The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-26

TO the delegates as the mother of the great
Irish leader,
dispatch purporting to be from the Pope
caused amusement 1t threatened to excom-
municate any Irish Catholic attacking Eng
land during this convention, on the ground
OF England's lberaity to all religions
At 3:15 o'clock the convention resumed
business. The names of the lady delegates,
as announced by the committee on creden-
tials, were loudly cheered; also, the names OF
John Dewey and Redpath. Secretary Hynes
read his general statement OF what the
league had accomplished during the year,
and it was received with much applause.
An explanation was asked why the lecture
expenses of Davitt, Redman and Parnell were
paid by the league. 1t was stated by the Sec
retary that those gentlemen had given all the
receipts of their lectures to the league funds,
and the central council thought it only
proper that their expenses should be paid.
Father Walsh, general treasurer of the
league, also explained why the lecture ex-
penses of Parnell, Davitt and Redman were
paid He did not deign to answer letter
from an alleged Irishman who demanded
how he dared to pay the funeral expenses of
one who should be dear to every Irishman.
Meanp, of New York, demanded the name
OF the 'un-Irish sconudrel" and cries of
Boycott himp mo, no." arose.
OFFICIAL REPORTS.
Father Walsh then read his report. He
also made a statement in regard to certain
sum sent him for Widow Walsh, an Irish
mother, one of whose sons had been hanged
and the other sentenced to penal servitude
for life. He said every Irishman believed
these boys guiltless, and what is more, while
their own noble mother knew them to be in
nocent and knew the guilty parties she was
too patriotic to turn informer, as "some
igpoble villains were doing. He took coun-
sci from Parnell about the matter, and re-
mtted for her benefit 1916. Having
read, as part of his report
rather sensational letter from
the Irish Bishop Duggan, of Clonfert, who
denounced England's policy of turning ara
bic Irish land into pasture land as pagan and
demented, Father Walsh closed his report
which was referred to the auditing COM
nittee.
The treasurer's report shows a balance on
hand Jan. 8, 1888, of $12, ia; received from
branches from Jan. 8 TO April 8, IS, 932; bal
ance on hand April 8, S., ,692; remitted to Ire
land for Land-league purposes to date, $780,
1902 for Irish relief fund, 1913, ,652; balance on
hand now, $4,915.
The report of the secretary shows that dur
ing the year eighty-three new branches re-
ported to the central office; now on
the national roll, $50 branches, of
fetal knowledge, and 2S9 not known Off
cially. OF the 900 branches, New York has
1Ss Massachusetts 40, Connecticut 40, Penn
sylvania Al Iowa 23 New Jersey 10. Ohio IA,
Missouri, Michigan and Rhode Island 13
each, Illinois IL, and New Hampshire 10.
The total amount of money received by the
secretary from April II, 1882, to April %,
1888, was $7903S. Of this amount New York
contributed $40, ,S92; Massachusetts,, $15721;
Pennsylvania, $6,3S4; Connecticut, $6,306;
Illinois, 81 ,263; New Jersey, 1916 Iowa,
81 ,354; Rhode Island, 81, ,499 Donations, ETC.,
2na1s1ni ed IN a. 100, eraa dollar subscriptions
-tnl$6.0o4. The expenses or tire ycaI uero
~. .466 and the amount remitted to Ireland,
500, ,657; balance on hand at this date, $4, 915.
All resolutions were ordered to be referred
without reading to the committee on resolu-
tions.
Mr.. Burn, of Ohio, moved that one dele
gate from each State constitute a committee
to prepare plan to merge with the National
Irish League, to meet in convention to-
morrow. He said the word "land' was pc
cuiarly dear to the Ohio men, but he wanted
to be in harmony with the Irish National
League, and hoped the chair would appoint
a committee to consider the best
means to this end. Mr.. OByrne, of
New York, seconded the motion, eulogizing
the Land League, but declaring the time has
come to adopt the Dublin national platform.
Scully, of New York, made an earnest pro-
test against disbanding the Land League.
Doherty, of Massachusetts,, declared that
Massachusetts did not believe the time had
come for the dissolution of the Land League
Burke of Boston, said if the principles of
other Irish societies which will meet with
principles then the Land League can meet
again after the national convention ad-
journed. He moved that this convention
adjourn till noon Friday.
Father Conalty, of Massachusetts,, favored
a committee of one man from each State and
Territory
The motion that each State and Territory
select its own committeeman was carried,
and a recess taken for that purpose.
Reconvening, the committee was an
nounced, as follows: Arizona Jas. Redpath;
Connecticut, JAS Reynolds; Georgia, Colonel
]. F. Armstrong Illinois, Rev. Morris Dor
ney; Indiana, Jos. H. Allen; Iowa. NJ. V.
Cannon; Kentucky, Matthew O'Doherty;
Lousiana t. Marony; Maryland, Colonel
O'Reilly; Minnesota, c. NJ. Macarthur, Mis-
souri,, DR., Thomas O'Reilly; Massachusetts,
Rev. Father Conaly; Maine, John A. Gala
CHER; New Hampshire, VIM. II. German;
New Jersey, John H. Sanderson; New York,
d. 9. Feely; Nebraska, John Fitzgerald; Ohio,
Major John Byrne; Pennsylvania, Rev. Thos.
Berry; Vermont, VIM. Mulan; Rhode Island,
Colonel F. L. O'Reilly; South Carolina NJ. NJ.
Kennedy; Virginia, Patrick McGovern; Wis
consin Joseph G. Donnelly; District of Co
lumbia, Arthur Rooney. All matters con-
cerning the reorganization of the league and
all resolutions, were ordered referred to this
committee. Recess till o'clock.
O'Donovan Rosa was present during the
morning for while. He was seated at the
reporters table. having been admitted as a
representative OF his paper. He was very
0uiet and took notes occasionally.
THE NIGHT SESSION.
Proposal to Censure President Arthur