Years after its promul-
CATION.
ResoIued, That this Encampment re-
spectfully represents that the practice in
! .he Pension Bureau i'll barring widow
claimants who have an income of 500
year is not warranted by the terms Of the
law. and We warmly indorse the recon-
mendation of the Commissioners of Pen
sions tosucoessive Secretaries of the Interior
that the limitation lie increased to $3.50
year.
Resolrod, That the Commander-in-Ch Chief
appoint a committee Of five cOmraCCS to
present to the President Il certified CoJy OF
the action of this National EnCampmCnt,
I with an expression of our earnest desire for
justice only to our disabled ComIaCes and
the widows and orphans of our dead under
the letter and spirit of tie law.
ResOIred, That this committee is hereby
authorized and directed in the event that it
is determined that relief may not fc aC-
corded by the administrative Officers Of the
lGoyernment, 10 present 10 Congress re-
quest for the amendment Of the law in such
form as TO make certain the true intent of
the statute, as we believe it can be con-
lStrued as herein presented.
Gen. SickleS moved the adoption OF the
report Of the Committee, and called atten-
!tion of the Encampment to the fact that he
had discussed Yesterday that the President
of the United States had the duty Of making
1.-THE rules governing tie Pension Bureau
Comrade Semple seconded the motion
which was carried unanimously.
| Commander Kay moved that a commit
tee consisting of Comrades Blown, Palmer
Burst and Adams, of the Pensions Com
mttee, and the senior MajoI-General of
Volunteers-(;en. ID. f.. Sickies-Le an
tpointcd 10 present the reEolt TO tie Presi-
Ident. Adopted unanimously.
| On motion of Comrade Dodge Gndiana)
the Adjutant-General was instructed to
cause enough copies To lie printed 10 furnish
one to every Post in the country. Adopted
Unanimously.
The proceedings We're interrupted by the
larrival Of a committee from the
LADIES OF THE GAR.
Mrs. Della Rawlings, President, Depart
ment of Kansas, Ladies Of the c. r.:
Mrs. Olive Allison, Past President Indiana
and Mrs. Florence B. Cairnes, Past Treas
urer, Ohio, appeared with the greetings
! from the Ladies of the GA r., which were
presented by President Rawlings.
| Past tCommander-in-Chief Goblin replied
! happily, saying that our auxiliary soce-
ties always picked out the handsomest
| finest specimens of womanhood to bring
their greetings.
| JUNIOR VICE coMMANDER-IN-cHIEF
The Department of Kentucky presented
the name of Michael Minton for Junior
Vice-Commander-in-C and he was
elected EJ acclamation.
OTHER OFFICERS.
Commander Gilman Mass.l presented
| the name OF Wm- Baker, Tor ourpeOn-ien-
eral, and he was elected by acclamation.
! Commander Zimmerman (Md.l pre-
scented Rev. Jacob l.. Grimm, for Chaplain
in-Chief. Elected by acclamation.
| Comrade Hendricks made a report upon
the Adjutant-Generals report, concurring
! in all the recommendations.
| Chairman Weissert, from the Committee
on Resolutions, reported adversely 4 reso-
luton recommending the return of the retel
| flags. Adopted.
| TENNESSEE UNIONISTS.
| Conrade Duble, from the Committee
appointed to consider the admission 10 the
GAR. of Union men of Tennessee who
We're conscripted into the rebel army and
afterward deserted and joined the Union
army reported adversely, and the report
was adopted.
| The following were announced and elect
ed as the
| ESPIONAGE ON WIDOWS.
| Comrade Weissert, of the Committee
on Resolutions, reported favorably a reso-
luton demanding that the Pension Bureau
cease instructing its Special Examiners to
ask insulting questions of soldiers widows
regarding their virtue.
| Comrade Edgar Allen, Virginia, pre-
sented a minority report, requiring an in