The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-05-24
NUMBER 3S.
sTAHLMAN SCORED
~ Roth Reports Minority wenid Rsturn
Money IN Famous War aiaiu.


length and less. and erly one such
short day has yet passed without
sprlnging the mueh.mooted war
claim" the special order for today. but
the paper was lost. Hut It viii not
down and al the legislation OF ths
body Is colored by this paramount
question
This morning the committee on pub
fishing interests submitted report
TO the conference. in which Mr.. stahl.
man was squarcly condemned for tho
doeeptlons used In securing the war
claim money. Another Item con-
demns Messrs Barbee and Smith for
deoeptions which they have been
charged With using IN the same mat.
ter by a rule Of the conference. this
report OF the committee on publishing
! interests went TO the.calendar and can
not be taken up from the calendar for
twcnty.four hours without a motion
to suspend the rules governing all
such bills. A minority report from
this committee not only moves to con.
ing that he in many points violated
his contract with the book committee.
Barbee and Smith. but does what the
report of the committee does not do.
via. recommends the return OF all Of
the money ls2ss.00o1 to the govern.
ment.
In any event, fight Is on which
Will test the metal OF the strongest
men In tho church, and no matter
what shall be the final decisions OF
this conference, there Will be many
sorely disappointed men. so imposal
BILE does Il seem TO come 10 any com.
promise. Mr. stahlman WIS present
when the committees report condemn
Ing certain OF hs actions was pre-
sented and while his face showed
some anxiety, no great excitement was
manifest
The general effect of this matter
came TO the surface this morning In
one OF the numberless ways It has In
showing itself. when a minority of
the committee ON oplseopaey dlssented
from the suggestion OF the episcopal
address and the recommendation of
! the committee that two additional
bishops be elected by this conference.
alleging as their reason therefor that
the times and conditions were mop
perfume and inauspielous. and II Is un-
derstood by all that those expressions
are reference to the disturbed con-
ditlons which exlst touching the war
claim" Any man who could be elected
at this time would become, at once.
the bishop OF faction In the whole
church. because all OF these men have
already earnestly declared themselves
an fiatly on Que side or the other.
Created Quite a unss.
The kilograms from Washington ap-
pearing In the morning papers. pur-
porting to be the speeches OF certain
Congressmen on yesterday. has created
quite buzz among members OF the
conference. and Il Is rumored that Ger.
tain members OF the conference have
wired to Washington seeking further
information in the matter.
The minority report OF the eommir
tee on publishing interests also con.
denim the book committee In their ae.
tions in securing the services OF Mr..
stahlman and in clearing themselves
of all blame In the premises. This MI
norlty report was very lengthy pa,
per, requiring about TWO hours for the
/ reading Of II. This report urges at
/ great length that every dollar Of the
money secured by our agents from
! tho government be returned TO the
government. The paper Is regarded
by many very strong and able doeu.
ment. II proposed the following items
or resolutions:
l. That all the money be returned.
2. That committee OF nine be ap.
pointed by this conference TO report
some plan by which this money can
be returned.
3. That we commend the letter writ
ten by our bishops to the United States
Senate.
Both reports we're ordered printed.
after much discussion. The war claim
matter will come before the confer
ence next Tuesday at 10 o'clock and
be continued until the ma ter is set
tied.
The discussion over the printing by
the minority report caused one OF the
stormiest scenes ever witnessed In a
religious conference Owing to lack
I. OF space" It Is said. the publisher OF
/. the official organ Of the church de-
cllned to publish the report, when -
. said to be OF such nature as to come
within the stringent libel laws OF
t Texas. This decliEation caused great
excitement among the minority iae-
/ lion. and debate over the subject was
very heated.
Sabbath Observance.
The committee on Sabbath obsery-
ance deprecated the increase Of sun
day labor Of IS per cent. in the last
decade. while the population had In
creased but 81 per cent. and also the
increase in Sunday amusements.
A minority report from the commit
tee on finance urged further aid to
superannuated preachers. widows and
children, and that a permanent fund
be established. The time limit re-
mains as before. according = the re-
/ ~n~s - tha eonnfffee on fanerary.