Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-04-26

s1' Bs tho hot. " 1Ls~Der,11' ,1'' ''s'iss: iss:
to April 20, .o.-, ). "
this amount New York w. .ribute'
$19,892, Massachusetts $15,72l
Pennsylvania &c, ,384, Connecticut SC.
BOG, Illinois 1 1903, New Jersey 81, GIG
Iowa 81, 1854; Rhode Island, 81, 400; do
nations, etc., amounted to "a, 1872 ant
dollar subscriptions to $1,000 The
expenses Of the year wore 81, 466 and
the amount RENTED to Ireland wal
S66 657; balance on hand this date,
$4,9l5.
The report was received with much
applause.
Explanation was asked why the
lecture expenses of Davitt, Rsdman
and Parnell were paid by the league.
The secretary stated those gentlemen
had given all the receipts Of their
lectures to the lesgue fund aud the
central council thought 1t only proper
that their expenses be paid.
Father Walsh, general treasurer of
the league, also explained why the
lecture expenses of Parnell, DAvitt
and Redman were paid. He did not
deign to answer the letter from an
alleged Irishman, who demanded why
he dared to pay the funeral expenses
on who should be dear to every Irish
man.
Means, of New York, demanded
the name of the Irish scoundrel.
Giles of Boycott him." 'No, no, "
arose.
Father Walsh then read his re-.
port. The report shows o balance on
hand, January 8, 1883, of $12, ,714;
received from branches and from Jan.
usry 8 to April 8, So 932; balance on
hand April 8, So 692; remitted to
Ireland for Land League purposes to
date, $50, ,102; for Irish relief fund,
1923 652; balance on hand now, $4,.
915. He also made statement In
regard to certain moneys sent him
for Widow Walsh, the Irish mother,
one of whose sons had been hanged
and the other sentenced to penal ser.
vituds for life. He said every Irish.
man believed these boys guiltless,
and, what Is more, while their own
noble mother knew them to be limo.
cent and even knew the guilty par ties !;
she was too patriotic to turn Inform.
or, a. ''some ignoble williams"
were doing. he took counsel
from Psrnell about the mat.
ter, and remittedi for her benefit
1916. Having read as part of his re-
port rather sensational letter from
an Irish bishop (Duggan, of Clonfert), +,
who denounced England's policy of
turning arabic Irish land into pasture
land as pagan" and "demented, !"
Father Walsch closed his report,
which was referred to the auditing
committee. All resolutions were or
dered referred, without reading, to
the committee on resolutions. The
auditing committee appointed is com.
posed of Rev. DR.. Riley, of Michigan;
Thos. FL. Doherty, of Massachusetts; |;
and DR.. j. w. Casey, of New York
The Illinois delegation failed to have
read report of certain moneys they
raised.
Burns (Ohio) moved that cne dele
gate from each state constitute q
committee to prepare q plan to merge
with the National Irish League, to
meet In convention tomorrow.
He said that the word Gland" was
peculiarly dear to 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. methods to this end.
O'Brien IN. Y. eloquently seconded
the motion by eulogizlng the land
league, but declaring that the time
has come to adopt the Dublin national
platform without adding or removing
a plank, and so to follow wherever
the men of Ireland lead.
The motion that each state and ter.
rltory select Its own committee men
was carried and recess was taken for
the purpose.
On reconvening the committee was
announced "a follows: Arizona, Jas.
Rsdpsth; Connecticut, Jas. Reynolds;
Georgia, Col. j. r.. Armstrong; I'LL
nois, Rev. Morris Domey; Indiana,
Jas. 81. Allen; Iowa. M. V. Cannon;
Kentucky, Mathew O'Doherty; Louis.
lana, T Marony; Maryland, Col. E.
T. Joyce; Michigan, Rev. DR.. Ohas.
O'Rei'ly; Minnesota, @. M. Macarthur;
Missouri, T. O'Rsilly: Msssac husetts;
Rev. Father Conally; Maine, John
A. Gallagher; New Hampshire, VIM.
Ii. German; New Jersey, John II.
Sandersor; New York, D. g. Feely;
Nebraska, John Fitzgerald; Ohio,
Maj Johu Bvrne; Pennsylvania, Rsv.
Thos Barrys; Vermont, VIM Null
Ian: Rhode Island, Col. FL. O'Reilly;
S ,uth Carolina, M. M. Kennedy !;
Virginia, Patrick McGovern; Wiscon-
sin, Jas. G.. Donnelly; Distrlct of
Columbia, Arthur Rooney.
All matters concerning the reor.
ganiz alton of the league and all reso-
lutions we're ordered referred to this
committee.
Recess till nine.
Upon re.assembling President
Mooney stated business must be closed
this evening.
On motion of Father NICK emma,
Mass the report of Col. Collins,
Mass, of the COMMITTEES appointed
to walt on President Arthur at the
convention to inquire Int, the conduct
of Minister Lowell, was accepted.
COL Collins sa,d, on account of the
pending diplomatic negotiations Ar
thur could not give an answer, but
when the time came for action he
(presidenD would bs found on the
right side.