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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-26
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~ aAA aAHaN & La aA@ ~ T IT. 1A=A.
Probably the most Interesting house from
several points u view On America is in con-
struc,Iou out IN the Suburbs Of Los Angeles.
Cal. IN ih- Arroyo S-co, uidwa L. PasI-
Ceas. u is literally q 'hari-uade hog--.
Charles +. L.lmm.s. autHor OF a d1zru books
On s1uthwr=,e-u subj cts. tLe aclr7vIelssd
man Of letters be- southern CiIiiorris and.
an authority o. raai-a and abdrie.H nal his
tory ia Tie ~Sa-thae-t ana Mexico. is bui-d-
us hIl OWN house VITA his own haui-a
house. roo. @ larse proportions. with thick
walls % stone. massive foundations ~ con-
ere p. lascz Io.rNlys. quaint windows. SOLID
n.orl.gs and d 1a,st dIrasie roof-a house
a. s;roaE as @ castle. buIt 20 last Ter CEN
turtles.
Esery dav IN the week the bes, known
u,tsra,sur IN Southern California Is busy N
housed ldilr. lrcth sunrise 20 sunset
Dr,s si b. u~ach1aic's Oycra!is ard jumper.
tar. h.mma-sroud s-Ts E1d joins woodwork
for thc dl-- and w.adow flames and caves
ard flsLlea- ll-srior wooden parts Of his
eLlce ULee each IS needed. In fact. he is
doing al tie work on his bs and solid
heusc. assisted by an Indian boy. from !
New Mez-c,z pueblo.
When. g -ls's work with trowei. Ak.
chisol ~ hammer IS finished and dinner
with ;E= t1Ll-y IN ta- temporary dWelGs
hard by IS ae-r. NJ. Lummis climbs the
..-s-s In t1- n.-- OF MS house already ar
tsr.r -tm a., ..s E-et in MS den until 4
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II.
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f-esiS s---N Owe "N'e ''-ia ~
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This has ben De habit Tor several years.
NO. I uoa't fci 1T al wearied by 30
,.u.b vrrL -rI Ae che otrsr day. "Iu
~, ~, hotter. r., my life Wv
-.--ht-. -.
manual Ia''i o1s ~ '"
bench or on. the stone "@!ts =
Il keeps my body n proper tone: II means
a-.r.s- mia ana bgovancy. Hard work
.,4 .-- y--1t nan ia worry and
Ir.tunE mar Use on. up 8,
H-t ~ou4in II u- nor
VS. Stsesu' 70 |Ne al 80 - -.
literary WoI@ anf sAHe your nouSt Du
VERY hHs.E. Tor most etp-e. out - "
M" ] love na1nLel worn ana 1 nave sohe
queer IDEAS as 10 what a mousse shoII1 %
how a mans house should b. "A part Of him
SELF and his individuality Therefore, I an
doing this house construction myseif. That
Is M play and my pleasure Almost any
body cnn write a book as they ar written
nowadays. but u takes a-deai Of thinking
-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-26
"R0USED BY A MIDNIGHT ATTACK

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC
II ever WInamstown. Ky. starts to burn
down all the citizens Of the place win be
fully aware q the occurrence.
Il started 20 burn down while 1 was there.
I lad been engaged TO umpire a game OF
baseball. and occupied a room AZ the little
hotel with the captain OF the visiting team.
Before morning / was awakened from a
sound sleep b. 4 pistol shot. Then heard
another. then more shots IN quick success
sion.
All this was followed b n roar as Of
many voices and a furious rushing and
humping OF heavy wheels.
In the midst Of it ] awakened my ROOM
mate The pistol shots we're stiI swapping
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-26

Ike corn in the pepper. Ny companion
could only gasp: -.
Great heavens! Is # the militiar'
Presently a great red glow sufused The
night Evidently the mob was getting in
It's work. We put on our clothes and creps-
downstairs. In the lobby we met the prs
prietor with a gun In each hand.
Smiths barn is nearly to the groundr' b
yelled Turn in the alarms' sc-@
He dived behind the desk for more car.
tridges. Then we learned that in many
Southern towns the way to notify the cons
mnnity OF its peril from IRE IS to rise VIM
small arms and guns As though repeIIing aa
invader.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-26
MAKING PATTERNS
E0R DRESS o

He IS making a pattern OF dress goods
which may eventually be worn by some Of
this -Four Hundred. or may shine perhans
on 4 Virginia belle az e White House re-
ception- ] ask him his wages. He replies
that he earns - francs. or 70 American
cents & day OF eleven hours he has been
working at his trade ten Years and Is one
Of the besi-Paid men In the building.
Golnr On. We enter room after room.
Ech has one or more looms. with bare
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-26

armed. bareheaded men and women wssv-
ing away. All kinds OF silks are turned
out, and the wage in all cases are low.
The men earn on an average Go cents a day
and the women IS cents. The best work
men sometimes earn from 81 TO SIS. and a
very few as much as $50. Or y francs. per
day.
In some buildings we find the looms work
ed by electricity, the lightning having been
called to mike brocades and silks for our
ladies' dresses The electricity is furnished
by a society At such a rate that n man gets
electrical power for 5 cents a DAY and pays
for his loom on ihstallments. with such
looms the men can make better wages.
working IN the same room IN which their
families have been living and working for
generations.
I have talked with many Of the silk men
OF Lyons. both factors and laborers. ! find
a general belief hat the days OF such
house industry are numbered. Lyons has
been gradually losing its standing as the
chief sllkmaking center OF the world. Other
countries are coming into competition with
II. and its trade IS slowly but steadily fail
ing. Germany is making beautiful silks
with the best OF modern machinery at Kre-
Rhine: the English have long been known
doing some wonderful weaving near Nos
COW. and the Italians are rapidly regainlng
the place they held in the Middle Ages as
one OF the chief siik-manufacturinE peoples
Of the world. II used TO be that the most OF
the raw silk brought from China came 10
MarssIIies: a large part Of Il n0w goes to
Genoa on the North German LLOYD Asistic
lines, and the output Of Italian silk goods
steadily grows.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-26
WE NOW MAKE
OUR OWN SILK.

The United States. however. Is inJuring
the trade OF lyons more than any OF the
European countries. Before our Civil War
We annually contributed about So.N0.0O 20
the Lyons silk weavers Now we make 20
per cent OF the six we consume. and. not
E~ithstanGlng our enormous increase In
wealth n population. our Lyons purchases
do not amount 10 more than Si0.O0D0 =
year. The French writer's claim that the
falling on in their trade Is due 10 our pro
tectiye tnrin. which has built up the SILK
industry OF Paterson and other American
cities. In these places the silk is made IN
large mills. and the cost IS 50 reduced that
American commercial travellers are nov
selling American silks In Europe. We al
ready weave two-thirds as much silk as
France. and our silk exports may yet be-
come one OF the features Of the American
commercial invasion OF Europe. 1 am told
that a number OF the French factors have
ALREADY removed their plants 10 the United
States and that others are remodeling their
mills on the American plan.
/ visited this afternoon the biggest silk
mill Of this country. Il has 40 looms and
two or three times that many emploves-
The hands are ~bare-armed, barsheaded Girls.
well dressed and IN many cases good look
Ing. They are all the daughters OF TIE men
who work on the house looms and arr the
descendants Of many generations OF siIx
The mill is somewhat IKE a.
great cotton factory. save that more bright
coiors are used. In the reelfnr-room ~
threads are OF all the hues OF the rainhov,
and the thousands Of spools make a maze
OF brilliant tints and shades The Factory
Is well lighted. and Il Is equipped with All
The wages are very low and there Is no
trouble in getting employees.
POWER LOOMS USED IN
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-26
wEAv1Na vELvFr-

I was interested in the veyet works. The
finer OF srch goods are made by house in
custTy. although power looms are generally
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-26

Special Correspondents Of The Sunday Republic
Cambridge. Mass. Oct 2L-The geoiog-
ical department OF the Harvard University
Arseuu-the Asasstz Museum. as It Is best
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-12-04

Hon. c. E. Haddox Richie in 1864
Two years later he elected member Richie County
teachers Board of Examiners and shortly elected
County Superintendent of Schools position terms
In 1880 Mr. Haddox appointed Cairo and was
reappointed in President McKney administration In ac
cepng political preferment he did interest
educational affairs For president of the
Grant District Board of Education Mayor of Cairo in
1892 and the same he elected president West
gnia Telephone Company Other honorable positions he holds
are those OF president of the Bank of Co
Pressed Brick Co., of GAINESVILLE Ohio stakeholder in the
Peoples Bank of Harrisvie and
OF Pakersbug Reverting Mr. Haddoxs political
may be said that he energetic party and has been
delegate to the Republican State
years. For fourteen he Richie County
republican Executive Committee In
mas always been prominent From small beginnings built up
general merchanle trade Cairo large proportions owns his
own business block besides within the
corporate limits of the city and is also the Cairo
two boys have blessed the
when he assumed the duties of Warden
l. 1901 he found the system of perfect
Dosiness basis with balance deficit in the
books From the beginning of his the
moral condition of the strongly heart has done
DETER things The hearty of Directors
mas been given him in all his Innovations
now being planned will soon be naugurated
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-12-04

The penitentiary at MoundsyiIl,
received two bloodhounds FRIDAY
from Huntsville, Texas. The ami.
mails are fine specimens of tina,
breed of the canine family, and
nave already been trained in the
difficult work of men hunting "a
such an extent that they are euaran.
teed to follow a cold trail as much
as thirty six hours behind the fugi.
tive.
-Four hours however, is the lone.
est possible start that a prisoner
could have before his absence was
discovered except in the case Of q
'rusty on the farm, who is generally
IN inoHensive short term man
a special officer has been detail.
ed from the guard force to look AZ.
ter the training Of the dogs, and
they will be kept on the outside Of
the institution. No prisoner no,
even trusty, will be allowed N
have anything 70 do with them.
during Warden Hawks administra.
ton Of the affairs Of the institution
two years ago, two young blood
hounds we're purchased. They were
kept inside the institution, over fed
and became tat and lazy, and their
sense Of smell and spirit, for the
chase suffered accordingly. Their
presence in the institution, however.
deferred many prisoner from max
ing an attempt to escape.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-12-04

West Virginia is about to take a
radical step in the matter OF taxa
ton. The State Tax Commission
has formulated its report, and the
principal feature Of it is the recon
mendation that all taxes on real and
personal property for State purposes
be abolished. The proposition will
probably be adopted by the legisla
ture.
License taxes are to take the place
OF taxes on property. A tax of a
third Of cent on a ton of all coal
produced in the state is recommend.
ed.
A tax on the oil produced and the
natural gas taken from the earth il
TO assist ia producing the necessary
income. Taxes on charters issued
corporations and annual licen l.,
taxes on corporations will helm 10
swell the states revenues.
The taxes now assessed on brew.
ers, distillers and liquor dealers
will be raised, and license taxes will
have to be paid by lawyers. doc
tors, dentists, embalmers and men
IN other professions.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-12-04

Here is late item from the
Arizona Kicker editorial column:
This is our week for lying abou,
our circulation, and we therefore
announce a gain Of over 500, ooo
subscribers in the last 10 days.
Our bona fide circulation at the
present date issclose upon a billion,
and the young man who acts as
mailing and shipping clerk is be-
ginning to get tired and hopes for a
rest. II the rush keeps up, we may
have to hire small boy to assist in
the business. Get your advertise
ments in early.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-12-04
Deaths Dolngs.

The Morgsntown Dominion has the fol
lowing account of the death Of the SON OF
Attorney Isaac Grant Lazelle of that place
The little fellow was grandson of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Jackson of Kingwood:
Died at his home in South Park on Sarur
day evening. November 2o,h, aged ST,
years, Eugene. son of Mr.. and Mrs. |. G.
Larelle. The little fellow had been i'll TO,
a long time, FIRST with diphtheria and late,
with complications arising from this attack
among them being pneumonia. He made 3
brave hight but finally succumbed to tn,
overwhelming odds. The funeral of IN,
little fellow occurred at two O'Clock o,
Monday afternoon. II was conducted b,
DIR. M. +. Compton of the NJ E. church
assisted by DIR. a. NJ. Buchanan of the
Presbyterian church and Rev. r. NJ. Ramsey
OF Kingwood. The internent was in Oak
Grove cemetery. The bereav-d have the
heartfelt sympathy of all in their loss
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-12-04
Cuzzart.

Correspondence OF the Argus
The health of our community has been
good.
Scott Crane seems to be putting on airs.
It's boy.
Snow has taken the place of the rain and
IT looks like winter had come
w. A. Wolfe and wife spent the past
week visiting friends neat Reedsville.
Mrs. Ida Chidester has returned home
from visit among friends in Maryland.
Only three weeks until Christmas and
nothing going on of importance as we have
heard of.
VIM. Wilhelm, who has been visiting
friends in Virginia has returned and is
staying with J. w Groves
A. S. Chidesier is preparing TO build an
addition to his store house. We need a
blacksmith in our town. It is fine Ioca.
ton for n smith and we think live man
could do good BUSINESS.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-12-04
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
Hints For The Holidays.

From our Special Correspondent.
Winter has held off nobly in view
OF the pitiable scarcity of coal.
Already the buzz and hum of the
holidays distracts US, yet the atmos-
Phere remains friendly. Mysterious
conferences and curiously shaped
| parcels absorb the centre of the
stage in countless homes.
A few suggestions to intending
gift givers may not be amiss at this
juncture. Do not select souvenirs
strictly useful. Let the fancy have
little exercise. If Grandma has a
sweet tooth, give her a dainty box
OF candy tied with pretty ribbon and
decorated with a sprig of holly. 1,
will make her feel like a girl again.
Again, don't try to do too much.
Your friends can accept comfortable
some pretty trife which they know
you can afford; whereas a gift which
cramps you will make them feel
conscience-smitten, even though
they are in no wise to blame for
your unwise expenditure.
The stores are full Of lovely things
of good quality, which cost little,
yet meet every requirement.. The
modern shopper has a wide range,
no matter how economical she NAV
have to be. One can almost buy
anything short Of four-post bed
stead in TIE five and-ten cent stores.
Entire gowns of velvet appear to
the fair sex this season. Some are
OF blue, black or brown ground,
with tiny white dots.
Boleros and Vests and Waists en-.
tire OF plaid yelvets, are seen.
Dark gowns are oInamented with
FIAT buttons Of old silver.
Upon some Of the splendid Louis
coats shown by Lord and Taylor,
ball buttons Of Dresden, pearl or
crystal appear.
A fawn colored beaver hat trimm.
ed with immense bows of ribbon in
any preferred color brown in med.
ium shade being most effective is
the correct bit Of dress headgear for
a little girl.
The handsomest gowns shows a
touch Of lace, which usually takes
he form Of rich lace collar.
Skirts are very smart, showing
side and box plaits, triple adjust.
ments and circular shapes.
Bodies fit we'll, be they ever 50
fluffy. They should be modelled
over the r. & G.. corset in order to
have the cschet Of true elegance.
White and light colored gloves
are much in evidence. They show
no startling departures in the way
OF stitching. EVELYN CABLE.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-12-04
Mental
oe1ain Affected Gen.
oral Health.
DEBTORS Doses Weak.
ened Stomach.
Or. >Siies' Nervine Cured
No.

Dr. Miles Restorative Nsrvfss Ld.ss r,ss
sd sweet sleep to the tired brain wors Qua
gim NE cares and snrleties Of the sick rnsra.
have always been healthy With the ex.
eepuon OF touch Of Theumsfssrn since nv
sc came on, up to the time Of my husbsndG
IsN illness setse years ago. I assisted ~
nursihg my husband for nearly three nesths
whsn &c departed this life md the nlsntsi
ssTein 4 think caused my trouble. Aside
neIn esuemt nervousness my trouble cosn-
meneco with sore throat and neuralgia Nv
pnyacsn gave nae purfa,ivc doses whirh
gesksrrd rae very much and my stomach
tof tirne seemed insctive. Mental strpis
sno the donnsnt condition Of ny stomach
,.s,n sold spon my general health. had
nt4e sppstiie and was soon forced t. stay 4.
eeo greater pan Of the time. Wifhfs a
ycek after the time I began taking Or.
MILES Restorative Nervine and Tonic i vas
Up about ne house. ! continued their rso
9nt1 completely cured. Ny faffh m o.
miles Remedies hes been strenrfhen<a -
experiences Of other people, our drnxtfer ~.
hg gsed Restorative Nsrvhs wIth spIerTd
results = case ~ paralysis and ffiend "a
whsm \ fert box Of the Anti- Psis Pills -.
rssts mat she has been corspletsis rursS ~
sfusikis ~ their rss. fknsv Of nurcf-~,
- etnsrt when yot mediefns a. h>iD~S Il. q
isXs tefrsc. I vi IA yea esrtiro<d s-,rr--~
rkArcss ~ofrssN Dsyto., Va
a an dyygsiss sen and guarantee erst ss,-
ue ~. Miles Remedies. Send for free beek
gs rgyeus and Heart Diseases Address
IN Mines Hedfssi Co. H1khnt LAD.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-12-04
OUR BOARD OF TRADE.

Several meetings of the new
Board Of Trade have been held
since the organization and officers
elected and comm ittees appointed
and BY Laws adopted and business
pushed right along. The meetings
since the organization have been
held in the large law Offices of
Hon. w. G. Brown over the King
wood Bank. The following officers
have been elected for the ensuing
year--Gus. ]. Shaffer, President;
John b. Ford, Vice President; II.
S. Whetsell, Secretary, and James
w. Flynn, Treasurer. The above
hold Office till the first Thursday in
December 1903 when officers will
be elected again for the ensuing year
and on the same date every year
thereafter. The Committee on By
Laws of which p. J. Crogan was
Chairman, reported at a meeting
held last Friday night and the re-
port was adopted. The Board was
divided into FIVE Committees with
live members each, as follows:
TRANSPORTATION.
]. W. Flynn, ]. K. Monroe, E. ].
Bowermaster, w. G. Brown, G.. J.
Shaffer.
INDUSTRIES.
N. ]. Fortney. Geo A. Herring,
ID. r. Jackson. G. A. Williams, u.
N. Orr.
MUNICIPAL ORDINANCES AND
FRANCHISES.
John b. Ford, }. w. Watson, J.
7. DALEY, Jas. A. Lenhart, p. J.
Crogan.
PRINTING AND ADVERTISING.
J. Slidell Brown, II. S. WhetselI.
II. c. Flythe, DR.. S. A. Pratt, c.
l.. Reed.
COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL TAXATION.
Col. R. w. Monroe, Edmund
Messenger, VIM. F. Menear, L. M.
Albright, w. Frank Pierce.
1t was agreed that the member
ship fee should be $40 and that this
should be paid in at the meeting to-
night. The Bylaws provide that
the regular meetings of the Board
shall be held the first Thursday
night in each month. Applications
for membership on the Board can
be made at any time and they will
be received and voted on at the next
meeting.
Ten members constitute quorum
for the transaction of business and
seven votes are required to pass any
move or measure. The Board can
do much good for the town if
the members will attend regularly
and work together in unison and
not allow the interests now AVA
kened to flag. Every citizen should
also aid and encourage the Board
in every way possible.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-12-04
THE sRavE or ANNIE LAURIE

II has just been discovered that
the grave of Annie Laurie. the he
roine of,ihe world famous ballad,
has remained for all these years
without tombstone. Many people
are under the delusion that Annie
Laurie was merely hgment OF the
poets brain, but this was not so.
She was the daughter of Sir Robert
Laurie, and was born in Maxwelton
house, which stands on the "brses''
mmortalized in the song. Her birth
is thus set down in the Barjorgms:
"At the pleasure Of the Almighty
God. my daughter, Annie Laurie
vas born upon the roth day of De
cember, 1851 years. about 6 O'Clock
m the morning, and was baptized
by Mr.. George, minister OF Glen
cairn." MaxwcIton house is still
full OF memories of this winsone
nrl, and IN the long drawing room
here still hangs her portrai,. Her
lover and the author Of the ongina
song was young Douglas, Of Fin
and, bat whether he, as is common
With lovers NJ poetic temperament,
lid not press his suit sufficient or
whether she wished stsbler hus
band, she gave her hand TO pio.
'aic country laird. her cousin. Mr..
Nlexander Ferguson. They lived the
est OF their livec ct Crsigsrroch
rouse, five miles from Msxwelton,
md when she died Annie was buried
the beautiful glen Of the Cairn.
Lady Scott Spotliswoodc, who died
'arly IN the present year. vas re-
ponsible for the modern version OF
The song.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-12-04

In this issue we publish consider
able information in regard to the
State Penitentiary at Moundsville,
and some illustrations also and will
continue to publish more pictures
and interesting matter about this
we'll known health resort, for several
weeks yet. The institution is one
of the most important in the State
and our readers should post up on
it, as some of them may go there
some time-to visit the place.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-12-04

Almost every day wcahear now. of
some sale or purchase of real estate
in and about the town or some
building to be erected next spring
and summer and the indications are
that next year will be the busiest
one in the history of the town.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-12-04
Card OF Thanks.

We take this opportunity to return on
sincere hanks To our frieHds and neighbor
Tor their uniting kindness shown 10 us dur.
ing the late illness and death OF our beloved
wife and mother and hope that you will b,
amply rewarded both in this and in tn,
world to come.
JACOB BowER AND DAUGHTERS.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-12-04
"Mother" Tones had a =

"Mother" Jones had a narrow es.
cape from death by fire last Sunday
down at Montgomery in this state.
She was stopping at the Montgomery
Hotel and it was almost burned
down shortly after midnight suppos-
ed to have been set on fire by some
one Tor the purpose of robbery as
nearly every one lost their valuables
either before or during the excite
ment of the fire.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-12-04

The most alarming reports are
being received from the Philippines
regarding the financial situation in
the islands where the compromise
currency Legislation of the last ses-
sion is producing tho most disaster
Gus effects. Unwilling to permit a
silver standard to exist in the islands
and afraid to attempt the change to
a gold standard, Senator Lodge and
his colleagues, contrary to the pro-
tests of the Democrats, enacted
legislation providing for currency
which should be neither one nor the
other and now the islands are suffer
ing from cratic legislation. 1t will
be imperative that the Philippine
Committee of the Senat. attempt to
remedy the existing conditions and
their efforts promise to provoke as
lively debate as attended the pass
age of the Philippine bill during the
last session.