New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-08


- ao,c, tho clauea putting into effect within three
aavs all LEGISLATION concerning which the bishops
had rnde no sign might be iTausnt WIN grave con-
sentences to the denomination Inc omission OF tii'
clause from the new revision after DEBATE III lhe
commission which II Is said. lasted week, enao.es
tho House OF Bishops 10 approve as mnch or inc
,r,.,o,,o, oe the Junior BODY as they wish, ana TO
i,m Indefinitely by failure to act all resolutions re-
80 and other matters with which 1t may not be
:, accord and makes the lower or representative
house u,,e more than a spoke IN the wheel OF the
Church. , >,
- tonight that Il the consideration Of the re-
,,sio, was completed AZ this meeting and the Goo
rnocnt went TO the dioceses the old clause would
be rensated by Overwhelming majority MOST Oh
the delegates the present convention were eiec'el
before the preliminary report of the COMMISSION
,vas issued and consequently in voting represented
marc their own views and sentiments than those OF
the dloccses the latter not having had an opportu-
nifty Of officially expressing their Views.
This was the FIRST victory for the revision Com
mission after sevcra. days of debate but their
utilization was short-lved BY an overwhelming
majority the house refused to exclude domestic
missionary bishops IN the counting Of a quorum
the legal erect Of which exclusion would 0e to
make Il possible for seventeen or eighteen p'shopS
10 form a majority. when questions OF the
gravest Importance the Church are under CONSUL
Grafton Then came the celebrated Section B. pro-
v.ding for the election OF a primus. or mead OF he
House Of Bishops. to hold Office for life. save III
the event OF voluntary resignation. Quickly the
amendments piled Up one delegate Favored
designation of president bishop. another archbishop
still another presiding bishop. one more pri-
mate The house was not IN favor Of any one o,
the first three. did it kindly regard as suDsU-
,ute that the bishops elect their own presiding OIL
fcer end give him whatever designation they might
see fit A vote had been reached on the prinate
proposition ~ncn the house adjourned
The bishops also devoted themselves this after
noon to the revision.
Invitations from Atlanta and Boston to hold the
next triennlal convention az those cities respect
lively were presented to the House Of Deputies this
morning and were referred TO the Committee on
Locations.
The question Of printing the bishops pastoral let
ter Of 1894 In the journal evoked considerable as
cusslon and parliamentary sparring. Finally. on
motion OF DR.. Park, Of Pennsylvania the whole
matter was laid on the table by vote Of 200 to H.
The resolution presented by the Rev. Dr. Fair
banks Saturday providing that any diocese may
set apart portion Of It's territory as MISSION was
taken up again and discussed. Mr.. Alsop, OF Long
Island objected to the amendment on the ground
that n would invite dloceses throw off their out
living and more troublesome districts and would
greatly increase the work of the Missionary bCaiu'
Dean Gardner. of Omaha. took issue with him.
stating that he did not believe SUCH action Wou'd
be taken except where Il was necessary a mo-
ton to lay on the table was lost and motion TO
refer TO the Revision Committee was presented by
Dr. McVicker, of New-York; but before vote was
taken Dean Hoffman moved the orqer % b e bons
then went into Committee OF the Whole ,
When the constitution was taken up this morning
after The transaction Of considerable routine bust
ness Judge Wilder. Of Minnesota, received permls-
sion 10 withdraw his amendment. expressing ms
willingness to give concessions TO the bishops II
they would sit with open doors. ,,,, y
spaldng, OF California, spoke strongly in favor OF
pr spaSne said that aer issues in the discussion
should not be pfeludced at this time; ne thougnt
on the same plane. with the deputies, and he re
gared the report Of the commission as tending that
way He had heard great deal about the equal
fly of the two houses. This was all right as far
awsys bsTe M MA pe o naene The
amendments should be voted down and the two
r RE' on Of Nd Matt also 90 d hs G of
the bishops and Dean Hoffman, of New
door Dr. Patrick g. Roberts Of Missouri, thought
that Soe S1Sh az the 9e asS
20 the bishops AS matter Of fact ;hey bad never
that they. had had 1t since the Lord collected the
Amendments directing both houses to give their
for Tses1s esg a5 b ana also be
selves :' were defeated and then the original amend
ment Of j. S. Biddle. Of Philadelphia, re-enacting
OF the revision stood Section had run the gauntlet
and the House took recess.
It was announced that the House Of Bishops had
selected as its representatiyes on The committee
Bishops Dudley. Of KENTUCKY; McI.aren. Of en-;
Potter, Of New y Orkt Nelson, OF Georgia, ana
Lawrence OF Massachusetts,
Debate was started on section 2. giving every
Bishop Of the Church having jurisdiction and every
BISHOP coadjutor a seat and vote in the House OF
Bishops. but excluding missionary bishops from
assisting IN the election of quorum with an
amendment by Ex-Governor Prince. OF New-Mexico,
substituting the words assistant Bishop" for
term had been in use in the Church for over sew
enty-hve years and was perfectly ana simply eN-
planatory The title Itself indicated plainly the
position well the duty of the persen who bore
the title TIE term Bishop coadJuor' he spoke
OF a monstrosty OF language. The motion to
The provision whereby missionary bishops are not
admitted in counting sixteen quorum caused a
,eng and earnest dscussiol ~: D,nn s,o oI
2. in which the wording was somewhat changed,
but the principal intent OF which wa3 to i9clnie
the domestic missionary bishops in the counting OF
the quorum.
Mr. Burgwyn, Of Plttsburg moved to amend the
amendment by merely striking out re words ex-
elusive OF missionary bishops and then adopting
the section stood lie considered 1t great In.
justice 10 exclude the missionary bishops, who had
ali other privileges of the House OF Bishops from
oerhz counted IN making up a quorum , $500
The Rev. Patrick Roberts. Of Missouri. moved, as
substitute that the entire last sentence OF the sec
Dean Hoffman explained on behalf Of the joint
commission that the domestic missionary Dlsnops
had been excluded from the count IN quorum 20
mat there should be distinction made between
mem and the foreign missionary bishops. The rea-
sons which aciuated the commission In taking tnis
mad ever been raised In the House OF Bishops ex,
cept when action 20 be taken which required
uh1er the canons hat certain number must lee
present ana. second. that II vas so hari 10 secure
me attendance Of the missionary bishops.
Alttr some further discussion vote was taken
on the Roberts am andment and IT was lost as YVES
amendment was then taken up and carried by an
Overwhelming vote
aar Cappers, Bishop Of South Carolina. made their
NJ appeaTance IN the upper house THIS morning.