Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-19
LEGISLATION NEEDED.
The Jr. Mechanics Will Discuss Law.
Making at Atlantic City.
NATIONAL COMMITTEE PROPOSED.
Feeling Among the Leaders That Such Q
Step Is Necessary.
THE GREAT EXODUS TO THE SHORE

Delegates to the National Council Of the
Jr. o. q. A. M. will leave for Atlantic City
over the B. 8 o. road tonight at midnight.
There will be one special train Of nine
coaches, including five sleepera In all
there will be from LOGO to 1900 Juniors to
attend the session, but some will not leave
until tomorrow. With those who go to-
night will be all the Western delegates and
those from Pittsburg, Wheeling, Washing
ton, Irwin, .Braddock, Greensburg and
Johnstown. Passenger Agent Smith will
accompany the excursionists to look per-
sonally after their comfort and convenience.
This will be the most important and
probably the 1iveliest session ever held by
the National Council Probably the most i'm
portant question is the legislative commit
tee project, so much talked of lately. 1t Is
embodied In tine following, which will be
presented:
The National Council shall create body,
to be known as the National Legislative
Committee, to be composed as follows: The
National Councillor, National Vice Councillor
and National Secretary, the State Councillor,
State Vice Councillor and Jr. Past State
Councillor in each State having State
Council, and not to exceed three members
from each State wherein a council is located,
but which has no State Council, these last
named members to be chosen by the other
members OF the committee as tney may de-
termine.
In connection with the National Legisla-
tive Committee there should be auxiliary to
it, State legislative committees, consisting
Junior Past State Councillor of each State
and in addition thereto six other members,
two to be appointed by each OF the aforesaid
these to serve during the term OF office Of
the board, or until their successors have
been named.
lative Committee to proceed at once and
by every honorable means endeavor to have
legislation enacted in the National Congress
and the several State Legislatures, controll-
ing. restricting or prohibiting immigration,
and also such national and State legislation
as will protect and promote the public
school system and prevent sectarian
1nesr'eesers nss every "i effort TO have '' such
statutes on the subject as now exist, or may
be enacted, properly enforced, and also to
secure the cooperation of all other Amerf-
can organizations in these objects
The National Legislative Committee shall
create three subcommittee to be known as
Executive, Correspondent and Press, and
Finance respectively.
A talk among a number of the national
representatives brought out the fact that
this, or some plan like it is almost sure to
be adopted. 1t is especially desirable that
the organization should take some definite
stand on the emigration question. 1t is also
expected that the question of establishing
patriotic order for colored Americans to be
kept under the jurisdiction of the National
Council will come up for consideration.
There is to be breezy time over the fight
in the State Council of Illinois rs to who
shall be its officers. Owing to a complies
tion there are two sets now.
Tomorrow the delegation will have .
parade in Washington, where President
Harrison will review the commandery and
Juniors, and Atlantic will be reached in
time for supper.