The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-21

distinction between both the mai,
me minority reports. II wants ia
10 Keep the money granted by con C>-~-1-S
IT wants the entire claim 10 be X.
uS supciannuate fund 1t is ~
nivte TO the taste Of both cxtrcig~zsa.
either extreme IS r. W Mnhpn = 49,
PMS moved that the majority ~
read. This was done
Dr. 9; G Rankin arose to a cnC/. Il
Pc Pc, s. M nni privilege. lie said ho''
ulfl nous consent to change the
of the majority report sligbtiy
granted and he made few vefhn~c-~str-.
~ me report concerning the stat
the United states senators that
ter. I 4
At the request OF b. f. Tips
resolutions contained In the NIL, q
port were read. In Lipscomb k =
the minority resolutions ue ndopte
OF Inc majority. 4 motion 10 tai
resolution scriatm prevailed.
me paper of Dr AlcAlurray - r.
The first of the McNiurray rcsn t
IciniaS the business ANA yauuF-
cialm Of the church against tdS &"
lhtht Tor the use aud abuse Of
Ing house nt Nashville duhpr thn. n
saws the claim was for mnCs =
amount but that $2SSOOu was ~
ccptcd by representatives " tho
IuIl settlement of all demands TE M
mat certain senator's criticised the ~-~f/.f
uL W4l'n me settlement was reached Is de-
plored and insofar as the agent, OF the
instructions, their actions are dI<cIi,npI
The senate investigating committee. after
a. inll review of the facts. having decided
that the church has been Injured hy Inc
misconduct of its agents." but that the
church itself was entirely hlnmoless. ana
the bishops having offered To take stems
10 return the money III the senate br
aIhrmatlve action declares that the passage
or the bin was due to misleading state
ments OF the representatives N Tie
c eg II Is resolved that. "a the diversion
OF "a large percentage of the claim from Doc.
cnurcA was unexpected ana unknown .
members Of congress who voted for ma
appropriation. the church distinctly r.r-l.
ul'.es any reinstatement or unfancss used
On the part of any PERSONS representa-. Nh,
churCn In the presentation OF the tIlim up-
wise
ENTIRE APPROpRTArTON
Is TO BE KEPT INTACT.
1t is resolved that the church pledges
Itself 20 raiae is soon as possible. bl such
means as the bishops may devise tne sum
OF $1o&soo to be Invested as permanent
fund. the interest from which shall be
annually paid to the benchciaries under tha
sixth restrictive rule. I'm order that the on
tire amount appropriated by the govern
ment Euy be kept intuct, as contaminated
by SOME OF the senators and representatives.
when they Supported the claim
Finally, IL Is resolved that this action
be entered on the journal of the genera.
conference us a hnai disposition OF tna
whole matter
lac resolutions are signed 10y thirty three
members of the conferences.
me question then reverted to the first
resolution OF the minority report Or Hos,
moved T." strike out the words 'mis.,d
lnE and deceptive and 20 insert the
words "umbiSUous" and liable tn deceive
lJr. Briggs moved to lay Dr lIoSs sub.
sttuie aud the resolution together on Inc
table. Tho ayes and noes were demanded
aud resulted: Ayes To- noes l12
The second resolution WAS rcud aud on
motion was tabled. loo votes having been
cast Iu tho affirmative.
Tho third resolution of the minority re-
port calling for the return of the money 90
me government was read. motion Co
table II was made.
rhe ayes and noes were demanded ana
no dissent was offered. As chi, vote meant
more of test than the first tln interest
increased. The motion 20 table was cIr-
riud bv a vote Of $50 20 100
DR. e. K. Anderson moved tbc previous
question on all the remainder az the min
GRITTY report lie later seconded motion
ON the pending question, which was ordered,
and the next resolution was tahlci The
remainder of the minority report was tuNlcI
IN rapit order
Or MrNImray movod to adopt his sub
Stitutc. iu heu NJ the minority report. l1i
report WAS read again
An amendment to tnc McAlnuay suhsti-
tutc was offered hy Dr. James Atkins
asking the United States senate to 4 tar-
mine how much was due Attorucr Stahl-
man, and Processing To raise the diGrcncs
between what ne received and what the
senate thought he should have had, the
money To 70 into the church treasury. Mo-
togs to table the amendment were made
and Bishop llugrov' ruled that the t!-
ming OF an amendment tabled the orlgi-
nul melton. nr Tigcrt appealed from this
decision and was overwhelmingly su3ta ned.
Tho Atkins substitute was tabled.
g. NJ. Napier. layman Of Atlanta. ca.
%
Murray substitute, spoke IN favor ot It's
adoption. motion 70 adjourn nptil
O'Clock was defeated and consideration OF
the McMurray substitute begun.
nr Smith Of Virginia offered an amend
ment slightly changing the vcrhi1Co \
motion TO lay the amendment on the t1ble
Ing Attorney Stqhlman and the book agents
was tabled and the original section was
then adopted.
The second section was road and n sub
st'turr providing for the return ~ S2jool
OF the claim, which represents private
claim ard not referred to before, was Of
One O'Clock came and Dr. NloNnway ro-
rcWod bis motion 20 adjourn UutN o'clo"f
tonight After some confusion tine motion
prevailed
AT the night session the resolution ut
the compromise paper, providing for rails
ing SlOOS 500 by the church TO bring the
congressional appropriation up to its orig
inal sum, was laid upon - table.
Examinations In the preamble that were 1
closely connected with the resolution
tabled were next made.
Other changes were made until very NJ
tie was left Of the original meaning Of the
compromise paper.
Most OF the session was consumed n
speeches. Finally an amendment by MI
Jordan OF Tennessee was adopted, endors
ing the action OF tho college Of bishops N
Offering 70 provide means for paving back
the money to the government. lie main
tanned that this should be done and that
the conference should legnlze their action
in every respect.
The conference adjourned Until Q O'Clock
tomorrow, with the pending business stand
ing as II had been perfected by amendment
rur crITr cInITn