The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-04-21
KNIGHTS OF PYTH1As.
FIFTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
IMPORTANT ACTION On VARIOUS SUB.
JECT3.

The Supreme Lodge adjourned on Salur-
day night, after protracted and important
but entirely harmonious session.
Tie Pennsylvania question was most sat-
iSfactorily settled before the adjournment,
and the Knights of the Keystone State are
now restored to fraternal relations with the
Order at large, without the dignity or au-
thority OF the Supreme Body being in any
degree impaired, or the honor Of the Grand or
subordinate Lodges of the lately suspended
jurisdiction being sacrificed.
After the adoption of the resolution in
dorsing the acts of the Supreme Chancellor
during recess in dealing with the Grand
Lodge of Pennsylvania, it was made known
| to the Grand officers Of that jurisdiction
who were in Richmond, Grand Chancellor
Mcmillan and Grand Scribe Hawkes., that
| upon their signif, ing their willingness as the
representatives of the Grand Lodge to COM
ply with all the requirements Of the Su-
preme body they would be restored to their
rights and privileges Is n grand jurisdiction.
This pledge they agreed to give, and did
give Immediately. Thereupon resolution
| was passed restoring the representatives Of
PENNSYLVANIA to seat on the floor of the
Supreme Lodge, and subsequently the repre-
sentatives, Past-Grand Chancellors Linton
and BlancboiS, were admitted.
Supreme Representative Latham of Vir-
ginia. is generally awarded the credit of in
PRODUCING the resolution under which a sat-
i>iactory solution of this perplpxing queS-
ton was reached. 1t was adopted unani.
molsly. In accordance with lis provisions
the 5. A. L. w. will be Immediately given
to the Supreme Chancellor of Pennsylvania,
and the grand officers will be allowed fifteen
days in which to promulgate the new rituals
each subordinate lodge having the right 10
decide for itself whether it will use the A
Sd.
The Supreme Lodge tEally decided 10y g
| unanimous vote To confer the degree OF Past
| Grand Chancellor upon Joseph q. Spruill
| of Norfolk, Va; but declined to adopt re
port declaring as rule that q Grand Lodge
should be allowed 10 fill by election vacan
cies in its roster of P. G.. C.'s caused by sus
pension for an offence. The admission o.
Mr.. Spruill was designed as a special compli
ment to him and the grand jurisdiction
| which he represented. Unfortunately, ht
| had left the city before the question was de-
cidcd: but he will receive the degree ut tht
next session of the Supreme Lodge.
IT wa, decided bv the Supreme Chancellor
that the cypcdiencv Of making additona
past chanccllOrS by diSpcnSation is a purely
| local matter for the consideration of Crane
Lodges.
The Supreme Lodge absolutely refused t.
| recognize any paper or publication what
| ever II, The official organ Of the body.
The appeal of Supreme Representative
| FewaSs IS. The Grand Lodge OF Kentucky
was dismissed aud the decision ofthe Grant
| Lodge sustained.
y beautiful and appropriate design for
banner TOR the outside use of suhordiuat
and Grand Lodges was adopted. 1t will no
Super>ede, however, the regulation 1ag.
| The decision of the Grand Lodge OF Nil'
.ina in the case of William +. Granger p
ais. Is. Syracuse Lodge, No. ), of Richmond
was sustained, aud the appeal dismissed.
Pittsburgh, Pa. was selected is the place
aud the sd OF April, 1874, us the iitnc. 70
| the next annual meeting Of the Suprem
Lodge.
| The resignation Of Supreme Scribe Barto
| was laid on the table, and motion To recon
| slider was rejected. A special committee WA
| then appointed to examine the books OF th
| Supreme Lodge and report upon the state {
its finances.
At late hour on Saturday night the ST
! premc Lodge adjourned sine die. Most {
the members left the city Yesterday.