The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-26

al this year, because II desire. to keep
a contest off the floor of the continent
tai congress, and so assist in restor-
ing harmony and good feeling to that
body" 4-@'
A part of the session today was de-
voted to the question of sembodying in
a single subamendme adj the ,in4por-
tant features of three proposed amend
ments to the constitution One by
Mrs. N. M. Coleman, OF, Chicago, ere
ates board vested with the judicial
powers of the congress31, another, by
Mrs. G. M. Murphy, state regent of
Ohio, creates a committee on appeals
elective by the congress, to consist of
seven members none Of Whom shall be
a state regent or national officer. to
hear on its merits every case properly
brought before 1t, to take evidence and
procure legal advice when necessary,
and TO make definite recommendations
to the congress in each case. The
third, offered by Mrs. s. B. Morgan,
of Georgia. creates state boards Of ar
bitration, to adjudicate all matters
concerning the chapters brought up for
settlement, and to have the power ito
impeach officers of the state chapters
and to reprimand, suspend or expel'
any member of the chapter. The board
is to report to a body of five members,
appointed by the congress, to constf.
tute a court of final appeal. The re-
port Of this committee was made the
special order for Friday morning.
Mrs. Katherine Pratt Horton regent
of the Buffalo IN! " chapter chair
man Of the st. Louis exposition COM
mittee of the d. A. R., extended a
greeting and urged hearty. co-opera-
ton of the daughters in the st. Louis
exposition. She gave general inYi.
tation to a reception to be given in
honor of the congress by the board of
lady managers tomorrow afternoon.
The daughters from the states included
in the Louisiana purchase expect to
celebrate the anniversary of Flag day
and the surrender of Yorktown, Oct.
10, 1904
Mrs. Blair. the president of the
board of lady managers responded.
The invitation was accepted.
A reception in honor of the ID. A. r.
will be given at the White house Fri
day afternoon.
The state delegations to the congress
have elected regents and vice regents,
including these: 3a3
Minnesota-Mrs Franklin A. Refs
ing, regent; Mrs. William Liggett. vice
regent.
fowa-Mrs. Maria Purdy Peck, re-.
gent; Mrs. George w. Ogtlvie, vice re-
gent
Michigan-Mrs. William Chittenden,
regent; Mrs. E. S. Brayton, vice re-
gent.
At the afternoon session the con-
gress adopted a resolution thanking
both houses of congresss7for its action
In exempting from taxation all the
property Of the D. Al r. within the
District of Columbia, A resolution
was adopted expressing coincidence at
the death of Mrs. Mary Duncan Put
nam, of Iowa, which occurred Feb. 20.
Committee reports were submitted.
Mrs. William Lee Lyons, of Ken
lucky, one of the vice presidents gen.
eral. took the chair and Mrs. Fair
banks made report on the work of
the committee on the proposed CONT
mental memorial hall. A site in this
city for the hall, she said, had been
purchased for $4,000. She said it was
the sacred duty of the congress TO
contribute to the fund for the erection
of the hall.
Mrs. j. H. Crossman, of New York:
Mrs. Scott, of Bloomington, ILL.,. Mrs.
G. w. Simpson, of Brookline, Mass,
and Mrs. A. r. Beedle, of Jersey City,
n. j., presented a silver loving cup to
Mrs. Fairbanks as a token of appre-
citation of her Jealous services from
her fellow workers on the Continental
hall committee. Mrs. Fairbanks made
a response. Subscriptions made by the
state chapters to the Continental hall
fund were announced; the r.. aggregate
approximating $4,000. The $4,000.
for the site already has ben paid and
approximately $65,000' ah remains on
hand. 1t is expected that the building
will cost in the neighbofhood of $780,
000. There were diverS4Special dona-
lions. The Independence Hall chap
ter, of Philadelphia, gave a memorial
window in the form of the declaration
of independence which was first read
by Jefferson on the steps of the. court
in q lThi 10 ATOn --111a-
mortal window was given by the Chi
cago chapters. ~
| The committee to consider the pro-
posed amendments discussed ~ at the
morning session was announced as
| follows. Mrs. Mamie M. Coleman,
Mrs; Caroline NJ Murphy; Mrs. s; B.
c. Morgan, Mrs Orion and Mrs. War
ing. The congress then took a recess
until tonight.
The plans for the proposed memo
rial hall were exhibited by means Of
stereOpticon views at the night ses-
sion. There were three sets of these
plans, which had been passed on by
the special subcommittee of the con-
ltinental hall committee, Sand as their
various features Were shown on the
canvas they were explained in detail
to the members and &c few invited
guests the general public having been
excluded from the building. The pre-
SSHldGIOH Ol Inc pldISh was pFGC6OSQ
by a report of the subcommittee on
architecture having thebi matter in
charge, of which Mrs. Eleanor Lind
say wife Of former Senator Lindsay,
of Kentucky, is chairman, No special
recommendation was made as to which
of the sets should be accepted, and the
matter will be left to the consideration
Of the congress. Speciarimention was
| made in Mrs. Lindsays report Of the
valuable services rendered to the COM,
mittee by Gen. John NJ Wilson, for
merly chief of engineers of the army,
and Bernard r. Green, the superin-
tendent of the congressional library.
Mrs. Lindsay was presented on be-
half of the Kentucky delegation and
a number of other friends in the con-
gress with a handsome silver pitcher.
Mrs. Annie L. Wentworth, of Mas
sachusetts, presented and the congress
adopted a resolution asking the legis-
latures Of each of the thirteen orig
fnal states to make an appropriation
to pay for the memorial column of
the memorial hall which Is to repre-
sent the particular commonwealth.
At the opening of the night session
there was some debate on the amend
ment to change the time of the an
nual meeting of the congress to a fixed
date in April instead Of In February,
as now, but without action the mat
ter went over. There is a strong SEN
timent in the congress against any
change.
The report made by Mrs. Lindsay
was formally adopted, and the plans
will be referred to board Of expert
architects, who are to make a selec-
ton. A resolution was adopted pro-
,viding for the nomination of officers
tomorrow morning, to be followed by
the casting. of the ballots for their
election in the afternoon.
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