| Show telegraphic TELEGRAPH 10 NEWS ST LOUIS mo alo september 28 the annual address of f the comman der in which is very long was presented the tat general began by sending g geetings beet to the people of the pacific coast for or the hospitality find and cordial reception of last year ile he sincerely congratulated the arder that they were permitted to gather in this great ine metropolis tro polis Dolis and thanked the citizens of bt louis for their GENEROUS WELCOME WELCOME relias pleased to announce the evidence of the permanent and earthy hy growth of the grand army of the republic and for the strong love lor for the order entertained by the loyal people of this country that this thip may continue he be earnestly cautioned every member that he keep a watchful guard over himself when he acts or a member of the G A R and not consciously ly further schemes foreign to the legitimate purposes of the organization article IX forbidding the use of the organization for partisan purposes had so far as he knew been strictly obeyed in letter and spirit from ad latant general grays report lie he learned that the total number dumber of members borne on the ROLLS BOLLS OP OF THE ORDER atthe at tap national encampment was the number reported jure 30 1887 was an actual gain in five quarters ot of the increase of members in the ninety days ending june jane 80 1887 in good standing was in 1880 there were members in the last five quarters there have been mastered into the grand A army amy 12 there were reported ju jun 1887 8 in good standing g suspended us pend e 2 by delinquent t reports ue ahe total at the last returns borne upon the rolls ws 3 2 an increase in membership tout mat must be gratify gratifying ipg to all members the amount reported expended in charity from march 1886 tolA to march arch 1887 inclusive is 43 THIS HONRY was disbursed to comrades ades and their families and others assisted giving individuals who had received benenty be during tile year he bud established the provisional department of idalio idaho and appointed W 11 II NIC of boise city idaho as provisional commander ile he had also established the provisional department ament of arizona comrade A L grow ol of tombstone arizona provisional commander during the year death had bad claimed members he selected for special notice john alagan A logaa who in life had manifested mani ested his 1 lave ve not dot only in words but by active public ard pt avate efforts did any pour poor mait nua be helpless ap veteran need un an advocate did the grand army need A DEFENDER his was the first name that came to the lips aud and he be was never appealed appeal td to in vain the patent for the grand army badge has hai been duly transferred and is now the property of the order the council of administration haw invested of the surplus funds of the order in bonds of tb united states memorial day was moregen brally and appropriately observed this year than ever before this day sacred to the memory of the fallen defenders of the republic has become a most impressive and instructive national holiday A letter aletter was received V from joseph W drexel offering in perpetuity the cottage on mf AV mcgregor iu in which general usgrant spent s nt his bis last days to the survivors ol of age those ose gallant men who saved the country the only conditions being that the cottage and surrounding grounds be held in trust by the commander in chief of the grand giand army of the reri bublic public the president of the mt mer gregor egor railway company and another i to 0 be named by the donor general fairchild recommended that i if be referred to the incoming commander ln in chief with authority to accept on satisfactory arrangements in september last when the citizens of charleston charles ton south carolina were suf erang from the effects of a terrible earthquake eurth aake the grand army joined in the relief relief he in company with A ad d autant autant general gray aray went to the stricken ricken at city c ity and caved called upon the comrades to 1 v RAISE MONET for relief collections were rapidly made and was reported to the K N national headquarters it was understood that there was no immediate baste and before the collections had gotten fairly under way the mayor of charleston telegraphed to headquarters he gaa that no urther further f aid would be required had the needs of charleston re required atred it he felt assured that 00 could have ave been raised within another month many posts had simultaneously received the call for aid and the order to suspend operations e he recommended the appoint appointment mn t at once of a competent comrade to write the history of the order and suggests that the gel feral government will include in the next decennial census an enumeration of the soldiers of I 1 THE LATE WAR of ct the rebellion who may be living in 1 1889 1 believing that the practice of moving the national headquarters to the place where the commander ln in chief resides Is becoming impracticable owing to the accumulation of the property of the order he recommends that the national headquarters be located at some central point and that an assistant adjutant general be put in charge in the matter of pensions it lias ims been biln buln the aim of the order to have congress grant relief to the pressing needs rit ot comrades the government has responded in many instances influence fluence Iti has been brought to bear on state legislation ielati on and state state soldiers orphans homes and laws for the temporary relief of indigent soldiers and their families have been passed for thio work more than any other has we the grand army of the republic LIKED THIS WORK it will be remembered that the grand army with the approval of the keople in general genera have enlisted in this cause men of ail shades of ef political belief have been foremost in these efforts and never until this year has it entered the mind of any well informed man to charge that this zeal I 1 in n bebawi of our needy comrades was of a political partisan character the GA G A R will never consent that this question of pension shall be classed among those which men commonly call partisan it has for many years been discussed by posts departments and national encampments encamp ments resolutions and addresses have been adopted and published petitions and appeals have ofton n been sent to congress the of the newspapers of the country have been enlisted and with few exceptions they have heretofore been IN FULL ACCORD with the order there has been no change of opinion or change of method in the ranks ot of the G A R they have been of one mind in ia considering it but simple justice that the united states should at least grant a pension of not less than 12 per month to all persons who served three or more in the military or naval service of the united baates during the war of the rebellion and haw been honorably discharged aad who are now or who may hereafter be suffering buffering from mental or physical disability not the result ol of their own vicious habits which inca paci tales tates them from performing manual labor this has been publicly advocated voca ted and all men who cared to know have beer beeri tully lully ani abare are ol of t lie action a and aft t until recently there i as I 1 been heard no objection object ion taue lu tu ue klufas ures dres because others have CHANGED N GED HIR MIN DS 1 the cr A R neel need rot ro therefore fore change their ane pt i in this ibis direction has been tit lue ike order nazi has diverged neither tu to ake right nor led because when comrades need title the G A II 11 will draw closer and closer to them they shall not noli be inmates of commore pauper houses nor shall kneir widows and orphans if te G A R ca prevent it it Is ia rot d demanding e mand too much many members tire are of the const opinion that it is not enough favoring a broader measure mje asure of relief which h will embrace all who arel 8 served rv a certain aiu length of time and can shown bon honorable rable di abarge G gu u eral era fairchild Pair child said he was nut dut there thereto to argue against nat as an ULTIMATE lie ile wished to do d nothing not bins to postpone the coming of the tow bomin jorn inz day ol of relief ile he assured the te meri members berdi of the veterans rill righta kindly labors were fully appreciated ant and congratulated them on their marked success in the direction of atie enforcement of laws giving prefer ence for the service ervice s f for or ex union soldiers he was pleased to report the beneficent results of the operations oper opera aliona tiona of the womans comans relief corps the zealous thoughtful and efficient labors of its members have been in the past are now BOW and without doubt will continue in the f future to be the most con convince vitic ing evidence that they axe are banded together tor for a high and HOLY PURPOSE the G A R did not fail in the exercise of deep and tender interest in the society of sons of veterans in conclusion he said in fraternity charity and loyalty we stand we have proved the fact that there is not now nor has there ever been any bitter feeling or hate for those of our fellow citizens who were once in arms against us but now being loyal have long ago aeo taken their old time places in our hearts never we devoutly hope to be removed iber efrom we have not now nor have we at any time since the war closed had any disposition to open again the CHASM which once unhappily divided the people we not only will not ourselves reopen that dreadful abyss but we will with the loyal people le of the north and south protest against all attempts which others may make to do so by holding up ug for special konor honor and distinction anything that pertains to or ja in any manner glorifies the cause of disunion with the people le of the south we only seek to continue the friendly rivalry long ago entered upon in the effort to make our land great and prosperous and its p people intelligent happy and virtuous we will rival them in exalting all that pertains to and honors this great union and in condemning everything that tends to foster a hostile sentiment thereto we will rival them in earnest ed endeavors deavors to inculcate in the minds of the citizens of this country and especially of our children a for the states of america to the end that the present and coming corn log generations shall ahall in every part of the hancl landt believe in and maintain true allegiance bance thereto based on paramount respect for aud aad fidelity to its constitution arid and laws which will lead them to discountenance whatever tends to weaken loyalty incite insurrection treason or re rebellion bellian or iu in any manner impairs tim pairs the efficiency or permanency of our free institutions an aa 1 will impel them to encourage the spread of api upi versal liberty equal rights and justice to all men to defend these sentiments which are quoted the fundamental law of our order viah their lives if need bf be and to further the end that thai they shall so revere the emblems of union that they under no circumstances cua can couple with them in the same HONORABLE TERMS the symbols of 0 a sentiment which is antagonistic to its perpetuity LONDON sept 29 the dublin union asserts that since january 1st ast the national league has received subscriptions script ions amounting to 0 of f which it has dealt oct out 0 only aly 1700 to the entire tenantry of ireland the balance the union says has nut not been accounted tor for ST louis sept 29 the relief corps resumed its session today and the reports of officers were received during the session a tel telegram was received from mrs gen general r logan thau thanking klag the corps fur the message ot of sympathy and greeting this ev evening elenion enion the local relief corps gava a reception to the comrades of the G A R and the relief belief corps which was largely attended the veterans and visitors were also given a grand entertainment tonight by the trades display association the contest tor for the commander in is waxing warm but nothing tangible can be evolved us as yet from the numerous rumors TUB trie GRAND will meet in columbus ohio in 1888 the week of the centennial anniversary of the settlement of that city the national encampment grand army of the R republic public assem assembled Ned this morning at 9 the reports of committees were resumed the first in order being the committee on pen si ns na they r ada rda la their efforts to procure a liberal legislation from congress 11 ress and the fate of the department pension n bill the committee were at during the debate at congress over the bill it was far from what they warned wanted hot bat it at least would have bave removed veterans from public pauper bou houses es they call attention to the mexican pension bill be in ing far more liberal than the one for pen pensioning soldiers who fought against the rebellion this bill met the approval of the president and they were FAIRLY STUNNED when from the came hand came the veto eto of f a measure of like principle but in degree for veterans of the war against treason arbey appealed to the grund grand army of et the 11 republic public and a response came from tX members in no uncertain tones tle the committee therefore prepared a new pension pens pew ion bin this bill makes provi provision ion for pensions for all veterans who aho are or may hereit hitt r become unable to earn thir own liveli livelihood bood 1 for a direct continuance of bensi pensions 0 ns tor for widows in awn right for an increase of tile the present pittance to minor children and for fathers or ih mothers others from any date of dependence such a law would at once remove fully veterans from the public almshouses where they now rest making them pensioners I 1 INSTEAD OF PAUPERS providing pensions for or fully as many more now dependent on private charity and put into the general pension laws for the first time a recognition ot Of the principle that thai pensions may be granted to the survivors of the late war without ab absolute proof of disability arising from service proof almost impossible to procure alter after the lapse of more than twenty years the bill is similar in general principles to that vetoed but the objectionable ob actionable pauper clause is omitted making this a disability and not a dependent bill the result of submitting this bill to the comrades of the grand army of the republic shows that whatever legislation some comrades desire they are practically unanimous for everything contained in this bill whatever else may he be des desirable ira ble the committee kno ws from experience of years that any additional legislation is only to be secured inch by inch after persistent effort your committee therefore recommend the continuance ti nuance of earnest effort in favor of the the bill this committee grant ing pensions to all veterans now disabled or in need to mothers and fathers from froin the date of dependence the continuance of pensions to widows in their own on right and tensions Jen an n increase for minor children all of t the he recommendations for an increase and equalization canalization of pensions for special disa bi birties aties made in his recent lecent report by pension commissioner black a pension of 13 12 per month to all widows ot honorably discharged soldiers and sailors of the late war INCREASED PENSIONS for severer disabilities substantially as aa pre dented in the bill prepared by the united states maimed veterans league pensions for survivors of rebel prisons substantially its ds presented in the bill of the national association ot of Pitso prisoners ners of war increased pen pensions al 1 tons for loss of hearing or eyesight u re i ot of the arrears arrears law an equitable equalization q or of bounties the same pen peli sion eion 0 for O r the widow of the volunteer soldier of the union army john A lo 10 loran is as is |
