St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-27

them to continue their trip that far.
The Western Union line and the American
Express company also rendered their serv-
ices. The remainder of the morning ses-
sion was devoted to making up roll OF the
delegates, and at II o'clock recess Of two
hours was taken.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
In the afternoon the place for the next
meeting was discussed and Mauch Chunk
and Philadelphia were named A ballot
showed large majority in favor OF the la t
ter city, which was accordingly designated.
AS the election of officers takes place next
year, the meeting must be held in Pennsyl-
wanna, the association being Incorporated
under the laws of that state.
Considerable time was taken up in the
discussion of the case OF S. b. K. Sher-
wood, deceased, there having been some
litigation over the payment of the policy
The matter had been in the hands OF the
board of directors and by it referred to the
convention.
The main question was ordered by large
vote and the matter was referred back to
the board of directors with instructions TO
settle the matter themselves. After it was
settled there was still great deal OF talk,
several members explaining that their votes
were dictated by consistency.
CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGES.
F. P. Van Clief, chairman of the COM
mittee on constitution, reported several
changes in the bylaws and constitution,
being generally ON the time for the pay
ment of assessments. The principal change
was to make assessments payable IN sixty
days instead of ninety, which was LAID over
until the next meeting, under the bylaws,
no previous notice of it having been given
Another proposed change was to par OUT
any conductor over the age OF
so years, by inStructing the secretary 10
refuse applications from such. rms
provoked a warm discussion. 1t was held
by several that this contemplated really an
amendment to the constitution, and as such
must lie over one year. However, IL was
put to the house and rejected by large
majority. A further change proposed was
to strike out s'legal representatives" and
insert s.next of kim in disposing of bene-
fits, which was unanimously adopted.
NEW BUSINESS.
An invitation was received and acknowl-
edged from the Y. NJ. C. A. to visit It's
central rooms.
Secretary Lackey gave notice of changes
in the constitution and bylaws to be SUD-
Requiring each member, when there is no
death in anymonth, to pay 81 for the reserve
fund, making annual dues So, payable
within thirty days from July 1; author
izing a special assessment of So for the re-
serve fund.- the fund, however, to be
limited to $1,000.
THE, NIGHT SESSION
was short and sweet, all business having
a4,1 rn11
tiers in which the general public is not in
terested. The conductors were highly de-
sirous of suitably expressing their appre-
citation of tie courtesies extended them by
the people of Minneapolis, but, as one of
them expressed it, there was $50 much to
thank them for, they didn't know where to
Begin" Finally a committee was appointed
to take the matter in charge and draft suit
able resolutions at their leisure. The con-
vention then adjourned to meet next year
in Philadelphia.
THE TICKET TAKERS ROLL.
The following is an alphabetical list by
roads of the delegates now in the city. The
name of Col. John T. West is added, OF
rather prefxed, but his railroad" is
omitted:
Col. J. T. West.
Baltimore & Ohio, T. w. Shipley.
Bells Gap, j. f. Bick.
Burlington, Cedar Rapids s. Northern, W.
P. Daniels, J. P. Forest.
Brunswick & Western, W. S. Bull, E. H.
Smith.
Boston & Albany, 7. H. Cook.
Cincinnati, Richmond s. Fort Wayne, T. ].
Nixon.
Cincinnati, Hamilton s. Dayton, E. o.
Thomas.
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, S. B. Childs.
Huntington division, Chesapeake q Ohio,
G.. II. BarSe, w. G. Davis, G. r. Ashton.
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul, ]. e. Hen
Messy, c. S. JONES' W. II. Egbert, o. F. Will
lis, G. L. Caldwell.
Cincinnati, Indianapolis, st. Louis Chi
cago, ]. F. Conant,
Chicago s. Northwestern, Frank Champlin,
G. W. Warren, Thomas Mccoy, S. G. Nesting.
Chicago & Eastern Illinois, George Burt.
Chicago, st. Louis & Pittsburg, Jerome De-
vers.
Cincinnati, Washington Baltimore, A. G.
ridden.
Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati s. Indian
apOlis J. J. O'Neill.
Central of Georgia, W. s. welch, D. NJ. GU
gel.
Delaware, Lackawanna s. Western, ]. B.
George.
Illinois Central, W. ]. Morgan, c. c. Davis,
Charles E. Hurd.
Kentucky Central, J. L. Winston.
Lake Shore s. Michigan Southern, G. Fl.
Wilsey, Fl. c. Clement, A. n. Aldrich, HI.
Chittenden, G. W. johnson, George Mogford.
Louisville, New Albany Chicago, J. A.
Rodgers, Bobert Gibson, NJ. r, Frazee.
Louisville, Evansville s. ST. Louis, J. H.
Ross.
Louisville s. Nashville, B. Hoyland, E. S. Dod-
son, ]. S. Robinson,
Minneapolis s. St. Louis, D. T. Thompson,
D. Burleigh.
Missouri Pacific, R. E. Fitzgerald.
Nashville Chattanooga & St. Louis, B. F.
Smith.
New York, Lake Erie g. Western, H. Hurry.
New York, West Shore s. Buffalo, F. P. Van
Cleaf, G. P. Smith.
New York, New Haven & Hartford, F. NJ.
Lockwood.
Norfolk & Western, T. J. Lassiter.
Northern Pacific, M. Brinkerhof.
Northern Central, c. S. Wheaton.
Old Colony, H. c. GOulding.
Ohio s. Mississippi, P. McFerren, NJ. Stilwell.
Philadelphia & Reading, J. I'll. Missimer
Charles McDonOugh, James Kelley.
Pittsburg, Cincinnati & ST. Louis J. J. Hig-
gins, d. A. CrOwell.
Pittsburg. Ft. Wayne g. Chicago, J.. E.
Hanes.
Pennsylvania, Justus Law, R. O'Donnell, J.
N. Climenson, W. ]. Gfieves, F. P. Darlington,
NJ. M. Houston, Charles Stiner, c. r.
Evans S. NJ. Cassel, Charles Parker, A.
Quintin, Peter Young, A. H. Horton, James
Gordon, +. w. Cove, Byron Grigg, W. S.
Hemperly.
Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore,
George P. Ferry, Walter Lackey.
ST. Louis & San Francisco, A. H. Wilson.
ST. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba, L. s.
Hough.
ST. Paul s. Duluth, H. c. Oliver.
Vicksburg & Meridian, ]. A. Harrigan.
Vandalia, N. r. Jones.
Virginia Midland, J. F. Peyton.
Wabash, st. Louis & Pacific, Dudley Water
Gus, William Lane, G. w. Seiwell, c. T. john
son, A. w. Williams, ]. NJ. Corey, ]. R. Blair,
John Sullivan.