The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-02-20
CON VENTION OF THE D. A. R.
MRS. M'LEAN OF NEW FORK CA USES
 LIVELY DEBATE.

Delegates Adjourn to Cool Off-Heated
 Discussion Over the Project of Build
 ing Continental HalI-A Statement
 of the Financial Condition of the
 Order-Constttution Amendments.
 Washington, Feb. 19.-The convention of the Daughters of the American Rev. olution, upon motion of Mrs Mclean 1 of New York, by vote Of 273 to 145 ! to-day reconsidered it's vote of yester- | day laying on the table the amendment to article vii with respect to appropri- ating a certain proportion of dues to mental hall. Mrs. Mclean said that the object Of her motion was to secure a full and free discussion of this and all other subjects. A number of the dele gates were on their feet seeking recog- milton from the president general, and it was with difficulty that the audience could be made to cease talking suffi- ciently long for the speakers to be heard.
 Mrs. Mclean expressed the opinion that the proposed plan would not ac- complish the desired result because one half of the income is at present applied to current expenses. This led to an ex- planation by the treasurer general, iol, hap to refer many times to her annual re- port, copy of which was in the hands of each delegate.
 The report showed cash balance on January 31 last of $36, S34. besides large investments in United States govern ment bonds. The report makes the fol- lowing showing:
 Total gross receipts, $6S,296, including account of current fund, S44 056, and ac- count of permanent or Continental hall fund $24 191 Gross expenditures, $S1,- 461. In addition there are investments in United States bonds Of face value of $6S, ,o00 The receipts from annual dues, less $S64 refunded, amounted to $2s4S5. The initiation fees aggregated $3,670. The actual current income of
 
 total current fund s3966t
 The debate on Mrs McLean's motion was very warm, and at 2:30 an adjourn ment was taken to allow the delegates to cool off.
 After recess the amendment was lost. An amendment to article s, section , of the constitution, offered by the Illi- nois delegation was adopted. The sec ton now reads as follows:
 "A member who shall remain in ar rears for dues for three months, after notice of her indebtedness has been sent ! her, may be dropped from the rolls by i the board of management; but no one | shall be dropped until after two notices of arrears shall have been given her large of the national soci- aty dropped for non- payment of dues nay be reinstated by the national board of management upon payment of all | pack dues, and all members dropped rom chapters for non-payment of dues nay be reinstated, through their re- 'pective chapters, upon payment of all pack dues to the chapters, the chapters 70 pay to the national society one dol ar for each year of delinquency of each member, ana the ndllOidt DOdFu Ol to approve such rein- 
 Mrs Fairbanks then relinquished the hair to Mrs Julius C. Burrows, of Michigan. Another proposition, was offered by he Illinois delegation. It was to amend rticle g. section 1 of the constitution, ,roviding that proposed amendments, if endorsed by twelve members of the ociety, or by any organized chapter" ] nay be presented at any congress It vas adopted after parliamentary narl which it took much time to < traighten. Miss Mary Desha, of Kentucky, got ( he floor to denounce an assistant at $ orney of the United States who. she ( aid. called the constitution of the [ Daughters of the congress patchwork [ An unsuccessful effort was made by i rrs. Hamilton Ward to reconsider list ! ight's vote by which an amendment hanging the date of meeting to the I rst Monday in May was laid on the l able V