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into. Tomorrow morning at o'clock the Com
mittee leave for Ogdensburg and Oswego.
AMERICAN ODD FELLO WSHIP.

SECOND DAYS SESSION OF THE GrAND LoDGE-THE
CONSTITUTION AMENDED OVATION 10 THE
BUNKER HILL ENCAMPMENT
iBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l
BALTIMORE, Sept. 16.-The second days
proceedings OF the Grand Lodge OF the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows began at o'clock this morning.
Acting Grand Sire Durham presded At the call OF the
roll every jurisdiction represented; prayer Of
fered by Grand Chaplain Venabe.
Mr.. Estee Of California submitted resolution from
hsjurisdiction in reference TO the Sunday law which
prohibited the meeting Of encampments aud lodges
the Christian Sabbath for other than funeral purposes
The amended constitutions OF the Grand Encampment
OF the District OF Columbia and the Grand Lodge Of
Texas presented for approval. Mr.. Given of the
District OF Columbia submitted a paper relative to
equalizng the status OF Past High Priests and Past
Chief Patriarchs Of eneampments A memorial
from Rebekah Degree Lodge in Indiana,
praying for the adoption OF a uniform sign ana
word for that degree in of need and distress
referred "A committee. The jurisdiction OF MBssa
chusetts submitted resolution making provision Tor
the financial scribes in encampments. proposition
from Tennessee regulating appeals from subordinate to
Grand Lodges and from Grand Lodges to the supreme
body referred. The Grand Lodge pettoned
for authority translate the ritual OF the Order into the
Norwegian language. This matter was referred to a
committee. Past Grand Sire Stuart of the District OF
Columbia offered a plan relative to the erection OF
hre-proof depository for the archives Of the Grand
Lodge, which referred to special committee.
Representative Nealley Of Maine moved that new
lodges be allowed to take the names and numbers OF
lodges in the same jurisdiction that have been dcfunct
for is years The Of authorizing the collection
Of materials for complete history OF Odd Fellowship
deferred for the present. but II Will
be determined before the Grand Lodge adlonrns.
The report OF the Committee on the memorial OF VI. V
Burris OF Wisconsin, relative the restoration OF the
consn, was taken up and the recommendation OF the
Committee that the memoraist have leave TO withdraw
his memorial and that Grand Encampment of Wis
consn take reclaim the books and papers OF
the Wdey Encanpment TO be restored II IN It's Jndg
ment it be wise and proper, was adopted the RECON-
mendatiOn Of the Special Committee nat no member OF
members of any subordinate lodge or encampment sha
vote upon question In which he they NAV he III
erested In which he or they intend 10 become inter
ested by OF his their connection or intended
connections with any lodge encampmen of this Order
existing about to exist with anv other organlza-
ton, was adopted Propositions % add additional quail
hcatons for membership to the Grand Lodge, ana TO
change Its name, were indefinitely postponed.
Al 1880 p. IN. recess was taken.
OF 10 minutes was taken at ii O'Clock TO allow
the Bunker Hill EGcampment OF Charestown, Mass 70
be received and welcomed The ovation was magnn-
cent. The Encdmpmont was Introduced by Grand mar
shall Rand OF Massachusetts, and welcomed by the Act
ing Grand sre and the American Band of Providence,
H. L. accompanying the visiting body, on the solicitation
of various Of the Order played several pieces
denonG the cosmopolitan characterot the Grand Lodge
including Hail Columbia" Dixie and yankee
Doodle" all OF which greeted with rapturous APP
plause. Here the doctrine of liberation was happily
inculcated for the Southern delegates heartily ap
plauded Hail Columbia did the Northern repre-
sentatives the splendid rendition OF Dixie" After
this pleasing episode the regular business was resumed
The proposed amendments 10 the Cons tuition were then
taken up. The only one adopted was the following:
II at any time the Grand Lodge snal determine that
the succeeding session shall be held at one OF the
cities located far south 10 render 10 lmpraccaDe
hold IL in September, then 1t snail have the power To
determine al what date said session shall be held.
The Grand Treasurer submitted his report, showing
the receipts the last fiscal 10 have been $751;
10; preceding year, $5,ll4 3d. The eX-
penses less than the expenses proper OF
the last preceding year aud s2455 less than the
enue for the fiscal year ending sept IS. 1875 the total
assets Of the Grand Lodge tji72 So resolution
was presented that the question color OF applicants
membership left to state Jurisdictions 10 deter
mine. The Excelsior Lodge Of sandwich Islands
petitions for permission Initiate Hawaans, ana 10
remove restrictions color in that section This
referred to the Legislative Committee. Resolutions
from Tennessee received that the of subOr
dinates be changed from six TO twelve months
Representative White Of Nevada presented a silver
brick Grand Secretary Rdgely secret session took
place at Z o'clock