The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1911-03-09
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COMPANY for corporate purposes. yes.
Mir. Graham, of Illinois: Could they
not restrain the use o! It by another
body?
Mr.. Mann: There is nothing in this
bill authorizing these people to have
Departments or provide for regulations
or TO provide an auxiliary membership
or to provide anything at all Except
that the name. G. A. r., and the control
of it shall be vested in not less than five
men.
Mr. Keifer: Yes; but if the gentleman
will allow me to suggest. il would not
be proper to put in here the ritual of
the G. A. r., aitho it IS generally pref
ty well known. That would not be nee
essary. The corporation will not get
any property unless it is turned over to
it, and will not get The control of it
unless it is turned over thru the Ma
tional Council of Administration or the
National Encampmenr.
Mr.. Mann: 1t will have control of the
name.
Mr.. Keifer: For corporate purposes
only, but If it does not get any cor
porate property it win NOT amount to
much. If it gets all the corporate prop
erty and all of the powers that can be
invested in it by the g. A. Il. il will go
on, and when all of the veteran sclliers
of the civil war are dead there viii he
some corporate body elsewhere To hold.
administer and distribute the property
that the G. \. II. may leave. That is
the great object of it. l did not draw
this bill
Mr. Mann: I am perfectly well aware
that the gentleman did not draw the
bill or it would not be in the shape il is.
Mr.. Keifer: i think the gentleman is
right, but l do not think there is any
difficulty about carrying it out.
Mr.. Mann: 1t seems to me this pro-
vision would absolutely turn everythin .
over to five men to do with what they
please, regardless of the opinion of the
real G. A. R., as expressed al these Ma
tional Encampments. The National
Encampment has no control over the
question at all.
Mr. Keifer: The National Encamp-
ment has control of all this property
and the assets of every kind.
Mr. Hull, of Iowa: Mr.. Speaker, 1
want to say just one word that L think
may clear this subject a little. The
National Encampment is composed of
all Department Commanders of the diff
ferent States where the Grand Army is
organized. Then, in addition to that
there are certain number of Delegates
elected by districts from the Posts of
each of the States of the Union where
the Grand Army has an organization,
and the membership of the National
Der of Grand Army men from each
State, in proportion TO the number of
membership from that State. The Ma
tional Encampment is an Annual En-
campment. The last Annual Encamp-
ment was held ut Atlantic City The
States all have State Encampmen1s an
nually.
Mr. Graham, of Illinois: VIII the
gentleman yield?
Mr.. Hull, of Iowa: The State En-
campments are made up of the Com
manders of each of the Posts They
are Delegates ex-ofticio, and then each
Post is represented by additional Dele
gates in proportion to the number of
members of that Post who are members
of the G. A. r. That makes the State
Encampment.
Mr.. Graham, of Illinois: What provi-
sion is there in the bill that all of the
things the gentleman has recited shall
be retained under this corporate organ
iZation?
representing all the different
Posts of the country, representing the
States. the State Encampments of the
country, thru the regularly accredited
Delegates. they selected certain num-
Der of men to be the incorporators I'M
der this bill. They prepared this bill.
The G. A. r. in it's National Encamp-
ments believe it is a good thing for
them, and IL at any time it does not
work properly 1t seems to me that this
Congress. appealed to by the member
ship of the Grand Army thruout the
country, would not hesitate at once to
a right to do: and it seems to me, gen.
tlemen OF the House, that when the G.
A. r. has prepared a measure, when it
has received the Endorsement of all the
States that have expressed themselves,
and certainly from the States that were
represented at the meeting at Atlantic
City--and if 1 am wrong in this respect
my friend from New York will correct
me-there was not a single dissenting
voice as to the desirability of this legis-
lation at this time Now, as to the Post
fund, the Post ] belong to has fund
of something over a thousand dollars.
1t is held by Trustees. and it will
probably be continued to be held
by Trustees, but in many To-
calities of my State. and / assume they
are the same in others where the men
are getting old. the majority are poor,
very poor, and among them there are
estimable citizens who help to bear the |
burden of it. This corporation will |
simply have an oversight, and will not |
dare to go against the sentiment of the |
Grand Army in any way, and if it does
its life will be shOrt-lived.
Mr.. Goulden: / would like to inter-
rupt the gentleman, with his permits |
SION
Mr.. Hull, of Iowa. Certainly.
Mr.. Goulden There is no successor
to the G. A. r.
Mr.. Hull, of Iowa: Absolutely none.
Mr.. GOulden: The last man dead the |
is dead, and this would |
perpetuete the organization thru this |
body, who have the right |
to elect their successors. 1t seems to |
me the measure is of a patriotic char |
acter and ought to pass.
The Speaker: Does the gentleman /
rom Iowa yield to the gentleman from
Illinois (Mr. Mckinley
Mr.. Hull. of Iowa: do.
Mr.. Mckinley, of Illinois: Mr. Speak
IT. l ask unanimous consent to extend |
my remarks in the Record.
The Speaker: Is there objection? |
(After a pause. The Chair hears none.
Mr.. Mann: Mr.. Speaker, I think
everybody is in sympathy with the
vowed purpose of this bill, but it will
lot hurt II 1t goes over. and they will
rave plenty of time to incorporate it i'm
he future. 1 very much fear the
vowed purpose of the bill would be
seriously defeated by the passage of the
ill at this time, and therefore 1 shall
nave to object.
The Speaker: Objection is heard.
bidorses Sulloway Bill.
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