The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-08
THE GRAND ARMY ADJ0URNS
Election of Oflicers-Pcnsion Rules
ID scusse1-C Celebration af Nfohf

PHILADELPHIA. PA, September T.
| The thirty-third national encampment OF
the Grand Army OF the Republic adjourn
ed tonight 10 meet in Chicago I'm 1910.
Many Of the veterans left here tonight.
The features OF i0-day's sessions were
the election OF Colonel Tlbert u. Shaw. of
Watertown. y. y. by acclamation as COM
mander-fn-c for the ensuing year and
the adoption OF resolutions scoring the
present pension policy.
At the opening session to-day Judge Leo
Rassleur OF St. Louis withdrew as a
candidate for pommander-in-chief and
threw his strength 10 Colonel Shaw,
whose election was made unanimous.
Judge Rassieurs action was cheered 20
the echo and there We're cries Of "Ras-
sieur for 800" IL is said he will be the
next commander In chief
Other officers elected We're: Irwin Rob
bins. OF Indianapolis senior vice COM
mander I'm chief. NJ. Minton. OF Louis
Vile. Junior vice commander: William H.
Baker. Of Lynn, Mass surgeon general;
Jacob Grimm, OF Maryland. chaplain i'm
chief, and Thomas j. Stewart, of Penn
sylvania. adjutant general.
The Pensions Committee presented its
report. which the encampment immcdi-
tons adopted called for the abrogation Of
rule 225 now In effect in adjudicatlng
claims under section g. Of the June 27,
1890 act. stamping 81 az unjust and asking
In its place the principle defined In rule
1si, under whose operations 5000 names
were added 20 the pension rolls The reso-
lutions also deplored the practice Of tho
bureau which bars the widows who have
an income Of SO year and asks an in-
crease Of the limit t0 $3.50 year
A commission of five was appointed 20
eek some relief from The administrative
officers. and. falling there. 10 ask Con-
gress 20 amend the law in such form as 10
make certain the true intent Of the
statute.
Later IN the afternoon "A motion was
made 10 return 20 the South the flags cap
tured during the war. This was killed
The majority OF the Committee on Reso-
luii9ns complained that widows Of soldiers
were asked If their lives had been vrtuOus
after the death Of their husbands. and
condemned such questions. The minority
repOrt said that If questions Of that nature
were asked, this method Of examination
should DE condemned Commissioner Of
Pensions Evans was then asked over the
telephone II It was "a fac. that This ques-
ton was asked. Mr Evans replied that
where charges were made against appli-
cants they were required to answer ques-
tioHs relating 20 them. otherwise no such
questions We're put o. the applicant.
The celebration tonight included the in-
sDection Of the North Atlantic Squadron
and big campfire by eX-Uni0n prisoners
Of war The shi1e wore literally covered
with electric lights big search-hghts being
also I'm operation and great crowds were
10 the Delaware river shores.
The departments ~ the various states
elected their representatives In the
National Council of the administration.
They include.
Alabama NJ ID. Wickersham; Florida.
ID g. Wilmarth. Georgia. j. a. CONNER
ford: Kentucky A. d. Bliss. Louisiana
and Mississippi Lincoln Sims. Tennessee !
George W. Patton. Virginia and North |
Carolina. James T. Fuller.