Colonel Joel said: I do not want the meeting to be held in Ohio; I want it for the State of Iowa; I am from Missouri, and am not blowing my own State; but I tell you that better men came from no State than from Iowa, and her soldiers should be. shown some deference in this matter. Colonel Reynolds called for a division, and on the vote being cast, the chair announced the resolution of General Buckland as lost. Captain Edwards moved that the report of the committee be referred back to it, with six months allowed them in which to make their report; but, on a division and a count of the vote, the chair announced the motion lost. On motion of Colonel Reynolds: Resolved, That the report of the committee appointed to select the place of holding the next reunion is therein adopted and the committee discharged. General Hickenlooper asked leave to submit the report of the standing committee on the McPherson monument; granted, and he read as follows: REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON MCPHERSON MONUMENT. LOUISVILLE, KY., November 17, 1869. Mr. President and Members of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee: GENTLEMEN :-On behalf of the committee on McPherson monument I have the honor to submit, for the information of the Society, the following report: The balance remaining in my hands as per report submitted at our last annual meeting in Chicago, December 15th, 1868 Amount of subscriptions collected at said meeting and published in last annual report Amount of two subscriptions collected at said meeting, but through mistake not published in said report : Colonel Tom. Reynolds W. C. Kruffner $5.00 5 00 $4.975 10 712 00 Total IO 00 $5,697 10 Since which time the following subscriptions have been received : October 14th, Colonel P. M. Hitchcock, $ 5 00 159 00 October 29th, through Major W. P. Craighill, of United Out of which we have paid premium offered for second best design for McPherson monument, expenses of advertising, etc., as per statement herewith rendered, $323.90 Leaving the balance in my hands at present date, $6,022 72 $2,060 04 113 30 $2.173 34 Amount pledged by Louis McLean, Esq., of Baltimore, $4.321 00 Monument Association of Clyde, $3,000 00 Which statement shows the amount of cash in the hands of this committee, (General Leggett and myself), to be only $8,196.06. The following correspondence will show the status of the subscription pledged by Louis McLean, Esq. On the 9th day of March I went to Baltimore and had an interview with Mr. McLean, and on the 10th of July wrote him as follows: LOUIS MCLEAN, ESQ., “CINCINNATI, July 10, 1869. 112 Park Street, Baltimore, Maryland: SIR-As we will on or about the first of next month decide upon a design and enter into a contract for the erection of the McPherson monument, I will ask permission to draw upon you for the amount of your subscription. Please notify me of the exact amount, and through what bank I shall send draft for collection. DEAR SIR: I have your favor of the 10th instant, received at Oakland yesterday, (at which place my family are spending the Summer). When you decide upon a design for the McPherson monument I shall be pleased to see a copy of it, as of course you will have it photographed; and when the contract is actually entered into for its erection, if you will advise me, I'll remit you the amount I hold for the erection of a monument at West Point. SIR:-I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of 15th ult., and would have answered it sooner, but delayed in order that I might have time to confer with General Leggett, who I find agrees with me in the opinion, (and I have no doubt you will also when we come to understand each other), that it would be injudicious for us as individuals to enter into a binding contract for the erection of this monument until we have the funds under our immediate control sufficient to meet the obligation, which we will not have without the amount pledged by you. We will certainly take great pleasure in forwarding you a copy of the design selected, and would be pleased to have your assistance in making the selection. In fact I would like to have the committee to decide upon the design consist of Generals Hazen, Leggett, and myself for the Society, General Buckland for the Clyde and Fremont subscriptions, and yourself for the California fund. If this arrangement will be agreeable to you, and you can make it convenient to be present when the meeting is called, I will take the necessary steps to have the committee thus formed. I sincerely hope we will be able to get the monument under contract and the foundations down before cold weather sets in, which will give it an opportunity to settle before the superstructure is built. In reply to which I received a letter from General Sherman, dated Washington, August 6th, indorsing Louis McLean's responsibility and action, upon which letter Mr. McLean made the following indorsement: “OAKLAND, August 11, 1869. When General A. Hickenlooper certifies that the contractor for the erection of a monument to the late General J. B. McPherson, at Clyde, has actually furnished labor and material to the value of $4,300, I will pay over to said contractor on said certificate, with order attached, the moneys held by me in trust, now amounting to $4.321. LOUIS MCLEAN." In reply to which I wrote (August 10th) informing him that this arrangement would be satisfactory to the committee. We have written repeatedly, but have been unable to ascertain the exact amount of cash in the hands of the McPherson Monument Association at Clyde. While we have no doubt that their pledge to raise $3,000 will be carried out in good faith and with a reasonable degree of promptness, your committee are of the opinion that, as they have individually become responsible for the faithful execution of this contract, all subscriptions should be at once transferred to their custody. In reference to the monument, your committee have to report, that after due consultation and consideration it was decided to issue the following advertisement, which appeared on or about the 1st day of May in the Cincinnati, New York, Hartford, and Chicago papers: MCPHERSON MONUMENT. To artists, designers, and workers in granite: "The committee having in charge the erection of a monument to the memory of Major-General J. B. McPherson, at Clyde, Ohio, offer a premium of $300 for the best, and $200 for the second best design, submitted on or before the 1st day of August, 1869. The cost of the monument not to exceed $14,000, and to be built of such material as the designer may select. The designs to be drawn to a uniform scale of one-half inch per foot, and be accompanied by proper specifications and estimate of cost. The committee reserving the right of giving the contract for its erection at the sum named in the estimate in lieu of the first premium. Address A. Hickenlooper, Cincinnati, Ohio. W. B. HAZEN, Brevet Brigadier-General U. S. A. M. D. LEGGett, Committee." In response to which we received fifty-three (53) designs and models from different parts of the United States and Europe. We were compelled to defer the selection until such time as would suit the convenience of General Hazen, he being in command at Fort Harker, Kansas, and unable to obtain leave of absence at that particular time. The designs were arranged in the art gallery of Mr. Wiswell, and on the morning of the 24th of September, Generals Hazen, Leggett, and Buckland having arrived, we proceeded to make the necessary examination, and on the following day concluded to award the first premium and contract to T. D. Jones, Cincinnati, for an equestrian statue, and the second premium to Lewis W. Volk, of Chicago, for a shaft and statues. A few days were consumed in the preparation of the necessary papers, and on the 13th day of October the following specifications were submitted, contract signed, and bond given; and on the following day I accompanied Mr. Jones to Clyde, where we selected the exact location of the monument, where the foundation is now being laid. CONTRACT. "This agreement, this day entered into between Thomas D. Jones, of the first part, and W. B. Hazen, M. D. Leggett, and A. Hickenlooper, the committee having in charge the erection of a monument to the memory of MajorGeneral J. B. McPherson, at Clyde, Sandusky county, Ohio, of the second part, witnesseth: "That said party of the first part hereby agrees, in consideration of the payment hereinafter stipulated for by the said party of the second part, to furnish all the tools and materials, and do all the work necessary to the erection of a monument to the memory of Major-General James B. McPherson, at Clyde, Sandusky county, Ohio, in conformity with the design and model submitted by the said party of the first part, and approved by the party of the second part, and the plans and specifications therefor, which are hereunto annexed and made part hereof, and all labor and material, of whatever kind, reasonably to be inferred or implied from such specifications and plans, or necessary to the full and entire completion and erection of the said monument. All material and labor to be to the satisfaction of such superintendent as may be appointed by the said party of the second part, to be evidenced by his All material and work disapproved by such written certificate to that effect. superintendent to be removed from the monument and replaced with such as may be satisfactory to him, at the expense of said party of the first part. Said party of the first part further agrees to make no alteration in the plans and specifications of this contract without the written order of the said party of the second part, nor to claim any compensation for any extra work caused by such alteration or modification, unless such written order be produced, stipulating for the exact amount of extra compensation to be paid for such work and signed by both parties. Said party of the second part reserves the right to make any alterations in the plans and specifications they may desire, but no such alterations or modifications shall in any way affect the contract, but the same shall continue in full force and effect; nor shall it in any way increase the sum to be paid under this contract, unless previously agreed upon in writing, as above stipulated. Said party of the first part expressly agrees, that in no event will he claim anything for any damage by loss of profits by reason of the cutting off of any work from any alterations of the plans and specifications made by the party of the second part, as above provided for. "Said party of the first part agrees to commence the work forthwith, to complete the foundation this Fall, and to complete the same entirely to the full satisfaction of said superintendent and committee within the space of eighteen months from the signing of this contract; and it is hereby agreed that the said party of the first part shall pay to the party of the second part ten ($10) dollars for each day's delay beyond the appointed day for the completion of the said work, the sum of ten ($10) dollars as liquidated damages, and not by way of penalty. "Said party of the first part further agrees that, upon the failure by him to proceed with said contract to the satisfaction of the superintendent and committee, said party of the second part, after giving ten day's written notice of |