The advocate., 1890-12-31

lego Of amending II colleague dissonts;
Michigan, yosj P0nnaylvania, yes, Texas,
yes; Tennessee, yes; Virginia, yes; West
Virginia, yo8i California, yos.
2. That any national Oiio0r or organ
either state or national, that shall not con-
form fully with tho foregoing resolution
shall bo suspended by tho national prosi-
dent; and furthermore we advise our people
not 10 vote for any candidate for place in
our national Congress who does not pledge
himself or themselves TO the 81. Louis plat
form.
3. Resolved, That we demand that thore
shall be q rigid and Just national and state
government control OF tho means OF COM
munication and transportation. And II this
does not cure existing abuses, we demand
that the government own and control said
lines OF communication and transportation.
That a COPY Of these resolutions be fur
nished the President Of tho United States
and the Speaker Of the House OF ROpreson-
tativss and tho press on tho grounds.
Report Of the executive committee
read by the chairman;
BRMrRHN, We, your Executive Board,
hereby submit our annual report aB fOllOWs
The first duty of your board after the ad-
iOurnment of The Supreme Council last year,
was 20 secure bonds from the secretary and
treasurer, and 30 start the officers In the
execution OF their duties In the city of WASH
ingtOn. Tho secretary, Brother Turner,
made bond in the sum Of ten thousand dol
lars, which was approved as good and
deemed sufficient under the rules made by
this board; that the secretary should
promptly every day deposit all money re-
Ceived Ia the Second National Bank, In
Washington, ID. O., which bank received
such money under instructions not DO pay
out any portion Of IL, except on warrants
signed by the secretary, approved by the
president, and bearing the imprint OF the
seal OF tho order. With this careful method
OF handling the funds a bond of ten thou
sand dollars was considered amply sufficient
for the secretary TO give.
The treasurer, Brother Hickman, promptly
made good and sufficient bond, but the
sureties having failed TO make oath az 90
their solvency, 10 was returned TO him for
correction, and owing 10 the satisfactory
working as TO the present Rystem OF keeping
the funds in bank, this board has not in
slated on the bond being made by the treas
urOr. He was ready TO give oil the bond re-
quired, but the money coming In during the
year has not exceeded tho amounts neces-
Bary 90 meet the running expenses, and II
would have been both troublesome and ex-
pensive 20 pay 10 into a treasury In Missouri
when IL was Immediately necessary TO pay II
out again In Washington. For these reasons
the treasurer has not been required TO per-
form tho duties Of his Office, but the Su-
preme Council at its last session voted 30
that officer a salary of $500 per year. He
has presented no claim for the salary aud
performed none OF the duties. Your board
desires instructions as 10 whether the salary
shall bo allowed him or not
The gross amount OF salaries voted by the
last Supreme Council TO Che officers Of the
Order aggregated $4,000. The expenditure
for delegates 10 the Sc. Louis meeting has
amounted TO S2,687.94. The sum Of one
thousand dollars was voted TO the officers Of
the previous year and Che pfesident-eleOt
was allowed 5000 for a stenOgrapher and
Office and travelling expenses. The secretary
was allowed Office expenses, the lecturer
travelling expenses; tho members Of the
Executive Board, travelling expenses, and
the national crop statistiOian printing and
postage expenses. All these obligations we're
incurred by the Supreme Council, and no
provision was made for funds with which
TO discharge them as they became due. In
this emergency the chairman Of the ExeGu-
tive Board applied Co tho president for a
ruling as 10 whether the per capita dues