Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-04-08
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Senate-Mr. Warren occupied ,ns
Greater part Of the senate's limo, on
the I'd, with Il speech attacking tho
Gibson bill TO repeal most OF the cx-
listing land laws. He cOntended that
the land laws were beneficient and In
the main honestly administered and
urged hat there was no demand for
repeal. The post Office appropriation
bill was sidetrarked for the day. At
1870 p m. the senate adjourned .....
IiOusc-Thrce hundred and nineteen
pension bills we're passed by the house
In two hours. Another hour was de-
voted to rapid fire legislation by unan-
lmOus consent, in which n large NUM-
Der Of bridge bills end other matters Of
minor importance were disposed Of. Mr..
Maddox NGa), who had threatened { o
stop the proceedings by a point Of mo
quorum" when the pension legislation
was finished, insisted on the point, and
as there were few members present,
the house adjourned
s. Stocker Williams, one Of the most
wideIy-known Free Masons In the Unit
ed States, died on the Sd In the home Of
his daughter, in Washington Court
house, q. Mr.. Williams was grand
master OF the ohio Grand Lodge of
Masona from 1885 TO 1883. He pos
tesscd the largest private Masonic IL
brary known, and contributed much
to the literature Of Free Masonry.
Three men are dead and two engines
and about forty cars were derailed be-
cause OF the hcad-pn collision Of two
Fandalia freight trains at Locust Cut,
II miles east Of Terre Iiaute, Ind, on
the I'd. The dead are. brakeman Ira
vaine and Richard Simmons and Frank
Hickey, who were stealing a ride. The
wreck is attributed 10 mlsintcrpreta-
ton Of "a train order.
The seventy fourth annual cOnfer-
Ioncc Of the Mormon church was opened
in the Tabernacle Al Salt Lake city,
Utah, and was attended by more than
10 900 church members. President Jo-
heph f. Smith, IN his opening speech,
t"clt upon the divine protection that
bad been given the church, and said he
could see the hand Of God in its
growth.
James Johnson, "A nephew Of j II.
Mar~Im. who was assassinatcd a year
.ago, woh shot and killed, on the "a, By
Hummer Spic.r, at tho mouth Of George
creek, ten miles south Of jackson. KY
Epiccr was standing In "A house boat
in the river and Johnson on a sand
bar, and me shot wan fired apparently
without prnyocatiOn.
Sena'c-ThouPh the pOr@ rrgor 20
preparation bill was hoiurr the senate
Almost the entire day, on the an, the
'arly c'uatc on the measure was il
relation to general and laws. Senaje
idj'iIrh"d AT i:I1 p M. House IN
nc Arl&" If representatives TN al
-einpt 10 secure consideration under
suspension Of the rules Of the bin ap
prrprlatihp 1915 900 for the Lewis and
Clark Centennial exposition Il b. held
IN Portland, ore, in 1908, failed, after
me mouse lad divided several times
and the roll had been called rwicc Tho
military academy appropriation BIZ
was then taken up, and after Mr.. Park
tr mad explained It's features briefly, |
Mr., CoidipprI On. y spoke in behalf
NJ the JrWH Of the United States, for
whom lie asked equal treatment and
protection While travelling In Russia.
Mr.. Iivcrnash fCalJ mHdc an attack
on President Roosevelt, and Mr.. Nor
reIl Ia. discussed the negro question.
Consideration of The biii was not con
Guided WREN the house adjourned at
b:25 O'Clock p m.
Secretary Wilson has dccidcd to cx-
tend assistance TO the cattle interests
in Montana, North Dakota and South
Dakota in The determination u cattle /
Itch or scab Approximately 80 ex-
perts VIII be In the field shortly, maxi
ing practical Demonstrations Of the
methods Of dipping cattle 10 stamp out
the disease.
The Capital national bank, Of Guth-
ria, o r, one Of the Oldest banking
institutions In Oklahoma and IA terri
torial and United States depository,
closed It's doors on the fth. II was
placed in the hands Of the comptroller
Of the currency. A statement Is not
ohiainabio at this time.
In an opinion by Justice ~Peckham,
the snprcm" court Of the United States,
On the 4th, sustained the Maryland
statute requiring voters moving into
the state 10 sign a declaration Of their
intention 10 become citizens. as a pre-
requisite 10 the exercise Of the franchise.
Miss LIME Hattshein, Of Appleton,
WIS aged IL, Is dead, after a fast Of