Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-19

LIZ, 1CIcs
return home much improved in health.
You do not know and can never know of
the comfort it has been to receive the
expressions of sympathy and respect sent
her and the beautiful flowers sent her by
Kennebec Pomona and the flowers sent
by others. She was almost overwhelmed
by the gifts presented her by your kind
ness at the hands of Mrs. Evans. She
will ever hold the Patrons in the highest
regards"
E. T. MeGlaufin presented the report
on insurance, suggesting the extension
of fire patrol and other movements Tor
better protection.
Gateway Amendment.
The next resolution was the so-called
Gateway Amendment, which was intro
duced by Chairman Smith as follows:
Whereas, hitherto the Constitution of
the United States, however well adapted
to the times in which it was established,
has often proved the bulwark of what
Is called conservative because 1t is old,
and an insurmountable obstacle to what
is called radical because it is new, and
Whereas, the right of each generation
to establish and revise it's fundamental
law is inherent in popular sovereignty,
therefore,
Resolved, That we favor the speedy
adoption of the so-called Gateway
Amendment, by which in the future the
Federal Constitution may be amended by
proposals submitted concurrently by not
hxr
popular vote by a majority of those vot-
ing thereon in the country at large, which
shall include majority OF those voting
thereon in a majority of the states.
(Signe0
ARTHUR c. SMITH,
II. G. HARLOW,
ORIN n. TITCOMB,
ALICIA D. BARKER.
A resolution allowing the direct nomi-
nation of officers in the Grange was pre-
santed and after an animated discussion
,,Y.s voted down by large majority. The
resolution has been presented at a pre-
vious session and referred to the commit
tee on resolutions which endorsed the
measure
The Highway Resolution.
The State Grange, in a resolution
unanimously passed this noon, placed
its disapproval on the proposal of the
State Highway Commission to expeha
the 100000 bond issue for good ROADS
on trunk lines and urged that "busi-
ness roads" be obtained first. The
resolution follows:
Resolved, that the legislative com"
mittee Of the Grange. both national
and state, are urged to use every hon
orable endeavor to secure first, bust
ness roads that will serve the best IN
terests of both producer and consum-
er, and be it further
Resolved, that the Maine State
Grange wishes especially to deprecate
the expenditure of two million dol
lars in so-called trunk lines as pro-
posed by the State of Maine highway
commissioners"
Afternoon and Night Sessions.
The afternoon session was opened
with a memorial service, only one obit-
uary being read, that of John NJ.
Jackson, late of Lewiston, the first
secretary of the State Grange and
one of its organizers. He was a vet
eran Of the Civil War.
An important report was that sub
mitted by r. L. Cummins of South
Paris, chairman of the committee on
transportation, which was a lengthy
document, setting forth in great de-
tail, what the committee considered a
discrimination against Maine in the
matter of freight rates, 1t being de-
clared that produce is carried from
New York and other Middle and West
ern states at rates much lower proper
tionately than the same class OF
freight is carried from Maine to the
great Atlantic seaboard cities. At the
night se-ion a committee was APP
pointed to inquire into this matter and
If possible secure an equalization OF
rates.
At the night session. which closed
the 40th annual meeting of the State
Grange, various business matters were
considered and the remainder of the
time devoted to a conference for the
good of the order.