The record-union., 1895-10-04

and to the motion to reject the new name
of the assent blage they made but feeble
resistance.
Wnen the hour for adjournment ar
rived a warm debate was in progress on
the question of reinserting in the first
paragraph of the Constitution the clause
making effective legislation originating
in the House of Deputies, and in which
the Bishops bad failed to concur within
three days. This feature of the Philadel-
phia Constitution of 1889, and which is
still in force, had been omitted by the re-
visionists. and their action was regarded
by many of the delegates as dangerous
of the rights OF tbe lower
house.
At the rate of progress to-day. debate
being unlimited, it would take over four
months to complete consideration OF the
The auti-revisionlsls abandoned
their intention of endeavoring to shelve
the report at The outset. and as the docu-
ment, when re-revised by the present
gathering must be submitted to every
diocesan convention in the nlted States
for its action, the contest between the two
elements will necessarily be renewed IN
the convention of 1898. Meanwhile the
old constitution remains in force.
The only action of interest on the part
of The House OF Bishops was the adoption
of resolution approving by implication
the suppression of the Eitzslmmons-Cor-
bett fight by the Texas Legislature.
Bishop Doane Of Albany was placed in
episcopal charge of the church and con-
gregations in Continental Europe.
When Lne delegates met in Committee
of the Whole after the midday recess
code of rules designed to prevent repe-
tition of the parliamentary tangie III
which the morning session had involved
itself was adopted aud thereafter there
wGS some smooth sailing.
Debate was inauguratsd upon the prop
osition to adopt the declaration and ver-
bal changes were presented by Delegates
Taylor of Springield H., and Scott of
Virginia. DR.. Spalding of Alabama took
the ground that no declaration was neces-
sary. There were, he said. a sufficient
mum Der of atfirmations OF faith IN the
prayer book. DR.. Beverly Tucker of
Virginia concurred. DR.. Elliott of Mary
land urged that 1t was serious question
whether the general convention had
power to establish new constitution
until expressly instructed to do SO by the
diocesan conventions. Under the pre-
cedents of the general conventions OF 1856
and 1889 it certainly had no such power.
He appealed to the delegates as to
whether they had been empowered TO set
forth, establish or adopt new law Tor
the church and there was great shout
of IN o.'
Finally DIR. Tucker moved that it be
stricken out. but gave way TO Lay Dele-
gate Hill Burgwin, one of the oldest and
most skilled parliamentarians in the
House, and who voiced the opposition In
a resolution setting forth that 1t was not
desi rable that any preamble or declara-
ton should precede the constitution now
submitted for action"
This was adopted almost unanimously
ri jtry
did not care to challenge division.
The constitution itself was now before
the convention, and by vote of l47 to
IO4 it was decided to pluralize 1t by call
ing il constitutions" on the proposal
TO substitute the title General SYNOD
for General Convention" Dir. Jewell OF
Milwaukee made vigorous speech. 1t
was, he said, an Eastern term, and not
one used by the Western church. The
so-called Presbyterians used it TO desig-
nate a secondary body. and in that
church it was 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.
DR.. Carpenter of New Jersey favored
the term General Council" while DR..
Webber of Fond du Lac suggested IN a.
tional Council"
=
clined 10 blush at seeing Americans will
ing to deny their own institutions and
their name, and urged that any change
would be monstroslty.
A fervid speech against the change was
made by DR.. Fulton of Philadelphia.
When the vote was taken the "Coun-
ell" amendments were defeated, and the
proposal OF the committee to adopt The
designation General Synod" met sim
liar fate.
A resolution by DIR. Carnett of Virginia
to insert in the paragraph "A general
convention of the Protestant Episcopal
Church in the United States," instead o1
This Church." was voted down, 13l
to l5l.
At this stage the paragraph which
merely defines the statutes OF the con-
vention was about to be adopted without
! further debate, when DR.. Taylor o
| Springfield discovered that the old pro
vision by which legislation enacted By
| the deputies becomes law il not OBJ
| iected TO by the Bishops within three
days, had been omitted.
Then there was a breeze. DIR. Taylor
insisted that without this saving CLAUSE
the Bishops could pocket" ali undesir
able legislation, and j. G. Biddie, tn
eminent Philadelphia lawyer, moved tha
! the clause be restored. The Bishops, b.
said, ought to lead in obedience TO tn
! law, but they did not. Attic convention
of 1889 they refused 10 concur in certain
measures because they wanted NOR
time, and these measures never became
/ law of the church, despite the three-da,
rule. He would like to know what tn
| country would say ii the President of tn
/ United States sent message TO Congress
with veto on the ground that ne had no
/ had but a few days to consider the matte
at issue. The Bishop ought not 10 set tn
example of evasion OF the constitution Q
the church.
4 warm response was made by DR.
Spalding of California, VINO said the pre-
cediug speaker had implied an unworth,
suspicion OF the House of Bishops. /
was the last fsgend OF an unjust sus
picion of the Bishops and their motive
that too long had existed in the church Of
the part OF the people. who wanted [
SOP up some little holes for fear OF som
miserable parliamentary trickery.
The committee rose at this point, an
the debate will be resumed in the morn
ing.
Before the delegates dispersed it was an
nounced that the days offerings OF III
Women's National Auxiliary, now /
session in 81. Paul, had reached the re
markable total of S53 900. This was re
ceived with applause, but the demon
sirators were sternly rebuked by Chair
man Morgan Dix.
The Chairmen of the standing commit
tees appointed to-day are: on the State {
the Church, Kew. Dr. Duncan. Louisiana
general Theological Seminary, DR.. Ii
tel, Delaware; Domestic and Foreign Mis-
siouary Society. DR.. Jetfingwell, Maine
Admission of New Dioceses, Or. Ricf
ards. Rhode Island; CONSIDERATIONS
Bishops, DIR. Hoffman, New Yorl
Amendments to the Constitution, d
Huntington, New York; on Canons, d
Davenport, Tennessee; Expenses, NJ
Sowden, Massachusetts; Elections. D.
Locke, Chicago; on PRAYER Books, ID
Perkins, Kentucky; on Christian Educs
, ton, DR.. Bliss. Vermont.
AT the reception TO the Canada