The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-13
ARRANGEMENT OF EVANS.
Administration Of Pension Commits.
siOner Criticised by Rassieur.
lie CHARGED DERELIcTIoN or DUTY
Believed that Majority OF the Members
OF the G. A. R. % Not lndorse the
Arrangement. However.

clcyland, Ohio. September l2.-The hrst
day OF the National convention OF the
Grand Army OF the Republic was taken
up with the reading Of reports by the
commander In chief, adjutant general,
chaplain aud the various committees
The action OF the committee on the report
Of the committee ON pensions Is still a
subject Of all.absorbing interest with the
veterans.
Commander In Chief Rasslcur. In splr
tied address, severely nrraigned Pension
Commissioner Evans upon his administra.
iion Of the affairs Of the pension bureau.
His complaint embraced unfalrness and
dereliction of duty In office. He was care
ful to exonerate President Mckinley and
directed his attack ut the head OF the
pension bureau direct.
senator Hawey announced his Intention
Of lighting any attack made upon Commits
sioner Evans. lie expressed the fullest
confidence in the administration 10 rectlfv
any existing evils In due time and conn
seized moderation in the convention. 1t
was thought tonight a majority OF the dele.
gates we're In accord with Senator Haw.
ey'S views.
Definite action, 1t is said. win likely
De taken in reference to the matter tonor.
row. 'N'
The majority report Of the pension com.
mltiee cnticiscs the present pension sys,
ten as much, if not more, than II does
the commissioner 1t sets forth thai tbe
system is wrong In that the interests of
pensioners are entirely In the hands Of ono
ibo pensionGr has no appeal from
lne decision OF the pension hurcau and
can not take his ease into court The
creation of the court Of appeals OF pensions
was advocated
Tie grievances n tho ,.nfaro ~, t., ,..t..t...
70 the pension system are carefully wordcd
SO as TO avoid the imputations of criticisms
against the administration and are placed
III lhlerrpg0tlNe rather than aSScrtiVp form
The minority report states that II is
openly recognized that the pension roll far
from being roll of honor, * saturated
WIN fraud and contains thousands and
thousands OF names not entitled to the
bounty Of the government and recommends
that the president be petitioued now that
me term of Office of the present commits
sioner has expired, 10 appoint a successor
OF known Integrity, capacity and hdehty
VINO VIII faithfully execute the duties Of
the office In obedience to the laws Of con
A number Of cities are In the fight for the
next encampment of the G. A. r. Detroit,
Denver, Atlanta, St Paul, Salt Lake city
ana Charleston' w. Va, may be mentioned
In the list Of contestants. The place of
meeting Will be decided tomorrow
The National Mexican Veterans aSsocia-
tion at It's session today received kilograms
y,
the widow Of General Grant and others
General Sckles offered resolution NJ the
opening of the proceedings rendering to
the president affectionOte congratulations
upon his rapid convalescence, for which ali
civilized nations pray,
Commander Thistlewood OF Illinois offered
as an amendment q series of resolutions
calling for law Furnishing attacks upon
the chief executive as treason. The amend.
mcnt was not seconded and General Siclilcs
motion was adopted ny n rising vote.
Conventions were held today by the Nm.
tiouai Association Of Mexican War Veterans
aud the National Association Of Naval Vet
Grams, the Womans Relief Corps, the
Ladies of the q. A. H.. rhe Daughters Of
Veterans aud the Association Of the Army
Nurses of the Civil War
Al the annual convention of the National
Association of Naval Veterans the following
officers We're elected;
Commodore commander John O. Shaw,
Bath, Ne; fleet captain, w. Scott Smith,
WaSh ngtun; commander, w. r., Jacobs,
New Haven. lieutenant commander, Joseph
McCNne, Chicago; lieutenant j. II. Butler
Eaton. Ohio.
III, thanksgiving meeting IN praise and
thanksgiving for the prospective recovery
of President Mckinley was attended by
an immense outpouring of people includ'
inC veterans and visitors.
Senator Hanna presided as chairman,
" he's he took his seat upon the platform
hr was greeted with continued applause
The many eminent speakers Of the day in
cludcu Governor Nash. Judge William r.
Dar Senator Fairbanks aud others who
SpCkc In most feeling terms upon the all
ahScrring topic Of the day