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cond amendment read, and on motion of Bro. Porter 

 the words "Past Masters" were stricken out. 



Bro. Rodgers moved to amend as follows: 



It shall be the duty of the Masters and their wives to 

 meet at their respective county seats, and elect their dele- 

 gates. 



Bro. Logan moved to suspend action on this section and 

 pass to the next. Carried. 



Amendment No. 8 read and adopted. 



Amendment No. 4 read and ad< i 



Amendment No. 5 read and on motion was passed, and 

 ,6 taken up and adopted. 



Amendment No. 7 wa . ad and motion made to adopt. 

 >n last. 



Amendment No. 8 read and adopted. 



Amendment No. 9 read and adopted. 



Amendment No. 10 read and adopted, 

 ndment No. 11 read and adopted. 



Amendment No. 12 was read and motion made to adopt. 



Bro. Porter moved to amend by striking out the words 



ne-fourth," and inserting the words "one-half." 



Bro. Mayo moved to amend by striking out all after the 

 words " one dollar.'' 



Amendment to the amendment lost. 



Amendment lost, and section as read adopted by arising 



te. 



Bro. Logan moved bo recommit the report, with instruc- 

 tions bo perfect amendments passed over. Adopted. 



Committee on Education reported back Bro. Hamilton's 

 resolution on school hooks with their report, as follows, 

 which was adopted: 



Whereas, there is a great multiplicity of common 

 school books, causing an outlay of a vast amount of money 

 in this State, and that amount being forced from those 

 who are least able to bear it. Therefore, 



Resolved, That we urge it upon our Representatives in 

 our State Legislature, to enact a State law, establishing a 

 uniform series of text hooks for common schools, having 



