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considerable income 70 the owners,
and consequently there was much bit
ter feeling among those who had set
tied and established claims there when
the Government stepped ia and made
the Hot Spring mountain a Govern
Hent reservation, to be held perpetual
~ BY the people. If there was a con
spiracy 10 have the appropriation for
the expenses Of the commissioners cut
OF. II did not accomplish much. for
as soon as Congress assembled again.
It passed an amendatory act inserting
the gross omission which had been
made six months previously
The Washington times., 1906-12-23
Mlsfake Cost Sa0O.OOO.

The mistake in this case was due not
TO the eye OF the proofreader or TO an
oversight. Il was due to the ear Of
a reporter. In the tariff bill Of June
6, 1872 among the numerous articles
of import which were declared free
of duty after August /. 1872. were the
following: Fruit, plants. tropical and
semi-tr0pical. for the purpose of prop
agatIon and cultivation" So. of
course, all tropical and semi-tropieal
fruits and plants began 70 come in
free of duty. This gave tropical fruit
growers an opportunity 70 reap great
harvest OF wealth. and they were not
slow in taking immediate advantage
of il. The intention of Congress had
been to encourage by legislation the
Introduction into this country ana the
cultivation in certain sections Of the
The Washington times., 1906-12-23
Big Enough for Supreme Court.

1t is not known that the Supreme
Court has ever had to decide case
wherein the official bill, as enrolled In
the archives OF the State Department,
contained a section which had not
passcd both houses OF Congress-al-
though there are SAID 20 be no sucn
cases-but the Supreme Court OF the
United States has had cases TO decide
in which the signed 'Opy OF the law
failed 70 contain a pGT lon Of the bill
as It was actually passed. The most
famous case OF this sort was in re-
gard 20 the Tarin Act Of October :,
1880. Section 80 OF this act, as II finally
passed. was shown by reference to the
Congressional records OF proceedings.
by reports of committees on confer
ence, and by other papers TO have been
passed This section declared that the
stamp tax which had been paid on
The Washington times., 1906-12-23
Justice Brewers Opinion.

David d. Brewer. Associate Justice
OF the United states Supreme Court.
when Interviewed relative 10 errors OF
omission OF commission ia Federal
legislation said in substance.
The Supreme Court has referred on
certain occasions, when there was
some doubt in The minds of the judi
clal body as 10 Tie correct wording
OF the usually accepted and printed
statutes. from these statutes TO the
engFossed laws which are deposited in
the archives of the State Department,
but no errors of any Importance, TO
my knowledge have been discovered.
The Supreme Court does not so back
Of the official document which bears
the signatures OF the speakers and
uf the President"
Justice Brewer further said in sub
stance.
some OF the blundeTs which have
been made ju the printing Of the laws,
such as the omission OF section % IN
the Tariff Act of 1880, hare been acci-
dental while others may have been In
tenuoUal- There is no way OF telling
But the Supreme Court takes the en-
rolled bnj in the State Department as
correct Occasional mistakes. no
doubt, creep into the printed statutes
o. the various States. That the at
tempt has been made To cheat In the
passage OF State laws is evidenced by
The case OF a prominent Kansas Iegfs-
lator, who was dIsgraced because Of
an attempt on his part TO make a
change In a certain biu which was
being passed by the Kansas IegisIa-
ture. The forgery was detected IN
time and the correction was made oe-
fore. IL was too late"
The Washington times., 1906-12-23
Proposed to Make Gas to Save Forest,

FTER a period of investigation
~ and study covering twenty
a five years. the Government is
about to issue a monumental
work on the subject of the American
Indian. II viii be a handbook of his
tory and information about the vari-
Gus tribes. Where did the Indian
come from?' That's a question to
which careful and patient study has
been devoted, and which, by the way,
the bureau frankly s. it viii not try
to answer in the f, Incoming book.
One Of its ethnOlOgists has propounded
the interesting idea-cau il a theory
that the Indian didn't come, but Just
started right here in America Eth
nolOgists maintain that men have IN
habited the world for at least 5m.OJo
years, and they base their argument
on the discovery of human remains 10
be OF that age, and maybe much Older.
The red man and his origin are
The Washington times., 1906-12-23

suit Of conspiracy and that it was not
accidental
The omission cut of from the Hot
Springs Reservation Commission the
entire appropriation OF S27. 500, which
Congress had granted them There
was considerable trouble over the set
tiers claims in the Hot Springs ter
ritoTy and a commission 10 be com
posed Of three discreet. competent,
and isinteresJed persons" had been
appoi lted by the President 70 super
wise che just and legal settlement OF
the claims.
The Hot Springs were a source Of
The Washington times., 1906-12-23

MONG the latest 10 proclaim
" that Mrs. Parsons tr.al plan,
~ revealed in her much-discussed
book, THE Family" Is not in the
least novel, is A. W. Greeley. who, IN
the St. Louis Globe-Democrat thus
shows that the scheme has been fol
lowed out, this long time. by many
nati1ns;
Mrs. Parsons matrimonial proba-
tion suggestions might without undue
violence TO language and accuracy OF
statement be called the American"
or 'Wyandot" plan, as marriage on
trial has been from time immemorial
an established Institution among the
Indians. According 70 the statements.
OF ethnOicgists many Indian tribes dis
solve their matrimonial unions as
readily as they enter into them, and
the WyandOts. acct riding to the testi-
mony OF Waltz, had trial marriages
which were binding for a few days
only.
'Schoolcraft tells Us that among the
Creeks marriage is considered only
as a temporary convenience, not bind
ing on the parties more than one year
the consequence being that a large
men by frequent changing. have had
many wives and their children scat
tereC- around the country are unknown
to them Evidences of similar prac-
tices of experimental matrimony and
connubiaI variety are found among
many OF the other American Indian
tribes on both continents.
THE Maldavians are so capricious
that II often happens that d man mar
Ties and divorces the same woman
three or four times in the course OF
his life The Sinhalese are even more
difficult TO please in choosing partners
Knox says: Both men and women
have frequently tc marry four or FIVE
times before they can settle down
contented. Among the Mantras, IN
The Malay peninsula, IT is not uncOm-
mon to meet individuals who have
beer married forty or fifty times.
The Bedouins are equally critical, and
men forty-hve years old have been
known TO have had more than fifty
wives in succession. which is probably
the high-water mark in the record OF
probationary maUimOny
THE trial marriage idea is firmly
established in parts of Persia, where
a 'Sighe' wife may be taken in mar
riage for a legally stipulated period,
which may vary from one hour 10
The Washington times., 1906-12-23
A Noteworthy Decision.

The omitted section had nothing 10
do with the business OF any of the an
peallng firms, nor did its omission at
tect any other parts of the bill. The
Supreme Court, therefore. declared
that The act was constitutional and
legal Justice Harlan rendered the de
clsiOn OF the court Secretary Of War.
W HLliam II. Tam, AT tHaJ time SOlicIto.
General, was one OF the counsel for The
appelees, the collectors OF the ports OF
chicago ana New York The appel
ianls had other grounds besides Jne
omission OF section % on which 10
base their appeal.
The Washington times., 1906-12-23
Decidedly Peculiar Blunder.

But several other mistakes occurred
on the same page OF the printed stat
mistakes which were not traced
10 any particular source. The printed
biz granted the Coast and Geodetlc
Survey $1,000, when Congress had
voted to give it only 5000 for repairs
and maintenance of vessels; and IL
gave the Survey 5000 for office sup
plies, fire extlngui5hing apparatus,
etc, which had not passed Congress.
At another time, certain appro-
prlation for the Navy Department was
accidentally omitted from the en-
crossed and printed bill. and the navy
had to wait another year 10 get the
money.
The Washington times., 1906-12-23
Whole Page Omitted.

Probably the largest omission which
has ever been made in a law. occurred
in the days when they We're written
by the clerks. In the sundry civil
bin Of June %. 1878. an entire page
was In some way omitted from the en-
crossed bill There were rumors at
the time that the omission was the re-
The Washington times., 1906-12-23
Root Detects Serious Error.


In the sundry civil bill which was
passed during the closing hours OF the
first session of the present Congress an
error which might have caused the
Treasury Department some trouble crept
into the bill. one OF the sections Of the
bill, as it originally stood, called FOR an
appropriation OF $500 600. TO be used for
the purchase of the block Of land on
which Chase's Theater now stands and
toward the erection Of a new Govern
ment building on that site for the De-
partnents OF State, Justice. and Com
merce and Labor. This clause did not
pass the committee OF either house
Chairman T,0ney Of the House Com
mlttee on appropriations. was opposed
&c it, because. he said, the District of
Columbia had already received an ex-
cessively large amount OF money for
various improvements, something ike
SlS,o00OOo having been granted for i'm
proyements here as against So. 200. 900 for
The rest Of the country. But In the hug-
lie and hustle OF the last few davs of
hurried legislation, the bill went 10 the
Fuolic Printer with the unpassed clause
sun IN place. The eDgTOssed parchment
OIL already had been signed BY the
speakers or the houses and had been
signed, or was just about 20 be signed
by President Roosevelt, when the dis
covery was made by Secretary Root.
VINO was by the Presidents side IN the
capitol, that the appropriation for
100000 for the department Of which
ne Is the head had not been stricken
out This correction was made in
hurry and II was not long before the
Public Printer sent over post haste 10
the seat Of National Government an
absolutely correct copy OF the sundry
civil bill.
The Washington times., 1906-12-23

subject which has interested the scien-
lists of all nations since the time OF
Columbus and is one on which few
authorities agree. By some IL Is held
that the Indian originally emigrated
To this continent from Asia. either by
way Of Alaska or across a chain OF
islands which in prehistoric days are
said TO have stretched across the Pa
ciic ocean. Others OF equal eminence
have discounted this theory, claiming
that the Indian was INDIGENOUS 20
American soil, Just as the negro was
native to Africa and the MongOl ma
tive TO Asia
me work in question goes into far
reaching detail in all such matters
including the Indian tongue and the
different languages of man tribes
and strange peoples, comparing them
with japanese ana PGIyuesiEu tongues.
us appearance is awaited with deep
interest by all who desire plausible
theories and accurate information con-
cerning the noble red man" and his
much discussed origin
The Washington times., 1906-12-23

- EDERAL legislation is a very
complicated process, and as
a consequence mistakes Of
one sort or another arc
hound to occur some Oh
these cause trouble later Iol
judicial bodies. while others are mere
Iy curious and interesting some %
these mistakes are printers bienderS
ana others are due TO oversight on the
part Of the committees in charge OF Iie
bill, but there have been one or t"o
oversights in the history Of leglslatio'
which were of sufficient Importance 20
cause a feeling Of doubt as towhetheF
the mistakes were the result OF aeci-
dent or of intent
The Fifty-third Congress passed
bill. which was signed by the Presl-
dent on February ls, 1895, 70 provide
for the erection OF Government
building in Chicago. to be used as
postorice, and for other Federal puF-
poses. Strangely enough in this act
which was a very brief one, the en-
crossed bill filed with the Secretary
of state and the bill as printed in the
United States Statutes authorized the
Secretary of the Treasury to contract
for the sale and removal OF the old
postonice building and to award the
contract therefor 20 the lowest and
best bidder" It was not long before
this very evident error was discover
ed. and on the second day of the next
month another act was passed, amend
ing the previous one by striking out
the word lowest" and the contract,
after proper advertisement, went TO
the best" bidder. not to the lowest. b"
This error did not cost the Govern
ment ANYTHING. but a mistake slighter
than the one above mentioned occurred
some years ago. which is said 10 have
cost Uncle sam in the neighborhood
of 5000, 600 before the correction was
made.
The Washington times., 1906-12-23
Mr.. JUSTICE BREWER ON
LEGISLATIVE BLUNDERS

Il Con1e of he BInnders
y gUhicb baVe been
made in the print
ing oftheI IazUS = i 4 baUe
been accidental qUbiLe 9TH
ers may habe been inten-
tionaI. > "
"cThat the attempt 6as
L been made TO cheat
In the passage Of State labs
IS ebfdenced By the case of
a prominent Kansas LegiS-
J.fo ~
The Washington times., 1906-12-23

error was merely a proofreaders over
sight
The Washington times., 1906-12-23

factory boxes Of tobacco and SNUFF,
which were unbroken on the day when
the act was 10 go into effect, would be
RENTED, Three cases were decided
by the Supreme Court at the same
time. in reference to this clerical or
printers error. Three large import
Ing firms, the firm Of Marshall. Field &
Co, Of Chicago. and several New York
concerns declared that the entire act
was rendered unconstitutional and void
because of the final omission Of the
one section. They tried to recover
duties which had been already paid by
them on various imported goods, wool
en- dress goods. silk embrOderlea. cot
ton laces, etc. Their attorneys claimed
that the bill as signed by the Presi-
dent was not the same as the bin
which had passed Congress, and that
this was, therefore, making the law as
signed by the executive branch Of the
Government paramount 20 the law al
passed by the legislative branch.
The Washington times., 1906-12-23

EDERAL legislation is a very
complicated process, and as
a consequence mistakes Of
one sort or another arc
bound to occur Some OF
+b.sa oa,za trouble later for
The Washington times., 1906-12-23

l. Sundry CtBa Bill dis
coVered by Secretary Root.
IN General Deficiency Bill,
1 March 3, 1898, appfo-
priation for salaries of clerk
force and plate printers IN
Bureau of EngraUing and
Printing 9Vas TOR S3Z, in
stead of $4,000.
Ton1ma for hypben in
~ Tariff Bill of June 8,
1872, cost Uncle Sam
$500, 900.
ToaSt and Geodetic Sur
~ Dey granted $4,000
for repairs and maintenance
of beSSeiS, 1Dben Congress
bad boted only S5,00Q.
In Snrdfy CIva Bill in
4 1873, omission of cage
from engrossed bill cut off
from hot Springs ReseyVa-
tion Comm sSSion en- irs ap-
preparation of ST. 500.
The Washington times., 1906-12-23

D e c e mber %. 1906
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-10-25
REPORTED ADVERSELY.
RAILROAD RATE BILL.

S. e9-By Senator Chase. Windham: an
act 10 provide for regulation Of rates of
transportation.
This act provides that all rates and
charges for service be just and reason
able, and declares such not so unlawful:
that after January l. 1867 no free ia sycs
or tIckets he granted except 10 It's en-
ployees. officers. attorneys. etc.; that
parties giving or accepting free trans
portation be subject To a fine of not more
than 10000 or less than $1,000: that
after May |, 1905 no carrier shall trans
port an article or commodity in which
II Is directly or indirectly Interested in
Ia financial way; that railroads shall
furnish switch connections with lateral
branch lines, and side tracks to shin
pcrs II ordered by tho railroad com
mission. and upon such terms az the
commission direct: that all common cur
riers shall print and post in each depot
and freight house schedules of rates and
charges. ard. that no charges be made
except upon 30 days notice to tho com
mission and except upon publishing
such charges three weeks successivcly
In every newspaper printed IN n town
through which it's lines passes: that
indicated on tho posted schedules or now
ones posted: that tho commission. in its
discretion, for cause. may allow changes
in schedules upon less notice than above
provided; that joint rates ana tariffs
shall be likewise posted ia dopots and
freight houses that all common carriers
shall file with the commission copies of
all contracts. Agreements and ar
engagements with other carriers in
relation to traffic affected by this net 70
which it may he party; carriers not com,
plying with above requirements shall not
do business in this State, and shall he
fined not moro than sNOD or less than
81 600 for giving or granting rebates; that
common carrier shall be itself RESPONSE
BILE for the acts or neglect of its officers.
agents, employees. etc; that a person sub
ject to the provisions of this act granting
or receiving rebates be fined not more
than $20.000 or less than SI,v., or be impris-
oned In the State prison not more than
two years. or both. That the rates as
fled with the commission shall, as against
the carrier, be conclusively deemed to be
the legal rate: that shipper who accepts
q rebate shall be subject to a fine, In ad-
ddtion to any penalty herein provided,
three times the value OF amount OF such
rebate; that the commission In making
Investigations shall. IN case damages are
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-10-25
LAWYERS ELECT OFFICERS.
+. VI. Butler OF Rutland Made President
of Vermont Dar Association,

Montpelier. Oct. 2l-At an adjourned
meeting of the Vermont Bar associa-
ton, held this morning In the lawyers
room at the state House, it was voted
to have 1000 copies of the proceedings
to date printed, and to have 500 copies
bound for Immediate use.
The nominating committee appoint
cd yesterday presented the following
list of officers for the year ensuing,
and they were unanimously elected
President, r. NJ. Butler of Rutland;
first vice president. Alexander Dunnetc
of st. Johnsbury; second vice presi
dent, Fred \. Rowland of Montpelier:
third vice president. Robert Roberts OF
burlington; secretary, j. II. Mimms of
st. Albans; treasurer, Hiram Carleton
Of Montpelier; librarian. Edward II,
Deavitt of Montpelier; board of CEN
sors, +. NJ Butler OF Rutland. ex-
officio, +. L. Laird of Montpelier. W. y.
Batchelder of Bethel, c. G. Austin, Jr
of st, Adams, a. F. Schwcnk of Brattle-
buro.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-10-25
SHOREHAM.

Tho Platt Memorial Library will he
opened Wednesday and Saturday after
rOons from three till five o'clock.-Mrs 9.
Ii. polong is spending ladies week. ~
Montpelicr.-Mrs. T. A. Carlson is visit
Ing in New York city.-Hallowe en- social
in the ladies' rooms Wednesday evening.
October 3l.-rhe funeral OF Mrs. sarah
Larrabee Platt, who died in Fort Edward
October lG, was at the home Of her son.
+. L. Platt, on Friday. The burial was IN
Lake View cemetery. L. T.. platt of this
place, Mrs r Q. Bascome and Miss Mel
lie F,att Of Fort Edward, y. y" VIII MISS
mothers love.-A former resident, Ira
G. Bascome, died at Alexandria Bay Octo-
Der a. aged NJ years. Mr. Bascome WAS
constable here for a good many years,
and at one time proprietor of the B.ssel,
The ladies of the Benevolent society ara
preparing for "A bazaar. 10 be held i'm the
ladies' rooms December . and T. with an
attractive programme and a supper. Tie
last evening Christmas gifts VIII be vi,
sale.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-10-25
BAR MEETING.
Annual Meeting and banquet of the
Vermont Association ut Montpelier.


montpelier. OCT. &-ihe 2Sth annual
heet!hE ol the vermont Ear ASSOCIATION
convened at iour O'Clock TINS AFTERNOON
IN ''lc trahu Jury room AT inc court
hoUSe' Il. . stanton OF RoNpurE'
vicc-Presluent' Ill the chalr'
II was voted 10 request the
I'"'t.li'tee from inc association hINlhs
III ma! 30 we n'I' 3roVlohs ior rtol-
s"h','t'on Vi 'he Juuiclary 10 go oeiore
me Ju"ici'uF committees OF the senate
anu mouse to auNocate the passage Oh
l,i'S ]hcasule, ] Inc stahuihS coin',Ht'.e
-" Ju' 'iHp' uueIico was instructed l"
NV NV MlNcH'ISd,e ti!e present rnethou ol uraW
s i.s stint '"" p.tIt JURORS "no TeP"rl w u.
- ~ "I,.i""I I,lo.'iIS amy ''"P' "N'"'c"'H
''rS "'"I '"hHVS''
me luInWlhS ne" members wore al
iHt.Su; Wu'er - FarnsWorth ol kut-
lahd, Homer l.. Skeels OF Ludlow. II. W.
Blakc oi Island Pond, Albert w. Butler
or Jamaica. Edward Ii. OBNen of Rut-
land
The meeting tonight was held in the
county court room. The Hon. II. II
Powers, the president, was in the chair
and the Judges of the supreme court oc.
cupicd seats within the bar. The address
of Judge II. II. Powers. the retiring presi-
dent, was the feature or the evening and
the scholarly prtuction was listened &c
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-10-25
PROCEEDINGS OF HOUSE.
Some Interesting DebatesA BilI 10
Establish District Courts
Introduced.
HOUSE-FORENOO\.


Devotional exercises conducted by the
Rev A. ]. Hough Of Grotol. a former
chapla.s of the House.
Journal Of yesterday read and approved
BILLS INTRODUCED.
II. 2oO-By Mr.. Senter OF Montpelier,
amending statute relating to allowance for
husband or wife of a deceased person
judiciary. Involves wearing apparel and
other personal estate.
II. Colby Mr.. Kirkpatrick Of Newport,
Incorporating the Frost Net,aer Seating
company; corporations.
II. 202-By Mr.. Porter of Wilmington,
relating to Deerfield Railroad company
corporations. Not required to carry pas
sengers. and authorized to issue bonds.
II. 2@By Mr.. Grafton OF Burlington,
making eight hours maximum day 3
work for public employees State county
or town.; general committee.
II. a0i-By Mr. Soule OF Fairfield, mall-
Ing January to October l n close season
for raccoons; game and fisheries.
n. 2O5-I3y Mr.. Noble of Berkshire, In
cooperating Calvary Church Cemetery as
sociat!on; corporations
II. 20G-By Mr.. Reed of Hinesburgh.
amending law relating to fish; game an 1
fisheries. EXcepts certair, waters in that
town from provisions of close season law
as regards black bass.
II. 207-By Mr.. Grout OF Dover providing
for removal Of brush and trees from high
ways; highways. To be removed for
space of ten feet from center OF Travelled
roadbed.
II. 20S-By Mr.. Knight of Mt. Holly, In
cooperating the Mt. Holly Telephone COM
pany; corporations,
THIRD READING ORDERED.
IT. 1i9-Public instruction Certificate
bilD
II. las Educational meetings.
II. 1l7-Reating to certificate of r,oml-
nation
s. 4-Amending act limiting municipal IN
debtedness,
READ THIRD TIME AND PASSED.
II. lGS-Hearlngs on appeals from boards
Of listers.
II. l46-Berln Corners cemetery Mr.
Bailey of Essex asks its reconsideration
The House SO agreed and the bill was
recommended to the committee.
Mr. Bailey of Essex moved to recall the
Joint resolution, relating to recounting OF
votes in Bennington county Seconded by
Mr.. Gibson of Brattleboro. Mr.. Senter Of
| Montpelier and Mr.. Archibald Of Man
chester. and the House so agreed.
THIRD READING ORDERED.
II. 1G9-Annual license tax.
SPECIAL ORDER.
II. 51-State fair bill, the question beina
on the third reading of the bill. Mr.
Evarts of Windsor in support of the bill
said that there had never really been a
genuine State fair in this State: he claim
ed that he believed that the fair could bs
CONTINUED ON second pRHe)