The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-21

Balance ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 3,9S2 -
Fraternally submitted,
John W. CalYer.
S. c. Treasurer.
To the Officers and Members OF the State
Council of Pennsylvania, j. O. I. a. NJ:
Dear Sirs and Brothers: We, your conf
mittec on law, beg leave to submit the lol-
lowing report of our work during the past
year, up to the date of this report, com
prising codes of bylaws approved, amend
ments approved, circular letter, remarks
and recommendation.
The committee. has labored under the
same disadvantages this year that has
attended the work Of the previous law
committees Councils persistently ignore
| the law and decisions in sending in their
amendments for approval. The eXcep-
| tiOns are rare where the law is fully COM
| piled with, and the majority of codes and
amendments that reach your committee
| are either not sent in duplicate, or are
not accompanied with the copy of the law
proposed to be amended, and frequently
| are written on both sides Of the paper
| This, too, Is not the only disadvantage un-
der which your committee has labored
| Frequently we would receive laws not
properly signed ana sealed and with moth
ing to indicate the name and number of
| the council desiring to have their law
amended This required considerable cor
rcspondence, To say nothing of the time
| and trouble TO ascertain the name of the
| council who submitted the law or amend
ment for approval. In one or two in
stances some complaint was made of de-
| lay. but considering the careless and in
different manner in which the average
code or amendment was submitted for ap-
prOval, the committee discharged their
duties with expedition, and with as much
promptncss as it was possible to do un-
der all the circumstances
| Owing to the oversight or disregard Of
the law and decisions. as above ser forth
the committee determined to send out a
circular letter to the councils Of the state
calling their attention to the same.
Fratcrnally
William T.. Duncan, Pittsburg,
n, IL. GOodall. EdinborO,
j. f. kOehnlCin, jeanette.
Legislative Committee.
The report of the legislative commit
tee showed the work Accomplished by
that important body, and was a review
Of the work done by the state repre-
sentatives at Harrisburg Reference
was made to the schools appropriation,
the fixing of school terms at seven
months and other bills introduced in
the legislature.
The committee is composed of the
; following: George W. Lutz president;
, S, c. Weadley, secretary; George n.
Nesbitt, treasurer: Allen II. Pflieger
! c. ID. Spangler.
| Board of Officers.
The report of the board of officers
- contained committees appointed, sub.
jeCts referred for action, vacancies
4 | filed, requests for remittance of fines
granted, appeals for aid approved and
disaVoroved, questions and decisions
and other matters pertaining to the or.
, der.
8 The decision of the board in refer
ence to charges preferred against Col
onel T. ID. Lewis council, No. 1915, o.
- this city, is to the effect that tn,
. charges were not sustained.
a The board is composed of State Coun
i clllor George b. Bowers, State Vice
e Councillor Charles S, Grail and Pas
i State Councillor NJ. p. Dickson.
d Appeal Committee.
/ The report Of the appeal committe
a showed the work accomplished by then
!, during the year, and gave a brief syn
n opsis of each case referred TO them
IF Nearly fifty appeals were receive
relative to law, benefits, charges, etc