Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-10-19
TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR.

TIE NOTIUE FoR THE susFFNzI.N oF sR~R,
sHssInNs NnTNn 49,

TIE GoTIUr FoR IHE susFEN-IHN oF sR~Rrr
Sessions voTSn po-S
NEw YoRE. October j. 10 r.c O. neral
Protestant Epis'upRl cOuveut.rn t1-fty mes
ssse No p, relhg-rg 90 the carFn an cGurrh
muse, was taken from the c. lar ana Re-
fsrred 20 the c1mv'ttee on cA"oH-
On motion o. Mr. Welsh. of rhiisda' pfia a.
uss resolved IN - if he sessions uI thC -tave.-
on extend over beNt week tle g.iy h1 rtEtt
a~lons. and that a hoard OF MISSIONS be nltl-
fed thereof.
Nr. Welsh then moved thai the .es. .cns OF the
house this week be from le =. m. uu-ll p. M,
enc every evening except Saturday. Adopted.
Mr.. Blair, OF MARYLAND moved thst the houSe
take up bH motion offered SATURDAY. with re-
gard 70 rule 4 on the secret sossaons beng re-
yoked. The motion was lOst-Q5 20 80
The ommittee on amend dments 70 the .,ougtitu-
ton, 20 whom wss referred the resolution 81
Kew. lr. Bur-, OF OHIO, as 20 the expediency OF
proposing sn amendment 20 the Constitution
reducing the number OF clerical aud Law depu-
ties from each diocese. aud the reeoI 1tion AZ
Rev. Dr. beardsiey, OF Connecticut, ~ 20 rear
ranging the same on \ new OAsis OF represeuta-
ton, reported thst such amendment would be
tne' pedient 30 the present time. aud asked Ia
be discharged from the further consideration 6f
The subject. The repcrt Wss placed on the cal
eudar. The committee on The state OF the
church reported that in conformity WITH the
require ments OF canon I. tltlc 3. 81 the digest
the committee nCm' mates tie TO- owing q We Law
men 20 constitute a noard of -rustees Of ME-
sionsTy bishops fund. CamhridZ- Livingstone,
New York; Henry MeiEr, Ntw Jersey, John
h. S'ettins, Massachusetts,; william h. Bat
=
The committee expressed their regrets that
50 htIe--t d. Understood less than ~2l0-hai
been contributed 90 THE important fund during
the past three ytars, that trey recommend the
ABORTION o. the following resolution:
Heso'red. That the trustees Of the missionary
bishops fund be requested 20 issue = circular
letter annually 70 the rectors OF al parishes
asking an ohoriug for tbs fund. Placed on
calendar.
The committee also reported great DELAY IN
the reception Of the Journal ana other iocu-
ments which shOuld be received hH this commit
tee, and offered the following res ilu-lon:
RcSOirfd. That section 4 Canon IS. OF title 4
be amended by tnserting sitar the words. lat
every general convention" the words ION or
before the first Monday OF the session"
Resolved, That section s, Of canon I5, OF title l.
be amended by striking out words sit is recon-
Rsnded that and inserting instead tue words
"tt shall be the duty Of and sfter tue words
within the diocese inserting the wOriE "and
present the same "a the secretary OF the House
Of Clerical and LAY Deputies On or before the
placed on the calendar
Mr. Bingham, from the committee on oAnons
10 bom Was referred messa zee II. i3 L. and ~
from the House Of Bisbops, reported that the
committee bad considered the same, and necOR-
meDded that the House concur in the drst two
and do not concur in the two last
Dir. Montgomery, of Georgia, proposed a sub
sttute for article three Of the constitution,
with regard 10 Joint action OF both houses prO-
vidtDg that the house OF bishops shall signify
their appreciation or disspprObatiOn OF any act
proposed within three days after Il shall have
been reported 70 them for concurrence, and in
failure thereof 10 shall have the operation OF
4 law, unless the convention shall finally ad-
iourn within three days after such SD act
shall have heen reported to The house OF hish-
ops, IN Which event the act prOpo-ol shah be
imperative. This WAS referred 70 the c0mmit-
tee on constitution.