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Consular Service REORGANIZATION.

The House committee on foreign affairs
has favorably reported to the House SUBJ
stitute bill providing for a non-partisan
commission OF two senators and three rep
resentatives and one officer of the State
Department to reorganize the consular
service. 1t leaves all details of the work.
to the commission. The committee reports
that no stronger argument could be offered
for the necessity of the reform than the
present war with Spain, and the necessity
for our consuls to keep the naval authors
ties informed on all matters concerning the
movement of the enemys war vessels, of
supplies etc.
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14th and l. streets northwest. In addition
to the impressive exercises of the ORDER
Rev. DR.. E. Bradford Leavitt, pastor of the
church. will deliver an appropriate address
and Past Colonel Gilbert &. Kniffin will de-
llver eulogy upon the life OF the late
General W. 8. Rosecrans, entitled Rose
Grams, Soldier and Citizen" Col. Kniffin
was member of General RoSecrans' staff
during the war of the rebellion and the
latter was oomrade of Encampment No
&, Y. V. l.. The quartet choir and organist
OF the church will furnish selected music
Memorial Day Work by w. r.. C.
MRS. Anna A. Peck. department president
her staff, and the members of the Depart
ment Of the Potomac Woman's Relief Corps
have been busily engaged fer the past few
Gays IN making ready everything for Mem
oriai day. The chairman of the executive
board. Mrs. M. r. Sprague and her STAFF
and department aids, have almost com
pieted all arrangements for the luncheon
.nat they Will serve at Arlington to the
comrades and Sons Of Veterans The mem
bers of Lincoln Sumner, Morton, Potomac
ana Burnside posts, together with the
noraI committee, made up of five ladies
from each OF the nine corps in this depart
ment. all under the supervision of Mrs,
Anna Peck, will place loving tributes upon
the graves of the thousands of heroic dead
resting in Arlington.
Lincoln Ladies' Aid Society will have
charge of section in front of the mansion
Ihe decoration Of the unknown" tomb will
De under the supervision Of Mrs Ida v.
hendricks. past national 8. v. president,
assisted by past department presidents and
several department officers.
The officers section will be under the
supervision of Mrs. Mary s. Gist, and Mrs.
Joanna w. Turner, past departman presi-
dent, will look after special graves
AT noon. Monday, special services will
be held at the tomb Of the unknown" by
the department president and her staff
John A. Logan Corps, assisted by the
Cushing Aid, under the chairmanship of
Mrs Mary M. North, will have charge of
decoration at st. Elizabeth.
Lafayette Corps, No. 49, with Mrs Jane
Bridaham, department Junior vice presi-
dent, as chairman. has been detailed for
service at Soldiers Home.
Mrs. C. A. Kibby and her band Of work.
ers OF Farragut Corps will decorate at
Congressional cemetery.
Geo. H. Thomas Corps and Ladies' Aid
Society. under the supervision of Miss TiIlie
Durham, president, will see that the graves
In the northeast section of the city are
dec Grated.
The w. r. Corps will work all day tomor-
row at G. A. R. Hall in making bououets
and garlands. The members will leave G.
A. r. Hall Monday morning at o'clock for
Arlington.
WHOLESALE PRODUCE MARKET.
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To Enlist Nurses.

Representative Cummings of New York
has introduced bill to authorize the Sec
retaries Of War and Navy to each enlist
or employ for service in connection with
hospital or hospital ships of the land and
naval service 100 women, who shall be
graduate nurses of American hospital train
ing schools. The term OF enlistment is to
be for one year. and i'm no case TO extend
beyond the close of the war.
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MEMORIAL SERVICES.
Program to De Observed in Varfou
Churches Tomorrow.

Program to De Observed in Various
Churches Tomorrow.
In many of the churches of this city to-
morrow the sermons as well as the other
features of the services will have special
reference to Memorial day. as will be seen
from the notices given below at some of
the churches. Arrangements have been
made for the members Of the G. A. r. and
other war veteran associations to attend
in body. g
DR.. j. G. Butler pastor of the Lutheran
Memorial Church, 18th and N streets north
west, has invited the Department of the
Potomac. G. A. R., to participate with the
congregation Of that church tomorrow
which are observed by the department each
year just prior to Memorial day.
The choir has prepared an appropriate
program for the occasion, and there will
be addresses by DIR. Butler and others
The department 6ficzSs will be present
in uniform with a. large number of COM
rades. The WomaHis Relief Corps. Ladies
of the G. A. R.. Sops Of Veterans and La
Sss Ssve ssf ssen nVed sns wsS heSa hs
rafies of the-G. A. r. Hfafthese services. ',1
Wilson Post, No:saJt will have special
services at the Soi1terR Home at pm.
in stsnaS H Sosa Sa
died since its organizatidh in May, 1882, AID
plopria,e music will be rendered by choir
and soloists A sefmdfL will be delivered
by Rev. Gustav FacausW
Encampment 90, Fhioh Veteran Legion,
will hold it's annual memorial service in
it's hail, 91O Pennsylvania avenue north
west, Sunday evening at 3 o'clock. Short ad-
dresses will be made by Col. Fitch, Col
DUNCAN and Senat0e WITH. v. Allen. Music
appropriate to the Occasion will be furnish
ed by Prof Beebs's huartet, and Miss
Mamie B. Smith Will sing solo.
Encampment No. III, U. v. L., will OBJ
serve Memorial day service at New Trinity
M. e. Church. corner of 9th and c streets
southeast, tomorrow evening. Addresses
by Rev. E. d. Huntley and the chaplain of
the encampment. Rev n. N. Cowden, who
is also chaplain Of the House of Represent
atives.
The anniversary will be observed tomor-
row. both morning and evening at Union
NJ E. Church. The pastor. Rev. A Bic
laski, will preach an appropriate sermon
ut IL a. m. and at 8 p. M, in addition to
suitable music. Addresses will be made by
L J. Small, NJ. w. Fernandez, Jesse p,
Crawford.
Memorial services VIII be held at the
Church of Our Father. 18th and L streets,
tomorrow evening. There will be an ad-
dress by Mrs. ]. Ellen Foster and special
musical program. =
Encampment No. o, u. v. Il, viii hold
Its annual memorial services tomorrow
evening at o'clock at All Souls Church.
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While the War Lasts

All who march, walk stand should shake into
their shoes Aliens FOot-Ease, powder. 1t cures
or new. shoes easy. 1t cbsorbs moisture end pre-
vents chahng. hot. smarting, blistered, sweating
use II Volunteers In hot climates can't exist IN
cSmtors witht ut T. Aliens Fost-Ease IL seld By
FkEM Addrsse ALLEN 9. oLliSIED. Le koy.N.Y.
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A Washington Man President.

At the annual meeting OF the American
genealogical Society held this week in
Boston, Mass, DIR. Joseph Taber Johnson
OF Washington was elected president, and
DR.. A. F. A. King, also of Washington, and
DR.. Howard Kelly OF Baltimore. vice presi-
dents. The society will meet in Philadel-
phia, in May, 1899.
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Service. at the Amphithenter.

Services at the Amphithenter.
Sounding assembly. bugler; Dear Native
Land" Jungmann, 4th Artillery Band
The Artillerist's Oath,'' C. F. Adams
quartet; calling the assembly to order
Arthur Hendricks. department commander;
The Wayside Chapel" Wilson, 4th Ar
tilery Band; invocation. Rev. Benjamin
Swallow. past department chaplain; Mem
orial Hymn" A. B. Winch, quartet; read
ing of orders, L. Vanderhoff, assistant ad-
tutant general; Army Hymn" Peabody
4th Artillery Band: Grafton. Senator John
NJ. Thurston; Consolation" H. NJ. Dow
quartet; poem, Comrade d. ]. Evans; Lin
coins Gettysburg Address," L. Wander
hoff, assistant adjutant general; Nearer.
My God, to Thee" Mason, 4th Artillery
Band; Grafton. John c. CLANCY: ''The Star
Spangled Banner" Francis NJ. Key. George
II. Lillebridge. with band accompaniment;
benediction. Rev. Benjamin Swallow, past
department chaplain.
Quartet-Geo. c. Ross. first bass; Bernard
G. Ryan, second bass; B. w. Beebe second
tenor; George H. Lillebridge. first tenor and
director. Accompanist. Mrs. Annie L. Good
hue.
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Lieut.. Parker wanfs Recruits.

Lieutenant Parker II recruiting men for
service in an infantry regiment of volun-
tee.s. He reports rapid progress. and says
he viii have his company, ready for muster
in Monday next. His office In at AZ Louis
lana avenue, roo0r 1zsszysa4S>-- - - Z - b.
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NIB of Admiral Porter.

Congressional Cemetery.
The services at the Congressional ceme-
terry will be under the direction of ]. B.
Carter, junior vice department commander,
and the following committee: j. B. Carter.
chairman; A. F. Dinsmore, E. H. Ripley
and s. w. Bunyea. The parade will form
on Pennsylvania avenue southeast between
Sd and 4th streets at IL am, and will
march thence to the cemetery. Order of
parade: Mount Pleasant Field Band, Sun
day school. civic organizations, citizens;
Farragut Post, No. 10. G. A. r.; Farragut
Octet, carriages, orators, poets, chaplain.
The exercises will be as follows: Calling
assembly to order, j. B. Carter. j. V. de-
partment commander; invocation, Rev.
Wm. H. Black: Grafton, Gen. Van H. Bukey;
Lincoln's Gettysburg address, Col. JAS H.
Stevenson; memorial poem, DR.. A. c..
Adams; benediction, Rev. VIM. Fl. Black;
America, Farrugut Octet, with band ac-
compartment, assembage joining Music
will be furnished by the Mount Pleasant
Field Band, ]. c. Churchill. director, and
the Farragut Octet. consisting of Jas. s.
Smith, director: VIM. s. Barnholdt. John
Purvis, F. S. Hayes. Harry McElfresh, R.
J. Lowry. r. ]. Bussey, II. E. Smith and
Harry Redfield.
The committees in charge are as follows:
Farragut Post-F. A. Lowe, Jas. Smith,
DIR. A. c. Adams. Stanton Weaver, B. F.
Graham, Z. c. George, c. Parker, r. p.
Nicholson, James Wood. M. v. B. Wilson,
G. W. Mockabie. Geo. A. Henderson, G. r.
Ladies' committee. w. r. C-Mrs. c. A.
Kibby, chairman: d. M. Price, Mrs Nc
Donald, Grace NJ. Lowery. Miss Wilkinson,
G. A. Chambers, Julia Roberts, c. b.
Nichols, Jennie Bevans, Mary p. Ripley,
GENEVA Dalton, Annie NJ. Dykes, Jennie
Parker Erama Kibbey, Mrs. Campbell MI
randa W. Fuller, ]. Lizzie Bradley, Mrs
Wallng.
Officer of the day. A. F. Dinsmore; su-
perintendent of cemetery, Harry g. Van
derver.
At Soldiers' Home Cemetery.
The services at the Soldiers Home ceme-
terry will be under the direction of B. F.
Chase, senior vice department commander,
and a committee, consisting of B. F. Chase.
chairman; Commander Jacob Moore and
Comrade Nelson Housh. The parade will
form at 9:30 am. and march to speakers
stand. the order being as follows: Soldiers
Home Band. committee and officers of the
home. orators, chaplain and poet: invited
guests; Henry Wilson Post. No. II, G. A.
R.; veterans of the home, and visitors
The order Of exercises will be as follows
Vocal music by St. Stephens choir, Prof.
W. p. Hughes director; instrumental mu-
sic by Soldiers Home Band, Prof. NJ. c.
Meyrelles. director; invocation, Rev. DR..
johnson. chaplain Of the home; ..Rest OF
| the Brave" Miss Lillian E. Calver; opening
| address. B. F. Chase. senior vice depart
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per cwt, S.Joa6; grass per cwt.. SSJoa4. .50t
cows, prime. EACH s25a35; common, eachs
s10a15; old and dry $6aS
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At Arlington Cemetery.


The order Of exercises at Arlington
national cemetery will be as follows:
National salute at II m. The procession,
consisting Of members of the G. A. R. and
w. r. c., L. L. W.. L. of G. A. R., L. A. s.,
s. of ", ex-soldiers and sailors, invited
guests and the public will form at 12 m,
sc nth of the Arlington Mansion, headed by
the 4th Artillery Band. The procession will
then march to the tomb of the unknown"
here the band will halt and play a dirge
during the decoration of the tomb, after
which the march will be continued by the
main road to the cemetery, when the pro-
cession will separate and proceed with the
decoration of the graves
The 4th Artillery Band, during the cere-
monies of decoration, will render appro-
pirate selections After the decoration Of
the graves the procession will again form
and march to the amphitheater, where the
services will be held.
Officer Of the day, sIdeut. Michael Ma
hany: officer Of the guard, Lieut.. A. ].
Cunning.
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THE PATRI0FDEAD.
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Services to Be Held in Observance oi
Memorial Day.
WHAT WILL Be DONE MONDAY
The Program of Exercises at the
Various Cemeteries.
ATORY AND SIC

The program Of services in observance
of the department of the Potomac G. A. r.,
to be held Monday is as follows:
The Parade.
The line for parade will be formed on the
north side Of Pennsylvania avenue, rigat
ting on 18th street, will march in sec
tions of eight and will move promptly at 19
am The route will be up 18th street to
Pennsylvania avenue. along Pennsylvania
avenue to Jackson place up Jackson place to
H street, aicng H street to 18th street,
down 18th street to Pennsylvania avenue,
thence to 1872 street, where those partici-
pating in the parade Will take the electric
cars to Arlington.
The following-named posts will not ap-
Pear in the general parade, having been
detailed for duty at other cemeteries, viz:
Farragut, No. 10; John A. Logan, No. Ii;
Geo. H. Thomas. No. 10, Henry Wilson,
No. II, and Geo. U. Morris, No. 10.
The line will be composed as follows: De-
tachment of mounted police, officer of the
cay and aids, carriages with orator. poet
and chaplain, 4th Artillery Band, Prof. A.
Buglione, leader; Old Guard, Captain James
NJ. Edgar, commanding; Sons OF veterans,
Colonel E. X. DePuy, commanding; sailors
and marines Of the late war, Captain w.
H. Michael, commanding; department COM
mander, department officers and official
staff, past department commanders, MEM
bers of staff of commander-in-chief, Mount
Pleasant Field Band, j. c. Churchill, di-
rector; John A. Rawlins Fost, No. 1, s. J..
Block, commander; Kit Carson Post, No. 2.
Geo. w. Callahan, commander; Lincoln
Post. No. 3, George w. Hazer. commander;
% P. Morton Post, No. 4, James Wells,
commander; Geo. G. Meade Post, No. s..
Nathan King, commander; John F. Rey-
nolds Post, No. G. Thomas Galloway, COM
mander; James A. Garfield Post, No. Z. F.
II. Wagner, commander; Burnside Post No.
g. l.. E. Gridley, commander; Charles Sum-
ner Post, No. g. VIM H. Liverpool. COM
mander; Potomac Post, No. IL. j. R. Hayes,
Md. commander; U. S. Grant Post, No.
II, H. l.. Johnson commander; Phil Sheri-
dan Post, No. Ia, Theo Hausmann, COM
mander; Lafayette Post, No 20, Hugh w.
Burne, commander
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Prehistoric Corn.

Geo. e. Barnum has left with us q
specimen ear of this corn. This particu-
lar ear is nine and q half inches long,
seven inches in circumference, with
eighteen rows of kernels. Mr.. Barnum
bought a peck Of seed at a cost OF $265,
and listed two acres. II is said that
two to eleven ears grow on one stalk.
On Mr. Barnum's he has noted one to
five ears growing, and on one stalk
found twelve ears started, but not filed
out. It is said that the seed was found
among the pottery in the tombs Of the
prehistoric people OF Arkansas, and esti-
mated to have been buried there three
thousand years ago. George thinks
there must have been giants in those
days, and that they husked this kind OF
corn. because it is ten feet up to the
lowest ears on some Of the stalks, and
the field looks somewhat like forest
the corn stalks are 90 tall and 20 big.
George has promised The JOURNAL .
mature stalk with its ears entire, 90
that our callers may see for themselves.
It is claimed that $50 bushels to the
acre can be produced.
There arc two peculiar things about
this specimen, one is the color,-the
like OF which We never before saw in
corn-a singularly, light yellow tint at
tho top of the ear, the lower part, a
smoky half-parched appearance.
The Columbus journal., 1898-09-07

-There 10 not, With either young peo-
pie or old. either in literary, or any lines;
any moro originality, any more individu-
ality or spontansity than there ought to
be, and in educational matterA especi-
ally where teacher himself 10 . stere-
otyped copy book, there 10 far-too little
originality tolerated in the school life.
TIE JoURNAL believes that whatever il
determinsd upon ss IN accomplishment
should b worked upon steadily, stated
", BY vell-considered means, and -
thoroughly - possible. One line Of
original work is better than ten copied
or appropriated. The study necessary
to compose one fairly good piece OF
music, is doubtless of more real value,
q mental education. ,than the study to
reproduce, in voice or on instrument,
ten fairly good pieces OF somebody else's
composing. But the main advantage or
good lies in the honest endeavOr to
grasp difficulties and overcome them; to
understand first principles, and to ap-
ply them; to be what you seem to be,
and when you read an essay, or deliver
an Grafton, presumably your own, that
your own it shall be, whether good. bad
or Indifferent. These remarks have
been suggested by the following from
the Fremont Herald. The merits Of
this particular case We know nothing
Of: ''The Schuyler Quill accuses F. F.
SchaafR, formerly OF the Normal, and
winner of the prize medal for oratory in
1896. Of having bought his Oration-
that it was written for the occasion by
Doc Bixby, Of the Lincoln Journal, apd
the latter has never been able to collect
pay for the brain work applied. This
assertion going the rounds is great IN
justice to Mr.. ScLaaf il it ia untrue, and
we suggest that the latter-whO has
many friends here-get an authoritative
denial from Mr.. Bixby that will cover
the case.
The Columbus journal., 1898-09-07
lfepublican. COnventiOR.

At 9 O'Clock Wednesday the conven'
ton was called to order and w. o
Puesley acted as chairman, w. n. Cor
nelius as secretary.
The following were selected as dele
gates to the senatorial convention:
Ed. Leuschen, l. J. Niemoller, Chris
Meedel, Eli Morrow, Thos. II. Williams
A. n. Post, Fred Cuttan, Carl Kramer
F. NJ. Ccokingham, J. Lanktree, John
Tannahill. G. G. Gray.
To the Float representative conven
ton: w. q. Pugsley, r. G. Strother
G. L. Humphreys, Arthur Watts, r c
Anderson, r. p. Drake, G. J. Carlow,
VIM. Smith, Joseph Apgar, Roy Clark
Edward Irwin. Fred Meedel.
Adjourned to Oct. l.
The Columbus journal., 1898-09-07
GRAND ARMY IN SESSl0i.
Attendance of Veterans SUI
passes Expectation.
ABSENCE OF OLD ooNkABDERs.

Oerious Illnoas q General Duolb w. Il
Now Ce.sadsred the Rsaking oass1ver
q the Civil war-Ceanas1ss1 CO.
0obi. and star with WeeQ O0sAns
ARRIVE.
CINCINNATI. Sept. 6.-4hs opening
day Of the 3ed annual encampment Of
the G. A, r. surpassed expectations in
the attendance and in The succesGful
progress of events on the program Of
the first day. During the Labor day
parade and other parades in eocoEting
prominent arrivals from tho depots to
the hotels the city presented an un-
usually brilliant appearance with its
elaborate decorations. which are dis
played everywhere. Last night the
illuminations were in full blast every
where from the tziumEhal arches in
public places and at street intersections.
Excursionists have been arriving by
the Thousands for the past two days,
and with the arrival Of C0mmander-in-
Chief Goblin and his STAFF Rear Ad-
miral Kelley and his sta6, MrA s. J.
Martin, president of the w. @. A.. Mrs.
Flora n. Dsvey, president Of the Ladies'
Of the G. A. R., Mrs. Jennie Laird,
president of the Ladies' Naval ass0cia-
ton, and their respective staffs Of ladies,
Colonel A. d. Shaw of New York,
Colonel !. A. Sexton Of Chicago and
Colonel I. f. Mack Of Sandusky and
their respective followers in the contest
for the election Of commander-in-chje6,
and others, the encampment Of 1893 rs
in full blast ON the first day.
The large music hall was filed to its
full limit at the naval camp fire last
night, while receptions and reunions
were given at other places all over the
city. There will be big camp fires at
Music hall and Camp Sherman every
night this week and smaller gatherings
at other points. There is notable alb
sence of the old commanders, but they
have passed away. Many of the COM
rades refer to the serious illness of Cen
eral Buell., who is now considered the
ranking survivor of the civil conflict.
The Columbus journal., 1898-09-07
Alaska.

Alaska.
The last Schuyler Sun prints letter
from Dawson City, Alaska, by A. b.
Hughes and Son. that contains some
facts not generally known. They were
three quarters Of a minute going the mile
and a half through the White Horse
rapids.
This is a great country. 1t never
gets dark. You can see to read the
finest print any time Of the night. In
fact can tell but little difference, only
the sun does not shine. There is place
fifty miles from here on a high mountain,
where on the q Of June you can see the
sun the whole "a hours.
You can dig down q foot and . half
and find ground frozen 60 hard that q
pick will not break 1t. You have to
thaw it out With fire. The top Of the
earth il covered with moss about . foot
thick. In the middle Of the day it gets
so hot you cannot stand it and that is
the reason they cannot work the mines.
The water runs in and fills up the holes
when one is digging. All the creeks are
kind of marsh or swamp and in sum-
mer you will sink knee deep in mud, or
as deep as it is thawed out. Dawson
City is Built on q swamp. There are
some big log houses here. There are
five saw mills turning night and day.
Lumber is worth 25 cents foot. Twill
give You the price of some things.
Work runs from SO to SIS day but is
hard to get. Team work is 800 q day.
A good dog sells for about $780, They
use them to pack grub into the mines
and work on sleds in winter. Flour is
worth from S15 to $40 per hundred.
Beef steak $l.5O per pound; eggs about
SO per dozen; sugar, beans and coffee
runs from 50 to IS cents per lb; tobacco
So per ID; bacon Soc; butter 81: q broom
is worth $12. As I was walking up the
street the other day I saw an old stove
setting ont on one side of the street
with q sign on, "only $1,000" Hay is
worth $3.50 q ton. I saw a COW the
other evening that sold for $11OO
They had great time here on the
Fourth of July. Just at IL O'Clock at
night they commenced shooting of re-
volvers and make the biggest racket
you ever heard. It was like q big battle.
It scared all the dogs in town nearly to
death. Just below Dawson City there
i, an Indian village and when the firing
began about two-thisds .of:the Indians
took to their canoes and started down
the Yukon river. 1t took the priest a
long time to get them back. They
thought the Yanks WERE killing all the
English police.
When you write put your letter in
two envelopes and address both. When
Some letters get here there is nothing
left but part of the envelope as they
have so far to come. Hope this will
find you we'll as it leaves u.s."
The Columbus journal., 1898-09-07
Arkansas Election.

LITTLE Rock, Sept. 6. - Arkansas
yesterday elected full corps of state
officers, 100 members of the lower house
of the legislature, l6 state senators,
local officers in each of the 75 counties
and voted on the adoption of two i'm
portant constitutional amendments, a
well as the question Of the liquor license
in the different counties. The Demo
cratic state ticket, headed by Dan w.
Jones. is undoubtedly elected, the
only question Of doubt being the size Of
the Democratic plurality. The vote on
the two constitutional amendments is in
doubt. One Of these provides for the
creation by the Legislature Of railroad
commission and the other for the levy
ing of tax of mills for road pur-
DO6oS.