The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-03-20
WESTERN NEWS.

4 bill TO establish the initiative and
referendum has been defeated in the
Nebraska Senate.
The Missouri senate has defeated a
bDl providing for the reading of
chapter of the Bible daily in public
schools OF the state
The California Senate has passed
abe Wright railroad rate bill. which
gives the railroad commission power
10 TX maximum rates
Bob Houses OF the California l.egis-
aatnre have passed the Wright railroad
t-ll. giving the state railroad commits
sion power TO fix maximum rates.
Ruth Bryan Leavitt. eldest daush.
trr of William j. Bryan. has been
granted n divorce from her artist hus-
band. w II Lcayilt. on the ground
of non support.
Tho Utah Legislature has passed the
b,'l giving smclters right OF eminent
domain in counties OF less than 10000
population. over The veto OF the COVER.
nor
Equal suffrage was defeated in the
low, Senate on the illh inst. by a vote
OF 81 to II The limited suffrage bill
Tor women was also defeated by a vote
., SO ayes and Il nays
Murray George ard Jerry Peterson.
ihc two miners who were cntomocd by
the ciying in of tunnel near Muir
ray Utah. were released uninjured al
ItIty hppvas N,p,,n.fnang
Mayor 4 C Harper OF Los Angeles.
who had been recalled from office I'M
der The recall act OF the city charter.
has tenicrei his resignation ami will
not he c,n1idntr Tor reelection under
',hc act
The finance committee OF the Brink
'cy. Ark. Relief Association has is
sued IN appeal to the country for aid
The property damage IL estimated At
5i,OOD.0Go. More than goo injured pco-
pie are under treatment.
On the last day OF the session OF the
TEXAS senate Senator II. Bascom
Thomas OF Houkins county was OK
peIicl from the Senate by a vote of II
- :. 10 the result NJ charges he had
made against his FELLOW senators.
Tn. Wisconsin Legislature. after a
strenuous contest by political aud
cpmmrrciii factions has passed a bill
which divides the town OF Roosevelt
into TWO municipalities one town Will
now be known on the map as Taft.
Va.
A. "a. gf,ya - ,b. d. ..ts. - ~
Texas Legislature. March 18th. A. NJ
Kennedy. speaker of the house. was
found guilty OF official misconduct In
drawing pay for IA" employ ment of a
woman VIII, rendered no services. His
r's'saition IA speaker was demanded
10y \ vote OF n TO Is.
Governor Haiicy Of Missouri has
iccl,rai that he s!i, exhaust all the
powprs OF the state before he will per.
nit tho railroads to return to the 3.
cs.ni /, mile passenger rate His state.
mrnt followed the action of railroad
conference IL Chic,gp ~ which tho lie.
Ciainn 70 restore tho Oil rate was
taken.
Edmund Nccdhnm Moglll. governor
oi Is tnsih from 1875 Ia 1897. and for
MGR ronsrrbsm,n from Kansas. died IN
, hospital a. San Antonio. Texas. on
She Am inAi ~ the age of ~. Inter.
mcnt VIII be- AZ iiiiSatha. kas His
estate. which Ia said to exceed 81 900. :.
poo. will 10 20 hia widow and n son and
daughter
one Of The most Important archco.
losic, discoveries ever made In the
Southwest is reported by ~ +. Bond
N Long Beach, Cal. who recently re-
turnad from the Conchci,a valley and
'hr >fn !acintp mountains. where hv
fnnd the run, Of an ancient city ri
unknown origin containing from 100
10 .0oa ,'on. houses.
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