The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-04

which Is still in force, mad been omitted
Dy .,is aeElslonists and their action was
dangerous infringement of the rights of
the lower house.
Al the rate of progress to-day. the de-
pate being unlimited. it would take over
lOur months to complete consideration Of
S Sile report. The anti-revisionists aban-
dOned their intention of endeavorfng to
shelve the report at the outset. and as the
document, when re-revised BY the present
gathering must be submitted to every do
eesan convention in the United States for
It's action, the contest between the two
Clements will necessarily be renewed in
the convention of 1898. Meanwhile the old
cons 5 tltulllon remains in force.
Ine only action of interest on the part
OF the house of bishops was the adoption
OF resolution approving by implication
the suppression of the FitzsimmOns-Cor-
oett fight by the Texas legislature.
bishop Doane Of Albany was placed in
Eplscopal charge Of the churches and con-
gregatons in continental Europe.
w hen tho delegates met in committee
OF the whole after the midday recess a
cooe OF rules, designed to prevent repe-
tition Of the parliamentary tangle in
which the morning session had involved
itself, was adopted and thereafter there
was smooth sailing.
The debate was inaugurated on the pro-
position to adopt the declaration, and ver-
pal changes were presented by Deputies
Taylor Of Springfield and Scott of Vir-
glnla. Or. Spalding of Alabama took the
ground that no declaration was necessary.
Ihere were, he said a sufficient number
VI dIllIIndLlOnS OF Ialth IN the prayer
book. DR.. Beverly Tucker Of South Vir-
ginla concurred. DR.. Elliott OF Maryland
urged that it was a serious question
whether the general convention had power
to establish a new constitution until ex-
pressly instructed to do so by the diocese
conventions. Under the precedents of the
general conventions of 1876 and 1883, ii GER
tainly had no such power. He appealed to
the delegates as to whether they had been
empowered to set forth, establish or adopt
new law for the church. and there was
q great shout of no.
The debate was continued by Drs. Egar,
New York. Froude of Minnesota, Daven-
port OF Tennessee, and eX-Gov. Bradford
Prince of New Mexico. all opposing ap
proval of the declarations. Finally DR..
Tucker moved that it be stricken out, but
gave way to Lay Delegate Hill Burgwyn,
one of the oldest and most skilled parlia-
mentarians in the house. and who voiced
the opposition in resolution setting forth
that 1T was not desirable that any pre-
amble or declaration should precede the
constitution now submitted for action"
This was adopted almost unanimously
by viva vOce vote, and the minority did
not care to challenge a division.
The constitution itself was now before
the committee and by vote of 147 to 1O4
It was decided 10 pluralize 1t by calling 1t
Constitutions"
on the proposal to substitute the title
DR.. Jewell of Milwaukee made a vigorous
speech. IT was he said, and eastern
term and one not used by the western
church. The so-called Presbyterians used
it to designate a secondary body, and in
that church Ii was a kind of third wheel.
The so-called Lutherans, also used it and
in his parish there were no less than four
Lutheran synods and all of them by the
ears.
DIR. Carpenter Of New Jersey favored the
term general council" while DIR. Web
Der of Fond Du Lac, suggested national
council"
Dean Carmichael of Virginia was incln-
ed TO blush at seeing Americans willing
to deny their own Institutions and their
own name, and urged that any change
would be a monstrosity
A fervid speech against the change was
made by DR.. Fulton of Philadelphia.
When the vote was taken the Council
amendments were defeated and the pro-
posal of the commission to adopt the des-
ignation general synod" met a similar
fate. No ballots were demanded.
a resolution by DR.. Garnett of Virginia
to insert in the paragraph "a general con-
vention of the Protestant Episcopal
church in the United States" instead of
This church" was voted down by 131 TO
At this stage the paragraph which mere
ly defines the statutes of the convention
debate, when DR.. Taylor of Springfield
discovered that the old provision from
which legislation enacted by the deputies
became law II not objected to by the
bishops within three days had been omit
ted. Then there was a breeze. DR.. Tay-
lor insisted that without this saving
all undesirable Legislation, and ]. G. Bid
die, the eminent Philadelphia lawyer,
moved that the clause be restored. The
bishops, he said, ought to lead in ODE
dience to the law, but they did not At
the convention of 1889, they refused to
concur in certain measures because thew
wanted more time, and these mea sures
never became a law of the church, de-
spite the tAree-day rule. He would like
to know what the country would say if
the President of the United States sent
message to congress with a veto on the
ground that he had had but a few days
to consider the matter at issue. The bish-
ops ought not to set the example of eva
sion of the constitution of the church
A warm response was made by DR..
apalding of California, who said the
preceding speaker had implied an un-
worthy suspicion of the house of bishops.
It was the last fag end of an unjust sus-
picion of the bishops and their motives
that too long had existed in the church
on the part of the people who wanted
to stop up some little holes for fear of
some miserable parliamentary trickery.
The committee rose at this point and the
debate will be resumed in the morning.
Before the delegates dispersed it was
announced that the days offerings of
the Women's National Auxiliary, now in
session in st. Paul, had reached the re-
markable total of S53 900. This was re-
ceived with applause. but the demonstra-
tors were sternly rebuked by Chairman
Morgan Dix.
The chairman of the standing commit
tees appointed to-day are:
On the State of the Church-Rev. DR..
Duncan of Louisiana.
General Theological Seminary-Dr. Lit
Domestic and Foreign Missionary So
ciety-Dr. Leffigwell of Maine.
Missions of New Dioceses-Dr. Richards
of Rhode Island
Conservation Of Bishops-Dr Hoffman
of New York.
Amendments to the Constitution-Dr.
Huntington of New York.
On Canons-Dr. Davenport of Tennessee.
Expenses-Mr. Snowden of Massachu-
setts.
Elections-Dr. Locke of Chicago.
On Prayer Book--Dr. Perkins of Ken
lucky.
on Christian Education-Dr. Bliss of
Vermont.
At the reception to the Canadian bish-
ops and divines to-day DR.. Dix promised
that the American church would send a
fraternal delegate to the dominion con-
ference at Winnipeg next year
The resolution passed in the house of
bishops, at the instance of the bishop of
Western Texas. read as follows: 'sThat
in the interest of good morals this house
desires to express its hearty sympathy
with the prompt and courageous appli-
cation of the power of civil government
to the repression of barbarous, brutal and
indecent exhibition and recreations of
whatever sort"
The bishops took up the revision of the
constitution at the afternoon session in
committee of the whole, the rules of
which prevent the making public of its