Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-03-11
ELIAS CARR,
SAMUEL A. HOUSTON,


Mr. Hall offered the following resolu-
ton:
Resolved, That there be formed an alliance
press bureau of information In the city of
Washington, under the supervision of the
national president, which may collect and
disseminate authorized alliance literature
for the use of the press of the United States
and the information of the brotherhood, and
that Mr.. ii w. Aver, of North Carolina, is
selected as the manager
The resolution was unanimously
adopted.
A resolution was adopted fully exon
Grating Bro. w. S. McAllister, of Mis-
sissippi, from charges that he had dis
closed important alliance secrets to the
Associated press at the late meeting of
the n. +. A. at Ocala, Fla.
The council proceeded to elect a ma
tional legislative committee of three,
as provided in the act of the supreme
council, creating the national legisla-
tive council, and the following were
elected l.. l.. Polk, of North Carolina,
chairman; A. f. Cole, of Michigan; U.
S. Hall, of Missouri.
ORGANIZING LECTURE SYSTEM.
The report of the committee for lee
ture system and legislative councils
was taken up and after some discussion
the following was adopted:
The lecturers of subordinate bodies
of the National Farmers Alliance and
Industrial Union in counties having
county organizations, shall constitute
the county legislative council, of which
the county lecturer shall be ex-officio
chairman
The lecturers of the several counties
composing congressional district shall
constitute the district Legislative coun.
ell, of which the district lecturer shall
be ex-officio chairman
The president of the state alliance
the state executive committee. the state
lecturer (where such officer exists) and
the district lecturer of each of the con-
gressional districts of the state shall
constitute the state Legislative council
of which the state president shall be
ex-officio chairman.
DUTIES OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS
1t shall be the duty OF the state legislative
council to meet at the call OF the state pres :.
ident, and to provide means for the dssem-
ination of alliance literature among the
brotherhood in their respective states and to
promote and advance the demands of the
alliance and the supreme council. 1t shall
prescribe the term of service. the compensa-
ton for the same, and provide for its pay
ment for each of the district lecturers with
In the state 1t shall co operate with the
national legislative council In all measures
and methods for securing sub legislative
reforms as may be indicated in the demands
OF the national body, provided that no state
legislative council shall advocate any
measures which may conflict with the con-
Stitution or laws of the order, or demands of
the S;ate alliance and supreme council
DUTIES OF DISTRICT COUNCILS
IL 3hall be the duty of the district le1fsla-
tive council to convene at sueh zine and
place as may be designated by its chairman,
within its districts, to receive and to con-
slider such matters as may be communicated
to 1t by the state and national legislative
council, to exemplfy the unwritten work of
the order, TO secure aud provide for the
service of lecturers and the dissemination of
Alliance literature in conjunction with the
state and county legislative councils for
each county within Is jurisdiction. Il shall
cooperate with the sta e and national legis-
latiye councils in adv Incing the general In.
terests of the order and for securing such
legislation, state and national as may be in.
dioated by the stat and national bodies. Il
shall promptly disseminate such information
or printed matter TO the various counties OF