, 1875-10-07
A. F. AND A. NJ.
Second Days Session OF tho Grand
Lodge Of illinois.
Refusal to Alter the Status Of Non-Af1ll.
lated Mclnbers.
Election of Onlccrs..-StAtistlcs or tltt
Order In Tho State.
Aid for tho Washington Monumeut-S1, 900
Appropriated.

Tho urAnl Lodge of Illinois a. F. and a. NJ.
WAS called from refrcslnlrnt to labor nt 10 q. m
yesterday IN McCor'nrk's Hall, Grand Master
Lounabnly presiding, asBlRtoa by olhcr Olllccrb
Of tho Grand I.oigo.
Alter tho ceremonies pocu}nr to s1aBons, and
an invocation Of Deity l,y tho Rov. ". II. Scott
tlrand Chapinln, tho Grand Lodge was declared
open III ample form.
A communication waH read from the
coMMITtEE On ArrEALs AND aHIETANCrB
ssklng that certain portions OF tho draud sfas-
tcr's address DO referred 10 tho Committed Oh
Masonic Jurisprudence. ltequost granted.
Tho Grand aInstcr announced that tho Com
mittee Oil Appeals and Grievances WIS ready TO
report AMI suggestod that as tho report coll
tuned quito lumber OF subjects end caBos that
bore affinity to each other, tho report 10 read, and
acted upon stridfh.
Objected to, aud tho report ordered tn DO re.d as
whole.
Astcr reading cnupe Of ca.os embodied In tho ro-
port, Il became evident that this mode Of procedure
i'npracllcabIc, und moton prevailed 10 havs
zach ssccs!on af tile Conimtttee read and acted upon
separately. The following caaca ac.o upon:
Thomas Afe6ll vs.. Ditto urass Lodge; report Of
Committee cpncurrcd IL.
George ". Hickey VI. 1snS Grass Lodge; conc,rrcd
Join II. crockcr ", Maros Lodge cotcurrca in.
rtscr II. McDousll vB. Lodge No. III concuErcl
1ohn G; Wilson vs. Lodge Xc.tss: eoncnrrealn III.
II. ". Hood 70. 1as1ge No. 45l; coiicurred III.
A. utnson W. Lodge No. 403 not cuacnrrcl in.
CONGRATULATIONS.
The special nrlGr Of tho day for tls hour being tho
consideration Of nrentmcna TO tl0 bylaws, that
ordor called for by Mr, jEohbins. mil further
roaifn9 IT the report under discussion dispensed
will for tho ilres1ni.
Ths tlrs: amendment read, which can1o over from
last yenrs proceedings, nlor tho rule waa to tsrko
out mud erlar, repealed Art. XII. Of tho bylaws,
sonf, anil certain erroutaRe Of the Oror DO not.
In many caAcs. connect themselves with Lodges for
peasel will ho interesting. They Rrp therefore given
sKcr1 L. Il contrary tho images and rzecer.a
of tho Masonic fraternity 10 reside within tho juris
dcsio of regular ntle without making effort to
bccnme 1ne,niNr thereof.
tle Lodge. shall they. Of right. he entitled tn
aoute ural, uniting in Masonic pruceHrous celo-
bratinn6 nns shall they iclr families Ears MY
at ha aa II ..
In sall 10 construed 10 deprive Lodge, or nAs neu
her thereof. Of tho right to rcidtr to uo.nlllIIard
afsron Ad md asE'tanec Masonic burial or any fra
ernal courtesy, except tho privilege of tho Iolge.
Tiny may deem 1ust and proper ..-.
SUE 3. on-ailt1fang Masons Bha1 be subject to tho
dis 1pnc of the Lodge IL whosc Jurisdiction they may
resttc. for any vulhon Of moral Masonic laws.
"a pa M h ano i, Gne % toows Mnon
toox lart. prominent .mong whom Deputy Grand
Master Joscph i;9bblaH. pls Dsgitt Q.
Cregier, and the Rev. ". II. Bcnt, Grand Chaplain.
The retnarhR Of tho t!rto gentlemen uamcd were
atrkfng and wc sustained by documents aud Masonic
present theIr srr%rle views Ia lilo desired liynt
yote was taien and tho Grand lodge refused 10 s'xa
hS 1 sset'on* 9nott aol I n Syer"sas a,1. !;
Mf ats.sy I,!ss pon, Of ozsr M as ,, no s'ss
from thS Committee on EfetnttAlS