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effect that the Executive Committee consist of three members. 

 The considenition made tlie special order for 7 o'clock P. M. 



Regular order of business resumed. 



The Committee on Appeals and Grievances, made the follow- 

 ing report: 

 To Worthy Master (tnd Members of this Grange: 



We, the Committee on Grievances, beg leave to submit the 

 following report: 



1st. In the case of Samuel Taylor, of Paradise Grange, No. 

 604, Ford county, claiming to be unlawfully expelled from said 

 Grange, your committee, after due consideration, on account of 

 informality and want of proper evidence, we would, therefore, 

 recommend that the whole matter be referred back to Paradise 

 Grange, and that the master of said Grange be officially notified 

 to grant the brother a new trial according to law, within thirty 

 davs after receiving such notice. 



2d. In the case of Pliiinview Grange, No. 685, claiming pay 

 for their Master's attendance on the meeting of the State Grange 

 at Bloomington, in December, 1873: 



For 3 days in attendance $6.00 



For travel, 140 miles 5.G0 



Total $11.60 



We recommend that the above claim be allowed. 

 All of which is respectfully submitted. 



T. F. Strunk, ^ 

 D. P. Keller, 

 T. D. Porter, }■ Coniniittee. 

 R. R. Field, 

 T. A. Barber, J 

 Report adopted. 



The Committee on Resolutions offered the following: 



'WnEUE.\s, The State Gransre, now in session, is largely indebted to the 

 citizens and Patrons of the city and county of Champaign for their hospi- 

 tality and liberality: 



Resolved, That in the offer of this comfortable and commodious hall for 

 our use, gratuitously, we recognize their appreciation of the correctness of 

 our principli's and their value to the human family, and that we assure 

 them that we value this appreciation as highly as we most assuredly do 

 their liberality. 



Resolved, That the hotels and board ing-hou.ses which have reduced their 

 rates to the members of this Grange, have, by that action, shown that they 



