The advocate., 1890-12-31

committee the work done by IL, and we will
hold 10 accountable for whatever OF d0f8c-
tiveness In efficiency and accuracy that may
DO dotected In said work. We further
recommend that II Brother J. n. TlllmAn
feels disposed 90 carry on thostahiatical work
30 admirably conceived by him privately
and without cost DO the order, we urge tho
members OF tho order everywhere 20 give
him all the assistance Ia their power.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Meeting called TO order At $3.50 p. m,
with Vice President Clover In the chair
Report Of committee on insurance read
and deferred for further action.
B. r. Rodgers, chairman, reported.
Your committee on excursion respectfully
report that through the oourteses OF the
several Florida railroad lines, an excursion
free TO all delegates and visitors 10 the Ma
tiOnal Alliance will leave s. y. and y. q.
depot, at Ocala, on Monday morning al
o'clock, 10 Phosphate Mines, Homasassa,
and return TO Ocala the afternoon Of tho
same day. Tuesday, 40 Z o'clock, leave Ocala
at Florida Southern depot for Leesburg,
BroOksville, Pomberton, and other points
along said road 30 Macon, thence down tho
noted TarpOn route, stopping at different
points among the orange fields, TO 50.
Petersburg, thence 10 Tampa, and from
there over the South Florida railroad stop
ping at noted points along the line in
Guiding the famous 50. Cloud sugar farm
and thence 20 Sanford, stopping az several
points of interest, and thence by steamer
up the beautiful Indian river, stopping 40
different points among tho groves and gar
dOns; thence 20 Doland thence 10 so. Angus
tine, stopping at different points OF interest,
and thence 20 Jacksonville on Saturday
afternoon, December 13. Your committee
would respectfully recommend that a vote
OF thanks be rendered the several railroad
lines for uniform Courtesies extended this
body.
Committee on constitution and bylaws
respectfully reported:
That II has only one-half day TO examine
the great number OF resolutions referred 90
IL. That IL returns each resolution with los
recommendation on the back of IL, and
makes tho following recommendation In
regard TO changes In your constitution and
statutory laws;
Moved by Mr. Livingston that this
house concur in the reports Of the COM
mittee on resolutions that "do not pass"
Carried.
Report of special committee on com
munlcatlon OF State Business AssoCia-
tlon:
Your committee TO whom was referred the
petition Of the State Business Agents Asso-
citation respectfully recommend that an ar
ticle TO the constitution be adopted as fol-
lows:
Article ---, section /. There shall be a
standing committee, consisting Of the state
business agents from the states composing
the National Farmers Alliance and Indus
trial Union, provided that each state OK
change or state alliance shall defray the OK
penses of said agent.
Adopted.
Amendment to the constitution:
Delegates from majority of the states
organized shall constitute a quorum Of the
supreme council.
Adopted.
Amendment to article a, section -----:
The last clause shall read, "president, vice
president, lecturer and secretary, who shall
also be treasurer"
Adopted.
CAmendment to statutory laws:
Whereas, one of the chief objects Of the
National Farmers Alliance and Industrial
Union Is 10 secure reforms through national
Legislation; and, whereas, the interest Of the
different sections, states and localities
should receive equal recognition by our or
der;
Therefore, be IL enacted by the national
supreme council, that within sixty days OF
the adjournment of the supreme council a
meeting Of all presidents of states compos-
ing the supreme council, together with the
national president, who shall be ex-officio
chairman, and shall be held at such time
and place as may be designated by the ma
ional president, and the meeting thus con-
stituted shall be known as the national leg
islative council Of the National Banners