The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-06-06

was read and referred to the proper COM
mittee.
The report of the national directors,
as published in this mornings Statesman,
was read.
The standing committees reports being
called for, the railroad committee was
the first to report The report reviewed
ing an interchangeable mileage book and
showed that this means of travelling was
being extended all over the country. The
report also urged that all drummers
should aim to route their freighted ship
ments over the routes that were favora-
BILE to the interchangeable mileage.
The report was then received and re-
ferred to the proper committee.
The hotel committee also reported, stat
ing that while the drummers' work in the
hotel field had brought about a fairly
favorable condition of affairs, the angels
did not propose to let up on the business
until every hotel in the Union gave the
angels fires, mosquito bars, sample rooms
and something good to eat. The report
was referred to the proper committee.
The press committees report was read,
showing the marked interest that the
various papers in the United States have
taken in the Il. p. "A. organization and
the space they have devoted to the
7. p. AS. The report was referred to
the proper committee
The employment committee report was
read, developing the work that had been
done in that branch of the business. The
report was referred to the proper commit
tee
The legislative committee made it's re-
port showing its working during the past
year, and was referred ITO the proper COM
mittee.
All the various State presidents made
their reports, which were about the
same line of matter covered by the ma
tional presidents report
The chairman of the committee on con-
stitution and bylaws made the following
report:
San Antonio, June 4, 1895.
10 the Delegates and Members of the
travellers Protective Association of
America, in convention Assembled:
We. your committee on constitutional
amendments, beg leave to submit the fol-
lowing report: |
AT s. p. m. on the 3rd inst, all members
OF the committee being present, it was
voted and carried unanimously to take
up the proposed amendments in order, as
printed and mailed from national head
quarters, and recommend or not recon-
mend the acceptance of each amendment
separately.
Regarding amendments submitted by
Post G, Indiana division, your commit
tee recommend that they be not accepted.
Regarding amendment offered by G. III.
Wickard to article 2, section g. your
committee recommend the following sub
stitute for that article:
Article 2, section 3. All applications
t0r membership must be accompanied by
$500, $500 or initiation fee $500 of
which shall go to the State division and
$l.O0 to the posD and $500 to cover
the dues for the first six months, and be
endorsed by two members in good stand
ing and approved by the board of direc-
tors of the State division in which the
applicant elects to become a member If
the applicant is acceptable to the directors
of the division, the State secretary shall
forward the application to the national
secretary, who shall refer it to the ma
tional board of directors for their ap-
proval. The national secretary shall, upon
the election of the applicant notify the
secretary of the division to which the ap-
plicant elects to become a member. who
shall enroll the name of the applicant
on the membership of said division.
Each application must be accompanied
by SS, SO in payment of six months dues.
or $13 in payment of initiation fee and
one years dues.
The national secretary shall issue a
certificate of membership to the appli-
cant, if elected, through the secretary of
the division to which the member be-
longs.
Regarding amendment offered by F.
w. Crandall your committee recommend
that it be not accepted.
Regarding amendment offered by Thos.
e. Farmer of Waco, Tex, your committee
recommend that they be not accepted.
Regarding amendment offering addi-
ton to article L., section 2, AN amend
ment creating article xiv, sections 1, 2
3, and 3, your committee recommend
that they be not accepted.
Regarding amendment offered by III.
G. f. Schroeder, fifth natinoal vice pres
ident, of Milwaukee, your committee re-
commend that it be not accepted.
Regarding resolution offered by Her,
man j. lunch, your committee recon-
mend that it be not adopted.
Amendments offered by VIM. Kohn of
Wisconsin and G. II. Fork were similarly
disapprOved.
Regarding amendments offered by 1t.
LaBeaume, your committee beg leave to
report as follows: We recommend theI
acceptance of article ix, section 2, as offer-l
ed. We recommend the acceptance of
article vi, section 2. as offered. We recom-I
mend the acceptance of the following
reading of article tx, section 5: All
claims for benefits under the benefit cer-'
tificate of member must be accOmpa-l
MED by the affidavit of the claimant, to-
gether with the affidavit and certificate of
one or more local physicians where the
death or injury by accident happened, !
setting forth fully the cause and nature
of the death and injury of the member, '