The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-05-21
Litter FROM INDIANAPOLIs.
i. O. O. II. Grand LOdge-Last Days
Proceedings.
INDIANAPOLIS, May 10.

INDIANAPOLIS, May 10.
Editors Journal:
In my communication of yesterday l
gave you a short synopsis of the
proceedings in the Grand Lodge up
to The hour of noon, and l will now
give few brief items of the last half
days proceedings.
In the afternoon the liquor question
was taken up, aud considerable de
bate ensued. The Legislative Com
mittee submitted two reports on the
subject, Gas surmised IN my other let
teri, and the Committee on Miscel
laneous and Unfinished Business also
reported on the same question. The
majority report of the Legislative
Committee recommended the concur
renee in the Grand Masters report
on the same subject, and the reference
of the question to the G.. l.. u. S.
This report did not seem to be ex-
plicit enough to suit the views of the
Grand Lodge, and it was laid on the
table.
The minority report was to the ef-
/ feet that the representatives to the
/ G.. L. u. s. be instructed to have a
law passed that would cause the ex-
pulsion of persons who sold ardent
spirits as a beverage. As the Grand
Lodge of the United States. could not
pass such law (the Subordinates
alone having the power to expel
members by a two third vote) this
report did not suit, either, and it was
also laid upon the table:
The Committee on Miscellaneous
and Unfinished Business, to whom
was referred the following resolution,
reported in favor of its adoption:
"Resolced, That the Representa-
tives of this Grand Lodge are hereby
instructed to use their influence in the
Grand Lodge Of the United States, to
secure the passage of law allowing
State Grand Lodges to make such leg
islation as they may deem proper to
prohibit members of Subordinate
Lodges, under their respective iuris.
dictions, from engaging in the traffic
of intoxicating liquors" "
The report of the committee was
concurred in. and the representatives
to the G. l.. u. s. were instructed in
accordance with the above resolution
The law requiring members to pas:
through the chair of the Recording
Secretary before being eligible to cleo
ton to the Vice Grand's chair, was
so amended as to make any Fifth De
gree member eligible to the V. G.'
chair, without having to hold the of
fee of Recording Secretary. The re
suit will be that the Lodges will bt
able to secure better secretaries; bu
they will, necessarily, be compelled tC
J pay a salary to that officer for the per
formance of his duties In this way
when q Lodge gets a good secretary
ID can retain him permanently il
that position.
The question of reducing the mile
age to three cents was reported as In
eXpedient at this session; but reso
LUTON was passed, instructing tn
Grand Master to appoint committe
of three to ascertain if permanen
half fare arrangements can not b
made with the railroads, so as to en-
able this Grand Body to reduce th
expenses of the Grand Lodge, an
> thus prevent the abolishment of tn
y semi annual communication.
n The Committee of Seven to whoI
was referred the questions of increas
y ing the per centage, districting th
State, abolishing the semi-annus
session, etc., were instructed to max
- their report as early as possible dul
ing the recess, and have the sam
printed and copy sent to each Sui
ordinate Lodge before the meetin
of the November session, so that Sui
ordinate Lodges will have an oppo
tunity to properly instruct their rel
resentatiVes how to vote on those in
portant questions.
There we've -renv othe~ Tneesu~
kat have rea 3 most Vi 6.