The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-19

OF 81 to each member for each three
months. collection for the carrying out
/ Of the benevolent objects OF this bureau
/ shall he taken ~ Frankln's birthday each
| year, and the funds 50 raised shall be APP
I piled wholly 10 benevolent and educational
work In this organization.
The president shall he elected for four
years. the secretary for three years the
! vice president for one year. and the treas
urer for two years. Tho three members of
| the board Of control from the NalioAd Ed
| iturial association shall be elected for one
| year. two ana three, respectively, and after
| the first year one shall he chosen each year.
20 serve for three years
The officers shall always be members OF
the National Editorial association. The
bureau shall have rower. through its
board of control, 20 receive. by gift or pur-
chase hold rent aud sell lands or other
property. All property donated to the
bureau is 10 be held sacred for the direct
benevolent and educational objects OF tins
bureau above enumerated. All money snail
be paid into the treasury. and ,he treas
urer must give sufficient bonds, to be APP
proved by the board OF control, and shall
| only nay out money on proper vouchers and
| orders signed by the secretary an. presl-
! dent.
No officers Of this bureau shall receive
| any compensation. except for money &C
tnaIiy kADtnItI anu tAptAeeN a'NNshNAs
| incurred.
The president and Sc, rotary shall make
semi annual reports of ;he financial trans
actions OF the board. including state
nent of all the receipts by donations, fees.
assessments or otherwise, and the manner
in which the same have been Invested or
expended. The books Of the bureau shall
always be open TO the inspection OF ell
members.
A supplemental report was read Offering
several donations of lands and buildings for
the home in various points Of the state al
FLORIDA The entire matter was referred 20
the committee on home for editors, writer's
publishers and printers, with instructions
10 continue The work as originally outlined,
and To consider offers and dona ions, The
committee Is composed OF the following
H. 49, Herbert chairman, Chicago. Walter
Williams. Missouri, w S. Cappeller. Ohio;
w +. pabur. Florida; j n. Slelsher. New
York: A. f.. Pierce Colorado. and w. 5
Wiley, West Virginia,
The report of the constitution committee,
which was published in Yesterdays Tri-
bune was read.
The report was introduced by Past Presi-
dent White OF West Virginia.
An amendment by Mr.. Patterson OF New
York. to strike out the words press clubs"
was offered,
Mr.. Cappeller OF Ohio spoke against the
proposed amendment.
The discussion OF the amendment took IA
wide range and several members spoke On
tho subject
Past President White closed the debate
IN support OF the constitution eommitteas
report.
Mr.. Blunt of New York moved that The
matter relative to section / Of the Iro-
posed amendments be laid on the table
The motion to ley on the table was car
ried bv vote OF 90 to 90.
Section ., requiring the recording secre-
tary to furnish a stonographer at his own
expense. and fixing the salaries Of the off,
GERS was next taken up.
An amendment To fix the salary OF tho
treasurer Mt 500 year, recording secrc-
tary at 5000. was offered.
Mr. tanning OF Ohio objected to any
changes in the constitution.
a motion to lay the whole matter on the
table was carried.
A resolution by MIR. London of North
Carolina. as follows. was next introduced:
Resolved. That section 2. article 2. If the
constitution OF the National Editorial as
sociatlon. he amended by adding thereto
tho following: But the executive commit
teeman of any association may fill any va
cancy In the delegation of his association
The resolution carried,
motion was made by Mr. White OF
West Virginia that the Buckeye association
Of Ohio. the Maryland Democrats assoeia-
tion and all other associations that We're
excluded by the killing of the amendments
be extended the courtcsies OF the floor at
this meeting. Adopted.
Tho committee on credentials reported
delegates entitled TO seats In the conven-
ton. and the report was adopted
Tho committee on resolutions was ra
quosted to prepare a resolution thanking
the citizens. railroads and others for coar-
tesies extended.
At this juncture there was so much con-
fusion in the hall that Mr.. Patterson OF
New York offered resolution providing
for the appointment Of two sergeants at
arms.
The resolution carried and the chair APP
pointed Pa'seNson OF New York and Duke Of
Mississippi.
Upon motion paper entitled Newspaper
Work from q Woman's View, Domestic,
Society and Church News as Well as Along
Editorial and business Lines--the News
papcr OF the Future" was ordered printed
II the minutes of the associations p-o-
ceodipgs without reading.
The paper was prepared by Mrs. Pauline