Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-12-24

BILE immigrant over the age of 10 may
bring In with him or send for his wife
or parent or grandparent or minor
child or grandchild, notwithstand
the inability to read and write. For
the purpose Of testing the ability OF
the immigrant to read and write as re-
quired by the foregoing section, the in
| spection officers shall be furnished
copies Of the constitution of the United
States printed on numbered uniform
pasteboard slips, each containing five
lines of the constitution printed In the
various languages of the immigrants
in double small plea type. These slips
shall be kept in boxes made for that
purpose and SO constructed rs to con-
ceal the slips from view, each box to
contain slips of but one language, and
the immigrant may designate the IAN
guage in which he prefers the test
shall be made. No immigrant failing
to read and write out the slip thus
drawn by him shall be admitted, but
he shall be returned to the country
whence he came. 81
The house passed the third of the
regular appropriation bills chat for
the support of the army, and entered
upon the consideration of the legisln-
tive, executive and judicial bill. The
latter bill carries S21. 669. 800, or $780,
800 more than the law for the current
year. Fair progress was made to-day.
1t is expected that this bill and the
military academy appropriation bill
will be passed before the holiday re-
cess. The. army bill as passed makes
no provision for the army and navy
hospital at Hot Springs. Ark. The
house also passed several bills rela ting,
to the District''of Columbia AMI three
resolutions, for the use of flags OF the
war department., government feserya-.
tons, ETC., on the occasion OF. Mr.. Nc;
Kinley's Inauguration.
HAS TWO HUSBANDS.
"A North Dakota Divorce Declared
Invalid in New York
; New York, Dec. 2O.-The validity. in
this state of Il divorce granted in North
Dakota was the main question at issue
i'll the suit of Harry D. McGown, clerk
of the city court, against Mary Emma
AlcGown. in Tie supreme. court to-day.
The defendant, who is the daughter of
Dr. /. D. DeMarest, prominent ply
stefan in the northern part Of the city,
was married to McGown in 1887.
~AOoul a. tSdA S1SO NILS. MC\IOWu GS-
tabllshed a statutory residence in
North Dakota and there procured d.
vorce, subsequently marrying Harry
w. Bell, wealthy tile manufactured.
McGown sued for divorce under the.
laws of New York on the ground of
improper conduct with Bell. 1t was
not alleged that such improperly was
committed prior to the North Dakota
divorce
Justice Russell, who heard the case.
decided that the North Dakota divorce
is invalid here. He said that it ap-
peared that the plaintiff and defendant
had lived together in this state as man
and wife, and that neither of them
could discover that relation, not even
by common consent. Mrs. McGown.
however, had determined upon a dis
solution of the marriage, and for that
purpose had gone to North Dakota.
She obtained divorce and remarked.
Under the laws Of North Dakota"
said the Justice. ''the defendant is the
lawful wife of Bell, but under the
laws of New York, she is the lawful
Wife OF McGown. The laws of New
York recognize a divorce for only one
reason. Therefore. say that she is
still the wife of McGown and must be
so recognized by the courts of this
state. If the marriage laws of this
state have been violated by Mrs, Nc
Gown, then her husband is entitled to
Decree"