Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-25
POLITICS IS A PART
Of the Work Laid Out for American
Mechanics in the Future.
1T WILL ALL BE ON THE QUIET.
Close of the Longest Session of the Orders
National Council.
SOME IMPORTANT WORK FINISHED
ESPECIAL, rFIFGRAM TO THE pIsPArCH,1


holding the longest session in the history
of the order, the National Council, Jr. o.
q. A. NJ, adjourned this evening, in time
for the delegates to take the last train for
their respective homes There was so much
business left over from yesterday, and il
was rushed through in such haste, that the
National Council did not take recess for
dinner, and the adjournmrnt was not reached
in time for the delegates to eat before leav-
ing Atlantic City.
In view of the plan adopted yesterday
relative to establishing national library
and information bureau in Washington, d.
c., commi ttee consisting Of Representa-
tives Mullins, Skunk and Cunningham was
appointed to investigate report concern
ing provision in the will of George Wash
ington. 1t is said that he left a large sum
of money for just such purpose, but moth
ing has ever been done to carry out the
scheme as suggested by President Washing
ton. 1t is thought this money, which is
held in trust, has accumulated considerably,
and if it can be secured will be a good sized
nucleus for the fund necessary to establish
the library.
The Greatest Fight OF the Day.
The great fight of the day took place over
the resolutions published in last Sundays
DISPATCH, creating a National Legisla-
tive Committee, and providing that the Ma
tional officers and State Council officers of
the several States shall compose the COM
mittee. The resolutions were adopted after
a hard struggle and much opposition from
those upon whom will be placed the burden
of carrying out the purposes for which the
committee is created
Bv creating this legislative committee,
and adopting few other matters which are
regarded with secrecy for the present, the
National Council has. demonstrated that
there is determination to take an active
part in political questions This work,
however, will be done quietly, and very
little will he heard publicly of the work
done by the order in this direction, but
representative stated tonight that the
whole scheme resolves to one thing, that if
men now in office will not provide the de-
sired legislation on the questions OF immi-
grafton and kindred subjects, men who will
will be elected.
A Victory for the Daughters of Liberty.
The report of the committee which had
prepared a memorial service was adopted.
The Daughters of Liberty came in for
great victory over an attempt on the part
of some of the representatives to withdraw
the Endorsement given last year and to
recognize another order as an auxiliary to
the Junior order. This fight had its origin
in Pitts5urg a little over year ago. A
charter was applied for in the Daughters of
Liberty by number of Juniors and their
lady friends at Bennett station. Pending
Ru investigation they were refused
the charter. They became angered and ap-
piled to the Allegheny county courts for it,
and received a charter for an order purport-
ing TO be an auxiliary degree to the Junior
Order. Since that time they have organ
lied six councils, three in Pennsylvania and
three in Ohio, and have perhaps 200 men,
hers. An effort was made at the last session
OF the State Council of PENNSYLVANIA to
hare them recognized as an auxiliary, but
the resolutions were referred to the National
Council
The Ohio delegation and quite number
of Pennsylvania representatives favored
the resolution when it came up to-day,
owing largely to the bitter feeling existing
in some sections between the Senior and
Junior orders, and because the Daughters of
Liberty is more closely allied to the Senior
than the Junior. But the resolution was
defeated by handsome majority, and the
Daughters of Liberty has the continued
encouragement of the National Council
One Piece of Work Rescinded.
The resolution passed yesterday, provid-
ing for the expulsion of any member selling
or attempting TO sell any other chart than
the one officially recognized by the National
Council, was rescinded.
The National Council took an important
step in relation to the drowning of one of
the membars of the order on Tuesday.
Frank Emberger lost his life in the surf
while bathing, and his friends made SEN
sational charge against the life guards, that
a proper effort had not been made to save
Embercer after he struck the undertow
The guard against whom the charge was
made was called up for hearing before
Mayor Wright and received a severe repri-
mand. As Emberger was the only support
Of a widowed mother in Frsnklinville, a
suburb of Philadelphia, the National
Council was desirous OF knowing where lies
the responsibility for the recklessness and
if upon the city, a suit for damages will at
once be instituted in behalf of the BOYS
mother.
A resolution provides that all reports of
National officers for the years previous to
1873 be printed for distribution. Previous
10 that wear the National Council had not
sufficient funds to have this work done
The warrants issued for the institution of
all new councils organized during the past
year were approved, and charters ordered to
be issued sor the same
Changes in the Ritual.
Quite lively discussion took place over
q proposed change in the ritual of the order
The matter had been referred last year to a
committee, but the committee did
not attend to the work, and the
National Secretary, E. S. Deemer, of
Philadelphia, prepared what changes he
thought best, and after a desperate effort on
the part of some to have portions of it
amended 1t went through as presented
An effort to make floor members of the
order eligible to the Office of State repre-.
sentative was defeated by a large majority.
A law was established providing that
members of the order taking withdrawal
cards after they have passed the age of so
years cannot be readmitted to beneficial
membership.
A committee was appointed to take charge
OF the transportation arrangements for the
next session. Heretofore delegates from the
several States have been compelled to make
their own railroad arrangements and more |
or less confusion resulted. The session next |
year will be held in Detroit, and, owing to |
the Worlds Fair, more complications than |
ever are expected, but it is to avoid these |
that the committee was appointed
Compliments on Adjournins.
Before adjourning, Representative Stock |
well, Of Iowa, in behalf of Sioux Council |
No. b, OF Sioux City, presented the National |
Council with handsome silver-mounted |
cherry gavel, and in behalf of the National i
Council presented the retiring National |
Councillor John r. Boblitz, with hand |
some gold emblem.
The Deputy National Councillor of New
Jersey installed the National Councillor,