The penny press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1859-1860, 1859-09-28
u, s. Grand Lodge Of 1. o. o. +.

This Grand Body, which has been in session
several days at Baltimore, Md, adjourned to
meet at Nashville, Tenn, on the third Monday
in September, 1860. The session Of Thursday
evening was corsumed in the action OF the
body on reports which had been submitted by
the committee during the month.
Rep. Boyleton, of South Carolina, of the
Committee on the State of the Order, submit |
ted report in reply to an inquity from the !
Grand Lodge of Ohio, to the effect that sub
ordinate encampment has the right to try and
punish member for words spoken in sub
ordinate lodge whom open and during its reg
ular proceedings, provided the words spoken
| are offensive in themselves, or evince conduct
unbecoming an Odd Fellow.
Rep. Spring, of Miss, Of the Committee on
Appeals, presented report upon an appeal
from the minority Of the Grand Encamp-
mcnt of Maryland Of the matters in the case
of Patriarch Joseph K. Holden, deceased.
The report stated that it appeared from tne
paper submitted to the committee that Moun1
Moriah Encampment No. ii admitted 10
membership the deceased, and that he re.
NAMED in good standing UP 10 the time OF
his death. That after his death the Encamp-
ment refused to pay to his widow the amount
usually allowed at the death of its members,
on the ground that the Patriarch had i'm
properly represented his age at the time OF
his admission, which was not discovered until
after his decease. .,u.
The committee reported that under the gen.
eral laws of Mount Moriah Encampment, no
member could be expelled, suspended, or de-
priyed of benefits, except for nou-payment OF
dues, without an impartial trial, and the de-
ceased Patriarch could not have such trial.
They therefore recommended the reversal OF
| the decision of the r. w. Grand Encampment
of Maryland,
The report of the committee recommending
! the granting of charter to establish lodge
at Leavenworth, Kansas, was called up and
adopted.
Rep. Kennedy, of Southern New York, sub
mitted the following amendment to the secone
, section Of the 9th article of the constitution
"Ssction 2. Every State, District, Territorial
Q Colonial Grand Lodge or Grand Encampment
6 having under its jurisdiction one thousand o
!. less members in good standing, shall be emit
e tied to one vote in the Grand Lodge; ever
State, District, Territorial or Colonial Gran
' Lodge or Grand Encampment, having unde
9 its jurisdiction over one thousand members il
d good standing, shall be entitled to two votes
! and no State, District, Territorial or Colonia
Q Grand Lodge or Grand Encampmont shall hav
IS : more than one Grand Representative at th
!, same time: Provided, however, that any Gran
Is Lodge or Grand Encampment shall be entitle
\ to as many Grand Representatives as 1t ma
have votes, on assuming the payment Of th
y mileage and per diem Of the additional Gran
., Representative"
II Rep. Prall, of Northern New York, submit
ted amendments to the constitution so as
abolish the mileage and per diem of the men
! bers. To reduce the present representatio
tax of S75 to the former sum of $25 to each rel
4. resentative. To furnish cards, books, ode
II &C., to grand and subordinate bodies at CO.
prices. To assess yearly all deficiency in rev
II nue. upon the membership Of the respectiv
10 Grand bodies. The whole to be refunded
IN the several Grand jurisdictions, and to be r
ID ported upon at the next meeting Of the U.
a. Grand Lodge.
% Rep. Mason submitted q report to chart
" lodge No. 3, at Santa Fe, and encampmel
No. 2, at the same place, which was rel
le and adopted.
st sf Rep. Daley presented u report upon Il
Id petition of the Grand Lodge OF Australias as
s. ing afiiliation, stating that the matter mu
to be left in allegiance until further informati'
b. is obtained from that body. Accompanil
the report was q resolution instructing t
a. Grand Secretary to notify the Grand 81
It retary of the Grand Lodge Of Austria
nS liSs | that until the Grand Lodge Of the Uni
e- States has indubitable evidence Of the idertt
he of tho work of the order in Victoria with {
used in this jurisdiction, or is justified in &C
of mssioning qualified brother to prooe cd
tn | Australia and ascertain the actut, condit on
,r the order there, and if found favorable, that
ny be fully authorized to institute the ofdel
Australia as an independent jurisdictio n, 8
k ject only to the limitations and copditi
heretofore required in the establishment Of
,,s | Grand Lodge of British North America.