The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-09-18
Referred to Judiciary Committee. W

submitted the following report:
, Your committee would respectfully sug
gest that in future no Grange IN this Stat
shall be organized within less than tel
miles of each other, giving jurisdiction Q
five miles to each and no Patron or appli
cant for membership shall be considered
member outside of his jurisdiction withou
the consent OF the Grange under whose Ju
risdiction he resides.
The report further provided that Grange
who might violate these regulations SHOULD
be liable to forfeiture of charter.
The report was amended by permitting
additional Oranges to be organized within
said jurisdiction when the membership OF
the first organized Grange reaches 100.
The report was received and adopted
Lecturer E. G. Wall offered a resolution
setting forth the importance OF the Fort st.
Philip Canal, which will give deep water
transportation from New Orleans to the
Gulf of Mexico, aud urging the Legislature
of the State to pass resolutions urging Con
gress to give the enterprise encouragement
and material aid.
The resolutions were adopted without re-
ference to committee.
Bro. NJ. +. Berry offered resolutions in re-
| gard to the agricultural interests of the
State, which were referred to Committee on
Agriculture.
Bro J. j. shannon moved that the by
| laws be read section by section, which was
carried.
And after some time taken up with the
| consideration of the bylaws, section by
section, the Grand Grange adjourned to
l CLOCK, p. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Met at , 30 NJ.
Bro W. d. Gibbs offered the following,
which was adopted:
WHEREAS, The moral, social and financial
objects for which the Patrons OF Husband
~ are striking cannot he attained without |
achieving the independence OF the former
and
WHEREAS, That independence can only be |
secured by policy of Retrenchment Re
form and Economy, and the overthrow ol /
the present mutual insuranc credite sys- |
lem: therefore be iU
Resolved, BY the State Grange of Missis- |
Sippi, That the Lecturer of each SubOrdi- /
nate Grange in this jurisdiction is hereby I
required To submit To his Grange the fol-
lowing pledge of economy, to-wIt: Each /
mem Der of the Grange is hereby pledged To
the strictest economy In the management of
his farming and other business until he
places them on 4 cash basis.
The second resolution required the Lee
turers to keep before their Oranges the adj
yantages of the cash over the credit system.
So much of the resolution as referred to
insurance was referred to the Committee On
Insurance ard Breakage.
Bro. II. O. Dixon offered resolution
setting forth the advantages of selling cot
ton for gold exclusively which was referred
to the Finance Committee.
Mrs. Anna j. Carter, nee Anna J. Rea.
Worthy Lady Assistant Steward, resigned
her office on account of i'll health, and upon
ballot Sister (Mrs.) I. J. Ably was elected to
till the vacancy.
Bro. w. d. Gibbs, Of YazDo, addressed the
Convention on the subject of Economy.
and a copy of the address was. upon vote
requested for publication
Bro. +. q. Wall read a letter from the
Secretary OF the National Grange, stating
that 1000 new Oranges were organized
during the month OF August 1873.
committee of three was appointed to
memorabilia Congress upon the subject of
the Fort st. Philip canal, consisting of
BIus. L. n. bride we'll, L C. Wall and I +.
Afford.
Resolutions of Oak Ridge Grange. No.
Ia, on Immigration and Labor, was re-
ferred to appropriate committee.
Worthy Chaplain w. Harrington was, by
resolution, requested TO furnish copy of
Bro. w. ID. Gibbs, for publication in the {
Farmers indicator.
Adjourned.