Evening journal., 1906-11-15

JOURNAL, THURSDAY, MOVE
votes. placed in accordance with the per
sonal wish of the voters. would have ex-
actly reversed the vote and carried the
amendment. The balance of the article
was carried without contest or comment,
as submitted.
PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 15.-The Ma
tional Congress on Uniform Divorce
Laws adjourned Sine die yesterday af-
ternoon at the Bellevue -Stratford, hav-
ing unanimously adopted. with few
changes, the proposed uniform statute
on divorce. The latter viii be sent TO
all governors and state Legislatures of
the country with a view to their incor-
poration in the State laws. Delegates
from the following States voted for the
adoption OF the statute. Connecticut.
Delaware. Illinois Maine. Massachu-
sets, Michigan, Minnesota Missouri.
New Jersey, New Mexico, North Caro-
lima, North Dakota, Ohio. Pennsylvania.
Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah and
Wisconsin.
New York did not vote. When that
Commonwealth was called Charles
rhaddeus Terry, its only representative
present, explained that his colleague.
Dean E. w. Hoffcut, was member Of
the committee on resolutions which
had prepared the statute, and naturally
II present, would have voted for it,
Had Mr.. Terry voted il would have
been in the negative. He is opposed to
the granting OF absolute divorce on any
except the statutory ground. Never
theless he expressed his appreciation Of
the wisdom of Governor Pennypacker
and the officers and committee on reso-
lutions OF the congress in the manner
in which they had sought 70 solve the
difficult problems which had confronted
them.
Governor Pennypacher presided at
the morning session and at the OPEN
ing OF the afternoon meeting. He was
later succeeded as chairman by Amasa
NJ. Eaton, Of Rhode Island ~
A note of disappointment was sound
ed by Bishop Doane. Of Albany. He felt
concerned. he said, and hoped that the
committee would send out a definite
statement about a thing I'm which al
ready misunderstanding seemed TO
have arisen. Continuing, he said:
Il mean the question Of causes OF
divorce. That seemed to be the
only thing the newspapers picked
out this morning When the con-
grass met IN Washington we made
a splendid clause regarding the re-
striction Of divorce. While am
more than thankful for the strong,
] ola "a
/ this congress has taken regarding
! proceeding / want the people of
the United States to realize that
they have something to reckon with
besides lawyers, judges and courts,
and that is the strong Christian
sentiment of the country"
The bishop called attention to the
I fact that the Catholic Church allows alb
solute divorce for no cause whatever.
that the Episcopal Church allowed II
for one cause only. and that the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church took the sumo
I position on the question. He has three
great hopes. he said, for the clearing of
the atmosphere on the subject OF di-
vorce-the civil power. the strong re-
ligious utterance OF the churches, and
the Christian conviction Of Christian
people uttering itself in whatever way
IL might. He asked that II be empha
sized that the specification Of causes
for divorce which had been incorporated
In the statute adopted were given only
because they We're causes already le.
j gally existing and recognized in vari
GUS States and that where the congress
had urged that where there were few
causes they should not be increased.
Another long discussion preceded the
amendment Of a paragraph in the ar.
ticle dealing with causes for absolut,
divorce, by striking out such indigni-
ties. threats or acts OF abuses as tl
render the condition of the other partJ
intolerable and life burdensome. and g,
force such party to separate from III,
other and to live apart" The insertion
Of this was regarded as extraneous te
the instructions Of the congress when ii
met at Washington. The paragraph, a.
it was allowed to remain. gave Eek
trene cruelty" as n cause.
Section after section was rapidly
adopted at the afternoon session, only
two relating to appeals. being strickei
out Adolph Sloman. of Michigan. Of.
. fered a new section to provide that II
all divorce suits where there were
minor children the prosecuting attor,
ney or some disinterested attorney
Should be appointed by the court tc
look after their interests. This wa.
defeated.
An act prohibiting solicitation in di-
1vorce cases by attorneys was with.
drawn The proposed law made 1t q
misdemeanor to solicit, and provided q
penalty of not more than $1,000, or i'm
prisonment for not more than one year
or both. This was considered too dras-
tic.
Two. injured While al Work.