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proceedings with the full report of this committee. (Secretary.) 

 The Special Committee on Executive Committee's Report, re- 

 ported recommending that — that part of the report relating to 

 the business features of the Order be referred to Committee on 

 Co-operation, that tiiat part relating to changes in the by-laws 

 be referred to Committee ou By-Laws. The suggestions relating 

 to Good of the Order to Committee on Good of the Order. 

 Report adopted. 



Bro. Starr offered the following resolution: 



Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed by the Worthy Master, 

 •whose duty it shall be to present a series of resolutions, expressive of the 

 sense ot this Grange on the hospitable treatment, that we as Patrons of 

 Husbandry have received from the Patrons and citizens of Champaign. 



Adopted. 



The Committee on Finance made the following partial report 

 which was referred to the Executive Committee, with instruc- 

 tions to make the examination recommended: 



To the Worthy Master and Members of the State Grange of 

 Illinois: 



Your Committee on Finance beg leave to make the following 

 partial report: 



Upon examination of vouchers we find that the Secretary has 

 received the sum of $10,304.85, and has paid out as per receipts 

 the following amounts, viz.: 



To Treasurer of State Grange |8,815.33 



For office supplies and rent * 141.93 



Postage and envelopes 424 30 



Stationery, and express charges 40.96 



Printing 884.84 



Total $10,304 83 



From the best information we can gather upon examination 

 of the Secretary's books, we estimate there is about thirteen 

 hundred dollars yet in his hands, but find that we cannot make 

 a final report until there has been entered upon his books the 

 balance of the reports received and at his office; and would rec- 

 ommend that a committee be sent to Sterling to make a careful 

 and full examination of the books and papers in his office, and 



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