The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-08-07
I. O. R. NJ.
Proceedings of Yesterdays Great
Council Session.
Names Of officers Elected for the Current
Year-Appeal Cases Decided-A Thsatsr
Party in the Evening.

The Great Council of the Improved Order
Of Red Men assembled at 10 o'clock yester-
day morning in second days meeting,
George ii. Buck, Great Sachem. presiding
and quorum of representatives present.
The council fire was rekindled with sing
ing the opening ode and prayer by the
Great Prophet. The roll of great chiefs
and representatives was then called
and the absentees noted and the journal of
proceed ings of Tuesdays sun was read and
approved.
The Committee on Credentials reported
nine new representatives and Past Sachems.
| who were duly instructed and obligated in
| the Past Sachem and Great Council degree.
The time having arrived for the nomina-
| tion and election of great chiefs for the cur
| rent year, the following were elected:
| George Fl. Buck OF Metam0ra Tribe, No. "a.
| Redwood City. Great Prophet; j. T. Counts OF
| Costumes Tribe, No. IA, Sacramento. Great
| Saehem; Fred Brandt of Sctoyome Tribe, No.
| ~, San Francisco, Great Senior Sycamore;
| George w. LOWE OF Metamora Tribe. No. "a,
| Redwood City. Great Junior Sycamore; Joseph
| w. Maher Of Manzanita Tribe. No. 4, San Fran
cisco, Great Chief OF Records; Adam Smith, Z.
q. l., OF Manzanta Tribe, No. A, San Francisco,
| Great Keeper OF Wampum (re-elected); George
| II. Buck OF Bletamora Tribe. No. "a, Redwood
| City, and j. e. Smith OF SamOset Tribe, No. %,
Vallejo, Great REPRESENTATIVES to the Great
| Council OF the United States; Davis Louderback
of Mlantonomah Tribe, No. 8, j. p. H. Went.
worth of Foeahontas Tribe. No. IL. and Benja-
| min +. JosSeyn OF SOt0yOme Tribe, No. IL, all
| OF San Francisco, Great Trustees.
The Great Council then took recess until
| o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Great Council reassembled at
| o'clock and resumed business by admitting
a number of new Representatives.
| The Committee on Law and Usage pre-
| tad ~ hat In a oil dara cd
| by the Great Sachem during the year be
| sustained. Adopted.
| A report from the same committee with
| reference to the hall stock owned by the
| Great Council and the right of the Great
Sachem to vote the stock, he not being a
| stakeholder. reported that in the judgment
| of the committee he had that right. The
| report was adopted.
| The Committee on Legislation presented
report recommending the amendment of
| Article XIV, Section /, OF the laws by add
| ing thereto the following:
| brother applying for any of the degrees, who
| shall be rejected cannot renew the application
| therefor for one moon or month after such reiec-
| ton.
| On being put to vote it was adopted.
| A report was read from the same COM
mittee, recommending the amending of
| Article XIII, Section 8. as follows:
| The name of paleiace offered for adoption
into this tribe. with his age, residence and occu-
|
| signed by The paleface, with the names OF two
| persons as references attached, and accompanied
| by the adoption fee and certificate OF health
| signed by reputable physician, II required by
the tribe, which petition shall be referred to a
| committee OF three. who shall make strict inyes-
legation OF his health, character and fitness, and
| report thereon at the next stated council. This
| Intervention Of time shall In no case be dispensed
| with except by dispensaiion.
| On being put to vote it was adopted.
| BURIAL SERVICE WANTED.
| From the same committee recommending
| that the Great Representatives be requested
to urge upon the Great Council of the United
| States the necessity OF preparing torn for
I, burial service without the assistance of a
minister, the service being held at the resi-
dence of the deceased brother. This was
adopted on being put to vote. as were a
number of other reports from the same
committee.
The Committee on Law and Usage pre-
sented report that no brother can be de-
| prived of the U. z. w. who is not three
moons or months in arrears. This was
| adopted.
The Committee on Petitions submitted a
| report recommending that charters be
granted to Pawnee Tribe, No. 81, Alameda;
Mono Tribe, No. Is, Fresno; Nokomis
Council. No. 8, Newcastle, and Ceanotha
Council, No. 8, Grass Valley, Degree of
Pocahontas, which was adopted.
r APPEALS AND GRIEVANCES.
The Committee on Appeals and Griev-
ances presented report in the case of ID.
| W. Davis VS.. Miantonomah Tribe. No. Q,
| Davis having be EN- expelled from the tribe
for conduct unbecomi ng Red Man. The
tribe was sustained and the report of the
| committee was adopted.
The committee also presented report in
| case OF ID. w. Davis vs.. Miantonomah
Tribe. No 9, in the matter of benefits and
again sustaining the tribe in declaring the
brother not entitled to benefits. The report
on being tut to q vote was concuIred in.
| Miscellaneous business was then trans
acted and the Great Council at o'clock
took a recess until 10 o'clock this morning.