The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-31

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Chaplain Chief : Rev. A. brahms,
| San Quentin, Cal.
CHICAGO, Aug. 3O-With the selection
| ofs the above officers, and the choice Of
Denver for the national enca,npment OF
: 1901, the thirty-fouEth national encamp-
ment of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie practically came to a close today. The
programme as mapped out by the recep-
ton committee includes two days more
before the veterans are supposed to re-
turn to their homes. Nothing in the way
of, business remains to be transacted. the
next two days being occupied entirely in
excursions, patriotic concerts in the parks
and other affairs of social character.
The convention was called to order
promptly at o'clock by Cormander-in-
| Chief Shaw. The committee appointed to
consider the annual report of the COM
mander-in-chief approved of it with the
exception of his recommendation of an ef-
fort to secure the change of the date of
memorial day from May 80 to the last
Sunday in May. The report was adopted
and the delegates took up the vexed ques-
tion of pensions. Over the report of this
committee and over various amendments
and substitutes, which. members had pre-
pared, to offer, rather warm debate was
anticipated, but the report as submitted
by the committee was adopted without
amendment and practically without de-
bate The main feature of the somewhat
lengthy report was the petition to con-
gress to pass bill providing for court
of appeals to act Immediately on the
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pending and which court of appeals shall
have final jurisdiction.
Pension matters being disposed of, the
election of officers was taken up and in
an eloquent speech Maj. William Warner,
of Kansas City, placed Maj. Rassieur, CT
St. Louis in nomination for the position
of comma nder-in-chief.
Judge advocate Gen. Ell Torrance made
a brief second!ng speech. There were no
other nominations ard a motion to sus-
pend the rules and declare Maj. Rassfeur
ELECTED BY ACCLAMATIoN a
was carried amid much applause. The
new commander-in-chief was escorted te
the platform amid hearty cheers from his
comrades and returned his thanks for the
honor, which he accepted.
The other officers were also elected by
acclamation.
| Delegates from the various women's o.
ganizations affiliated with the GA. r.
were then introduced With the Women's
| Relief corps was Miss Clara Barton, and
+ the venerable lady was heartily cheered
as Commander-in-Chief Shaw led her to
the front Of tie platform and introduced
her to the standing delegates. Miss Bar
ton made brief talk in response to the
greetings she had received and an ad-
| journment was then taken urtll after
| noon.
+ When the delegates recovered at 2:30
| the report of the committee on resolU-
tions in regard to the various auxiliary
associations was taken up. Over the
recommendation of the committee that
! the Daughters of Veterans, the Women's
Relief corps and kindred associations be
recognized. a debate lengthy, and at
times acrimonious. took place A substi-
tute offered by John E. Gilman, of Mas
sachusetts limiting all auxiliary asso-
| Citations recognized by the G. A. r., to
| the Women's alliance was adopted by an
! overwhelming vote. A resolution was
| then adopted eulogiZing the work ard
character of Miss Clara Barton and
| authorizing cooperation with the Red
| Cross society. A resolution was also
adopted, asking congress to make an ap-
preparation for the purpose of erecting a
suitable monument at Washington to
| commemorate the services of the soldiers
and sailors of the army and navy of the
Civil war.
A resolution was unanimously adopted
asking the railroads centering at the
point decided upon for the next annual
encampment to grant q rate Of one cent
| a mile If this should be refused by the
railroads, power was. by the resolution,
vested in the commander to remove the
encampment to some place where the