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attempt De made TO secure Federal
divorce law by amendment of the Con-
stitution, but that each State adopt
legislation restricting to its own citi-
zcns the remedies afforded by its stat
utes 1t is further recommended that
a court, in case between persons mar
ried outside the State, shall recognize
only those causes for divorce which are
recognized in the place where the par
ties were married. To prevent collu-
sive divorces, it Is recommended that
hearings and trials should always be
before the court, and never before dele
gated representatives Of the court. The
Congress does not recommend any pres
ent attempt ut uniform legislation as
to causes for divorce, but names ten
causes which seem to be in accordance
with American legislation former
marriages, bigamy, coercion, fraud, in
sanity unknown to the other party, in
fidelity, conviction Of felony. intoler-
able cruelty, wilful desertion for two
years and habitual drunkenness.
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There will be no ship subsidy legis-
lation by the House at this session. The
Committee on Merchant Marine and
Fisheries, to which was referred the
measure passed by the Senate, has di-
vided ten to eight against the pro-
posed legislation. Five of the twelve
Republican members Of the committee
are opposed to the bill and all Of the
six Democratic members, with the ex-
ception of one, are with them. The
principal ground for opposition is un-
certainty as to whether its provisions
will call for the appropriation of $780,
100000 year or $1OO,0O0,0OO. The
western Republicans ON the committee
who are lined up against the bill fear
that its inducements will be so great
as to take from the coastwise and lake
trade a number Of vessels to enter the
foreign trade for the subsidies offered.
They insist that any measure which
will have such an effect should be OPP
posed for the reason that all ships
engaged in domestic and coastwise traf-
fic should be encouraged to maintain
competition with the railroads.
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What happens when barren lands are
irrigated is disclosed in recent state
ment by Mr.. G. J. Blanchard, an en-
gineer OF the reclamation service. A
year ago last spring he camped on the
banks Of the Snake River In Southern
Idaho in sage brush tract Of hun
tanned the only human beings within
thirty miles. Last October, after the
dam in the river for the irrigation res
ervOir was well along, riding In a pas
senger car on a new railroad over the
same route that he had Travelled six.
teen months before, he passed three
towns, and was in sight Of population
of nearly four thousand. Yet not
drop of water lad been delivered for
irrigation. The people were on the
ground ready to cultivate the land as
soon as the water was ready. This
seems to be doing better than making
a second blade of grass grow up to keep
company with single lonesome blade,
for it makes four thousand persons live
where only sage brush grew before.
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In special bulletin recently issued
by the United States census bureau It
Is reported that in all the benevolent
institutions of the country 2,040,272
persons found refuge and relief during
1904, at the close Of which 2S4,372 re-
manned. This may be taken as about
the average number OF inmates at any
one time. The males outnumber the
females, largely because of the large
number Of soldiers homes. The cost
(for 1903) amounted to $50, SIT $685. Of
which about 80 per cent was for hos
pital maintenance. Orphanages and per-
manent homes took about $10,000,OOO
each, and asylums for the deaf, dumb
and blind about s3,500OO0. Paying in
mates contributed toward the total
$14, S4S,5OS, and $6,OS9,226 was drawn
from public funds.
Seats are held In the British House
Of Commons on the principle Of first
come first served. Consequently fifty
new members gathered at the Parlia-
ment building at midnight OF the day
before the session opened last month,
to await the unlocking Of the doors, In
order that they might get good seats
by depositing their hats thereon. This
Is one Of the many things which we ar
range better In America.
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The President has issued an order
directing the registration Of every EN-
ploye of the government known to be
consumptive, and the examination Of
all suspected of having the disease. All