Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-09-23

from
every grand Jurisdiction in the Order.
p. 6. W. H. Cook, of the Grand Lodge of Ne
braska, was admitted as representative from
that body 80
The r. w. g. Treasurer, Hon Joshua Van.
SAINT, submitted his annual report The receipts
proper, for the year, amount to the sum of sl6,-
9i3 -, which shows decrease in the annual
revenue notwithstanding the advance of aftv
per cent. in the representative taxi as compared
with the year ending September I'D 1857, Of
SooO s. Inc expenses for the year, however,
nave been less than in the year preceding, the
casn oalaHce being now SO, 433 Sc, whilst that Of
the year ending September, 1857, was S1O,4l3 "a.
Estimating that the sum of II SOD will be re-
CURED to pay the mileage and per diem of the
Orand Representatives In attendance at the pres
ent session, there will be needed for that purpose
81 ,Oc6 90 more than the amount now in the Treas
uTV The printing of the daily and the revised
Journal of the present session will require 80 600
more. All Of these expenses will mature, and
should be paid, before the LIST of December of the
current year, and inasmuch as a very small mart
of the revenue Of the year will be received in adj
vance of that period, II will become necessary To
negotiate loan of about - 500, by issuinp the
Promissory notes Of the Grand Lodge for that
amount. 10 be discounted from time TO time as
the wants Of the Grand Lodge NAV suggest LAST
year u was obliged to use it's credit in that form
at different periods, to the amount of 80 $50
C1mmlttees on the Polynesian race; Forms,
diplomas and Cards; on the deaths of p G.
hopkins, r G. Nj. Hersev, p. 6. Rep Bell and
Rep. Wallace, were announced by the chair
A resolution was reported from the Legislative
oomintee' deciding that in any State, District or
Territory, where a Subord nate Encampment but
no Grand Encampment exists, the District Den.
uty Grand Sire shall have the same power 10
grant dispensation to brothers wishing to obtain
the PatTiarchal degrees out of the Jurisdiction
Grand Patriarch under similar circumstances
Concerning the interchange Of civilities be-
tween Subordinate Lodges or Encampments tn
legislative committee reported that although it
would be highly desirable to render the inter.
course between subordinate bodies more FREQ uent
than II now is, the method proposed would re-
qure an alteration of the secret wor of the Order
heIdtihS 10 the expectancy Of providing new
legislation, 10 permit Encampment members to
retain their membership in that branch of the
order, after having honorablv withd rawn from
the Subordinate Lodge, the Legislative committee
reported that such legislation is inexpedient A
minority report WAS submitted
The above reports were laid over under tho
rule.
The following resolutions were submitted and
appropriately referred:
R"Sotred, That the action of this BODY. emit
ulng tue Chinese residents in California TO adj
mission to the Order, as stated In the preamble
ard void.
ReSotred, That the legislative committee he
required TO inquire into, and report on the pro.
pIlety OF abolishlns the custom Of wearing aprons
by members of this Oder
Committees reported favorably 10 establish a
brand Ledge in Kansas, a Grand I,odge in Ne
oIaSkd IerTltoTY, and an Encampment I'm Mari
Mountain I'm
campment, now located at Middleburg, in the
state OF Vermont have power to remove the came
To Burlington, Ina the same state
me Following amendment to the constitution
was adopted-yeas 20, nays Il:
The elective officers shall have tho no,yer NJ
debating aud making motions but shall not have
tue privilege OF voting unless they be Grand Rem
,essn'alVes. The appointed officers, unless they
d. Representatives, shall not be allowed to Ia r.
part In the proceedings and debates of the Grand
Ledge, except by vote of the majority thereof -
Adjourned.
A HOUSE or CORRECTION NEEDED -Mr Ed
tor: Your occasional articles for the abatemsn nj
oil troublesome nuisance that not unfre1uentIy
dlssraces the streets of the metropolis, have, I'M
questionably, done much good hut IL IS hard IA
erdulcate the peStilence. ] refer to the imperti-
neht aud yandal behavior of small GATHERINGS of
boys that now aud then challenge the attenti ON
Oh persons on the streets, their Iawless conduct
nor being confined to pedestrians of their own
sex, Dut exhibiting a brutal ambition 10 modest
ana insult females that happen TO pass in their
vicinity. could name an instance that occurred
on Monoay evening, the 10th, OF an innocent and
unouendinS little girl who was returning home
hoh ner church, and was assailed by yandaI
youhgstef quite across the street, from the stems
OF mouse on The opposite side, with insulting
ooioquy, such as could only be employed by a
Vayaoond and pitiful bastard
w hat are we To do, Mr.. Editor with these
juvenile candidates for degrees in the St,,e
prison! really think with You that there sbonId
DS al OHCC eStdDllSueO heTedbOutS House of
Correction for these cowaIdly Young rnInTits
etdndlng IN the pillOTy would not do That
would only dInuse their play fellows The Uouse
OF Correction Is the only thing They would
come out, think, with little spirit of chivaIry,
aud instead of Tightening a defenceless nt1ee
girl with vOlleys Of impertinence thry wouId
Apply the bastinado to the scamp that did so.
FRIEND OF THE LITTLE Girls
September -, 1858.
DISTURBANCE OF THE PUBLIC ScHooLs.-The
trustees Of the Public Schools in the Third Dis
trict have been recently much perplexed by the
conduct Of disorderly boys, half grown men. who
nave been pursuing regular system of annoy
ahce OF the schools In that district to their serions
detriment. number of boys, sous of rc.nec-
taole parents, have been engaged in this mis-
chlei, and continue to hover about the Primary
school No. 5, taught by Miss Hilton, on North
CdPitoi street, breaking out the windows, thrust
ihS thelr heads into the school room aud Whom
ing IN manner that precludes the possibility of
good order or attention to their studies on the
part OF tue pupils This school is large num-
bering about one hundred and twenty pnpiIs. all
small children, whose attention is ca siIv diverted