Show TELEGRAPH TELEGRAM TIDINGS the society of the army of the potomac meets in washington annual convention of tho the national brewers association want their theology not their polities politics from borne rome by western atad press to the Il herald 11 potomac farad parade washington hay may 16 the society of the army of the potomac Poto moc whose whoso reunion occurred here today to day had bad all that could be desired in point of weather for their street display during the forenoon the air wae was enlivened with the music of martial bands and the streets were filled with uniformed bodies of volunteer and regular soldiery the procession was ordered to stand in front of the white house and was reviewed by the president the cabinet and members of foreign legations after the review the in members embers of the society of the army amy of the poto roto mac mae were received by the president at t tho h N white v 1 t e 1 house 1 0 u s e A g general e n e r a 1 b business u s i n e s a meeting of the society was held this afternoon and after the transaction of routine mats mat president humphreys ed aa as tho next business in in order was the election of officers for the ensuing year up to thi this I 1 s point in I 1 t perfect order and unanimity haTo had marked the pro ce cec dings edings the scene how bow ensued a and n d the discussion which to took 0 k place in the course of the next ahr three ee quarters of an hour recalled moat vividly tho the closing hours of the forty fifth h congress Cou eress motions and amendments me it ts calls of order appeals to the chair which the chair could not hear and if he be could could not make inake himself heard beard to reply to followed one another in rapid succession nominations for president having been declared in order general mann of north carolina in behalf of the sixth corps announced the name of that grand old soldier general john newton As soon aa as the applause which greeted this announcement no had bad somewhat subsided major steiner shouted at th the e top of his voice the tile nomination by the fifth corps of general grant cheers and cries of grant grant for some minutes made it impossible for the gentlemen who were on their feet to be heard then fol followed loweda a running discussion as to gen grants eligi eligibility bill someone from the stage declared he bo was an honorary member A voice from tho the audience replied he paid his duea dues another called out I 1 for fourteen years he refused to join our society it was moved to proceed to ballot general mann then arose and stated that after con consulting with several of his naw consulting dales or of the lie fifth corps aa as thero there seemed to be a general desire to elect general grant he would withdraw his big motion tins this was a signal for re res n dewed ceol commotion accompanied b by cries of good dont withdraw which was bei heightened when general geneal barnum of connecticut in ringing 9 tones announced that lio lie would withdraw the name of gen grant voice what right have you to withdraw him gen barnum As presiding officer of the fifth corpa corps at their meeting today to day and because I 1 know perso personally n that grant though he lie was thought not unworthy to command is us at appomattox does not desire honorable duty in this time of peace aud and would not permit ins his name to b be the tile subject of controversy if there Is a single objection I 1 withdraw his name the president being utterly unable to make himself heard gen horatio C kin king the tile secretary essayed to straighten matters and iiii finally ally the nominations of generals grant and newton were renewed and balloting proceeded after the appointment of several committees the result of bal lat doting ing for president was announced as follows gen newton general grant scattering 7 nawton a selection was made unanimous and with the exception of the president the old officers were reelected re elected boston doston was selected as the place of tho tile next reunion of the society and tho the ni meeting eeling adjourned the exercise in ili the evening evenin gat at tile national theater drew toge together an audience distinguished enthusiastic and sympathetic general humphries retiring president resident 1 opened the exercises by ienir introducing judge edmund while judge edmunds was speaking gen sherman came on oil the stage from one of the tile wings As he moved across to his seat in front the veterans caught sight of him and interrupted the speech and gave him welcome with three ringing cheers and a tiger many veterans in their enthusiasm stood upon tho the seats and w waved a v ed their hats at the conclusion of judge address the marine band rendered tho star spangled banner and then tho the president introduced george alfred townsend who with much feeling delivered a poem the reading of which was frequently interrupted by applause following tile poet came the orator of the evening major martin ma ginnis li innis whose address was amt eloquent U en in praise of the achievements of ze the arcay army of the potomac there were lond calls for gen She when major ala chilis concluded 1 the veteran coniti iander stopping stepping t to the front of the stage amid ft a storm of appl auses and ringing cheers pleasantly alluded to the old saying of of the army of the potomac that they want any bummers bum mera and said 1 I thought I 1 was tho the person to W whom hom you were re ferrine A laughing chorus of denials came from the veterans vc ve terns the general proceeded to point put out that the memories of the war were common to all soldiers of the war to whatever army they belonged thoy they followed one nag flag ha lie said bald and fought in opo one cause and that caul cause 50 the union of country aud and tho tile preserve preservation aaion of the government transmitted them by honest forefathers A aagon gen sherman retired the band baud played marching through georgia members of the and guesta rising and joining enthusiastically 11 y in n the chorus there were loud calls tor for Joge oae crans scholle Scho neld ild and slocum SI tile latter responded ina in a brief speech telegrams of regret at inability to b be u 0 present besent received receive ed from gen hancock c exand and sheridan were read the exercises closed with dixie and yankee doodle by the band federal flashes I 1 wilson liaa has concluded his address in in the star route trial no intelligence baa has been received at the state department of the treaty of peace between chill chili and peru as reported from valparaiso wilson vilson began ahr sixth day of his is add address ress to the jury in the star route trial this morning at the presentation day exercises of the national deaf mute day a memorial bust of the latorres late president garfield was nias unveiled lod with ceremonies the but which arrived here from italy only six houra hours be foro fore the unveiling was erected b by subscription received from the dead deaf mutes throughout the cited U P cited state stater s and cost 1500 about twenty five ex army payi mailers masters who served during the war of the rebellion met this afternoon and organized a society to bo be called the association of union army paymasters by decline electing general jerye late paymaster general president and ex n ast iliin will cum back of it na gov ired fred robie of maine clort W 11 T inker striker of new now jersey hon russell errett of pennsylvania and stephen Step lien A walker valker of new york city vice presidents the objector object of the tile association Rs is stated to be social historical and patriotic Il contention convention DETROIT midi slay may 16 the annual convention of the national brewers association assembled this morning in this city cita in in Ilar harmonic motil ae hall which vv was beautifully decorated for the occasion with flowed flow era s and mottoes the delegates were former mally received last evening when a mus musical I 1 cal concert was given and brief addresses of welcome by b michael martz chanman chairman of the reception on comm committee tee and mayor thompson were delivered tho tile latter giving giving the delegates a cordial greeting gre etine 11 II B Sc harrmann replied gracefully jn in behalf of ochia his aiso associates clates to the welcoming address when the convention was called to order george voight in in behalf of the local brewers and citizens of derrol De ff vv welcomed the members odthe of the convention to the city una this was followed by an address bv by president 11 II B barn S amalin of Bio brooklyn oklyn lie ile closed with the statement that the tile principal business Dusin before tho the convention would be the adjustment of the hop tare question and red reduction action or abolition of tax on beer the report of the vigilance committee recited the canvass that lead to prohibition in in kansas kaneas and iowa lowa aa and the deci decisions ions of the courts inval enval dating the laws touched on the in in equalities of the tariff commission in respects td to granulated rue rice it practically aati effects an of nearly par po 1 out l ik in cloty vix via front 1 roni 2 20 per cent ad valores valoi cm to two and one half cents per pound s richard Caby Cabel MAyor layor of new york read reada a report of lie the board of trustees winch which states there has been considerable increase in a large number of tile brewers have not yet joined tit the importance of the association should secure the unanimous s support ort of all interests in in tho the business i light hundred firms manufacturing m in three fourths of tho the beer of the cou country 11 try responded af firma dively cly to th the e i circular sent out in ili august concerning concertin con cernin tho the settlement bof tare on hops subsequently a conference with the hop growers and dealers resulted in the adoption of rules and regulations by the boards of trade and produce commission exchanges throughout the country tho tile report condemns the analysis on beer made at the expense of local brewers as unsatisfactory but expresses confidence in in any analysis abaly sis made by the state or national authorities and expresses a w willingness to accept such ruch m s to the purity of beer reference waa was made to the efferth before the last IRA congress to have lie the internal revenue tax on beer removed and the fail allure tire of the effort it was intimated that the subject would likely bo be pressed upon tho the atten attention tio n of the next congress the association was congratulated on oil the defrat in the tile house of the measure which passed tit alie e the duty on bottles from 35 to per cent ad valo rem A compromise on the rate of one cent per pound was regarded as oppre oppressive shive but if obtained would have been pro prohibitory A test case from kansas touching the scope of the tile prohibitory law do straying Btroy ing private business bu bincH biness haa has been ma made ying e at the expense of the national association it will be carried to tho the united states supreme court gew sena tor for vest of missouri was retained as counsel and find thanks were nvere extended for aid defending tho the objectionable law and useful legislation in 10 congress to senators bayard of delaware beck of kentucky and representatives representative illig neal of now bork york norrison of illinois and guenther of wis cobain the 1 ho report con concludes eludes as follows we again call your attention to the fact that a considerable number of brewers brewe rs are not no active members of this association and that tins this lack of connection is is especially notable in some stales states ft here where our active 0 sy ampre a thy and material aid are most frequently demanded it is is a matter of common prudence that this body ishou should ild be strengthened by bv the of every brewer bre who know and what brewer does not tit that at only by union we can call resist encroach ments of narrow minded fanaticism and raise rise our business bus inest to a hig high ai position among the needful industries of 0 the laud in conclusion we congratulate you upon the fact that during the last year clifta received a marked rebuke from the tile leopla people at the ballot box the tile report of thu vigilance tee teo was next read citing in ili brief the causes which led to prohibitory legis lation in kansas iowa and the subsequent Sup relDO curt decision in the latter bbate invalidating the law the report toti touched ched on oil the iniquities of the tariff commission in respect to granulated rito ric p a it amerial used in manufacturing light beer in ili tho the foli folt low lowing ing an attempt vias made in the interest of a single firm of beer dealers and succeeded to induce tho tile tariff commission to recommend raising the duty on thia this wat material erial from 20 per vent cent ad rd valorem valoree to aj 2 cents a pound an inc increase rewie of per cent this iniquitous tax injuring both producer and acid consumer was defeated by congress since then the tile same parties have attempted to have the treasury department declare that the broken article was whole grain and so make the duty 2 cents a pound our attorney at washington resisted this and the matter has been equitably decided the report of louis attorney detailed his labora labors in connection with defeating legislation in congress detrimental to tho the interests of his employers pl nevera legislature 1 w aa about passing prohibitory amendments he ile made it his business to s see ee the ther congressional delegat delegation ion fo from those states and ask th their air interferences west virginia delaware arkansas missouri texas maryland kentucky pennsylvania and other the r states owe the defeat at of prohibitory constitute constitutional onal amendments to the direct interference of their members and senators in congress votes of thanks were civen given commissioner baum raum and his deputy rogers frederick sauer retiring president delivered his farewell address 11 II 11 reuter of boston responded president 1 Sc harrmann then appointed tha the different committees convention adjourned 10 arned till tomorrow to morrow court do chambord PARIS panis may IG 16 the accounts of the condition of health of the count chamber chambor are conflicting the union declares ho he is well while the temps sf ys he lie is seriously ill and it is probable that his friends are uneasy and 11 endeavoring to conceal the consciousness of his condition to the public gorged granaries Gru Gra narles sr louis may blay ag the secretary 0 of f tho the kansas state board of agriculture reports the warmers of that state now hold over five million bushels of old wheat and andover over thirty seven million bushels of old corn liquor license Ll renne ill may ag agthe the house was for forced c ed 1 into nt 0 a deadlock dead lock yesterday afternoon by the opponents of the high license bill but tho the friends of tho the bill rallied on sufficient force this morning to break the deadlock dead lock long enough to iro ad adopt 0 t amendment fi fixing tae the beer licenses at and the w whisky license at M Hen kentucky tucky De katr louisville may alay IG 16 the democratic state colv convention antion met at noon elected lion ilon isaac caldwell of louisville temporary chairman a appointed pointed committees on organizations organization recolus eions and credentials and took a recess until pm take their y DUBLIN may I 1 10 0 A meeting of oil the yat national ional land league was held today biggar member of parliament said anything from the pope should be rece received ved with respect but at the same time the league should express its kiewe in PL ahrin 6 H t r 1 forms f jonyne alty lie also a member of parl parliament i da me n ti said it was the wish of the tile people to take their theology theolog not their politics from rome 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