The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-25

SoO at the outset for postage stamps and
wrappers which were furnished to the repre-
| sentatives to send home copies of the daily
bulletin. The customary resolution for this
appropriation was introduced and passed
| for the postage, however, an appeal was
| taken to the tribunal by representative
who thought it was an unnecessary expense,
| with the result that yesterday there was
| little mail matter for the special postal mes
senger TO carry away from the Hall of Rep
The supreme representatives are anxious
| to make this session as brief as possible,
although it is already admitted that it will
the history of the order. None see how 1t
can be completed in less than two weeks
without resorting to night sessions and per-
haps not even then. Heretofore ten days
has generally been sufficient. Under the
laws of the order there are many persons
permitted in the secret sessions of the SUI
preme Lodge who are not accredited rep
resentatives and have no vote. They con-
stitute sort of third house" and are
terday that fifty Of this class are in the
present convention. Many of them were
formerly supreme representatives and with
their experience in past legislation and
schemes that have been nipped in the bud,
they have innumerable suggestions to make
in favor of this or that measure. All past
grand chancellors are, by virture of having
been at the head of grand domains, entitled
to admission to the Supreme Lodge con-
ventions, although not entitled to vote. This
number Of course, constantly increases, and
not a few supreme representatives say that
there is a growing danger of the honorary
members of the order becoming so persistent
in lobbying that the real representatives
may be swayed from important steps by
the power of the sentiment expressed
Very important questions are to be up
this session. Perhaps the most important
is that of readjusting the financial policy
of the order. Supreme Chancellor Colgrove
has recommended that the order depend
upon per capita tax instead of the pre-
carious sale of supplies fund The dis
cussion of this subject will be precipitated
ushnV nnf &c N06n hxrf faf1aff too
having it in charge. The lobby will make
itself felt on this proposition Many of the
older representatives have seen for long
time how things were drifting, and they
were not surprised at the recent disclosures.
The lobby is also putting it's finger in the
election pie, with what results remains to
be seen. 1t is said that the present officials
have the lobby with them and that they are
here TO exert an influence on the new men.
The new men, however, have developed con-
siderable strength and some of them sur
prised the old war horses both in debate
and parliamentary usage, yesterday. Most
of the afternoon was taken up in debating
a resolution for the abrogation of section
of the constitution. 1t gave several oppor-
tunities for oratorical display. After the
convention had discussed this subject until
$50 o'clock p. M, it was disposed of by the
chair, who held that it was not in order.
After listening to the lively debate there
was talk of adopting some rule to cut on
debate, although there were some who said
that after day or two of that sort of
thing the debate would die away and the
Notwithstanding that so much time was
taken up with debates yesterday, the Su-
of routine business. Many documents were
submitted and ordered printed in the bule-
tin. A letter from Representative A. j.
Buckles. of California, stated that he could
not be present until later in the session. o.
A. Bierce, of Detroit wrote that the rail-
roads had promised as low rate to Detroit
as any other city in the United States for
the 1900 meeting.
THE COMMITTEES
The supreme chancellor announced the
appointment of John II. Alexander of Vir-
ginia, to succeed himself on the supreme
tribunal. and of Judge William B. Gale, of
Massachusetts, to succeed Chief Tribune
George E. Sary, resigned. The consideration
of the appointments was made special order
for 10 a. m. Saturday. The following stand
ing committees were announced by the SUI
preme chancellor:
Judiciary-Stanton L. Carter California chair
man; Tracy r. Bangs, North Dakota; H. o.
Kline, Pennsylvania; John G.. Reeves. Ohio;
Charles E. Shiveley, Indiana; D. c. Page, Mich
igan; Charles A. Barnes Illinois.
man: J. -. watson Indiana: & w Kilbourn.
New Jersey: w. H. Loomis Michigan Tuly
Scott Kansas; p. L. Downs, Texas; A. p. Rid
die, Kansas
Grievances. C. De La Mare. New York.
chairman; Z. B. Wise Tennessee; T. B. Mathews.
inces; T. r. Hofer Nevada
Finance-John c. Burns. Ohio chairman; Ogden
II. Fethers. Wisconsin; A. p. Buterfeld. Ohio;
L.. G. Aldrich. Mississippi; j. NJ. stratton Penn
sylvania
CredentiaIs-Wiiam Simmons Delaware. chair
man; Oliver Hail. Washington; j. F. Edmonds,
South Dakota; ]. A. Waddle, Oregon; J. T. SUIT
phen, Ohio.
Reports NJ Buchanan Mississippi chair
man. c. S. Whitney. Montana; G. c. R. Wagner.
Missouri; G C. simms South Carolina; ]. F.
Mileage and Per Diem-J. NJ. Adams. Texas.
chairman; B J. schuster Alabama; Ralph Don
ath, New Jersey; f. A. Ebert, North Carolina;
H. c. Potterf, Indian Territory.
State of the Order-Richard O'Neill, Nebraska.
Illinois; c. S. Davis Colorado; E. E. Sharon,
Oregon C. E. Pickett, Iowa; G. NJ. Hanson,
Maine.
Written work-C F. Easley. New Mexico.
chairman; T. N Foreman, Delaware; W. R.
Schnitger. Wyoming; d. c. Bolton, New Jersey;
j. II. Hodges. Florida; C. F. Kuehnle. Iowa: F.
A. Field Vermont.
Unwritten Work. H. Farnsworth. Utah.
chairman; Alvan f. Read, louisiana; H. M.
dsna Tuatin Maryand NJ Beckford
New Hampshire; j. c. Perry, Arizona
Printng-The supreme keeper of records and
seal. chairman ex oficio; H. H. Allen, Missouri;
w. T. White West Virginia; M. ]. Manning,
Arkansas; c. E. Perry. New Mexico.
Warrants and Charters-Allen Jameson. Col
orado, chairman; w. E. Ward Indian Territory;
F. J: Fitzgerald Ontario: B. A. Fickas. Arizona;
L. E. Davis, Rhode Island
Rules-D. C. Richardson. Virginia. chairman;
I. D. Hanley. Iowa; ]. z. Spearing, Louisiana;
J. H. Huggard, Manitoba; U. S. C. Cherry, South
Dakota.
Revew-E. c. Race, Illinois. chairman; E. C.
Cooper, North Dakota; j. B. Conner, District of
Columbia H. j. Anstie, British Columbia; NJ.
w. J. Holt. Oklahoma.
Endowment Rank-T. La Hache Texas, chair
man; Hamilton Douglas. Georgia; William La
dew, New York. W. H. Griffin, Tennessee; ]. NJ.
Kline, District of Columbia.
Uniform Rank-D. J. Turner. Virginia, chair
man; j. II. Abbott, Massachusetts; Z. L. Silver,
Indiana; H. 1. Weed. Wisconsin,; E. w. Duncan,
Utah: C. F. McGlashan, California; w. G..
Ronald. Washington
Rathbone Monument Fund-John Young, New
Hampshire chairman; Thomas Perry Pennsyl-
yania; G. S Hull. Connecticut; G. E. Whelan.
Maryland; w. II. Gichrist, Vermont.
Rathbone Monument Desgn-The supreme
chancellor chairman ex officio; J. T. Robertson,
New York; H. w. Harmon, New Hampshire;
M. S. Hart. New Mexico.
Funeral Service for Castle Halls-r. M. Up
shaw, Oklahoma. chairman; G.. w. Jet, Oregon;
T. ]. Crowley, California.
The committee on distribution consisting
of Representatives Carter, Shively and
FetherS, reported that various portions of
submitted to the proper committees. Do
mains were called for the presentation of
new business. Arkansas introduced an act
providing for the acceptance of plot of
ground in Hot Springs Ark, granted to the
Supreme Lodge by Congress. for the erec-
tion and maintenance of a national Pythian
Sanitarium. This is a subject that has been
under consideration for a long time. Many
members of the order seem to be opposed to
it, but others are much in favor of the prop
osition. From Georgia came proposition
to amend the supreme statutes so as TO
provide that pages eSQuireS and knights
shall be considered in good standing when
not in arrears to the amount of six months.
ment of expelled members and also an
amendment to the laws providing that any
Knight of a subordinate lodge in good
standing shall be eligible to any office in his