Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-02-19

counts, cooperation and transportation, good
of the order and business agencies.
The grange sat with closed doors, the gate
keeper taking the password.
SECOND DAY.
The actual business of the second days ses-
sion, so far as made public, amounted to very
little. An appropriation of $4,000 was voted
to the State Grange of Iowa, in consideration
of the great expense incurred by that grange
in relieving the wants of distressed brethren
in Northwestern Iowa. Appropriations Of
$1,000 to Minnesota and $3.50 to Dakota were
also made.
The Committee on the Good Of the Order
made partial report, one of the points being
that the Constitution and bylaws of the
grange be printed in all spoken languages as
may be directed by the Executive Committee.
1t was voted that no member could speak
on any one subject more than once, and that
the time be limited to five minutes.
The roll of States was called to give each an
opportunity of presenting what business he
desired.
Master A. B. Smedley, of Iowa, presented
suggestions or business organizations, and
stated that they had made a contract for the
Werner Harvester for Iowa and the rest of the
States, and had also entered into an arrange
ment with the State of Iowa for a seeding
machine, which it was reported might be used
by all the States in the Union but one, as il
was not available for cotton-planting. The
whole matter was referred to the Executive
Committee of the National Grange for action.
Master NJ. ID. Davie. of Kentucky, presented
resolutions for some constitutional amedments
which were appropriately referred.
Master s. Z. Brown, of Michigan, presented
series Of resolutions on constitutional
amendments.
Mr.. d. Wyatt AIKEN, of South Carolina,
member o. the Executive Committee, pre-
scented pc tition from the Changers of Canada,
asking for dispensation to get the sixth and
seventh degrees and establish Dominion
Grange. He also presented some documents
in regard to the patent laws, which were
referred.
Master Daniel Clarke, of Oregon, moved
that Charleston be selected as the place of
meeting for the Eighth Annual Grange, which
motion prevailed with applause.
On motion of Past Master Wright, of Cali
fornia, Mr.. Eben Thompson, Representative
of Canada, was invited to make report of
the condition Of things across the border, and
the wants of the order in that Dominion. MIR.
Thompson said that they had ten oranges
in Canada, some numbering over 100 members /;
that they wanted to establish Dominion
Grange, so that they might have fixed head
quarters for the order. and that their most
earnest desire was to see the organization be-
come international in it's character.
A committee of five was appointed to pre-
pare series of resolutions to be placed before
the public as the sentiments of the National
Grange. The committee consists of Wardlaw,
of Florida; Hamilton, of California; Jones, Of
Arkansas; Maxwell, of Tennessee; Hinckley,
of New York.
The various committees we're announced by
the Chair.
The grange then adjourned until 10 o'clock
tomorrow.
FOURTH DAY.
The call of States was continued. Master
Hudson, eff Kansas, presented a memorial re-
garding the establishment of Territorial
Government over the Indian Territory. Re-
ferred to the Committee on Commercial Re-
lations.
Gen. Vaughan of Massachusetts, presented
a claim from Master Lewis, of Louisiana, also
one from the National Deputy Of the same
State. Referred to the Committee on Claims.
Master Chase, Of New Hampshire, offered a
resolution to have printed 500 copies of COM
plete list of members of the National Grange
present with their wives, and their Post-O Office
address; also list OF committees appointed.
Carried.
Master Porter. of Nebraska. moved a Com
mittee on Statistical Crop Reports. and the
Committee on Constitution and BYLAWS was
appointed such committee.
Several other resolutions were referred to
the Committees on Resolutions, and Constitu-
ton and Bylaws.
The evening session was devoted to confer
ring the sixth degree on Masters of State
Oranges and their wives, they being the only
persons entitled to receive it.
FIFTH DAY.
The consideration of the report of the Com
mittee on Ritual was postponed to the next
annual session.
When the roll of States was called, Cali
fornia presented resolution to have the bull
letin of the oranges printed and sent to the
officers of all the State and subordinate
oranges.
Indiana presented resolution on the cur
rency, requesting that a petition be sent to
Congress from the National Grange, which
was appropriately referred.
Massachusetts presented q resolution for q
constitutional amendment.
Minnesota offered q resolution to remove
the headquarters of the National Grange to
St. Louis Referred to a special committee of
five, consisting of Parsons, of Minnesota;
Warden, of Florida; Hamilton, of California ;
Cotton, of Vermont and Allen, of Missouri.
Col. William NJ. Grosyenor, Secretary of the
Transportation Committee of the St. Louis
Board of Trade, met the transportation Com
mittee of the National Grange oy appoint
ment in the afternoon, and had an extended
conference.
Master Allis, of Massachusetts,, submitted
to the Cow Lengthy statement in re.
gard to the Boston Grange, prepared by a
Committee of that org anization, in which
they claim to be regularly organized, and ask
to be recognized as u Grange, in full sympathy
with the order.
The evening session was devoted to the
consideration of the Constitution and By
Laws. A great number of changes were re-
commended, mostly verbal and not of special
interest to TIE public. The bylaws have been
so amended as to allow the National Grange
to fix the compensation of its members. The
bylaws have been also amended by adding
Article A. as follows:
There may be established District Oranges
in the fifth degree, not to exceed enc in each
county, composed of Masters and Past
Masters of subordinate Oranges and their
wives, who are Matrons, and such fourth-de-
gree members may be elected thereto, after
having been duly examined as to their pro-
ficiency in the work. These Oranges shall
have charge of the educational and business
interests of the Order in their respective dis
tricts. and shall encourage, strengthen, and
aid the subordinate Oranges represented there
in. Dispensations for such Oranges shall
issue from the State Grange, and under such
regulations as the State Grange may adopt"
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