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Bro.Howland moved that no new business or claims shall 

 be acted upon during this session that are not presented 

 before the close of to-day's session. Adopted. 



Bro. Logan offered the following: 



Resolved, That we, the members of this State Grange, 

 recommend the Subordinate Granges of each county to 

 form County Granges in their respective counties where- 

 ever such do not now exist. 



Adopted. 



Bro. Ripper offered the following: 



Inasmuch as the Worthy Secretary of the State Grange 

 of Illinois has had much trouble and spent a good deal of 

 his time as well as employing a clerk during the year; 

 therefore, 



Resolved, That this Grange deem $500 not sufficient 

 remuneration for his services during the past year, and 

 that $200 be appropriated in addition to his salary; and, 

 further, 



Resolved, That Bro. Foster be allowed 810 for services in 

 assisting the Secretary during this session. 



Referred to committee on Finance. 



Regular order resumed. 



Bro. Porter moved to omit reading that portion of the 

 minutes which was referred to committees. .Motion 

 adopted. 



Minutes read and approved. 



Special order called for conferring of the fifth degree. 



The obligation and instructions of the fifth degree were 

 conferred on all the delegates entitled to receive them by 

 the "Worthy Master. 



Regular order resumed, and reports of officers called. 



The Master made. the following: 

 To the State Grange of Illinois, P. of H. : 



At your last session, in the matter of the appeal of Sam- 

 uel Taylor from the action of Paradise Grange 640, expell- 

 him from the Order, it was ordered that said Paradise 

 Grange grant the appellant a new trial within thirty days 

 after receiving notice thereof. Whereas said Paradise 

 Grange refused to obey the order of this State Grange, the 



