New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-20
THE ODD FELLOWS.


DECISIONS rPOS APPEALS TO THE GRAND LODGE
The Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows resumed
its session yesterday morning at Tammany Hall. A
committee of five consisting Of Grand Warden Diks
Past Grand Masters Sanders, Medole, st. John, aud
Could authorized TO communicate with the various
lodges in the Jurisdiction for the purpose OF raising the
funds TO erect suitable monument over the remains OF
John A. Kennedy upon which to bepaced the bronze
bust now in the possession OF the Grand Lodge.
The greater portion OF the morning and afternoon SEES
sons was occupied in the consideration Of tire report OF
the Committee on Appeals before whom the eases re-
curing the action the Grand Lodge lad been heard
Upon the matters brought up 1t was decided that
IL was not lawful for District Grand Com
mittees to levy an assessment subordinate
lodges for travelling otherexpenses incidental upon te
session such committees 1t was also decided that LODGES
have the powerto give portion Of the funds to brother
in distress il the majority OF the members presc nj shoad
vote for the relief without regard TO the fact az TO
whether the distressed member was IN arrears or not
The Committee Institutes and Secret Work reported
in favor Of continuing through the present year Inc same
plans Of communicating the secret work as was carried
during the past and referring the question OF per
decisions Of the Grand Master on minor points were APP
proved but the question as to whether OF not me and
Master from office without trial excited long discus
sion which lasted until the close OF the afternoon session.
when the matter was laid over until tins morning
THE GRAND ENCAMPMENT.
At the session Of the Grand Encampmen Of Odd Eel
lows last evening tie Finance Committee reported that
the of the Grand Scribe and Grand treasurer
were correct. Charters were granted to for new en-
campments A Committee of seven was appointed to
revise the Constitution and present suitable amendments
AT the next session. The tax subordinaes for the
next year fixed at 10 cents per M mber Twenty.
seven Deputy Grand Patrarchs we're appointed, among
whom were Edward Owens for Kings County, Davld
Vaudeville for Westchester J. webb for Queens and
minor business the Grand Encampment was closed III
order allow the Grand Lodge to hold all extra session
this evening.
EMIGRATION BOARD ADMINISTRATIONS.
TESTIMONY OF COMMISSIONER FORREST DENYING
Ex-COMMIssIONER sTEPHENsON's CHARGES OF
FXTRAVAGANCE AND MIsMANAGEMENT.
The only witness who testified yesterday be-
fore the Legislative Committee appointed to investigate
the affairs of the Emigration Commission Commits
soner George ]. Forrest He explained the testimony
given exCommissoner Stephenson, which tended TO
reflect discredit upon the conduct OF the Commission
said that the delay in purchasing coal In the year
1872 was caused by the fact that heavy coal combna
ton existed and it believed by nearly every one
that the efforts of the coal companies TO keep up the high
prices would fail, and 1t would be better for
tho interests of the Commission TO purchase
later In the season. As II was n loss OF only
$500 was sustained. although over 5000 tons were
purchased He said that the coal was of the very best
quality He said the Commission has not purchased
any coal this year. for il has money TO buy with
For that purpose 800 900 will be needed. The Commits
sion he stated has credit In the year 1872 the wit
ness estimated that at the end OF twelve months there
would be balance Of only 100000 in the treasury The
facts had borne out his estimate. The Labor Bureau
which had been in charge OF the Irish Society the witness
thought should be under the direct control OF the Com
mission.
whenever there in Europe wars, famine or hard
times" Mr. Forrest sad EMANCIPATION 10 this country is
increased. When peace prevails there and the demand
for labor low here then immigration is low, at
present According to the present influx. the head
money will have TO be increased to So 30 to make the
Commission self sustaining Tie Immigrant knows moth
ing the head money Is charged in the passage
money desire TO call lac Committees attention TO
important fact Forty per cent OF the steerage
who are now arriving been here before. The steam
ship companies charge them the same passage money
aliens yet for the latter they pay the Commission $ %
each headmOney, but for the returned Immigrant they
pay nothing, thus taxing person who has been here
and desires TO return 81 so Tor the privilege OF dong
| 40 He and his baggage protected by the Emf
| grafton Commission equally with the newy-ar-
| rived Immigrant. The Emigration Board should be
| lf-sustaining and not a burden upon the state
at large. Under certain conditions, commission con-
of the numbers Of the present This is upon the
ground that the members should be good ara trust
worthy persons, who have price, and are not man
ayers nor prime any party but who would be
devoted TO immigration interests" Mr. Forrest ex-
planned his desire to have Bernard 6asserly re-
the latter, but Mr. Casseily had made himself
offensive, was frequently absent from dny. ana
his own hands This the Commissioners could not brook
Commissioner Forrest demonstrated ihe error Of Mr..
Statements That county cialns nad never
been considered by the Board in session, by refer
the minutes Of the Finance Committee ana re-
his late colleagues that large CLAIMS OF
that character had been audited in great haste IL ap
peared by the records that these claims had not been
audited at ALL and were still held in allowance N cohse
fe Commission 70 pay such claims. unless they are IN
receipt Of funds from the communication money sufficient
to do So The Committee then adjourned until to-day al
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