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Elapsed

On the broad reach of four and half
miles across the Sound the Constitution
had beaten the Reliance by minute rs
seconds, and the Columbia by minutes
II seconds.
The shift in the wind made il n beat home.
As soon as the balloons had been slowed
baby lib topsals were set on all yachts.
and they took the port tack The Consti.
tuition followed in the wake Of the Reliance
for some minutes and then got puff which
headed her of her course somewhat
At 2'55 30 Constitution took the starhoard
tack.
The wind seemed TO be little fresher
on tho south side OF tho Sound but before
Capt, Rhodes could get there a tow going TO
the cas-; forced him o tack again, The Con-
situ'ion took he port tack al ?57;5O. Tho
Reliance took the starboard tack n, $50 80
and ta"EH' again at 3:O2:lS.
AtS.O4 the Constitution made another hitch
To s'arhoard which she held for minutes
and 30 seconds. and then took the port tack
again and headed for tho finish line.
The Reliance rlso made another short
hitch and then sh" stood for the line. The
Columbia on ,hi. leg made two tacks TO
windward. She seemed TO carry a better
breeze along with her and made a percep-
tihle gain on the Constitution The Re-
ianre crossed the finishing line az sI2li,
the Cor s'itution AZ 3:l5:o2 and the Columbia
al 3;?s;o, The ,ir,"s for the last leg of the
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DOG BIT FOuR SWtLL CHILDREN.
Chase OF Little yellow Brute Through
Many East side streets.

A small. VI low dog, supposed 10 be- mad,
ran through the Fast Sid" vest erday after
noon and bit four children. The only re-
port the police have on tho matter came
from the Beth Israel Hospital. to which
institution the children were taken, and il
is thought that others may have been at
tackled by the dog
The dog was first heard from on tho
second floor Of rear tenement az - Henry
street. at 2 oclock yesterday afternoon
II scrat chod az he door Of The apartments
of Mrs, Helen Reilly. who isn't fond Of dogs.
and she drove II away. Then it scampered
down stairs and ran into an apartment he.
low. where il bit two ycar-old Samuel Ser
chuck. who was playing with three other
small children.
Then the dog ran ont into thr stree; and
a crowd Of small boys chased II to Rir-
mingham street where il turned into Madi-
son street and bit Eta Pollock. g years old
Of 1871 Madison street, who was playing
in the street
who were in her fathers saloon OH the cor
ner, and they joined in the chase. while the
child's father carried her TO the hospital.
where he Serchuck boy had been taken.
The dog ran to Pike street and, turning
down Monroe street. bit two yoar-od Lena
Kaufman, who was playing on the side
walk in front of her home at Isl. The dog
kept on To Jefferson street and then ran
through to South, where II lcaped Al baby
carriage and sank it's teeth twice in the
cheek of its occupant, Lauretta Rustin,
2 years old. of s, jefferson street,
A truck driver picked the lt' girl up
and ran with her to the b RI Israel Hos
ptal. arriving there about the same tim"
as did woman who had the Kaufman
girl in her arms. Tho two other children
we're then being treated by DR.. Goodman,
who cauterized tho wounds of all four
Then the children were removed to their
homes to await dcv6 lopmentr,
The dog got awaJ
Florence LegSaght. ; years old. of too
East Seventy eighth street. found = big
mongrel dog on the steps Of hor home
yesterday afternoon and tried 10 pat its
head, TIE dog Iii; her three times in the
leg, wounding her so severely that she
had to be taken to the Presbyterian Hos
ptal
Policeman Pcr.ach took tho dog 70 the
Fast SiSty-scNr-th street ation and later
il was so,t To the pound 4" be killed The
police say the dog was mad.
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SHAMROCK III. TO VISIT IRELAND
May Gail at TWO Ports Therc-Str Thomas
Sangulnc 1t Farewell Luncheon.
.spttfal Cable Dt,paffhes 70 THE SrN.

SDttI l H0-f DeSpnTfS ~ INT NNS-
GEEENocK. May o6,-Tte corporation
Of Grcenock gaye n luncheon to-day in
honor of Sir Thomas Upton and to mark
the occasion Of the departure Oh Thursday
next of the Shamrocc III. The Suamrc ok
l.. the steam yacht Erin and the tug
Cruiser. which will on that Gav. leave the
Clyde for New York.
Sir Thomas Upton, replying to toast to
his health. said that he was certain the
Shamrock III. was the fastest boat of her
type ever built on this side OF the AtlaL' ic.
How she would compare with the reliance
remained to be seen. b,t he had strong
hopes that the challenger would finish
ahead with slight margin in hand. He
believed Mr.. Fife would agree that be
was not saying too much
Capt Matthews of the Erin SAID that
every trial tended TO increase the conf
dence felt in the new boat.
said he was glad that they would make an
early departure for American waters, as
that was the proper, place TO try the boat
On this side he had pulled her to pieces
There he did not know if she would he so
good He had no doubt. however. that
She was the best boat he ever had.
BELFAST. May 26.-Sir Thomas Upton
has informed H. c. Kelly, secretary Of the
Royal Ulster Yacht Club. that the challenger
will call at Bangor. Ireland. on her way to
New York. She will possibly stop at
kingst own also.
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aA-.a ~. 81 fs
first leg held high above the course and got
the .bsneAt, Of the tide going out OF oyster
Fay and {resher breeze coming on. the
land The Columbia was rompcd on in
order to get clear of the Reliance: and she
! had To haul on The wind again to fetch the
first, mark. After rounding that mark
Constitution and Reliance carried balloon
. lib topsuils. which drew we'll Columbia
set her spinnaker and did not travel with
anything like the speed of the other two
yachts She also ran into soft spot which
would account somewhat for tho. beating
/: she received going across the sound: ,,o
There was the usual procession from the
city curly in the morning Of steam Yachts
and tugs taking yachtsn out to see the
race. Every one was in high. spirits, too;
because there was weight. IN he wind
rs it came of the Long Island shore, and
the prospects for a fine race. were very
bright The Reliance dropped her moor;
ings of New Rochelle At lo47 O'Clock. and
in a fine breeze that made Der heel so that
she showed considerable Of her bronze I'm.
derbody' she reached across the Sound
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DIVORCE FOR MRS. BACKER.
Husband Sued the WIFE. but She Got the
Courts Decree.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. May 2s.-Annie j..
Racker of Auburn. y. T., secured divorce
in this city to-day from Charles E. Backer,
formerly superintendent of the Auburn
Humane Society, on the ground Of in
tolerable cruelty. Backer deserted his
wife after eight months of married life
and came TO Ansonia. Conn, on Oct. 1, 1897
He recently applied for divorce on the
ground Of desertion and Mrs. Backer APP
pearcd to-day as the defendant in the
suit,
In the proceedings it was shown that
Bacber cholled his wife and beat her while
he was looking after the interests Of the
Humane society In Auburn. He failed
TO appear in court to support his charges
IT came ont in evidence that he told his
friends that he could not stand his wife
and her mother. as they were too religious
In the testimony IT was shown that Backer
packed UP his belongings and left town
while his wife was attending n wedding.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-27
TOM OHNS RONKONKOMA.
Edward VI. Townsend Loses Suit for Title
to the Lake.

The trustees OF the town Of BrCokhaven
l.. l., have won their legal fight with Ed
ward NJ. Townsend over the title - large
part OF Ronkonkoma Lake. the largest
body of fresh water in Suffolk county
M. Townsend brought suit against the
Brookhaven trustees as executor and heir
Of Belinda Rockwell Townsend. He con-
tended that the title reverted to him under
the Ncoll patent granted in 1897.
The trustees of the town claimed that
the lake and uplands surrounding il for a
cart ain distance belonged to the freeholders
and the ccmmoua!ty Of the town by the
provisions Of grants from Kings jaime I.
and James H. Of England, dated 1883 and
1880.
The case was tried last August before
Supreme Court Justice Maddox Of Brooklyn,
whose decision was handed down yester-
fay
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patp. over the course are shown in the

on lie six-mi.c reach lhe Constitntion
on actual sailing had leaten the Reliance
Columbia by 2 minutes seconds.
They gvbcd their booms over to star
hoard nj This mark. caseG C." mainsheets
and sent up balloon jib topsails Con.
stitution's crew was litle smarter than
tb.t If Reliance. The balloon jib torsail
nn tho CONSTITUTION was broken Out At
Ia:45, while on the Reliance it was forty
The Columbia carried her small jib top;
sail right up TO the mark and the CREW did
not attempt to MAKE ,ben the spnnaker pole
was run out to port ard the spinnaker
broken out at 1254. MAJ,
The Constitution had worked out little
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On the six-mile reach the Columbia had
gained minute ~ seconds on the Con-
stitution and minute SO seconds on the
Reliance.
They gybed booms over TO starboa rd
at the mark and broke ont balloon iib top
sails After sailing about mile the Re-
lance got her spnnaker pole oul and sent
the spinnaker II p in stops. but after carry
ing il for about ten minutes it was taken in
again The wind was hauling to west Of
south and was over the port quarter Of
the yachts. On this point Of sailing the
Constitution made decided gain
Balloons were carr led right up TO the
mark and were low cred as the yachts
hauled on the wind The Reliance luffed
by the mark at 2.rr9. Constitution at
2;4l:4l and Columbia at ?S5;3n. The
elapsed times for the second leg Of the Sec
ond round are shown as follows:
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The Weather.

The two western low pressure areas met yes.
tetdaN In general trough Of depression extending
from the unpri Lake regions southwest 10 Mexico.
Tho pressure was low over all tn" country west Of
tho Mississippi River. except on the Pacific Cosst.
Fast otthr Miss!sslppiI' was high
There were showers in 'he Lake regions. the MIS-
ss'lpni Valley and the Northwest Showers and
c,ondy conditions prevailed on ih- Atlsn.ic Coast
The temperature rose Slshty at points In the
Lake regions and On tho miid" and north Atlantic
cos'. Elsewhere She changes were slight.
In this ciiy The day partly cloudy. temprra
turc about stationary wind Hight to fresh south
eas,c,ly TO cas'ery: average humidity a. per cent
barometer corrected 10 read 10 sen lryrl. ASA II.
3na7 . r, a., n.S.
The temperature yesterday as recorded by the
Official ihNrno.M Ter shn YIN In The Anne cd hln
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House OF REFUGE EXHIBITION.
Plans for . Display Of the Work Of the
Boys on Randail's Island.

The inmates OF the House Of Refuge on
Randall's Island will give an exhibition next
oeAk, commencing on Tuesday morning,
Supt. Sage has arranged the exhibit in the
large hall on the ground floor Of the main
building.
Ono Of the most interesting exhibits will
be a small Colonial cottage complete in
every detail, which the boys have made,
wide. The exhibits OF the Sloyd class will
embrace carvings in wood, including chairs,
tables and doors.
Supt Sage said yesterday that since he
est Established this branch of the training of
the boys tho results have been wonderful.
THE boys take great interest in their
work he said, and the aptitude they show
is in some cases really marvellous. We
have boys here az work in the different
shops who would do credit TO the best insti-
tutions. We have sent boys away from
here who have made permanent places for
themselves"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-27
r. Il. n. Restrain cd From Cutting Down
More Poles.

WILMINGTON, Del. May 2o.--In the
United States Court for the district of Della :
narc this afternoon Judge Bradford issued
an order 70 restrain the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company from interfering with
he poles and wires of the Western Union
Telegraph Company. along the tracks Of
Baltimore system. The order is return
able on June /. when the question Of a per-
manant injunction will be argued.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-27
Citizen Train ImprO, Ing,

STAMFORD, Conn. May 26.--Cieorge Fran
els Train, who is III of smallpox at the city
isolation camp in the northern pa, of tho
town, was said tonight by tine physician in
charge .Dr.C H Borden,t o be impro wing and
on fair way to recovery. He is costing the
city about SIS day. hut docs not seem to
mind IT,
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broken out it had a twist in il and had to be
lowered and reset. They made a very fast
reach to the first mark and the Constitution
made q slight gain on The Reliance. The
Columbia was not bothered on this leg as she
was on the first round and she made good
gain on both boats,
Jib topsails were taken in before the mark
was reached and balloons sent UP in stops
ready TO break ont when wanted The
times taken as they gybed around the
mark vert: Reliance. 2:lo:c e; Constitution.
2l5n0 Columbia. 1854 Tho following
table shows the elapsed time of each boat
over the first leg of the second round Of the
triangle
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-27
FEAR SCARLET FEVER.
schools Close for Fear OF an Epidemic Of
the Disease.

MoNrCLA1R, y. j., May 28.-An epidemic
of scarlet fever is feared by the authorities
OF Roseland and Caldwell in the Orange
Mount aims. The Roseland schools and the
fashionable Kingsley boarding school at
Essex Fells, suburb of Caldwell. are closed
on account Of the prevalence Of the malady.
In Mon'clair there are five cases, and in
Bloomfield one death occurred yesterday
of the disease
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-27
$500 for u Dogs Death,

August Moss Of 10 Hudson street, He
boken. recovered $500 in that city yeeterdav
for st. Bernard dog killed by trolley
car on the Jersey City. Hoboken and PA :,
erson Street Railway last J,ire He proved
that the dog was in the habit OF fetching MS
slippers. going TO market and doing o'hfr
things tina, made it valued servant ab'ui
his house
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On elapsed time the Reliance beat The
Corstitutio by minutes 81 seconds. and
Columbia by Is minutes 81 seconds.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-27
Texas After Insurance Comparics

AUSTIN. Tex, MAY %. - Attorney Cen
eral Bell to-day filcd suit in the Distric,
Court here against ffty-ninc insurance
companies to forfeit their permits TO do
business in Texas and for penalties Of
5000 from each company for alleged vio-
laion at the antitrust act. Prac, icaliv
every leading insurance comrany in tho
United States is made defendant in this
suit, II is alleged ha, they arc parties
TO an agreement, fixing scale Of rates.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-27
Receptlon 10 Young Rabbi.

Tile Young Mems Hebrew Institute at
Nincty-second street and Lexington avenue
Herman Ahramowitz, q young theological
student who goes to Montreal to take charge
Of the largest orthodox Jewish congregation
in Canada, A silver loving cup was pre-
scented to Mr.. Abramowitz
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-27
Vale society limitations.

NEW HAVEN. Conn. May ?8.--The three
senior societies, Skull and Bones. Scroll
ard Keys and VOLTS Head. initiated this
evening The forty-tivc juniors elected last
Thursday. large crowd of undergradu-
a,es was present al the respective houses
ia watch the entrance Of the candidates.
Two lines were formed at each door by the
4,,,dents.who gree ted the lucky man with re-
sounding slaps on the back a. he ran toward
the pnt trance
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STAMFORD, Conn, May 2e.-Irving l..
he cannot bring action against Attorney
William }. H. Bohannan of PAS Broadway,
New York. who pulled his nose and wrung
his cars on Saturday night because Mr..
Bohannan though, he had insulted woman
on a train. Mr.. Weed wants Mr. Bohannan
arrested He says that he is not a
maSher
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course were as follows:

course were as follows: ,..
Second Marx. Finish lmr'
u. NJ. g. n. ", y y.
Reliance. ...........2 40 70 y J. " ~ ~ y.
Constitution ......,,..s ~ ~ ~. o. a.,
Columbia ".,..,....' -. on q" 80 W "- ''
On the four and a half mile beat the
Reliance had beaten Columbia by so seconds
and Constitution by 1 minute 80 seconds
On the second round of the triangle the
Reliance had beaten the Constitution by
S seconds and the Columbia by 43 seconds; ,
After crossing the line the Reliance luffc.d
M into The wind and waited for Il he Consti-
,rtion to come along Those on board the
new Yacht wore anxiously counting the
seconds that elapsed between the finish OF
the two boats, and az the yachts have not
been measured there is still doubt AS to
which boat won. =,
Az tho Constitution drew near the Re-
lance. the crew Of that boat, led by her
managing owner, August Belmont, lined
NO bv the side and gave three hearty cheers
for the Reliance, and Mr.. Iselin led his
crew in cheers for he older boat. The
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The Monitor Florida Ready to Fight

ELIzARE1H. y. j., May 2e-The coast
defence monitor Florida, ready to be placed
in commission, was taken in tow this after
noon from the Crescent Ship Yards to the
Brooklyn navy yard She was contracted
for on Oct II. 1898
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SLAYER of pus,,,s, Goddard Acou,tt I'd

CAMDEN, N.J. May 90. Constable Robert
WASH 1gton. colored. who has been on trial
for killing Joseph Goddard. the Barrier
Champion pugilist. was acquitted to-day.
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s+;tution had to round the barge and sail
aionr The other side of the tow, This
BATTERED hnr several seconds; She was
timed at 1:l7:Is and the Columbia at l'5s 20.
III" slsnsed times over the third leg OF the
cours' are shown In the following: ,,.
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The II lance had beaten tho Consttu,
minute a. .ccond., and the Columbia nv
!, MIN, u seconds. On the, frs, time
around the triangle rhe Reliance had beaten
Tho Constitution altogether by minl1es
10 seconds and the Columbia by 10 m't'n'eS
s seconds.
TThey had the breeze about the same
strength as when they started the rrst
round It had been a little softer on me
northern shore but was still drawing
freshly OF the Long Island shore.
The Reliance sci a baby lib topsail as
soon as she had passed the mark, but when
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The reliance on the iour ana nan miles
broad reach had beaten Constitution by
IS seconds and Columbia by minutes t2
seccnds.
They hauled close on the wind on the
port tack. sheets were trimmed 1a' and baby
jib topsails sent up The Constitution
was DELAYED somewhat in setting the baby
jih 'opsail because of the trouble they had
had on board with the spinnaker and il
was not drawing until four minutes after
the sail had been set on the Reliance.
Tho Reliance the leading boat was
favored somewhat ON this leg by pufrs
that drew of the Long Island shore and
let her head up higher than the Consti-
tuition The CONSTITUTION got these favor
ing pufs later on. Columbia soon after
Sd" had turned the mark madc a shorr
hitch ia startoard and when half way
home sic made smother. Reliance held
on the por. 'ack Until 1890 and then took
tho >tarboard tack % fetch the mark. Com
e''mion tackled at 1850. On this close
reach the Reliance had gone away from
the Older boa and she bore of AT the mark
al lai'32
just as the Constitution reached the
mark the end barge ~ a long tow fouled
the mark and pulled il under and the Con-
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6O-62 West 23d Street.

daily and without extra fare
the black diamond express runs
10 wilkes barre, ithaca. rochester,
buffalo and niagara falls a
few other stops as well. leaves
new york 1925 a. m. brooklyn
1918 a. m.
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A HOT TIME DOWN IN
SHOE-VuLE.

"Tropical weather down in
your Boots |" said Billy Buzz Saw.
"Just warm enough there to
steam, isn't 1t, Neighbor Foot2 ?"
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carrying her balloon jib topsail The
Reliance luffed by the mark at lI4:09. Con-
stitution at 115:l0 and Columbia al 1850
The elapsed times over the second leg of
t." course are shown in the following:
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yachts ran back to their moorinGs. the Re-
lance off Premium Point, New Rochelle,
and the Constitution and Columbia for
Glen Cove
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-30
The $4,000 Worth of Bonds for the
kalispeIl Building.
SOLD AT PAR TO CHICAGO FIRM
Seven Bids for the Popular Issue
Were in, kieibolte e. Co., of Chi
cago, Offering the Most Induce.
ments-George L. Ramsey of Hell.
ena Engineered the Deal.

There were seven bidders for the
purchase of the $4,000 high school
bonds when the trustees met Tues.
day afternoon for the purpose of
opening the bids, and there was but
very little difference in the sums Of
fered. After considerable discussiC1
and deliberation, due to the close.
ness of the bids, the trustees decided
upon the proposition made by Ru
dOlph Kleibolte & Co. of Chicago as
the most satisfactory, and awarded
them the plum. George l.. Ramsey
cashier Of the Union Bank and Trust
company of Helena acted as the
agent for the successful bidders. The
different bids, as submitted, were as
follows:
Rudolph Klelbolte & Co. of Chica
go, at par.
G.. e. Shoemaker, par and Sc fol-
attorneys fees and blank bonds.
Mcdonald, Mccoy & Co., of Chi
cago, par and S. additional for at
torney's Fees and blank bonds.
F. l.. Fuller & Co., Cleveland, Ohio
$19,775, with blank bonds at actua
cost to the county.
S. A. Keene e Co., Chicago, $40,
600 for 4 IL per cent bonds.
First National bank of this city
par and $5.75 additional for attorney
fees and blank bonds.
Conrad National bank of this city
par and $4.4S additional for attorney
fees and blank bonds.
On account of the fact that there
were no 1-2 per cent bonds, the bic
of S. A. Keena e Co. could not be
considered.
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Silver Tea.

The ladies of Christ church guild
have instituted a silver tea, to be
given the first Wednesday in every
month. The object, Of course, is to
make small amount of money
Light refreshments are to be served
and each one is to give a piece OF
silver, anything from 10 cents to 81
There will be vocal and instrumental,
music, and next Wednesday the frs
one will be held at Mrs. Whips
There will be four hostesses eacf
time. Mrs. Letter, Mrs. Wallace
Mrs. Clewes and Mrs. Whips will
be the hostesses next Wednesday, a
2:3O. and a general invitation is eX
tended to all.
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used if board of managers thought
providing that the appropriation be
sed iS the board of managers thought
it necessary. Then Miller offered an
amendment to the effect that no
money shall be expended for build
ing until at least six of the inmates
come under the provisions of the
bill.
After more than an hour had been
spent on the bill, on motion of Lynch,
it was ordered committed to the judi
dietary committee to be Strengthened
out
The substitute for house bill No. 5
reported by the committee on ways
and means, was also prolific of dis
cussion. The bill cuts to cents the
mileage sheriffs may charge for the
transportation of prisoners or insane
persons when travelling on the street
cars or railways.
A motion was made to lay the bill
on the table, but 1t was lost by 6
motion of 81 to 80. and then, on mo
ton by Lanstrum, the bill was re
| ferred to the ways and means com
mittee.
A number of bills went through thu
committee.