Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-01-08
IDAHO CITY, BOISE WEDNESDAY JANUARY 1858
FENIAN CONVENTION.

/ S"'s'o"oioH VI ASicsulcS tIOul tue bcVcFdl OlT"
cies of the Fenian Brotherhood Of Idaho Dis
trict met at Centerville, Boise county, l. T.,
on Sunday, the 29th December, 1867.
AT the appointed hour, IL o'clock, the D. c.,
Mr.. B. Clinton, called the Convention to order,
and announced as preliminary order of bust
ness, the appointment of Committees on Con-
dentials. Organization, and Order of Business
On motion, the Centres of the several Cir
cles were appointed Committee on Creden-
tials, Organization, and Order Of Business.
The Convention here took recess to give
the Committee an opportunity to prepare their
reports.
On the Convention resuming order, the Com.
mittee reported as follows:
We, your Committee on Credentials, find the
following duly elected Delegates to this Con-
ventiOn:
Sarsfeld C,cle.-G. w. Thatcher, James
McDeyitt, Patrick Doyle
Emmct Circle.-H. McGuinness, Hugh W.
Mckee, p. NOonan. John Caden.
John Mitchell Circle.-Jehn Reilly, John
Noon. Timothy Carroll
Wolfe Tone Crcle-Jeremiah Riordan, John
German. NJ. Riordan.
Idaho Circie-Ed. Donaho, Thos. Foye,
Thos Smyth, NJ. Sheridan
Also, On Organization, beg to report: Presi-
deGt, Ed. Donaho; Vice President, Jeremiah
Riordan; Secretary, Hugh w. McKee, Ser
geant Mt Arms. John Noon.
Also, on Order of business, ms follows: lst
On the action of the Cleveland Congress I'd
Reports of Centres on the status of Circles.
Sd. A special contribution from members to be
immediately RENTED. 4th Following the ex.
ample Of the Delegates OF the Cleveland Con.
gress, pledging certain amount from the Dis
.trict for the ensuing year. 5th. Resolutions on
the treatment received by American citizens
at the hands of foreign Governments, especial.
ly of Great Britain. 9th. New business
All Of which is respectfully submitted.
II. McGUINNEss, Committee.
JOHN REILLY,
On motion, the report was accepted and the
Committee discharged.
Moved and seconded that Committee of
two be appointed by the Chair to conduct the
officers elect to their respective positions
Carried.
Moved and seconded that a Committee of
two be appointed BY the Chair to wait on the
Centre of the Sarsield Circle. aud invite him
TO a seat in the Convention, and that the Com.
mittee have discretionary power to extend the
invitation to the members of said Circle
Carried Accordingly the Chair appointed as
such Committee, Messrs. Thatcher and Nc
Dewitt, VINO in due time introduced to the Con-
vention the Centre, Secretary and several
members of the Sarsfield Circle.
Mr.. McGuinness moved that Mr.. Moriarty,
Centre of the Sarsfeld Circle, be invested
with the rights of Delegate Of the Couven-
ton. Carried.
The Convention now took up the considera-
ton Of business in regular order as follows:
ORDER or BUSINESS.
No. /. The proceedings of the Cleveland
Congress were, on motion, indorsed unani.
mously.
No. 2. AIr. McGuinness, Centre Emmett Cir
Gle, reported the strength of his Circle as
forty-four members, oil IN good standing. Mr..
Moriarty. Centre Sarsfield Circle, reported the
strength of his Circle as sixteen members in
good standing. Mr.. J. Riordan, Centre Wolfe
Tone Circle. reported the strength of his Cir
Gle rs forty-two members, in good standing
Mr.. J. Reilly, Centre John Mitchell Circle, re-
ported the strength of his Circle rs thirty-four
members, in good standing. Mr.. Donaho,
Centre Idaho Circle, reported as the strength
of his Circle FIFTY members. in good standing
On motion. the several reports were con-
sidcred satisfactory.
No. 3. The several Delegations pledged their
respective constituencies to contribute $3 per
member the amount to be forwarded to head
quarters, as special contribution in the name
Of md to tho credit Of the District ut large
the remittance to be forwarded with an ad-
dress to the President from the d. Co. three
weeks from date.
No. 4. The Convention refused to pledge the
District to any stated amount, but resolved
that the several Circles viii remit as largely.
during the ensuing year, as their ability will
admit Of, and use every other means within
their power to advance the interest Of the
cause.
No. s. Moved and seconded that Commit
tee be appointed to draft resolutioaa condeu-
natary Of the policy Of this Government in
due protection from its citiaens.