The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-12-03
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PATRONS OF HUsBAnpRY.
Third Days Session of the National
Grange Resolutions, &c.--Re.
port of the secretary-.0bit.
uary-- Salaries -Rou-
tine Business.

The Grange was called TO order at
9:3O A. M.-Mr. Woodman, of Mich
ligan, overseer, in the chair. the Mas
ter being still detained from his seat
by sickness.
The following Committee on dor
inant oranges was appointed /:
Messrs. Lipscomb, Kelly, Ware, and
Sims.
Various changes were made in the
standing committees.
Under o call of States many reso-
hitions, communications, &c, were
presented and referred to appropri-
ate committees.
Mr.. Chase, from the Committee on
Constitution and Bylaws, reported
adversely to the petition from Mary
iahd state Grange TO strike out the
word minimum" in the constitu-
ton, making the price of admission
absolute instead Of discretionary
with the Grange. The Grange unan-
lmously concurred i'm the report.
They also reported adversely to the
change of membership in the State
Grange by giving two delegates to
each subordinate grange-one the
Master, the other his wife, if he is
married and she a member; if not
some matron in the Grange. After a
good deal of discussion the matter
was rccommitted to the committe,
with instructions TO prepare an
amendment to the constitution in ac-
cordance with the prayer of the Pc
titioners.
The committee also reported bill
allowing oil subordinate Oranges to
Tx the monthly dues of their men,
beers. As this would have been the
effect of amending the constitution,
it required u two-thirds vote to adopt
II. Upon n vote there was a large
majority opposed to it, and it was
rejected.
sECRETARy's REPORT.
The Executive Committee present.
ed the report of the secretary. From
II we learn that there were sixty-nine
new Oranges formed during the year
ending the 30th of September, 1873.
The remainder of the report relates
mainly to the finances; which, as it
all passed through the hands of the
treasurer and was reported by him
and published by us on Thursday,
we now omit.
The resignation of O. II. Kelley,
presented and laid ON the table until
to-day, was taken up and accepted.
Mr.. Kelley was one of the found
ers of the order, and has always been
its constant advocate and supporter.
lie has ever since its organization
filled the Office of Secretary, and re-
signs because of the claims of his
private business.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Grange was called to order at
2:G0 O'Clock.
The deaths of Thomas Rowland
Allen, Past Master of the Missouri
State Grange, and Mrs. Maxwell,
wife of Past Master Maxwell, of
Tennessee, were announced, and
committee appointed TO prepare suit
able resolutions.
DIR. BlantOn read a telegram from
Colonel Lamb. stating that he had
arranged for the Grange to go to
Norfolk on Tuesday night next, spend
Wednesday with Churchland Grange
and return to Richmond that night.
The action of Thursday fixing next
Thursday for the visit was reconsid-
cred, and the arrangement as prepar-
ed by Colonel Lamb acquiesced in.
The salary of the secretary for the
next year was fixed at $500, with
800 for Office rent and necessary
travelling expenses.
The Grange then took up the spec
ial order, being the election of sec
rotary TO fill the vacancy occasioned
by the resignation of Mr.. o. II. KEEL
ley. II is the custom of this body not
10 allow nominations to be made, but
each member votes for whom he or
she may prefer. The ballot-boY is
placed ON the secretary's desk. and
The roll of States called, the dele
gates from each coming forward and
depositing their ballots. On the first
ballot there was no choice, and
second vote ordered, with the same
result. A third was ordered, at
which Mr.. William NJ. Ireland. of
Washington City, was elected. The
new secretary was then duly installed
in his Office.
Very great labor has been imposed
Oh the several committees by reason
of the large number of resolutions.
Nc, referred TO them, of which there
were a large number so referred at
this session. Amongst these was one
regarding quarantine, and number
of others asking for changes in con-
stitution and bylaws. Under this
head DIR. Blanton, of this State, of
fered resolutions asking for an ap-
peal TO Congress, asking for a reduc-
ton of the present unjust and oncr-
GUS tax on tobacco.
The question of GLOW can the
Grange be made more useful 7" was
made the special order for this morn
ing. Very much routine business
was done, and the Grange will he
ready for its regular and steady work
tomorrow.