Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-05-15

Tuesday, May H. 1868, at two P. NJ, the
Grand Lodge reassembled with the same
Grand Officers as at the opening, and the
following Representatives present:
Beeching, Bird, Bell (7O), Bell (3O6),
Bruggemann, Beinhardt, Brown, Book
walter. Beebe, Belle, Coles, Cramer, Cham
dler, Deuel., Davids, Dufeu. Dowdall, Dear
dortf, Ellis, Elan. Fredericks, Gilpin, Ger
ard, Gest, Glenn, Goudy, Greiner, Hail.
Hartman, Haines, Harrison, Hutcheson,
Jones, Keim, Keeler, Koch, Lauebly, Moor
wood, Mella. McMurdie, Marshall, Nigh,
Miles, Perry. Platt,. Porter, Rhodes, Rus
sell. Steuve. Stevens, Short, Sly, Smith (26),
Smith (367). Steele, Traber, Woodruff,
Weaver, Watkins, Worthington, Wagner.
And business was resumed.
Representative Deuel.. of No. 46, from the
committee on Grievances, presented the
following report:
To the Right Grand Lodge of Ohio:
Your Committee on Grievances having
examined the papers in the matter of
grievance of Past Grand of w. Cornell
against Ephriam Lodge No. l46, would re-
port that there seemed to be ground for
complaint, but as the facts are not set forth
by Brother Cornell with sufficient clear
ness to enable them to form correct judg-
ment thereon, we beg leave to offer the fol-
lowing:
Resolued, That the said matter of griev-
anee be referred to the Grand Master elect,
with power to investigate and act in person
or by deputy. JOSEPH DowDALL
A. G. DEUEL.,
ST. ELLIS.
Committee on Grievances.
The following communication and invi-
tation was then received and accepted with
the thanks OF the Grand Lodge:
CLEVELAND, May II, 1865
To the Officers and Members of the Grand
Lodge OF the State of ohio, I. 0. 0. F.:
GENTLEMEN: : The Directors of the Cleve-
land Library Association cordially extend
to your honorable body the privilege OF
the Reading Rooms Of the Association
during your session here.
Very respectfully. yours,
E. b. CHAMBERLAIN, Pres't.
On motion of representative Duteu of No.
"a, the Grand Lodge resolved itself into
committee of the Whole for the purpose of
considering the proposed amendn ems to
the Grand and Subordinate Lodges, and
after sometime spent in consideration of the
same, the committee rose and reported to
the Grand Lodge the result OF its delibera-
tiou on several amendments proposed at
the last session of the Grand Lodge, and the
adoption of the amendments to the Consti-
tuition of the Grand Lodge, on Article 5
Section 5, striking out one thousand and
placing twelve. hundred before the word
dollars. Article IL page s, changing the
tax from to per cent. Article s, section
2, providing suitable halls before Grand
Master or his Deputy proceed to institute
Lodge. Article l, section 5, striking out
''annually" and inserting "bienpially." :"
Article l, section 8, striking out '.76' and
inserting rs" Also, an amendment to the
Constitutions of subordinate Lodges chang
ing the reading of Article 2, section l, in
regard to the elective officers.
On motion of Brother Duteu of No. 46
the Grand Lodge proceeded to the consid-
Grafton of the amendments agreed to in the
committee of the Whole.
The first amendment being to raise the
salary of the Grand Secretary from $1,000
to $1,000, the ayes and noes were called for,
with the following result-ayes 43, nays
&c. So the amendment was not adopted.
That of Representative Platt to change the
per centage from to per cent, was TAX
en- up. 1t was moved to strike out s4"-ayes
40, noes %. On the motion to fiil the blank
with "3," it was resolved in the affirma-
tive, and the question being upon the
adoption OF the section as amended, the
ayes and noes were called for, and resulted
ayes 50, noes 10. So the amendment was
adopted.
Adjourned till 10 A. NJ, "Wednesday.
May 18th.