Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-06

the Republic.
Practically at an End.
With the selection of the above Off
GERS and the choice of Denver for the
national encampment of 1901, the
thirty-fourth national eneampment of
the Grand Army of the Republic prac-
tically came to a close yesterday. The
programme, as mapped out by the re-
ception committee includes two days
more before the veterans are sup
posed to return to their homes.
Nothing in the way of business re-
mains to be transacted-the two days
being occupied entirely in excursions,
patriotic concerts in the parks and
other affairs of a social character.
Commander-in-Chief Approved.
The convention was called to order
at nine o'clock promptly by COM
mander-in-chief Shaw. The committee
appointed to consider the annual re-
port of the commander-in-chief ap-
proved of it with the exception of his
recommendation in favor of an Ell
fort to secure a change in the date of
Memorial day from May 30 to the last
Sunday in May.
g. Report on Pensions Adopted.
The report vas adopted, and the
delegates took up the vexed question
of pensions. Over the report of this
committee and over various amend
ments and substitutes which MEM
bers had prepared to offer, a rather
warm debate was anticipated, but the
report as submitted by the committee
was adopted without amendment and
practically without debate.
Want a Court of Appeals.
The main feature of the somewhat
lengthy report was the petition to
congress to pass a bill providing for
o court of appeals to act Immediately
on the thousands of pension applica-
lions now pending, and which court
of appeals shall have final jurisdic-
ton.
Practically Buried.
Later in the day pension matters
were again brought before the dele
gates by the report of the committee
on resolutions on the subject of serv-
Ice pensions. Over this question the
committee was divided, and majority
and minority reports were presented.
The majority report, which was adopt
ed after a somewhat lengthy discus
sion, recommended that the whole
matter be referred to the COMMITTEES
on pensions, thus practically burying
1t, until the next annual encampment.
The minority report, presented by
Past Commander Hurst, of Ohio, rec
commended the passage by the en-
campment of a resolution favoring
service pensions based on length Of
service.
Mai. RassIeur Nominated.
Pension matters being disposed of,
the election of officers was taken up
and in an eloquent speech, Maj. Will
lam Warner, of Kansas City, placed
Mai. Rassieur, of st. Louis, in nomi-
nation for the position of commander
in-chief.
Elected by AcclamatiOn.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Eli Tor
rance made a brief seconding speech.
There were no other nominations, and
a motion to suspend the rules and de-
clare Maj. Rassieur elected by accla-
nation was carried amid much APP
plause. The new commander-in-chief
was escorted to the platform amid
hearty cheers from his comrades and
returned his thanks for h honor,
which he accepted in the following
speech:
The New Commanders Speech.
Commander and Comrades of the Thir-
fy-fourth National Encampment: am
overwhelmed by the manner In which you
his occasion. 1 would have to be untrue
90 myself If I did not realize that the
Compliment you have paid me has been
ment to the department OF Missouri. which
has seen Mt to make me its representative
in asking Tor the hlgh honor which has
While I have no disposition go take your
winch lG IS e Be done during Ha the next year,
IL does seem to me proper that 1 should
say to you that all. the ability WHICH
this grand organization In order that. it
may have an honest and reliable admin
heard in reference to any and every sub
ject that he deems OF Importance TO the
na1Snai org osgaf me beet work nPp csn be per.
formed. / also realize that in that
way Justice is TO be done to the humblest
this election confers upon me an honor
second to none that can be given In this
country. It comes from an organization
s sennsr tSho 81 N s were wiling to sacrifice
fEat this nation might live and prosper.
The past IS years have shown the won
derful results that followed from the sac,
away. I believe that we are still upon
the threshold of a great destiny before US;
be OWNS to the Cid soldiers who fought
that the country might De preserved enc
and indivisible: II SHAH Pc my DUTY yerro
The voice to prevent its being lost sight
ef. hat voice shall urge upon our psopls