Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1905-08-12
GRAND COUNCIL
AGAINST new
RATE SCHEDULE.
Stormy Session Ends in Vote to
Work For Repeal Of Royal
ArCanum's New Insurance
Rates. ---ReSOIutionS.

New Brunswick, N. ]. August 10:
The Grand Council, Royal Arcan-
um, of the state of New Jersey voted
at the end of a lively session this
afternoon to have it's representatives
work and vote for the repeal of the
new increased insurance rates.
About fifty resolutions were pres
ented by the various lodges asking
for various actions by the Grand
Council. These were all referred to
a committee Of seven to report upon.
They presented before the council
three reports, majority and two
minority reports.
The majority report was signed
by five members of the committee
who were l.. H. Nettleton, Hoboken,
W. G. Nelson, Jersey City; n. C..
Austin, South Jersey; and Mr.. Van
Benthuysen, Bayonne. This Wis
comprised OF a preamble adopted BY
Strmania Lodge, of Hoboken setting
forth that a readJustment If the in
surance rates is necessary and urg-
ing that the Grand Council work to
that end. This preamble was some
what contradictory of the four res
olutions incorporated with it in rhe
majority report. One of these res
olutions was that offered by the Bay
onne Lodge and which set forth that
1T is the sense of the Grand Council
OF the state in special session assem-.
bled that the law creating the new
rates as was promulgated and to 40
to effect on October l, 1905. he
! repealed and rescinded" The three
other resolutions were those offered
by Fred X. Cabs of East Orange
council The first instructs and Gi-
rects the representatives to the SUI
for the repeal of the law creating the
new table of rates enacted by the
Supreme Council last May. The sce-
ond declares that it is the sense that
all the members of the Grand Coun-
Gil who hold official membership in
the Supreme Council should voice
and vote at the approaching special
session support the position of this
Grand Council through whose suf-
frage and loyal support they attain
ed the position they now occupy in
the Supreme Council The third di-
rected the representative to the Su-
preme Council to offer or support
resolution giving the privilege of the
floor at the coming special session to
any properly accredited committee
from this or any other Grand Coun-
Gil to be heard
The resolutions follow:
The special committee on resoluA
tions offered by the various coun-
ellis and with some difficulty selected
the following, which they recommend
for adoption by the Grand Council:
THE report includes the preamble
submitted by Germania Council, H.
2OS, of Hoboken, resolution offered
by Bayonne Council, slightly amend
cd, and resolutions of represent
ative Fred. X. Cabs, of East Orange
Council:
THE preamble is as follows: We
recognize that it is a vital necessity
il we desire to preserve and perpet-
uate our order that our rates of in
surance be readjusted. 1t is evident
that a man who desires protection
and is not paying the cost of same,
has no assurance that his beneficiary
will receive the amount his certif-
icate calls for. We desire to see the
Royal Arcanum established on a
self-sustaining basis, that every mem
Der will have an absolute assurance
that his benefit certificate will be