The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-09-08
THE VETERANS ADJOURN
Colonel Shaw, Of New York, Chosen
Commander Chief.
THE PENSIONS RESOLUTIONS.


vidual Criticisms, But Declares That
Rule e25 Works Grave Injustice to
Worthy Ex-soldlers and Sailors.
Philadelphia, Sept. S.-The national
convention of the Grand Army of the
Republic adjourned yesterday after
adopting resolutions upon the pension
question and electing national officers
as follows Commander-in-chief, AL
bert d. Shaw, Watertown, N. y; senior
vice commander-in- chief, Irwin Robins,
Indiana; Junior vice commander-in-
chief, Michael Minton. Kentucky; sur
geon general, DR.. William H. Baker,
Lynn, Mass; chaplain-in-chief, Revs
Jacob l.. Grim. Baltimore. The cleo
ton of Colonel Shaw was by acclama- ,
ton, Major Rassieur, of st. Louis,
withdrawing in his favor.
Without dissent the convention
adopted resolutions expressing its
sentiment upon the pension question.
What babe fair to lead to wrangle
and to bitter criticism faded away and
all the delegates agreed upon the
adopted form of expression of their
sentiment as a solution of the vexed
pension problem. There were some
mutterings before the resolutions were
read, but those who had threatened to
give vent to angry words evidently
restrained the impulse. The resolu-
lions adopted express the desire of tho
Grand Army, but criticize no one, there
not being word uttered against Com
missioner of Pensions II. Clay Evans.
Further emphasis was given to the
friendly attitude of the utterance to
the national administration by the APP
pointment of General Daniel e. Sckles,
of New York, on the committee tocaTy
into effect the purpose of the resolu-
lions. The committee consists of the
former members of the pension COM
mittee with the substitution of General
Sickles for an absent member, the new
committee consisting OF r. p Brown
John Palmer, j. W. Burst, Charles
Clarke Adams and General Sckles.
The resolutions adopted are in part
as follows:
Resolved, This encampment re-
spectfully represents to the president
of the United States its earnest con-
viction that rule No. 225, now in prac-
teal effect in the adjudication of claims
for pensions under section of the act
of June 27, 1890, in the pension bureau
works grave injustice to worthy ex-
soldiers and sailors. and we express
the hope that you will find it consistent
with your duties as an administrative
officer to abrosate this rule and re-es-
tablish the principle as defined in rule
1874. Under the operation Of rule 1874
formulated and put into effect soon af-
ter the passage of this act. unQuestion-
ably responsive to public sentiment
and based upon sound legal PROPOSE
tions-in a word, the simple expression
of the letter and spirit of the law
40O,0 900 names were added to the pen
sion rolls of the republic, and to which
no objection was heard for years after
its PRONUNCIATION.
Resolved This encampment re-
spectfully represents that the practice
in the pension bureau in barring wild
ow claimants who have an income of
$96 year from a pension is not war
ranted by the terms Of the law. and we
warmly endorse the recommendation
of the commissioner Of pensions to sue
cessive secretaries of the interior that
the limitation he increased to $3.50 Il
year.
Resolved, That the commarder-in-
chief appoint n committee of five com
rades to present to the president
certified copy of the action Of this ma
tonal encamDmcnt with an expression
of our earnest desire for Justice only
to our disabled comrades and the wild
ows and orphans Of our dead under the
letter and spirit Of the law"
The National Association Of Naval
Veterans adjourned at 1910 o'cloc'i
yesterday afternoon to meet in 1900 in
Chicago with the Grand Army OF the
Republic. The principal business of
the closing session was the election OF
officers. the following being chosen:
COmmodore-commander, George L.
Seavcy, Chicago; fleet captain and
chief of staff. Isaac u. Baker, Boston;
feet commander, James \. Miller,
Athens. O.: feet lieutenant cOmruand-
er, John O. Shaw, Bath. Me; feet lieu
tenant, Samuel b DIXON, Detroit; DCct
master Charles l.. Weeder. New Bed
ford Mass. feet ensign, John H. De-
larry, Philadelphia; fleet surgeon,
| John l.. Cillcy. M. D., Cincinnati lro-
elected; feet paymastcr, u. F. Dustin,
Providence re-elected); feet engineer,
| Edwin A. Bezcly. Providence: fleet
chaplain. A. s, McWilliams, Detroit
/ (re-eIected); feet judge advocate, C.
L. Gooding, Chicago.
The cGmmOdorccnmmandGr appoint"
| ed the following officers: Fleet sec