Omaha daily bee., 1895-05-17
ENDOWMENT PLANIDEFEATED
Another Victory for Laws Committee in
Catholic K lights Convention,
REPORT ON THE UNHoIM RANK
Invitation to other Kindred Societies to
Make Propositions to Federate Referred
other Features of Yesterday's ses-
sion-May Wind Up To-day.

America with significant red, white ana |
blue badges fluttering from their coat lapels, |
filed up the stairway at Chambers academy |
yesterday At $50 the distinguished |
visitors were in convention assembled to dis
pose Of business incidental to the third day |
Of their deliberations.
Archbishop Gross opened the session with |
prayer. After roll call, which disclosed few
absentees, the convention received resolu
tons and communications, which were re-
ferred to various committees.
Delegate Edward Feeney of New York
sprung a surprise in the form of a resolu
tion inviting the Young Mems Institute men,
bers to join the Catholic Knights of America.
This was followed by a resolution presented
by Delegate T. p. O'Keefe Of New Mexico,
asking the Young Mems Institute and kim
dred Catholic societies to make formal
proposition to be merged into the Catholic
Knights Of America. For a few moments 1t
looked as though there would be a renewal
Of the prolonged debate of the preceding day
in which the federation forces we're routed.
This was avertei however. by a prompt ref
erence Of the resolutions to the committee on
laws.
DR.. Averdck of Covington, KY, arose to
question of special privilege. He wanted
special meeting of the committee on grev-
ances called to take up the Fitzpatrick case
of Indiana. The request was granted and
the committee will report on the subject
later.
After referring several relief and other
cases to committees the convention went
into committee of the whole upon motion OF
w. c. Smith of Kentucky. Ex-Supreme
President Coleman was called to the chair
by Supreme President Shine.
The convention then resumed action on the
report of the committee on laws. The rec
ommendation of the committee to reject the
proposed amendment to article 1O1 of the
constitution, submitted by branch 6S, was
adopted.
DEFEATED ENDOWMENT PLAN.
| The feature of the morning conference,
however, was the debate on the attempt to
! incorporate the endowment plan OF insur-
ance in the constitution.
The fight for endowment was led by Will
| liam Early of Pennsylvania, who is also
member Of the committee on laws. He sub
| mitted a minority report of that committee
| when Chairman OConnor reported an ad-
verse majority report on the following prop
osition submitted by branch 11S of Phila-
| delphia
when member for the period of twenty
years has continued in good standing with
out interruption, ana at the expiration of said
| period becomes physically unable to earn
| livelihood and is financially unable to pay
| HIS dssSSSilSHls diy lOHBtI, ue sndll nave
| the privilege, with consent of benefciaries
| to make application through his branch to
| the supreme council for one-hah of his bene
| fit certificate, and upon proper proof being
made to the supreme secretary he shall draw
an order on the supreme treasurer for half
Of said brothers certificate under the same
| laws as govern widows and orphans fund,
as provided in paragraph "a, page 16, supreme
| constitution. '-t
THE applicant will be required to make
| his statement as to his fdfsqualfcations in
writing to his branch with affidavit from a
| notary or magistrate certifying to the truth
Of the same. The branch shall then refer
same to its board of trustees for investiga-
| ton; 1t shall require the local medical eX-
aminer to make examination and make such
other necessary investigations as would be
necessary, when, If it has found the facts as
| stated, 1t shall so certify under affidavit
| to the branch; the branch shall then, under
its seal, certify to the correctness of the
proofs, with copy of same, to the supreme
| secretary, who, upon receipt Of same, shall
issue the order.
1.-The benefit certificate shall then be can
celed by the supreme secretary and the
branch secretary be required to forward same
as provided. All costs necessary to proofs
are to be borne by the applicant. If so deslr-
ing he can remain a social member upon
complying with laws governing same"
Discussion followed, in which Early OF
Pennsylvania, who bears a striking resem-
blance to Milton MOBILES and is ofte> mistaken
| IOT Indl dClOT, Ildue u BuOu HBUl, Dut the
odds were against him. O'Connor of Georgia
and Smith of kentucky opposed the endow-
ment feature and claimed that its adoption
would conflict with the charter. The ma
jority report, which was adverse to the pro-
posed amendment to the constitution, was
ratified by this convention and the endowment
proposition was irreyocably lost when it came
to vote
The question Of changing the repositories
Of the organization caused prolonged discus
sion, but the committee report recommending
no revision Of the present system Of the SUI
preme treasurer, was endorsed. In fact tn,
minority reports Of the committee law,
were not in 1t at any stage Of the convention
proceedings when the question was put.
The delegates rejected the attempt to estab
; lsh new official organ, known as the Catho
, lie knight, and have practically ratified tn
majority report of the committee law
thus far.
REPORT ON UNIFORM RANK.
Major Genaral Kadeski of Marshall, Ill
chairman of the committee on uniform rank
has prepared the following report:
e when beginning upon the work of thi
! department your chairman and later tn
, committees choice as chief of this depart
ment, began with calling upon the diferen
organized uniform ranks throughout tn
United States. After sending circulars I
every branch in the order ard ecsiv.ng reptile
to same, l found in existence in Illinois fou
| companies OTBdHlLeu as independent DO1le
: Of the Catholic Knights Of America, number
: ing 100 members At this date May 10,
: have in Illinois eighteen companies, number
\ ing 593 men; Indiana, four companies, mum
bering III men; now nine companies, %
men,; Ohio, two companies, with sixty -seve
men, now five companiss, 153 men, beside
{ organizing new companits and receiving ap
y plications from the following states: Mis-
souri,, 450; Minnesota, one company (numbe
a Of men not reported) ;Cheyenne, one compan
l. (number Of men not reported); Leadvillt
n Colo, reports progress Of a company Of ift
+ men; Kentucky will give.us 463 men. compris
}, ing one regiment, and enough companies wi
: be organized in the next ninety days to Civ
d us at least 5000 men, if the report of tn
o committees as adopted is passed by this coun
d cil."
e Yesterday afternoon was devoted to fur
o ther consideration Of the report Of the com
4 mittee on laws. The principal feature Q
It the work was the defeat Of the propose
Y amendment to the constitution to increas
the salaries Of the supreme officers and tn
q speedy negative fate which overlook the al
!, tempt to revive the sentiment to admit fe
! males to membership in the2organization.
n No radical changes were made in tn
!, | present constitution and the few alteration
~ | agreed uDon with resDect 10 clauses