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The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-03-04
To Prohibit pO|ygdny.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-Senator
Dubois introduced in the Senate to-
day a joint resolution authorizing
and instructing the Committee on
Judiciary to prepare and report early
next session an amendment to the
Constitution upon the subject of poly
gamy and polygamous cohabitation.
1t was offered just at noon today.
Senator Hale had the floor and was
refusing to yield to any one, but
several Senators, knowing the import
of the Dubois resolution, whispered
it's purpose to the Senator, and he
forthwith yielded while it was intro
duced,
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-03-04
The Reception.

Through mistake in correcting
the proof, the Signal erred Wednes-
day in stating the ladies of the Kalos
Circle held a reception Monday after
noon at the residence of Mrs. Petit.
The reception was held at the resi-
dence OF Mr.. and Mrs. J. O.. Bray on
East Main in honor Of Mrs. Petit, OF
Denver, wife of General Organizer
Petit OF the W. o. W, They have
been IN the city for several days la
the Interests Of both orders,
u was Q very pretty event The
room decorations were green, rcd end
white steamers, the three eolofe oi
tho order With howers Ms ghomp
500 aud Mrs. bilhopp received ~ th'
door While Ms Freq pesohe ep'
AFs a. y, ppyif presided ogeg th'
iebleg pnd Nlg Az Az Velpef sac
Nrs n N hepi eeVea iee
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-03-04
SENSATIONAL pUnOQ5
HAVE M(Ont CURRENT
Stated that NTiyhfS Slayer has
Escaped and Dummy Vas
buried in Coffin.

Rumors of sensational nature rel
ative to the murder and suicide at |
Goff Wednesday night have reached
here today and the people, with much
interest, are awaiting the return of
Sheriff Green and Coroner Irwin, who
left here Thursday morning for the
scene of the tragedy and have not
been heard from.
Reports reached Grangevile today
from Whitebird that an inquest had
been held at Pollock on the body of
White before the arrival of Sheriff
Green and Coroner Irwin and that
when the officers reached Pollock they
found that White had been buried.
Whether this fact is responsible for
the rumors is not known but White
bird dispatch states that two reports
are in circulation In the Salmon river
section. One is to the effect that
White did not commit suicide but
that coffin was buried and report
of his suicide circulated to allow him
to make his escape. The other sug-
gests that White is dead, but that he
did not commit suicide and that his
hasty burial was for the purpose of
removing evidences of the cause of
his death.
These rumors have been strength
ened by the length of the time the
officers are devoting to the case. Pol
lock is situated on the Salmon river
about 40 miles above Whitebird and
the officers have been in the section
since Thursday noon. The theory is
advanced that had the officers found
everything as at first reported they
would have returned to Whitebird
early today.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-03-04
Till t|dHTH SESSION
NEARING THf Ind
Will Close lis Painful Career To-
day--5tdte Wagon Road CON-
mission Created.


The eighth session will adjourn to-
day.
This weeks work of the legislature
includes the passage of the state
wagon road commission law, with an
appropriation of $50, 900 for the aid
of interior development. This meas
ure took the place of all state wagon
road bills and leaves the fate OF pro-
posed roads applying for state aid in
the hands of three commissioners,
one of whom is the governor who ap-
points the other two.
The senate among other measures,
passed the following house bills,
which now go to the governor:
231-For the formation of good
road districts.
68-Increasing from one-fourth to
one-half mill the special levy that
may be made for road or bridge pur-
poses.
$50, 600 improvement bonds
for Albion school.
121-s14, 600 bonds for soldiers
home.
132-For the payment of certain
state university warrants issued il
connection with the construction O.
the main university building.
/ 1852, 600 bonds for a domesti,
science building at the state univer
sity.
! 176-S40, 900 for metallurgica
laboratory at the state university.
| 153-s45, 600 bonds for the Acad
emy of Idaho, Pocatello.
| 1O5-s2O, 600 bonds for the reform
school, st. Anthony.
232-General deficiency appropri
ations.
112-County depository.
1880, 600 bond issue for th
: Lewiston normal school for trainin
school, etc.
, Kootenai county has been wipe
! from the map and two counties, Lew
z is and Clark, placed thereon.
The insurance law was amende
increasing commissioners salary t
$500 a year.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-03-04
The v. 0. ". log Rolling.

Thursday evening at the Odd Eel
lows hall jolly crowd of over 200
Woodmen of the World, ladies of the
Kalos Circle and friends gathered to
take part in the log rolling and even
ing's entertainment which had been
prepared. 1t was another one OF
those happy events for which the w.
o. Ws. are noted and everybody pres
ent enjoyed themselves. A splendid
program was rendered, after which
refreshments we're served. The re-
mainder of the evening was then spent
in social chat, drilling by the ladies,
Woodmen maneuvers, etc. Follow
ing is the program:
Chorus Song-''Keep the Logs A.
Rolling, Boys" by the Woodmen.
Piano Solo, Miss Gladys Rogers,
Select reading, Miss Leta Hold
rider,
Address by Lieutenant Governor
b. l.. Sleeves,
Vocal solo, Miss Phelps,
Recitation, Miss yeys Thompson
Vocal trio, Misses Alma sater'
Beulab Haas, Ethel Ashley
Recitation, Miss Eve Gerdau'
Address by General Ogapizer Petit
Vocal solo, Miss GIendora Limerick
The program was concluded WIZ
ADDRESSES on Woodcraft by nessrs' q
e. limerick, o, W. Luck, ana W.
siIyer-tongued orator Thomas 9e'
dau, who presided during the evening
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-03-04

BAKU, Russia, Feb. 24.-Not In
||tbs history of this city have such
|s.suss as have transpired during the
,.st three days been known, and in
nearly every household there is
lmouruing today, and the end is not
,at On Sunday street brawl broke
'out between a party of strikers and
|Tsrtar boys, which soon resolved
into a general riot. Fighting contin-
/ lued until Wednesday, when both sides
called a truce. Hundreds of houses
lVere burned about the heads of their
occupants, and while the casualties
are as yet unknown, it is estimated
That over 1000 persons were killed,
vhile more than twice that number
we're injured. Entire families have
been dragged from their homes and
nsssacred and their bodies shockingly
nutilated and left in the streets. A
mob Of fully 5000 persons made an
attack upon the Pitoyeff and Kaspigak
works, but we're finally 'repulsed by
The guards, leaving behind them over
SO dead. More trouble is feared.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-03-04
fntiTs Russian Army in Danger.

Dispatches from the front are inter
esting and indicate that Kuropat
kin's mighy tarmy of 400, 600 men is
in danger of serious reverses at hands
Of Japanese legions.
Along a front of 100 miles great
guns brought from Port Arthur are
raining death on the Russians
wounded are pouring into Mukden.
Kuroki is believed to have turned Ku-
ropatkin's left wing and threatened
his retreat. On the right Nodzu is
crumpling back the Russians and in
the center Oyama is hammering the
center and driving the Russians from
their winter quarters.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-03-04
Is Wiser THE HOft
Or -|1AUD." THt hULE7
The Comic Paper (TiHsT fright
fully Injuries Absl
Decatur.

Ansel Decatur, an old gentleman
SO years of age who resides with his
daughter, Mrs. W. d. Graham in East
Weiser was kicked in the face by
mule last Wednesday, receiving in
juries which it was feared might
prove fatal. The mule was sharp
shod and one of the calks struck Mr..
Decatur over one eye, splitting the
bone and destroying the eye. The
other calk penetrated the other cheek
under the cheek bone. The wounds
are frightful ones, and Signal is
pleased 10 announce the injured man
Is doing nicely,
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-03-04


gle for Statehood, and he reiterated
his declaration that church support
came to him without price or solicita-
tion on his part.
Reverting to the question of poly
gamy, Kearns charged that the pres
ent "church monarchy" was trying
to establish the rule of the polygam-
GUS class over the mass Of the Nor
mon people. He declared that not
more than three or four of the quorum
of apostles have refrained from prac-
ticing polygamy.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-03-04
OLD SNAKE RIVER
Held A PRISONER
GREAT GATES In TWIN FALLS DAM ARE
CLOSED DOWN AND THE RIVERS
FLOW STOPPED.

these attracted the attention of the
crowd with the result that many fine
trout we're secured and number Of
white fish.
Some searched along the bed Of the
stream for gold, an idea having gone
abroad that nuggets might be found
when the water should have been shut
off from the course it has followed
for so many centuries.
The engineers estimate it will take
between three and four days for the
dam to fill. The river will then pour
through the spillway that has been
provided. This is over the surface
of an island of rock between two SEQ
tion of the dam. Water will be let
into the irrigation canal after the
dam shall have filled sufficiently,
enough being admitted for pudding
purposes.
The great falls of Soshone we're al
most dry and where the mighty vol
I
ume of water had thundered for ages
in the triumphant leap of 210 feet,
there fell hush that awed the spirits
of the caverns.
Later-the dam filled much quicker
than supposed. and instead of three
days, as calculated upon, it filed in
one day and the river resumed its
flow.
j During the time the falls we're dry
a half breed Indian, half drunk,
stripped off his clothes and sprang
from "Lovers Leap" straight down
23S feet into tho pool at the foot of
the falls. To the surprise of specta-
tors he came to the surface and swan
out unhurt
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-03-04
A Boise Statesman special Of We'd

A Boise Statesman special of We'd
nesday last, says:
MILNER, March L. Moon. -
The Snake river below the dam of the
Twin Falls company is now mere
string of pools, the stream having
been completely shut off by the clos
ing of the gates.
Two thousand people came here to
witness the event and hundreds of
them are now scattered along the
stream catching trout and white fish
in the pools or looking for gold mug
gets, which some enthusiasts declared
would be revealed when the river bed
should have been robbed of it's waters.
1t was just 9:5O a. m. when the
work of closing the gates began, and
in so minutes the last was down.
Below the dam the water soon set
tied and the flood ran off, leaving
only pools behind. Above, the water
rose rapidly for short time, but al
the higher levels were reached the rist
became slower and slower. During
the first hour the waters rose five feet
during the next hour the rise was tw'
feet, and the rate at which the waite
crept up on the rocky barrier to it
progress was afterward still less rapid
So soon as the water had run of
below, the crowd scattered and sough
places where they could CROSS dr..
shod. There we're many pools, but i
was simple matter to walk over th
bed of the stream dry shod almos
anywhere. The departing water LEI
many fish marooned In pools, an
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-03-04
His Cellar Collapsed.

A few days ago the cellar of Ma
rion johnson, on his ranch near
town, almost completely collapsed.
The accident was caused by a
sblind'' gopher hole allowing the
water to penetrate and soften the
earth and cement walls. Mr.. john
son and family we're in the cellar
about half an hour before the crash
came and had 1t occurred while they
were there it might have resulted fa'
tally,
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-03-04
IgIusSthg (a9

Ap Interesting case was heard be-
fore Probate Judge Ayers Monday,
boing ap application by creditors for
the appointment of en admipistratof
of the estate of Frank Allep, aeeeas'
90 Az application for aemlpieife'
tog Bae ALSO uede by Joseph A. Ailep,
son W deeeeaeo ilhe eRse vac eppl
tlnnea f0g iep aeyp 4he estate CON
alsle ~ eioeh snq meneg Rpa lane
on psane eleql About ~ mileG ffopl
Nelsof
fana NJ n oenlg ~ ~ fe0l Hfakll
! lnf m'nN va H'N
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-03-04
|N0ST BLOODY TIMES
| PREVAIL FOR RUSSIA
STILL SLAUGHTERED AT HOME
AND KUROPATKIN THREATENED
BY JAP ARMIES.

All the Armenian shops have been
closed, but the banks are doing busi-
ness under military protection. Or
der has been restored at Balakhany.
Manager Adamoff of the naptha refin-
ing works, with his wife and child
rem, was burned to death. A legal
official and bazar owner, with the
latter's family, have been murdered.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-03-04
lIAhIl. Of UTAH.
| SCORES TIL nOQnOh5
)tdlT0 in United States Senate
1Id '(huT(i HonaT(hy' Seeks
70 Elevate po|yyani5tS.

WASHINGTON, Feb. %. The po-
lysamy resolution introduced by SEN
a'Or Dubois was laid before the sem
a." Today and served as a remarkable
speech by Senator Kearns of Utah.
'nO said he could not permit the oc-
''sion to pass without saying what he
'ssmed should be said by a senator
Snuer such conditions before leaving
paOiic lie. He recited the condi-
'0ns under which statehood was
s'an'ed to Utah., stating what he said
w pieoges given by the people to
''0' out polygamy and to end the
D0ulnatiOn of the Mormon church in
Os' business and social affairs.
A' said Utah secured statehood by
''smn compact made by the Nor
y leaders In behalf of themselves
'u'ir people. This compact, SEN
4" - Asarns said, has been broken will.
10y and frequently. He declared
smith Of the Mormon church
T., T. exercising the powers of a mon
was In RECEIPT of an income like
'amliy derived from q nation
|t',S treasury the tithinss paid by bi.
|DDs,'' ''' amounting to o., 900, 600 an.
h.. - 'np That under this domino
h.. ~ man could be elected from
|.p,'... y :, either house Of eoueresI
m ' Wish Of the church leader
|sb.,a.. senator /, then took up Oh,
.ssl =. 49,. mat be had bought his owl
s,s, Ffesident Snow. That h,
a sa1,' S''' one dollar Of money or ask
on s1 n ,'' % Influence Mormon lesisla
n 4. y N'' behalf, Kearns declared h
bonn s.. '4'' ? ialseood as eyer cam
lA ,l'' human lips The senator sai
vssb 's1'p'p '', ioF spoY arose iror
''''uaant upon utahls stgue
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-03-04

Charles t'Fesb, Who, With ~ A.
Wing, opened the aFst harness ana
saddlery shop lp WeiseF ip 1852 A.
here from Baker oity ipspe'ilpP lp'
stook and business 0i the Nelie'
riggs store and may decide 20 pW
chase %, Heie mpeh surprises n
Welseg'p extensive RoVth epa n fpF'
busy greeting 0la iFl'pa'
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-03-04

Eete NJ Slater aud John y, Me-
Phersou, Indian Valley, have filed sp'
plieatiop at Boise for . water right
for o. aeooad feet Of waters Of rlRht
fork Of King Hill Greek, Nashlnel 9p
county, FOR irrigation purposes
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-03-04
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lalaip lhe Nel1w laeq 4 lmplole.
maai po.l aaalllop AZ = h0lRelp
paqalpg , FplleH ngen'f 'Qv
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-03-04
Three Deaths in WeiSsT.

On Wednesday afternoon, March l..
the 3-year old child of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. D. Mann, who reside near town,
died from lagrip after a few days
Illness. The little one was laid to
rest in Weiser cemetery Thursday af-
ternoon. The sorrowing relatives
have the sympathy of all.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-03-04

Adyices have been FeoelYea H'p'
Washington announcing the aPP0'Ni
ment Of Marada -, Carroll pe posi-
miatress al Bear Washington county
to succeed MFs, Ade y smlfhl 70.
signed,
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-03-04

Wednesday evening at the horne of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Williams
Stoughball, in East Weiser, Sarah the
13-year old daughter died from.pneu-
monia after an illness Of about two
weeks. The funeral was held yester-
day afternoon at four o'clock from
the M. e. church under the auspices
of the w %. W., of which Mr.
stougbball is a member. The heart
felt sympathy Of all IL extended 70
the bereaFed parents,
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-03-04

Edward 0wipp, the siF months Old
son o. MF aud Mrs, " n, Galley,
died Wednesday pigbt after . yery
brief illpsss, 4be llttle one gae o.
tackled with Che oroqp last Monday
which later developed into laRlp
and chen spinal meplpRiiie Thlep Fe
suited fatally lie Fae = strong epq
healthy babe and hlf pptlmalg dead
n p heavy hloY 40 tbe parept epe
other Felatigeg Vho heYe the pFq
found aympathy N all ~ theH sea ~
geaYemept 4he innerW YeF hel'
yesterday WieGpeop ifoW 'he leHl
aep'e N f'si Nelp
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-03-04

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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-31
MUTE, M0TI0NLESS,
BY DIVINE ORDER
For More Than Two Years Man
in Hospital Has Not Moved
or Spoken.

Philadelphia March 3l.-Laborine
under the delusian that he has received
a divine command to remain, absolutely
mute and motionless, and that deatl
and the fires of hell await him if he
dlsobeys, man whose name is not di
vulged has lain like log on cot in the
Philadelphia hospital for more than two
Years.
So far as the physicians have been
able to learn, he is not suffering from
catalepsy, There is. nothing whateve,
wrong with him physically. The pupils
OF his eyes respond to light, his heart
action is regular and sustained, althc
somewhat weak, and his breathing is
normal.
Nearly every prominent doctor in the
city has seen this man, but none can ex
plain the phenomenon in any other way
than as an unheard-of freak Of insanity
First Affected on Street.
One day in the fall of 1902 he was
seen to be acting strangely in Chestnut
street, near Thirteenth. He was walk
ing rapidly down Chestnut street, whe1
he came to dead stop and stood TO,
preached him and told him n'f to move on On
but he did not stir.
The exasperated policeman rang fol
a patrol wagon; but he could not induce
the sphynx to step into it when it ar
rived. It was necessary to tip him over
pick him up as tho he was log ant
lay him in the bottom of the wagon.
! At the hospital he spoke rapidly anG
timorously for the last time. Apparent
| ly he was afraid he might be overheard
''Almighty told me not to move, MOI
to speak," he said. "I'll be damned il
7 do.''
| Cannot Brighten Silence Away.
"And,' said a doctor who was dis
cussing the case yesterday, "I'n b.
damned if he has, s
Once they tried to frighten him b,
rushing into the room where he lies ant
crying "Fire!' But he did not stir
He has listened with the utmost i'm
perturbability to a party Of doctor
suggesting that it would be advisable t.
cut him to pieces.
A bit Of ice pressed to his tempt
with the command, "Speak, or II
shoot!' was equally futile. He has t.
be fed by artificial means, because h
refuses to open his mouth.
"The only thing I know of that vii
ever make him move or speak, said tn
doctor, els another divine command. I
he gets it, and if he obeys it as i'm
plicitly as he has obeyed the last one
the problem of perpetual motion will b
solved ~ '@- N--'
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The records of the day-deaths,
births, marriages., hotel arrivals. rail
road time tables, real estate transfers,
building permits and other information
of interest-will be found, together
with want advertisements, on page 26
of this ISSUE
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-31
$3.50 Round Trip to California.

Tickets on sale April 10 to II, via
the Minneapolis & st. Louis railroad.
Final return limit, ninety days. Stop
overs allowed in both directions, and
tickets good going one route and re-
turning another. For particulars call
on J. G. Rickel, City Ticket Agent, 424
Nicollet avenue.
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andh
from
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n a
trouble now
Although
0
dmy snena ndI
these will become normal
g a a doses cure me-
I
o met a that pvaxs
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To Southern Texas, S27.75 Round Trip.
Galveston, Fort Worth, Houston and
Beaumont. To Mexico City and return,
$62.25. Tickets on sale. April and 18.
Limit, twenty one days. Stopovers
permitted. Correspondence low rates
to other points in the southwest. Call
on j. G.. Rickel, City Ticket Agent, 424
Nicollet avenue.
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Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskev

is
for
Of all
is
BEWARE of
the Of
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Delicate, pale children need fsDr.
Lauritzen s. Health Table. Malt. < At
druggists or delivered to house. Phone,
n. w, East 40; Twin City, 1899.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-31

FARIBAULT, MINN.-A cottage for epileptic
boys, cottage for the engineer, a tuberculosis
hospital and an addition to the home for the
farm boys will be built at the institution for
the feeble minded the coming season.
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GRAFTON, N. D.-A new land concern the
Northwestern Realty company. has been ncor-
porated here, and has the following officers:
Senator J. l.. Cashel. president; William Richie
secretary, and W. J. Ballack of Forest River,
treasurer.
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that in few years some means will be
devised whereby the university, Will
come into permanent possession OF the
that are now left within
Kansas borders s... ...a. .-. --s
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Rnov isno tforh -
and most savana =
need to
whole story Then will
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Change in Minnetonka Train Service.
Commencing Sunday, April 2, the
Great Northern will inaugurate Sun
day morning train to the lake, leaving
leave Mound, 4:1O pm, additional
week day service will begin April s,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-19


The Fairmont West Wrginian in
discussing the mild way In which the
State Journal called attention TO some
evils In the way Of improper methods
being used in the Republican party OF
Virginia says:
sWe were not seeking a c~ontroyer.
sy with the esteemed State Journal
but we hoped that we might be able
to show IT that 1t is making a mis-.
take in discussing a matter at this
time that cannot be remedied."
Why cannot the matter be RENE.
diedG The State Journal has said that
1t shall be and the West yirginian will
concede that it generally knows what
III is talking about.-Parkersburg State
Journal.
That is true, the State Journal is
seldom in error about anything, but
it knows that the present Republican
State Committee, t whose makeup II
objects, cannot be displaced until 1908,
when 1t becomes the duty of the
State convention to select a new com
mittee from the several Senatorial
districts.