Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-12-05
ORDERS COMBINING.
Many Interesting Changes In
the Constitution.
Arrangements Made for Representation Mt
the Industrial Conference In wash
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united as II the formal resolutions had
been adopted. The arrangement looks
to the disappearance OF the +. NJ. B. A.
before its next national meeting. Last
night and to-day the alliance initiated
into its membership many OF the most
prominent members OF the F. NJ. b. A.
These are TO go back to their homes TO
proselyte among the sub-lodges. The
alliance has agreed to admit sub-lodges
OF the F. NJ. Is. A. into the alliance up
on the payment Of 81 for blanks. 1t Is
expected that before the time for the
next annual meeting OF the +.
NJ. B. A. nearly all the lodges will have
joined the alliance.
The supreme council OF the alliance
this morning endorsed the Knights OF
Labor boycott on the Rochester cloth
ing exchange.
The branch resolution instructing al
lance congressman not to enter the eau
Gus OF either OF the old political parties
finally passed with an amendment in
structing them not to vote for any man
for speaker who does not support the
Ocala platform.
H. B. Duncan OF South Carolina, was
endorsed for appointment to the inter-
state commerce commission, vice Bragg,
deceased, and q committee was appoint
ed to urge uDon President Harrison the
Justice OF appointing representative OF
the agricultural interests on the COM
mission. President Polk, ]. B. Beyer-
" OF Virginia, and Hugh Mitchell OF
Maryland, constitute the committee.
The investigation of the relations OF
the national union and the state agents
association was deferred.
Several changes were made in the
constitution. The first relates TO the
business agents who have heretofore
been members OF the council. BY this
agents are disqualified from member
ship. The reason OF this is that II may
become necessary for the council to sit
in Judgment on the agents, and 1t is not
considered proper that the agents
should be members OF the body that Is
to inquire into their illegal misdoings.
The second permits females to pay
the per capita tax and thus become a
basis for representation, the same US
males.
The third refers to the matter OF ELI
gibilitv for membership. Hitherto per-
sons OF mixed occupations could join
the alliance. This clause was repealed,
and in its place was adopted aprovisi0n
that membership should be restricted
to farmers and farm laborers. An
amendment was proposed to admit city
mechanics. but was coted down.
Another change refers to the matter
OF procuring legislation. Hitherto there
has been national committee OF legis'
lation composed OF the presidents Of the
various alliances. This is abolished
and provision made for the selection oil
q committee of five to act as an advisory
board to the president. The reason for
this is that presidents Of state alliances
are not lawyers, and are not selected
with reference to their legal acquire
ments or knowledge of Legislative de-
mands. and hence In nine cases out oil
ten they are incompetent to meet the
requirements OF the position.
The charges made by McAllister
OF the anti-sub-treasury committee
against DR.. Macune were after o briei
discussion laid on the table.
The committee on resolutions report
ed the following as substitute for the
branch resolution introduced last Thurs
day, and it was adopted:
Realizing that the action OF the
members of the Fifty second congress
who were elected by the aid OF the al
lance constituencies will have an i'm
portant influence upon our beloved or
der, we respectfully request all repre-
sentatives in said congress so stated II
decline to enter into any party caucu:
called to designate candidate for the
office OF speaker unless adherence to the
principles OF the Ocala platform Is made
test OF admission to said caucus"
The committee appointed to confer
with the anti-sub-treasury people made
their report which was adopted. II
reviews the correspondence, and states
"Dr. Yeaman, the spokesman for the
anti.sub-treasuryites, affirmed that the
only object and motive on their part wa
to bring about an understanding OF the
differences, and to present to the su
preme council their objection 70 the
Ocala platform. He was requested Il
proceed, which he did by reading {
lengthy demurrer to our financial anC
railroad plank"
The report then declares that the an
tbs did not comply with just requests
and concludes:
1.-THE refusal OF DR.. Yeaman to join II
public discussion involving his protes
and the Ocala platform settles one fact
that 1t was not the desire OF the anti
sub-treasury men to inform or convincC
this supreme council OF error. You
committee recommend to the brother
hood that for the future no attention b
given or recognition granted 10 anyone
claiming TO be an alliance man while a
the same time afiiliating with the banG
known as the U. S. Hall, ! McAllistel
and Yeaman acknowledgements"
The committee on confederation REQ
i commended confederation with the K. o
L, +. M. B. A. and dozen other or
| ders, and advised the election OF dele
gates to the February assembly OF these
confederated orders. The report wa
adopted, and one delegate from each