The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-18
ISSUE FAIRLY JOINED
War Claim Matter Has Been Reported
TO The Conference.
TUESDAY IS THE DAY SET
When II Will Be Taken Up aud Set
Element Is 10 Be Had.
A VOTE IS FULLY A WEEK OFF.
Majority Want 70 Keep the Money; the
Minority Would Return It,
REPORT OF LATTER NOT TO BE PRINTED
It Is Said by the Editor Of the Official
A VOTE IS FULLY A WEEK OFF.
Majority Want TO Keep The Money; the
Minority Would Return It,
REPORT OF LATTER NOT TO BE PRINTED
It Is Said by the Editor OF the Offiea
Church Organ to Be Vioative OF the
Stringent Law OF Texas.

Dallas. Texas, May l7.-rhe war claim is
sue is at last squarely before the general
conference of the Methodist Episcopal
church. South, for final settlement Frontal
attacks and GanE movements arc at an cud
u.l tho siege operations begun, to continue
uutu the besitgod surrender uncondltiou-
a'ly ON "A final vote or the hcslcgcrs retire,
lcotcn by the stnying qualities and force
cf numbers OF thc men they are trying 20
force 90 captulatc.
at this distance from the hnal vote
which is probably a week on 1t looks az
If the hcsicgcrs Will win. They are the
mon who believe deception, msrcprcsentn-
tion aud lobby work NJ the worldly Kind
were rcsortcd to In order to procure the
appropriation from congress. They do not
believe that more than 100000 was
legitimate foe for the services Of an at.
torney to collect S2ss,Ooo from the gov.
erumcnt They favor the proposition that
the church return the entire sum to the
United states government and thus pro
vent even the shadow Of faint from at
tachug to the good name of the church.
they are the men who are known In the
secular section OF the press box at the
conference as the insurgents" Their op-
poncnts. who are being bcsieged, are tho
regulars" who say It IS nohody's bust
moss what the church lid with It's money.
,hey believe IN keeping the coin aud Civ
ing a certificate OF character to everybody
ON their side
The matter reached close 10 n climax
today when the committee ON publishing
interests submitted two reports majority
report signed by twcntyfour mcmboiB aud
minority report signed by nineteen NON
hers There were four ubscntccs the full
committee membership being forty seven.
The majority report was comparatively
brief document II defended the church
and mildly censurcd its agents and sttor.
nevs.
The minority report was 20 long that
took Rev. james Cannon. Jr., Of Vir-
Eiaia. nearly two hours time to read IT,
The document reviewed In every detail the
history Of the war claim and the legislation
Connected herewith The reference to the
book agents and the attorney Of the church
who engineered the claim through con
grcss were of ID" most scathlug ohaIac-
ter. They were couchcd In such plain
English and embodied such direct charges
that a representative Of the book agents
visited the press tables aud warned the
newspaper representatives. that II the re-
port Nas printed in fun or the accusations
quoted from the report the newspapers
would be held responsible In damages I'M
der the libel law.
/ The publishers OF the official organ of
/ the general conference, which publication
| Is accepted as the record Of the confer.
/ cn,e, was notified not to print the minority
report under pain Of libel
! Dr. Hoss, who is employed as editor Of
the Daily Official Organ, addressed the
/ conference, stating that he must not be I'M
dcrstood as advocating suppression OF
the report or advising against It's puhlicn-
tlon In the official organ but the day tho
report should be published IN the official
organ was the day he would not be on duty
as editor; he proposed taking vacation.
Tho result was that the general confer
encc, by an overwhelming vote, ordered
tue report printed, not only In the official
organ. but In pamphlet form, so that cacn
member could have a copy 10 study dur
| Ing the proceedings neat week and per
1 haps the copies VIII bc preserved as souNe
Mrs, rs are frequently the Illuminated bills
Of fare OF a swell hotel Tor holiday din
ncr.
The conference voted to take the two re-
ports from the calendar at 10 O'Clock next
/ Tuesday morning ana to transact no other
BUSINESS until the war claim" issue shah
have been finally disposed Of.
Bishop A. w. Wilson, the senior bishop
presided today
The committee on eplscopacy reported,
and recommended that two bishops be elect
ed. minority report was ijyen, diss Mt
ing, and stating that in their belief no
more bishops should be elected
The committee on education recommended
that more attention be paid TO training
schools.
A minority report from the committee
on finance urged further aid to supcian'
nuated preachers, widows aud caidr, N,
being given, and that permanent fund be
established.
The time limit remains as before accord
ing to the report Of the committee on it.n
erary.
Or. w. /. Haven Of the American -fIble
society spoke On the gratifying Increase in
the sale Of bibles.
The Cumberland Presbyterian assembly
sent greetings from Springfield, NO.
The general assembly Of the Presbyteriar
church also sent greetings from Jackson
Miss
The committee on Sabbath observance
deprecated the increase Of Sunday labor o
So per cent in the last decade, while tn
population had increased but 81 per cen
and also the increase in Sunday amuse
ments.
DIR. Gross Alexander introduced resosr