, 1874-04-15
THE FARME ERS.
Delegate Convention Of The Illinois
State Grange at Bloom
ington.
Adoption Of Several Amendments to
tho Constitution Of the Na-
.tional Grange.

Special Dtsp0!ch 10 the Chicd1o Tribune.
BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, April h.-Tho State Grange
meeting waH called to order at 0;30 O'Clock this
morning. Tho officers present woro .A1onzo
Colder, Of Whitesido County, Afaator; John
Downon, Of MoDonougl,, Ovorseor; B. j. Van
court, st. Clair, Lecturer; John Odoll, Ohan.
paign, Steward; J. 4. Gra1nmcr, riko, Assistant
Steward; 4. 2. Forsyth, Edgar, Chaplain; J. s.
Armstrong, Lnsalle, Treasurer; Q. Z. Fanniug,
Whitoside, Secretary; J. +. Randolph. Fulton,
Gatokoeper; and D. W. Damo, Of Carroll; ".
n. Konnedy. Of Loo; D. N. Foster, of White
eldo, and Joaoph Burdett, Of Pcorla, menbora Of
the Executive Committee. Tho Nfnster stated
THE OBJECT or TILE MEETING
ns follows: There wcro now nearly 1,400
Granena In Illinois, and aa 1000 might be OK
rccted at the December annual moeting 1t be-
came necessary to reduce ths representatives to
counties. Sou,o change, therefore, seemed noe.
essary in tho Constitution OF the, National
Grange. The object Of n special meeting at this
1ncnts to the Constitution Of tho National
Grange. Many OF them proposed radical chaug-
es IN tho oEder. When adopted By t"o-thtltl8
Of tho State Oranges they would DO tho lsw IN
Grangcy would assemble.
Durdctt, Vaucourt md O1arko were appointed
q Committee on Credentials, and reported sov-
onty counties entitled to representation.
ecntativas, and tho oatablsHhmont Of County or
District Oranges. were adopted: 80,
The provision to naeio 0. II. Kolloy and othors
lifo-mcnibers Of the 0rdor WAS rejected, and all
the other amendments were adopted, aB folloWH:
STATE CHANCE.
sEor1ox1. Fifth degree. ronlonn-Faith). Com
posed Of tho Masters Of Subordinate Oranges and
flelr wivos who Matrona provided that whom tho
number of Subordinate Oranges In my State becomes
great NJ 10 render 1t necessary the stato GrauBo
HtyeA rrHVt1tnr for f1ie a
tain proportion Of thoso entitled to membership In
the State aEange from eaeh county: and tho mom-
SIC. D. There mAy bo established District or County
orsnges in the nth degree, not to exceed ono IN each
ordinate arangcs, aud their wives, who Entrons
md such fourthdcgrco mcn,bers no to cxccod threc
as may bo elected thereto by tho Subordinate Oranges
State Graugca. Such District Or County Oranges
ehall have charge Of the educational and business In
tcrcats Of tho Order in their respective districts md
shall encourage, strengthen md aid Tho Subordinate
GrAngcB represented therein. Dispcnsatione for such
District OF County Oranges sall Issue from tho State
Grange, and unler Buch regulations as tho State
Grange may adopt.
o pastSastors S of lie Sational aganso and their
*iEss, who have takea tho degree g g Of = Fiora
teo of the National Orange.
Masters Of tho State aranges and their utvos, who
hayo taken the fifth dcgrco.
unc additional representative from each State for
each 50 900 mebers, or fractional part thereof in
Of o0o said representatives to be alternately
brother and 1iser for every alternate 10000 must bo
nft-degrea tncnbers and Will bo omitted to tho sixth
deGrco.
Sec. tas amcndcd) is the eumo a before, except
that provides that tue ocers Ghal ho chosen In De-
cember, and installed In the January following. Va
caucies BY death resignation to bo hlloa ut special
elactaon at tho next regular meeting heroof-oicoss
10 chosen to servo until the annual meeting.
Sec. changes the number ths Executive Conn
rtttee Of the National Grange from hreo 10 five
bers.
ARTICLE 11-mEEr1Nas.
eECI1GE !. Subordinate Grangea shall meet at 1eaat
snce each month"; and may hold intermediate meetings.
Sec. neroly changes the time Of meeting Of the
National Grange from the frat Wednesday In February
10 the third Wednesday in November.
ARTICLE XIII,
Tho Maater Of the National Grange aud tho members
Of tho Executive Committee shalt BE- empowered to
suspend from Office any officer of tho National Grange
who may prove inefficient dcrcct In tho discharge
of hs duty subject to appeal to tho naxt session there
after Of tbs National Grange.
There will be a businesa-meeting tonight to
provide for the purchase OF agricultural ma-
chnozy, md tho meeting will adjourn Tomorrow
moon. Much dissatisfaction is Expressed with
tle National Grange