The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-01-15
;, SATURDAY MORNING. JANUARY IS. Is
THE STATE GRANGE.
FOURTH DAY.

| The Grange met at 10 o'clock, and after
| the receRtion and reference of Sundry reso.
| 1utions proceeded with the order OF the day,
which was the consideration Of the report
OF the Committee on Constitutional Amend.
meDts.
Article three of the Constitution was
stricken out and the following Inserted;
"Sec.ion /. Masters of subordinate oranges
and their wives who are matroDs, and past
| masters and their wives who are matrons,
are entitled to membership and to hold
Office in the State Grange, but only those
acting masters and their wives who are ma
irons, chosen as representatives, shall consti-
tute the voting members Of the State Grange.
"Section 2. Representation In the State
Grange shall be apportioDed upon the basis
of one representative to every five suberdi-
nate oranges, and an additional one for frac-
tons of three and over in each county. in the
State; provided that any county containing
one and less than five subordinate oranges
shall be entitled TO one representative. Rep.
resentatves shall be chosen by the masters
and past masters of the subordinate oranges,
and their wives who are matrons, on the first
Monday in February of each year, who shall
meet in council for that purpose at the court
house Of their respective counties unless
some otherplace be chosen with the approval
of the master Of the State Grarge. The
certificates of the delegates. elect shall be
signed by the master of the council and at.
tested by the secretary, aud list of their
names forwarded promptly BY the latter to
the secretary Of the State Grange.
"Section 8. The secretary of each subor.
dinate grange shall, as soon as elections are
held in December of each year, furnish
certificate to the master-elect and to his wife
II she is matroD, With the seal of the.
grange attached, and state thereon the time
to which the dues of his grunge have been
paid to the State Grange.
Section 4. No subordinate grange shall
be entitled to representation in the State
| Grange whose dues are unpaid for more
| than two quarters"
The Grange then went into the considera-
| tion of the formation Of Pomona or district
oranges; pending which recess was taken
at $3.50 to Il O'Clock.
NIGHT SESSION.
Up to this session of the day very much
| time had been consumed In the discussion of
| the formation of Pomona or district oranges.
This is considered an important feature of
the machinery of the order, and consequently
excited good deal Of interest amongst the
| members.
In consequence of the time thus spent It
| was seen that unless restrictions were placed
upon debate many matters Of great import
| anee, and indispensable to the order, would
! have to be buried through.
| Without completing arrangements for the
| government and management OF Pomo na
| oranges the whole subject was committed to
| the Executive Committee for action thereon.
A resolution was passed ordering the pay
nent to each member Of the Grange his eX.
! Denses while in attendance on this session OF
| the Grange.
The newly.elected officers were installed
by retiring Worthy Master j. W. White
aud retiring Lecturer j. w. Morton and DIR.
H. P. Lacy, assistants
The beautiful installation ceremony hay.
| ing been gone through with, the retiring
master greeted the master.elect with words
of welcome and coDgratulatioD, and at the
same time urged upon the members of The
body a most hearty cooperation With and
earnest support of the neWly'elected worthy
master.
Worthy Master Blanton on taking the chaiI
stated to the Grange that inasmuch IS he
was very much indisposed from severe
sorethroat be could not express himself as
be wished, but would promise the Grange
that they should know him hereafter by his
works.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That q committee be appointed
| to petition the General Assembly to retain
public weighers and samplers for leaf tobacco
sold publicly by samples drawn from priced
packages, aud the appointment of these pub.
| lie Weighers and samplers by the Governor,
and asking that the Legislature fix the price
for warehousemen at seven cents per one
hundred pounds on the farmer and six cents
Der one hundred pounds on the buyer.
The report of the Finance Committee,
which was presented, showed the financial
affairs of the order to have been managed
most excelleDtly and that after all the expenses
Of the Grange had been met there still re-
mained on hand In the treasury large
amount of funds.
The Grange at 1:40 adjourned to meet at
10 O'CLOCK this morning.
SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS, FRIDAY.-