, 1877-05-29


then put and carried.
REDUCED REPRESENTATION
TnH MATTER sErrLsp.
d.. Edison thcptmoYcd to postpone The special
order and take up the report Of tho Committee
on the Records Of Cincinnati md tho report Of
tho Judicial Committee.
Elder Wood asked n there was not rcsolu-
tlon before tho house 10 consider the report Of
tho Committee on Representation,
Tho Moderator saiu tho report had been rc-
committed.
Elder Wood said tho Committee was really 10
REPORT Ills object In introducing his rcso1u-
uon was that this report should bc taken up
whcnercr the Committee was ready.
Dr.. Hatfield, OF tho Committee, said the re-
port WINS ready.
Elder Wood moved to reconsider tho order OF
the tlay md hear tho report.
Dr.. Edison insisted on hlt motion to rcconsi1-
or, aud bear the report Of the Committee on
Records, etc.
Tho motion 10 reconsider was put and carried.
DR.. Edison moved to hear tho report OF tho
Committee On the Rccurls OF Cincinnati, etc.
A Commissioner moved to lay thls matter on
the table. Carried.
The Rev. Mr.. Smith rose To question OF
10 rcmunernto tho Rev. M. Hamilton Tor tho
loss he had sustained by being robbed OF $GOG5
on bis way to Chicago. Hc therefore asked the
Moderator 10 authorize him to take up ool-
lection for the puFrosc. Ho haa already taken
tic halves and tho quarters.
The Moderator said tho gentleman would con-
stitutc himself committee u ono 10 raise tho
''iaSsi Eh'ssr Wood moved that tho Committee on
tft11rr In }nSt Strurtpt In rnrntrt
Carried. .
M. VAN DYKE .....,
s Tho commtss were anpr that
th ahonEh ther wa GasSd
r9osM lof aenato % Or HeMtas,om T,s ~ s rssafI @ 10
,n!tiee supposed TINT III Assembly wa divided
t. To maoy a oso ot va" the sets Co%ttee nes Il had
al'ers.l II, q, xlat thqy lad lad sail
ha anc1sd tss Overture M tant s. sa9{ect by
and glsiny tho Frrsbytcr!cs tho right to notn-
wi,o opposed synotlleal representation to have
down. ns an aitcriats % Scrtute I tI,e propo,Ition o
lor r,esbyter!aa scntesen.ati1h a, W,en w. was sap
n"no ~ ~, w ~ rann ~
iiv IL Hrcnti"s, .@u r.. nt h n iho prrsbrtcTi".
~ y n.to ti,,,, ~. ~, ,,,mttto, WV
VI 'aa Dsae '"e,' ',' nuos!..te!s o',n,sa
rn,,,, ,. a.. ,o,,ama. l "1'oA''
The Special Committee 10 whom was referred tbs
various papers md resolution relating to tho snb-
5ses of IN tho ocnerAl Assembly ro.
fpGctLaty tePeI;
sM'i rnai. III, Pc " IT forTs 81 ttovefn,
ss s.am,S III ~ .a l"n. or 49, S',.f a'scetio ~
iiishopl mi Elicfs from each synod in III ioIow.
inu ptoportjou,. Viz, EecIl SYNOD consIettpY Of
not snate iian iftJ utnlstcrs shall seni ono mnS.
ter md ons Elder: on4 zach Synod eon.,stlng Of
more than 1fty mInt'tcrn sha! send two ministers
sn tra Eldots; and In tue ltko proportion fos any
a.'y nnnefs ,, 10 aGy syhoa; anu iaGso aslesntes
.,.pt", ~ ..,nn n, Va s'so commandments ~ lao
Mlshe % ton,n,is.ionsr. shall bo choasn by Tim
Kvnni with DIM rc~arI t0 the rjchfa nj IA press
bytnrios, II the Bgnod scnl tilce Or moro min.
istera Of t,ree OF moro Elders 10 tho
t,eusral ;, A.sombly1 not mo'o than. one.
Third III is C1nIHsaonets, and II u send two a,n.
!.tets aud twn el1c''' not mora ts1an one.hasf OF
IT,, t 9."..ss III ~! s.. sna v ~ ai
s". q IT, 'g y, n,ts,r y p+t.n,fo.iss 19 ~ 49,
sc;, ~ ~ n.ad ~ H ~ nv
Minca and nmnoMnseJ d wSitE az ia A Prsabytorie,