Omaha daily bee., 1905-04-23
WILL FINISH MEMORIAL HALL
Daughters Of American Revolution Vote to
Raise Necessary Funds,
ANTl-MoRMoN RESOLUTION ADOPTED
II Asks an Amendment 10 Federal
Constitution Making PolyRnmy
a Crime Against United
states.

| WASHINGTON, April 22-At todays
session of the congress Of the Daughters
OF the American Revolution Verno NJ.
| Davis, one Of the justices of the supreme
court of New York, who presided in the
! criminal branch during the first and second
| trials of Nan Patterson, was one of the
interested spectators of the proceedings.
Mrs Donald Mclean, the president gen
| eral-elect, on motion OF Mrs. Murphy of
| Ohio, was elected chairman Of the Con-
tinental Memorial hall committee, the
| action being in accordance with precedent.
In response to an inquiry of Mrs. Mary
| Woodswift OF California the president gem
eral explained that the chairman of the
| Continental Memorial hall committee was
| not necessarily the president general, but
| had to be elected. She then devoted a
| brief time to outlining the work done by
| the present committee, of which she is
chairman. At the conclusion of her state
ment the thanks of the congress were ex-
| tended to Mrs. Fairbanks
When the congress reconvened at $3.50
| p. m. a discussion which had occupied con-
| siderable time was continued. 1t related
| to a construction Of the constitution as to
| the admission of members of children of
the American Revolution to the Daughters
1
was passed enabling members of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
of eligible age to become members with
out the payment of initiation fees
| resolution was adopted providing for
| the appointment of a committee to wait
| on the hfty-eighth congress to obtain per-
mission for the interment in the national
| cemetery at Arlington of the remains of
Pierre Charles LEnfant.
| resolution was adopted providing that
the president general appoint a special
committee to promote the introduction into
the public schools of the United States of
| the system of a school city"
Anti-MOrmOn Resolution Adopted.
| Mrs Goode of Alabama brought to the
| attention of the congress the Mormon
| question In a Sensational statement. She
declared that the Mormon church was
violating, through its leaders, the laws of
the land; that it was reasonable insti-
tuition owing it's highest allegiance to its
own organization and that it was a stain
on the good name of the United States.
| She offered this resolution:
That daughters of the patriots we
| most earnestly call on the national con-
| gress to pass such remedial legislation as
Will put stop to polygamy and polyga-
| nous living, and political control by the
| Mormon hierarchy and that this congress
|
| to refuse Reed Smoot of Utah, an apostle
| Of this church, and one of its highest Of
| OF the United States. And that we further
| urge an amendment to the federal con-
| stituton, making polygamy under what
te' the united I States St ese'e"Se' CRIME against
| Mrs Allen, state regent Of Utah. asked
that the word church" be eliminated from
the resolution and the word hierarchy"
substituted. The change was made. The
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taken until o'clock.
Money for Memorial Hall.
| At the night session the congress voted
| unanimously not to mortgage Memorial
| Continental hall, but to go ahead with the
work of collecting funds for its compile
| ton. The treasurer general Mrs. M E. S.
Davis of the District of Columbia, in
statement regarding the funds in hand for
| the hall, showed that about $3S,OJO had
| been contributed at this session of the
| congress and $4,000 turned over from the
| current fund to the continental hall fund,
| making in all $4,000 with which to continue
| the work. 1t also was shown that up to
| the present time $500 had been spent on
the building and that there was no out
| standing indebtedness
Unanimous action was also taken on
| resolution authorizing the president gen
| GTd' 10 appoint a COnIlnental nau commit
tee, said committee, with the advice of the
supervising committee of gentlemen, to
have in charge the work of completing
the hall, to let contracts, pay bills, and to
| further, in all legitimate ways the con-
summation of the work begun.
After expressing the usual resolutions OF
thanks the congress adjourned sine die.
| The delegates later assembled and greeted
the new president general. Mrs. Donald
| Mclean of New York.
Senate Committee Takes Recess.
| Az todays meeting of the senate COM
| mlttee on interstate commerce it was de-
| cided to send copies of the reports of the
| railroad rate hearings to every member
| of the congress. President Tuttle of the
| Boston & Maine railroad stated today that
| the idea that great tinanciers controlled
! railways to the disadvantage or advantage
| of the public was erroneous. II was nat
ural that great financiers like Mr. Morgan
| should be consulted regarding all financial
| transactions.
Senator Newlands asked a number of
questions to develop the advantage OF a
national corporation act, Mr., Tuttle replied
that when his road was organized 1t might
have been advantageous to have had a
national charter for it. He further stated
that arbitration of labor trouble was i'm
practicable. The laboring men were op-
posed to compulsory arbitration. With
railroad employees generally, he thought
1t was possible for the officers of the roads
and the railroad men to settle differences
Replying to Senator Newlands, Mr. Tut
tie said that II the government owned all
the railroads he CTuttle) probably could
manage them all II given absolute CONTROL
but in political government It would be
INN tA hat che ,1,,ta
Adjourned until Monday.
Last Resignation Accepted.
| Commissioner Warner of the pension
ONCE today accepted the tenth and final
resignation of members of the board of
reivew implicated in the granting Of un-
earned pensions 10 members of a Penn
sylvania home guard regiment. In this
case the reviewer passed only on a claim
for increase after 1t originally had been
passed upon and on this account the com
missioner held the resignation up for a