Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-17
THEIR FIRST DEFEAT.
The Pittsburg Contingent Loses Its
Hot Fight Against the
JUNIOR ORDER ADMINISTRATION.
Congress to Be Petitioned for Stricter I'm
migration Laws.
MINOR NEWS FROM THE THREE STATES
rsrrc1AL rELEGRAMs TO THE DISPATCH

rsrrCIAL TELEGRAMs TO THE DrsPArcHI
UNIoNTowN, Sept. 16.-The heated con
troyersy over the representatives to the
National Council of the Jr. o. q. A. NJ
expected in the State Council cropped out
this afternoon. At the last. session of the
State Council the representatives to the
National Council were instructed to hav.
introduced an amendment in the National
Council depriving Past State Councillors O
voice and vote in their respective State
Councils A resolution was introduced to.
day, asking those representatives to resign,
on the grounds that they did not carry out
their instructions properly.
A lively debate on this resolution con-
sumed almost the entire afternoon. Ques-
tionS of law and points of order were raised
almost without number with a view to
keeping the resolutions from getting before
the body but the State Councillor, being
one OF the State officers against whom the
action was indirectly aimed, permitted
them to be considered, in spite of an appeal
that under the law they were irregular.
The instigators of the present move are
representatives from Pittsburg, Allegheny
and portions of the Beaver Valley, and it is
strongly asserted by their opponents that
The chief reason for asking the representa-
tives to resign was to give some of their
number an opportunity to be candidates for
the office
THE AGGRESSORs' FIRST DEFEAT.
When the matter had been thoroughly
discussed in the session to-day an aye and
nay vote was called for, and the measure
was lost by a majority of &c, and those who
had contemplated fight against the present
administration took their first defeat
At the morning session a committee was
appointed TO confer with d. A. Reese. of
Philadelphia, with a view to securing the
patents on the orders regalia for the pur-
pose Of presenting the same to the National
Council. Another committee was apnointed
to recommend some suitable action relating
u the nag episode at Meadville, noted in
IHE DISPATCH about ten dayS ago. 1t is very
probable that the State Council will provide
Tor public demonstration at Meadville for
the purpose of showing the citizens of that
place that the order has been grossly mis-
represented.
The election of officers resulted in the
selection OF Harvey A. Heisler, State Coup-
cilOr; Charles y. Raymond, State Vice Coun-
C-or; John W. Calver, State Treasurer. All
these officers are from the Philadelphia dis
triCJ.
EASTON AGAINST NEW CASTLE
Easton was named as the next place of
meeting, the contest being between that
place and New Castle. Greetings were re-
ceived from the State Council of Massachu- !
setts now in session at Boston. |
resolution was offered requesting Con-
Eress to pass better immigration laws, and |
amend the naturalization laws so as to pro- !
vide that aliens must reside in the country |
ut least ten years before being granted |
naturalization papers.
state Councillor Collins successor Mr.
Helsler, j. a well-1nown contracting stair
builder of Philadelphia. He has been a |
member OF the order for over 90 wears and /
has represented his council in the State BODY |
FOR number OF terms.
Before the close OF the session the follow |
ing resolution was adopted:
"hesOlVed- That a committee of five be an |
pointed to take charge of the work of pre- |
pairing suitable bill to be submitted to the |
next General Assembly of the State of Penn
SNlvanIl, authorizing and requiring the
school directors of each school district TO |
provide for every school house a United /
States flag.
Resolved, Thata copy of these resolutions
ne forwarded to each subordinate council in |
the state; requesting members Of their order
10 use all honorable means to secure the
election to the next General Assembly of |
men favorable TO the passage of such BILL"