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

Vacancies in Office may be filed at any meeting OF
the grange.
Also the following by law:
Subordinate oranges may be consolidated in a
mode and on such terms as State Oranges may pre-
scribe.
The report was adopted.
Mr.. Hamilton. of California offered sup
plement to the bylaws, providing that the
Master of the National Grange shall be eI
| OficiO member of the Executive Committee.
Adopted and made part of the bylaws.
| The following Resolutions were adopted
WHEREAS, 1t has been determined to hold ex-
hibiton of the industrial productions of the world
at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, in
| Resolved That committee of seven be appointed
by the Master of the National Grange, to represent
the Patrons of Husbandry az such Exposition, and
| report to the National Grange at the next annual
meeting.
Adopted Messrs Chambers, Hudson.
Wright, Chase, Brown, and Davis were APP
pointed.
Mr.. Parsons. of Minnesota, offered the fol-
| lowing, which was adopted:
ResOlred, That amendments to the constitution OF
the Order of Patrons of Husbandry adopted at this
session of the National Grange be Immediately GER
tilted by the Secretary and Master, under seal OF
the National Grange to the Secretaries of the seve
raj State oranges for ratification. Said certificates
shall set forth the fact of amendments adopted al
the seventh annual session of the National Grange
| by a two-thirds vote.
Resolred That the Secretaries of State oranges bf
directed to lay the amendments before the State
oranges at the next meetings, for ratification the
amendments to be submitted to State oranges as
! follows The Secretary to prepare two copies
| for each State grange, numbering the
amendments on the margin of each COPY
so that the word ratified or rejected car
| be written opposite each amendment; amendment.
to be voted separately by oranges, and ratified
or rejected" written opposite each amendment
copies to be certified under and by the secretary OF
the State grange, as copies submitted to the Stat,
grange; copy to be filed in the Office of the Sec
rotary OF the National grange, and the other re
ported to the Secretary of the National grange, Il
be filed in this Office. In case -fourths of tn,
State oranges approve any amendments, the Secre
tary of the National grange shall complete the con
stitution, embodying such amendments adopted
subject to the revision of the executive committee
and cause to be printed such number as the execu
tive committee may direct.
Mr.. Chase, of New Hampshire, submitted
the following, which was adopted:
The Secretary of the National Grange shall senc
one copy of the proposed amendments to easl
member of the National Grange as soon as practi
| cable.
Mr.. Chambers, of Alabama, offered the fol
lowing, which was adopted:
Rcsolced That it is the sense of the Nationa
Grange that the expression interested in agricul
| tural pursuits in article of the Constitution
means engaged in agricultural pursuits, and havin.
no interest in conflict with our purposes.
The evening session was devoted to the in
stallstion of officers elected in the morning
exemplification of work on the sixth degree
and the consideration of the report of tn,
| Committee on the Boston Grange. The com
mittee from the Boston Grange was present
and were heard on their side of the question
| followed by an animated discussion of til,
whole subject.