The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-04-25

On tne secOnu uuy Weunesuay)i tH
most of the day was taken up by tn
address of the worthy master, Captain
w. w. Long, of Marshall, which il
published in full in the Austin States
man.
The business of appointing commit
tees was then taken up, with the fol
lowing result:
Committee on finance John r
Henry, of Limestone, r. A. Binford, o.
Travis, M. A. Bryan, of Washington
Il. l.. Balew, of Cherokee, and T.. NJ
Fly, of Gonzales.
Memorial committee Charles f.
Brown, of Robertson, S. n. Daniels, Of
Freestone, and w. G. Newton, of Atas-
cosa.
Organization and deputies-William
Warren, of Harrison, A. j. Lauderdale,
of Washington, John Il. Haines, OF
Travis, n. l.. Norton, of Bell, and John
Robinson, of Lavacca.
Election and executive committee
A. b. Carley of Freestone, Matt. Wal
lace of Fayette and r. M. Caldwell OF
Hays.
Committee OH state agents-M. W..
Allen of Collin, w. p. Townsend of
Robertson, Marion Martin of Navarro,
N. A. Thompson of Caldwell and -
Mays of Anderson.
Committee on state organ-Lem
Jones of McLennan, A. j. Hanson of
Robertson, II. j. Price of Gonzales, T..
V. Baker of Collin and e. M. Wilder
of Falls.
Committee ON membership-O. H.
Pegarritt of Washington, James FOs-
ter of Hunt and - Payne of Colorado
Committee OH district and county
granges-Gillette of Hill, James Orr of
Kaufman, - Wilkinson of Fayette
and L. w. Jones of Tarrant.
Committee on political features-J.
w. Downs of McClannen, Floyd of
Bastrop and "A. j. Rose of Bell.
Committee OH railroads. j. w. Jen-
nings of Grayson, J. r. Bond of Hill
and r. p. Harrison of Blanco.
Committee on immigration-M, W..
Allen of Collin, M. A. Bryan of WASH
ington and Thomas Jackson of Rob-
ertson,
Committee on constitution and by
laws-J. M. Crockett of Dallas, J. p.
Goodnight of Dallas, Thomas Cobb of
McLennan, n. A. BinfOrd of Travis
and = Gillette of Hill.
The balance of the session was de-
voted to business of 10 particular in
terest to the general public.
Thursdays proceedings we find tele-
graphed to the Galveston News as fol-
lows;
AUSTIN, April 16-The State Grange
met at TO o'clock, and received the re-
ports of several committees on the Sc
cret work of the order. The following
resolution is allowed me to publish,
which was introduced by brother o. l..
Norton:
Resolved, That the board of educa-
ton for the state of Texas be requested
to consider the propriety of adopting
in the public schools of this state more
extended practical courses in instruc-
tion, embracing natural science, the
elementary principles of commercial
exchange and equity, and especially q
course in agricultural chemistry, where
in the future producers of the common
wealth may be fully taught tn. consti-
tuent properties of the different soils,
the means of exchange and improye-
ment by mechanical or chemical agen-
cies, the organic constitution of cereals
and the physiology of vegetation, as
well a. the Immediate relation of pro-
duction to the necessities, health, hap
piness and wealth of man.
This adopted, the election of officers
for the ensuing term of two years was
held, and resulted, as far as held, in the
selection of Captain w. w. Long, OF
Marlin, who received III out OF loo
votes, as worry master; Nj. w. Allen,
of Collin, overseer, elected on the sec
ond ballot; o. l.. Norton, of Bell, lee
turer, on third ballot, and j. p. Good
right, assistant steward, on the third
ballot.
After which they went into secret
session on the exemplification of work.
Their other officers will be elected to-
morrow. They hold State grange an-
nually, but the officers are elected for
two years, and are elected by ballot
without any nominations being made.
understand they will urge the leg
islature to pass certain measures, par
ticularly in reference to the establish
ment of bureau of agriculture and
commerce, and will recommend the
establishing of agencies in the princi-
pal cities with whom they deal mostly.
Galveston is named.