The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-05-24

in the prosecution Of the claim before
Congress, either Intentionally or 9TH
erwise."
ut is resolved that the church
pledges itself to raise as soon as pos
sible, by such means as the bishops
may devise, the sun of $1O0,S0O, to
be invested as a permanent fund, the
interest from which shall be annually
paid to the benehciaries under the
sixth restrictive rule, In order that the
entire amount appropriated by the gov
eminent may be kept intact, as con-
templated by some of the Senators and
Representatives when they supported
the claim. Finally. it is
Resolved, That this action be en-
tered on the journal of the General
Conference as a final disposition of the
whole matter"
The resolutions were signed by thir-
ty-three members of the conference.
The question then reverted to the
first resolution of minority report. DR..
Hoss moved to strike out the words
misleading and deceptive" and IN
sert the words Ambiguous" and Tia
BILE to deceive"
DR.. Briggs moved to lay DR.. Hoss'
substitute and the resolution together
on the table. The ayes and noes were
demanded and resulted Ayes. 1872:
noes, 112.
The second resolution was read, and
nm Motto, +hl ro,,i,+sur r,- ..lr-z
155 votes having been cast in the af-
hrmative.
The third resolution of the minority
report, calling on the return of the
money to the government, was read.
The ayes and noes were demanded and
no dissent was offered. AS this vote
meant more of a test than the first
resolution, the interest increased. The
motion to table was carried by a vote
Of 159 to 105.
DR.. Ewalderson moved the previous
question on all the remainder of the
minority report. He later seconded d
motion on the pending question. which
was ordered, and the next resolution
was tabled. The remainder of the mi
nority report was tabled in rapid or
der.
Parlla mentary Skirmish.
DR.. McMurray moved to adopt his
substitute in lieu Of the minority re-
port. The report was read again.
An amendment to the McMurray
substitute was offered by Dr.. James
Adkins, asking the United States SEN
ate to determine how much was due
Maj. Stahlman, and proposed to raise
the difference between what he re-
ceived and what the Senate thought
he should have had, the money to go
into the church treasury. Motions to
table the amendment were made and
/ Bishop Hargrove ruled that the
tabling of an amendment tabled the
original motion. Dr., Tigert appealed
from this decision, and was over
whelmingly sustained. The Atkins
5 substitute was tabled.
= G, NJ. Napier. a layman of Atlanta,
Ga, who said he had drafted most Of
the McNurray substitute, spoke in
favor OF its adoption. A motion 10
! adjourn until 8 o'clock was defeated.
, and consideration of the McMurray
/ substitute began.
Dr.. Smith of Virginia offered an
= amendment slightly changing the YER
biage, A motion TO lay the amend.
ment on the table was carried. An.
= other amendment condemning Maj.
: | Srah1D,nn and thu hoD1y u,vyr r-,.
- tabled. and the original section was
then adopted.
The second section was read and a
substitute providing for the return OF
, s25, 900 of the claim, which represents
a private claim and not referred to be-
fore, was offered.
Compromised Tabled.
At the night session the resolution
of the compromise paper. providing
for raising 500, 500 by the church to
, bring the Congressional appropriation
up to its original sum, was laid upon
the table.
Examinations in the preamble that
were closely connected with the reso-
!, luton tabled were next made. Other
changes were made until little was left
of the original compromise paper.
Most of the session was consumed in
speeches.
Finally an amendment by Mr.. Jor-
dan of Tennessee was adopted, to the
effect that the General Conference in
dorsed the action of the College Of
> RiShoDs in offering IN Drovidp means
for paying back the money to the
government, If the United States Sem
ate decided that this should be done.
!. the conference to make the act of the
bishops its act and legalize it in all
respects as the action of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South.
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