Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-09-08
Sent Back to Committee With
instructions to Insert Rec
concentrations
the LAW IS hISCoNsTRUED
Veterans Find Fault With Va
rious Decisions OF the
Commissioner.
Chicago Chosen az tho Meet
Ing Place OF tho Order
tor Next Year.

PHILADELPHIA, oopC. 1.-N1Oet OF Cne
days session Of the Grand Army en-.
campment was taken up with tho con-
siderstion Of the report of the commit
tee on pensions. When the report was
read motion was made to refer it to
the committee on resolutions. This
created much discussion, many Of the
delegates favoring the immediate adop-
ton Of resolution covering the sub.
jects mentioned in the report. The
Michigan delegation was the first to OBJ
ject to the report on the ground that it
failed to specify what the Grand Army
wanted. They were supported by In
diana, Kansas and New York. After a
discussion lasting nearly four hours the
report was referred back to the COM
mittee on pensions with instructions
that 1t be presented ut the next session,
embodying recommendations and reso-
lutions.
The complaint Of the veterans, as
contained in the pension committees
report, is that the law governing the
granting of pensions is misconstt ued by
the pension commissioner.
Want the Compact FULFILLED.
The report says that the veterans
rightfully demand the fulhllment Of a
solemn - compact made when they
:brayely gave all they had to the coun.
4stry, not counting the cost TO- Them
selves The report then cites the con.
ditions when, in 1890, congress passed
the act to provide relief for disabled
veterans and their widows and orphans,
not conditioned upon evidence that
they were disabled while in the service.
This act intends to meet the needs Of
veterans who in advancing years could
not furnish evidence that they were
suffering from the hardships of
army life. The report also protests
againsts the ruling that widows Of vet
Grams who applied for pensions were
not eligible if they had an income ag-
gregating SO dollars per month.
The Grand Army of the Republic,
the report continues, repudiates with
emphasis the charge or inference that
implies that the pension list is inflated
by fraudulent claims.
Chicago was chosen by acclamation
as the place for the next encampment.
Report OF Adjutant General.
The total membership of the Grand
Army of the Republic in good standing
June 30. 0.ls9S, was 1913 posts, with a |
mem bership of 305, ,6O3; on Dec. 81, 1893,
7,l7S posts, with mem bership Of $685..
747, and on June 30, 1870, 6,905 posts,
with a membership of 2S7.9Sl. Elk.
pended in relief during the year, $780,
1864.
The report Of Alonzo Williams of
Providence, r. l., inspector general,
gave tho losses by death at 1894,
which. added to losses through other
causes, such a. discharges, honorary
and dAhon orable, surrender Of charter,
suspensions and transfers, made the
total loss 1885. The number Of mem.
bsrs in good standing June 80. 1893,
287. .0Sl. Other reports presented were
those Of the junior vice co,n,nander-in'
chief. surgeon general and chaplain-in.
chief. Senior Vice Commander John. |
son. acting commsnder.in-chief. was
elected to serve the unexpired term OF
the late Colonel Sexton. Commander
johnson will continue in Office until the
end Of this encampmsnt.