The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-09-18
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GREAT COUNCIL OF THE UNITED
STATES.
FOURTH DAYS SESSION.

FOURTH DAYS SESSION.
The Council.6re was rekinded in due
form at 8 A. NJ, George w. Lindsay, Great
lncohonee, presiding.
THE sQUAw QUESTION. -
The Great Council resumed the coDsidera.
ton of the report of the Committee on Ritual
for SQuaws, when Past Great Incohonee
Rely, of Virginia, appealed from the decision
of the Great Ipcohoree that the Great Couu-
Gil can adopt the Ritual for Squaws. The
Great Incohonee was sustained, and then the
report Of the committee was adopted, which
was that they deem it inexpedient TO grant
the privilege.
INSIGNIA OF THE ORDER.
Representative Thompson, of Indiana,
presented the following, which was referred
to the Committee on State of the Order:
1.-The Great Council Of Indiana, at its
Council held twentieth sun, travelling moon,
G. s. D. 3S3, adopted the following:
"Whereas the displaying of clubs, bows
and arrows, knives, &C., while on parade, or
attending funerals, has been, and will con-
tinue to be, source Of comment and ridi.
cuie, derogatory to the Interest and welfare
of our beloved Order; and whereas the
fourshng state of the Order demands that
all obstacles detrimental to its further ad-
vancement should be removed /; therefore
be it
Resolved, That the Great Council iu-
| struct its representatives to the Great Coun-
Gil of the United States. at its next session,
to introduce and advocate such measures
and actions as will speedily achieve the OBJ
jects and purposes OF these resolutions-to
wit to change the ritual so that the dis
playing of the above. named insgnias will be
abandoned"
REFERRED.
Representative Keltner, of Georgia, pre-
sented the constitution and bylaws Of Chcro-
| kee Tribe, No. l. Referred to the Committee
on Constitution and Bylaws.
LIMITING DEBATE.
Representative Davis, of Rhode Island,
presented the folio wing, which, on his mo-
| ton, was adopted: "Ttat no brother shall
speak more than five breaths at one time on
| the same subject"
BY LAWS, &C.
Representative Litchman, of Massachu.
sets, presented the following, which was
| referred to the Committee on Revision Of
Laws:
! RcSoiped, That Great Chiefs of Records
] Of State, Great Councils and Chiefs Of Re
| cords Of Tribes, under the jurisdiction of this
| Great Council, berequired to issue duplicate
credentials to representatives from their re-
spec;ive Jurisdictions, the originals of which
shall be forwarded to the Great Chief of
Records of the United States, and the dupl-
cafes to be retained by the representatives,; :;
said duplicates to be received as full evil
dence of eligibility in case of the loss or de-
! struction OF the original"
The Great Council resumed the considera-
ton of the report Of the Committee on Re-
vision of the Laws, and after several amend
mi,tee on Revision be instructed to have the
| bylaws printed for the use Of the members.
| Agreed TO.
STATE OF THE ORDER.
Representative CIymer, Of PENNSYLVANIA,
! chairman of the Committee on the State of
| the Order, presented the following, which,
| on his motion, was adopted:
| Your Committee on the State Of the
| Order, to whom was referred the resolution
of Representative Ltchman, Of Mas>achu.
setts, in relation to the duties Of Great Chiefs
! of Records. beg leave to submit the following 3
report:
"Your committee are of opinion that the
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duties of Great Chiefs OF Records, and there
fore should be referred TO the Committee on
| Revision of Laws"
THE HoNoRED DEAD.
Representative Latham, of Virginia, chair.
man of the committee on that subject, pre-
sented the following; which, on motion OF
Representative Granger, of Virginia. was
| unanimously adopted:
! ' The special committee to whom was re-
ferred the melancholy duty of preparing for
the consideration Of the Great Council ap-
| propriate testimonials to the memory Of two
of our former Great Chiefs (P. &. S. William
! l.. Cotton, of Maryland, and p. G. 5. Thomas
Rich, ofthe District Of Columbia) have per-
formed that duty. Those chiefs were at ono
time active participants in our midst and
| earnest and Jealous laborers in The vineyard
governed by the principles of Freedom,
| Friendship. and Charity, and it behoOves Us
| to drop tear Of sympathy to their memory.
We are fully sensible that no words OF condo
| lence can aSsuage the grief of broken spirit,
yet we feel that appropriate testimonials may
alleviate the feelings and fall upon the
| wounded heart, like the dews of heaven upon
| the bio SONS Of the valley, with refreshing
and revlviiying influence; therefore
| " Res0iyed, That copy of this report be
forwarded by the Great Chief of Records to
! the families of our deceased brothers"
NEW TRIBES.
| Representative Thompson, of Indiana
chairman of Committee on Charters, pre-
sented 4 report recommending fourteen
| Tribes entitled TO charters; which repors
was adopted unanimously.
| EXCURSION.
| III a
an invitation from the Great Council OF the
State Of Virginia TO their guests to an eXcur
sion down the james; which was unanl
mously agreed 10.
TIE BYLAWS AGAIN.
The report Of the Committee on Bylaws
and Constitution was again taken up for con
| siderstion, and after considerable discussion
numerous amendments were proposed anC
rejected, aud the report was adopted.
This subject has occupied considerable
time of tie Great Council. and was discuss.
ed at the morning session until the hour o.
adjournment al l 2. N.
| Afternoon Session.
The Grea. Incononee was promptly on biz
stump at 3 P. NJ. and called the Council tc
korder, Ii iuli delegation beng present.
II The subject OF providing uuiform for
bublc parades of the Order was reported
from the proper committee with the recon-
| incubation that they deem i! inexpedient TO
IAdopt the same; which report, after conside'
lFrable discussion. was agreed TO. The same
] tcopclusien was arrived at in regard TO unl'
Eform nat. So the Orderein the future will ad
h,ere 10 the plain ciiizan dress and regaia foi
Bsh occasions u ben they appear in pubic.
LEAVES OF ABSENCE.