The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-04-19
PENNSYLVANIA CASH

having had the
PENNSYLVANIA CASE
under consideration for two days. made the
following report to the Supreme body:
Your Committee of the Whole, having
had Under consideration that portion of the
Supreme Chancelior's report having refer
cncc 10 the status Of the Grand Lodge of
Pennsylvania, do hereby report that they
have come to no final conclusion upon the
matter so referred, and here it'll submit to
the Supreme Lodge for its consideration and
determination all the evidence adduced be-
fore the committee, and the pending resolu-
ton, reading rs followS-to-wit:
"Rcs0!rcd, That the acts as recited by the
:. G. in the report submitted to the Supreme
Lodge rrgardn. and carried out in the
grand jurisdiction Of pcnnSy ylvania be, and
The >l!uc are hcrahy, approved; and be 1t fur
ther
Rcsolrcd, That the grand jurisdiction
be, and tho same is hereby, placed in the
special charge of the S. c., with orders to
proceed To and al once reconstruct said grand
jurisdction.'
Pending the consideration Of the report
the supreme Lodge adjourned until yester-
day morning, when the subject was again
taken up. Various substitutes were offered
and considered, and after great deal OF dis
cusSion the following resolutions, offered by
Supreme Representative Divine, OF Wash
lngton, ID. C., were adopted:
EeSOlccd, That the actions OF the Su-
prcme Chancellor in regard to the Grand
Lodge Of Pennsylvania Le and are hereby
confirmed.
EesViccd, That Immediately upon the
Grand Lodge OF PENNSYLVANIA signliying
,:.r Willingness TO comply with ul the re-
,illrcinrDtS Of the Supreme Lodge they shall
Uc aud are hereby restored to all their rights
and privileges as II grand jurisdction.'
The vote stood:
YEAs->lprcme Representatives Blocker, Cole,
Ciayiur. CuSnu..n, Cannif Driscol, Divine, East
hur French. l.. +. Gardner, Grecnnlan, licnshell,
hen,IcQv w H.. kcuucdy ". ID. J. Long, Libbcy,
Latham, Ia Rose. Pumk"l. Root i;alniners: Rus
sell. Read. >luupI. Stevenson, smith, Siebke'
Thompson, Us,ll,r. Ncodhou.s, Woodruff, Weeks
aaE-i2. wv.
\AYs->uprc,ne Representatives French (W: B.,
Hazeliul., Jones LindcHtturg, Moysl"u, McMullcu,
" HEY. " hiicuousc, ilcTSou-s.
This action suSpcnds finally the Grand
Lodge of Pennsylvania, with is 400 lodges
and 10000 knights, comprising the largest
grand jurisdiction in the world, and next to
me oldest; hut il is bclcsedthat the loyalty
u tDG Stbbl NliktLt loN-'"~ cNti'ioi's W WV
established and constitutional supreme
authority Of the Order is 50 great that the
district will be at once reconstructed. and its
harmonious relations vii. the Order gene
rally be speedily restored.
MISCELLANEOUS.
During the afternoon session Supreme
Representative J. w. Jamson, of Iowa, was
admitted, and instructed in the Supreme
Lodge degree.
Supreme Representatives Smith, Earring
ION. Cole, and 'rillon were granted leaves Of
absence for the remainder oil the session.
The Supreme Chancellor appointed ST.
preme Representative Root, OF New York,
on the Committee on Laws and Supervision
The Committee on Finance and Mileage
reported in favor OF holding the next ses-
sion of the Supreme Lodge in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania; but on motion OF Supreme
Representative French, of Nebraska, the re-
port WIS laid on the tabe-ayes, % noes, is.
supreme Representative kronhemer was
excused from further attendance on the ses-
sion.
NOTES FEOM TIE BANQUET.
After ollr paper went 10 press OH Thurs
dav ui.ht the following toa>ts were added
TO the regular list at the banquet:
IL. Tie United States OF America and Her
Mo>t Gracious MsjcSly's Domlnions.-May
they ever Vie with each other i'll propasatin.
the cause Of common brotherhood in the
practice of Friendship, Charity, and Bencyo-
icncr. Responded to by 7. G. {. William D..
Kennedy. OF Grand Lodge Of Ontario,
Canada.
T.. The PrcsS.-An effective coadjutor in
the propagation of our principles. Re-
sponded to by W. C. EIam, Esq, Of the
Wing.
Home, Sweet Home -Responded to by
J. j. White, D.. d. &. G.. Of the First District
Of Virginia.
The responses to these sentiments were
among the best of the evcning-that Of Mr..
Elan Dein. peculiarly original and witty.
and that OF Mr.. White being earnest and
eloquent. Judge Farrar also spoke in re-
spouse to calls and made some very. happy