Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-02
THE AMERICUS CLUB.

Further Action Towards Their Own Home
Resolutions Applnuding Speaker Reed
Changes in the Constitution and Addi.
tIonaI Observation-Disclosures Next Month
AT the Americus Republican Clubs
regular meeting last night, 45 new member;
were elected. Among them was General
John A. Wiley. Thirty petitions for mem
bership were presented. They came from
Pittsburg, Allegheny, Washington, Nc
Keesport, New Bethlehem, Logansport
Beaver Falls, Grafton, Meadville, Freepor
and Bradford.
The Executive Committee reported hav
ing organized by electing b. D. W. En-
glish Chairman and John D. Littell Secre.
tary. The Auditing Committee had exam.
ined the books of the Treasurer and Finan-
cial Secretary and found S., ,040 20 on hand
Of which 81, 100 is in the sinking fund. The
committee recommended that the fourth an
nual dinner in honor of the memory of Gen.
eral Grant be held on Saturday. April &C.
as General Grants birthday falls on Sun
day. The date was approved.
The Secretary was directed to enter on the
records a minute on the death of Mr.. B. W.
Vandegrift.
A. G. Roenigk, from the Club House
Committee, presented report, in which he
said:
proximately $50, 000 located on some prominent
street, and to build i've or six story stone
front club house. with first floor arranged for
rental as store room, to cost,:including fur
nishment, say $4,000 more, or total of 500 600.
OF this amount $50, 900 to be borrowed on first
mortgage at 5 per cent for i've years, and the
balance to be raised on second mortgage bonds
bearing per cent interest by the members Of
the club. We havespTomises from three archi-
tects of plans, without details, at a nominal
cost, but 1t is impossible to present the same at
this time. Your committee respectfully asks
for authority to proceed upon the plan here
set forth.
The report was received and the committee
instructed to proceed on the plan proposed.
W. II. Reed presented the following:
Resolved, That we view with regret the
revolutionary action of minority of the House
of Representatives. whose apparent and
legislation, and we feel assured that they have
neither the sympathy nor respect of the Amer
lean people instheir reasonable course. Inas-
much as these same tactics, which resulted in
a bloody civil war; were employed by men of
the same school of politics in 1860 we are satis-
fed that the experience of the past is the safe
guard for the future.
Resolved, That the thanks of this club are
due and are hereby rendered the Hon. Thomas
B. Reed for his patriotic fidelity to duty,
which, together with his splendid equipment
for the position he occupies have enabled bin
to control. in a constitutional and parliament
ary manner, the disorderly and unpatriotic
element of the Fifty.frst Congress.
The resolutions were adopted and ordered
to be sent to Speaker Reed.
The new constitution and bylaws were
taken up, and, after long debate, adopted
finally at II o'clock. A number of changes,
were made, but none of very great import
ance. The Board of Trustees will hereafter
have II elected and nine ex-oficio members;
there will be a membership committee of
eight members, and an additional captain,
first and second lieutenants. The elections
will be held in January, the nominations in
the month preceding, and the Financial
Secretary is made the supervisor of elections.
Three votes reject an application before
the Membership Committee and five black
balls reject in the club. The salaries of the
officials are: One hundred and fifty dollars
for the Recording Secretary, $50 for the
Secretary of the Board of Trustees, and 10
per cent on the collection for the Financial
Secretary. The admission fee was fixed at
$25, and the dues at Sc per year. The addi-
tional officers are eight persons on the
Membership Committee, one Chaplain, one
First and one Second Lieutenant. Candi-
dates for these Offices will be nominated at
the March meeting and elected at the April
meeting.