The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-15
A HARD FIGHT ON REVISION
ITS OPPONENTS WORKING TO POST
PONE ACTION.

They Want the Whole Subject Sent
over to the Next TrienniaI Conven-
ton at Washington Three Years
Hence-A score or More Speakers
Heard in Favor of DelRy-A Final
.ote May he Put on 10 the Trien-
niaI of 1901.
Minneapolis, Mimi, Oct. H.-After Sc
curing the adoption of q resolution pro-
viding for final adjournment on Tuesday
Of next week, the opposition to revision
in the house of deputies of the Episcopal
convention, made another strenuous ef-
fort to-day to lay over the new constitu-
ton and oanons for three years, or until
the triennial convention at Washington
The debate upon this proposal, which oc-
eupied the entire afternoon session and
was unfinished at adjournment, was pre-
clpitated by two propositions. one refer
rms back the revision to the joint COM
mittee that brought il into existence for
further discussion and for amendment,
and the other referring the bishops re-
vision of the, commissions revisions to a
special committee with Instructions to re-
port at the next conference.
VI the score or more OF speakers not a
voice was raised in favor OF proceeding
further with the revision at this con-
ing the desire to so shelve the matter as
10 avoid giving offense to the bishops,
who have been industrlousy laboring
upon their own revision for nearly two
weeks and have looked for prompt ac-
ton on the part of the house below as
each section was sent down. The depu-
ties may nnd a way out OF the dilemma
tomorrow by adopting both resolutions,
which VIII mean two reports for the
conference OF 1898. and will put of final
vote TO the triennial OF 1901.
imUOTtant
morning session was the effort TO re-
Introduce the title OF "Primate" or
Presiding Bishop" into the constitution.
The house was as firm on this point
however as II was a week ago, and re-
affirmed the designation presiding Of
hcer Of the house Of bishops"
Another effort to give the delegates
from missionary jurisdictions the right
TO vote was also defeated, although the
clause as finally passed confers upon
them all the other rights and privileges
enjoyed by regular delegates.
just before adjourning this afternoon
the bishops agreed to erect a new mis-
sionary Jurisdiction in Northern Mime
sofa, to be presided over by bishop Of
Duluth"
When the house reassembled this after
noon Rev. DR.. J. i. Smith OF the Presby-
terlan committee on church unity, was
invited to a seat on the platform beside
President Morgan Dix.
Consideration of the constitution being
resumed, the first two articles, as amend
ed, were finally passed and sent back to
the house of bishops.
Next in order was article 3, which de-
clares the general convention the su-
preme legislative authority OF the church
and specifies at length the general and
special subjects upon which II shall have
power to legislate. just as soon as the
reading had been concluded, Mr.. Pack
ard Of Maryland moved that this and all
succeeding messages from the bishops
concerning the constitution be referred
TO a special committee, with Instructions
to report at the next convention, but TO
"a pH
three months In advance of assembling.
In support OF his motion he said that in
BILE to deal with the many questions OF
grave Importance that were presented
In that portion Of the constitution not
yet considered.
AS an amendment, DR.. Davenport Of
Tennessee moved that the whole subject
of revision be returned to the joint COM
mittee, with instructions to report at the
DR. Elliott Of Maryland was in favor OF
reference to a special committee, rather
than to the old committee.
For the first time in the debate a rep
resentative Of the committee In the per-
son of Rev. DR.. James s. Stone Of Chi
cago claimed the floor: He repudiated with
emphasis the prevailing notion that the
committee had been under Episcopal in
fiuence. 1t had, he said, labored honest
ly; It had given time and energy to the
task; it had missed no opportunity to per-
feet its work. If that work was now TO
be sent back. II ought to go to the com
mittee which had larger knowledge than
any new committee, and which would do
its duty.
DR.. Fulton Of Philadelphia contended
that no action taken by the house could
be construed as discourteous by the bish-
ops. They had come to a time when the
Protestant Episcopal church shall be and
must remain in full sympathy with the
institutions Of the people among whom
it is called to labor-the people of the
United States. He favored reference to
a special committee, and DR.. McVicar.
also of Philadelphia, was in accord.
Dean Hoffman of New York, the spokes-
man of the committee was not opposed
to the special reference in view OF the
trend of the debate but he had hoped
and still hoped that the house, before
final adjournment, would give some lime
and attention to the provincial system
Of the church. He gave notice that he
would present this subject in the form
Of a resolution tomorrow and the house
then adjourned.
The physician in attendance on ex-Gov.
Bullock of Georgia said this evening:
His Improvement for the past twenty
four hours has been steady and the in
dications tonight are very favorable. I
look for complete recovery by the end Of