The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-26

years for an annual period. some Of twelve
and others Of twenty weeks In q year.
Parental schools or homes are provided |
In Utah and Indiana III Utah. any child
between and IA years OF age found 20 |
be an habitual truaut or wandering about |
the streets and public places Of cities, with |
out lawful employment. shall be commit |
| ted TO the parental school for an indeier- |
inmate period not beyond the age Of II |
| years.
An act OF Rhode Island gives to the
proper authority Of the city OF Providence |
power to establish public school teach
ers' retiremcn, fund. In California an act
has been passed. amendatory TO n former
act, creating and administering a public
school teachers annuity and retirement
| fund in the several cities and counties Of
the State. Provision is made for manual
traiuing in Illinois and for physical edu-
| cation In Wisconsin. In Minnesota. Mis-
souri,. North Dakota. Kentucky and Utsih
provision Is made In carefully framed
| statutes for the election OF school officers,
under one name and another, and for the
management and carc Of public educa-
tion with special provisions for teachers
Institutes and examinations. In Texas. an
act has been passed approprlating land for
the establishment OF q colored university
Alabama provides for industrial schools
for white girls.
Many States have passed acts relating TO
the liquor traffic. 1t may be said OF them
generally that they indicate disposition
toward increasing stringency. and 10 the
direction Of high license. South paknta
has passed an act covering the whole sub
ject with very great thoroughncss.
The legislature OF New York has passed
an act of the greatest Importance. II
withdraws from local authorities the pow
ers heretofore committed 10 them and vests
thom in State officers. How far such large
powers can safely be intrusted 20 CEN
trial authority, where the activity and
vigor OF party Is as great as they are In
New York. has been doubted. and the adj
ministration OF the law will be followed
with great interest.
Wisconsin. Minnesota. Montana, Mis-
souri, Illinois. Connecticut. Alabama and
Wyoming have reorganized the National
Guard by elaborate acts.
Connecticut, Illinois. Idaho. Indiana,
Minnesota and Missouri have made pro-
visions for the parol of prisoners con
fined in the State prison. paroled pris-
oner remains in legal custody and under
the control OF proper officers. and is sub
| ject at any time to be taken back within
the limits OF the prison and be reimprls'
oned. convict who is serving iiit
a sentence or who is known to have suffered
e previous conviction for felony, or whose
t prison record is not such as to AFFORD rea
s sonable probability that he would. II re
i leased, lead law-abiding life. or Wit
S has not served some fair proportion OF tn
!, time OF his sentence or for whom suitable
y employment has not been provided, car
r not be paroled
Il Connecticut, Oklahoma. North Dakota
II Utah North Carolina New Hampshire
n Missouri South Dakota. Indiana and Kan
II sas have adopted the Australian ballo
t. with more or less modification. and hay
Il regulated primaries or caucuses for IN
10 nomination of officers, and have guarde
A. at,,1t nj inf
copsn has passed statute mere stringer
n perhaps than almost any other State in r.
e epect Of the use OF money by candidate
at for office and by political organizations.
D Statutes have been passed regulating II
ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
~ in many particulars. Suits may be brougl
In for the wrongful killing OF married We
~ man by the husband for the benefit
"a himself and her children, or in the nan
m of her administrator (Tennessee) Hu'
4. band and wife may testify for and again
% one another In divorce proceedings CIV.
d oming Kansas) The husband is exeml
n, from damages arising from the toots OF h
be wife (Minncsota.) party charged WI
all libel may publish retraction thereof al
e. prove the same in litigation of damag
n (Pennsylvania. Utah) Contempt OF cou
C. not in presence Of the court shall be tri
in upon charges duly preferred. and by
IS Jury (KansasD The bodies OF deceas
o. 4 criminals shall De delivered 10 he''e
g colleges (Kansas)
ma Combinations congsderacies and co
n spiracies to intimidate are crimes Ike
use tucky).
I'D Foreign corporations will not be permi
IA, ted to do business in South Carolina hhie
IN they undertake not 10 remove deuo
cir brought against them TO the Federal cou
es, In Washington soliciting divorce busiht
ne is forbidden and obligations for the pa
res ment of money may be discharged by la
Oh full money Of the United States, notwit
re- standing stipulation therein to pay
me particular kind OF money
IN Connecticut has adopted the propo'
for amending and codifying the Jaw oi
at potiable instruments. Persistence
IN. hiring one State after another TO do
ide the first step will then be taken to UNI
ial the laws.
EN- This cursory review OF the legislation
in the past year suggests several INTEREST,"
Gle considerations. One is that WINE ,he
is fort to harmonize the laws OF the seVe
an states have not been as successful as v
reasonably expected. there Is singu
uniformity In the statutory enactments
the States. Our people are spreau o'e'
vast area OF territory; they are aistr
AT utcd among fifty states anu Ierri,ori
va the interests OF these communities are
ted ,,a,s;ticd and It seems reasonable that
was habits of life and thought IN one sect
by should greatly differ from those Of !,
ing other. And yet II is remarkable
ids. that the same subjects occupy the att
o. ton of the legislatures OF all ,he qua
lose excite the same feelings, sentiments
Itch rassions everywhere, and are dealt
last by all in substantially the same manI
ma. Uniformity comes OF itself and needs 10
ing. promoted only in comparatively Few
ub- roctions. Tho fact is Significant,
rig teaches ue that we are one peypie, one
, in ton ali the parts having consist
by form OF organization, conruon metnoas
zen nolltjcaI and social action. common,
20 stincts aspirations and destiny.
The such n development OF the national
anIe ,haro e no room for sectional prejudi
are and whoever seeks to excite them Is nc
lher Another consideration suggested by
ms review OF the legislation OF the past
10 INcpEasiNG yIGoR OF THE POL
,i.es POWER.
a in N-,r. ,an,hs or more OF the statutes