The age-herald., 1902-02-19
). A.. R. HAVE REAL
 LIVELY DEBATE
Discussion Arose Over Amend
 mentS to Constitution.
PROTEST AGAINST RULING
Mrs. Mclean Made Vigorous Attack On Parliamentary Procedure of Mrs. Fairbanks, the Presid-
 Ing Officer, to No Avail.

Washington. February 1S.-The Daugh- ters of the American Revolution plunged into the consideration of proposed con- stitutional amendments at the outset of todays session of their convention. Many of these changes were pending. only two out of the seventeen submitted having been disposed of yesterday. The dele gates were tardy in assembling and it was long after the session had been call ed to order before the auditorium and galleries were even comfortably filed
 The opening prayer was delivered by Mrs. w. A. Smoot, of Virginia. The convention sang America" and after the reading of the minutes of yesterday s | session the proposed amendments were taken up. The frs. of these proposed ad- ditions to the representation from each State, now consisting of one Regent, -Four additional representatives to be elected at an elective conference to be composed of the Chapter Regent Vice Regent and one delegate from each chap ter in the State, the conference to be at some designated place before February l, of each year."
 Miss Richards Amends.
 Miss Richards of this city who famed the proposed amendment submitted an amendment to her amendment which brought on a lively discussion. Several delegates in vigorous remarks pointed out that they had no time to consider the new amendment, which changed Miss Richards former amendment so as to add a Regent for each State, one representa- tive at large and one for every 15O mem- bers in the State. A number of motions were ruled out of order in rapid success sion and motion was finally adopted postponing the amendment submitted on the subject The report of the Commit tee on Reduction of Representation in the Congress of the Daughters was presented l by the chairman, Mrs. Katherine W | Verplanck of New York
 Without making recommendations, the committee announced that majority of twenty-six state regents favored the chapter representation and a minority fa- Vored the ratio representation of one delegate for every 250 members The vote l resulted:
 1 For representation by one delegate to the Congress to every 250 in the state eight regents representation in the Con- gress for each and every chapter by it's regent or alternate, irrespective of the size of the chapter, twenty-six regents Miss Richards amendments were then l taken up and a debate on their adoption was participated in by number of the | delegates.
 Several Speeches.
 The principal speakers on the Rich | ards amendments were:
 For the amendments Mrs. Mary S. 1 Lockwood and Mrs. Jellen Foster, Yer mont A. l.. Knott, Baltimore; Miss Floretta Vincent. Boston; Mrs. Quintin. Pennsylvania Mrs. Richardson, South Carolina Mrs. Camp, Connecticut; Mrs. | Hopkins. Illinois
 Against; Mrs. l.. P. Roome, Mrs. D. M Clean of New York City; Mrs. Coleman, | Chicago Mrs. Charles P. Bryan, Ten nessee; Mrs. Avery, Michigan; Mrs. Mary | B. Temple, Tennessee and Mrs. Rebecca Yeandle. Georgia.
 The debate occupied two hours when Miss Richards announced that she rec ognized that those who stood with her for the amendments were in a hopeless | minority and she would accept defeat l gracefully. The chair was about to de- clare a recess when Mrs Donald Mclean of New York made a vigorous attack on the parliamentary procedue of the pres 1 ident general and thrice insisted that the vote on the amendments was next in or der. Mrs. Fairbanks insisted on the re- | cess against a number of protests.
 Overwhelmingly Defeated.
 The Richards amendments were over whelmingly defeated at the afternoon session.
 An amendment offered by Mrs. Hamil- | of oix l ter of 100 or less, a representation in the | continental congress of one delegate or | alternate and all chapters of over 100 members, two delegat was taken up | next.
 Mrs. Robert Emory Park. Georgia, of fered an amendment providing that ev- | cry chapter of over 100 members have | one delegate for each hundred members Loth amendments were defeated Mrs | M. M. Nash, North Carolina, moved reconsideration of yesterdays vote on the amendment to prevent officers serving more than two successive terms. This motion was based on a fear of Mrs. Fair l banks friends that 1t would legislate her | out of office, she already having served for two terms as vice-president general
 Mrs. w. H. McCartney, Pennsylvania, | however. presented an opinion of a judge of the district supreme court that Mrs. | Fairbanks position is secure and the mo- 1 ton was tabled.
 Night Session. rAa congress held a session tonight | to continue the consideration of amend | ments to the constitution. An amendment | giving local chapters the privilege of | retaining three-fourths of the annual dues paid in. instead of one-half, which they now keep. the remainder being turn | ed into the general society, was tabled. | but notice was given that a motion would | be made to call it up again tomorrow | for reconsideration, when the attendance | will be larger. Among the amendments 1 was one by Mrs. Thomas Roberts pro- | viding that arrangements for the contin- | enAal c6rfgfess are to be made by joint | committee from the congress and the na- tional board to be appointed by the pres ident general also providing that an- nual dues of $2 of the national society be payable on or before March 22 in- stead of February p, the object being to simplify the work of the treasurer | general.