St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-21
TERRY TAKES A TRICK
PoWderly's Scheme for Man
aging the X. Of L. Is
Adopted.
There Was Some Loud Talk
ing. But the Boss Got
There.
Barry Rings the Changes on
the Personal PrOnoun in
a Manifesto.
He Villifies the Leaders and
Insults the Fplvates Who.
Bounced Him.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Nov. 20.-ln the
general assembly of the Knights OF La
Dor to-day the committee on laws sub
mitted a partial report recommending
that section Is of article of the con-
stitution be so changed as TO provide
for the following officers: General
master workman, general worthy fofe-
man, general director OF woman's WORK,
general executive board OF five, lnclud-
ing the general master workman, IN
stead of seven as now; general cooper
alive board of three. including the gen
eral worthy foreman, instead OF SIX, DIS
at present, and general secretary-treaS-
urer, instead of two separate officers as
now. It was further recommended that
these officers should be nominated
upon the floor OF the general
assembly, and elected by ballot,
q majority of the vote to make
the choice. The term of Office was
fixed at two years, as now. Inc dutieS
of the various officers were Speclhcaiiy
named in the report, those OF the gem
eral master workman including his act,
ing as eX officio chairman OF the general
executive board. The general worthy
foreman is provided with the chairman
ship eX of4icio Of the general co-opera-
tive board. In selecting general eX-
ecutive board the general master work
man is to submit to the general assem-
bIy the names of eight knights eligible
to the position, from which the assem-
bly is TO choose four members or the
board. The general cooperative board.
it is provided in the report, shall be COM
posed of three knights, taken from
list of four to be submitted by the
general worthy foreman. Ali the
changes, except that relating to a COB
solidation Of the offices of the general
secretary and treasurer, were strongly
opposed. The friends OF Powderly,
however. urged that general master
workman could not accomplish the re-
suits desired unless he could nave men
about him who are in
HARMONY WITH HIS VIEWS.
Charles II. Litchman favored the
amendments, and George A. Schilling
led the opposition. but the committees
report was adopted by vote of % to
54 without change. At the afternoon
session a resolution from the COM
mittee of laws embodying the suggestion
of Powderly that the time of the
annual meeting be changed so as not
to come directly before or directly after
elections. was reported on adversely,
and the report was approved. The com
mittee also recommended that article
% of the constitution be amended so as
to permit the general master workman
to ill by appointment all vacancies oc.
curing in t general executive board;
that the general secretary treasurer be
required to submit weekly instead of
daily financial statements; that any
member of the general executive board
may audit the accounts of the gem
eral secretary. treasurer, instead or
the general master workman to
do the work, as now; the secretary
treasurer shall furnish quarterly Item
lied accounts of the financial condition
of the order, and that he shall send out
quarterly list of local assemblies and
their standing in the order; that the
seat of any general officer may he de-
clared vacant by a majority OF the gen
eral assembly; that the condemnation
of the provisional committee 10y General
Master Workman Powderly be in
dorsed. The report as to all these mat
tiers, together with several others OF
minor importance regarding the gov
eminent of the order. we're concurred in
by the assembly. AS its concluding
work of the day the assembly approved
every decision made by General Master
Workman Powderly during the last year.