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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-06
A SIMILAR CASE
In Bath Schooner S. p. Blackburn
Found Abandoned at Sea.

Bath, Me, Feb. "a mystery of the sea
which was found many years ago sailing
in midocean with no one on board, came
to light, yesterday. when the steamship
Esperanza. of the New York and Cuba
Mail Steamship Company Ward Line.
arrived in port aud made fast to Pier L.
East River
The story was told. Monday, on board
the Esperanza of how the officers sighted
about lie miles south of Cape Hatteras
at noon. Saturday, a four-masted schoon-
er pounding the trough of a heavy sea.
Capt. James r. Curtis ordered the ship
engines stopped and a boat in charge of
j. S Baldwin, the chief officer, was clear
ed away.
Because of the heavy sell Baldwin found
difficulty in getting close to the schooner
but finally went aboard her on the lee
ward side Her sails, booms and splin-
ters from her masts Uttered the deck.
Her lifeboat was gone. hut she was APP
parently watertight rs her matches and
forecastle were closed. She was heavily
laden With coal. The schooner was the S,
F. Blackburn of Bath. Me.
The men had heen ON hoard only
few minutes when the ships clock
struck eight bells az O'Clock, noonl
Finding the cabins locked the Els
peranza's chief officer shouted in
hopes of arousing some one. His eff
forts were futile. and hen he gained
| entrance To the cabins he found the
| ship deserted. The captains clothes
and the ships papers mad been taken,
| but in one of the cabins Baldwin
found an old quadrant. and seamen's
library. while hanging in the fore
castle was a lighted lantern.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-06
Shipping News.

Portland Me-. Feb. ARRIVED.
steamer Lingan (Br. Louisburg, c. e.
Schooners Edward Trevor, Blue Hill
for Boston. c. NJ Gilmore. Boothbay
Harb1r.
Sailed: steamers Cacouna (Br,
Louisburg, c. r., Sasington (Br.
Parrsboro, n. s.; George f. Warren,
Newport News. Schooner Annie F.
Kmball, Southwest Harbor.
Rockland, Me, Feb. 5.-Arrived
schoeners Abnie c. Stubs. Boston;
Frank Seavey, do Minnie Slausson,
do: Sunlight. st. George. Y. b. En-
ma r.. Chase, Boston; Brigadier. New
York for Camden. Me.
Calais, Me, Feb. 5.-ArrIved schoon-
es Il. w il. White n. Y
Boston, Feb ARRIVED: Steamers
SAN Francisco Br). Gull Eng
Cestrian (BrD, Liverpool. George e.
Warren. Ross, Potland.
Sailed; Steamers Saxonia tBr)
Liverpool Schooners Stanley M
Seaman. Newport News and Porto
Rico; Henry w Camp. Norfolk
London, Feb 5.--The British steamer
Jura from Baltimore. Nov. 20 for Rot
terdam, has been posted at Lloyd's as
missing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-06
Wildhaber Tells
OF Conspiracy to
Beat Up Burke.

jersey city, Feb. 5.-A detail con-
fession said by the police to have been
made by Ernest Wildhaber. held as
Il material witness, directly charges
Peter p. Murphy. business agent of
the Hosting Engineers Union, with
hiring three New York East Side
gangsters to come here and Beat up"
John w. Burke, Il member of the
Hosting Engineers Union. Wildhaber
WAS captured, last Friday night, after
Burke had Eeen attacked in the saloon
and Thomas Conroy, labor leader,
who came to his assistance, had been
shot. Conroy is in a hospital and is
not expected to live. Burke escaped
with few minor injuries.
on the strength Of Wildhaber's al
legged confession. the bail Of Murphy,
who was arrested, on Monday, today.
was raised from $500 to $4,000. He is
in jail, having failed to obtain bail
for the original amount.
Big slim" and Kid Dynamite,
who, Wildhaber says, did the shooting
are stin at large. The police in other
cities have been asked to search for
them. John Ryan, arrested as sus-
pect. was released, today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-06
BEACH coMBERs DISAPPOINTED
Freight of Fruit Steamer Ounce
Ashore Transferred-ls Fast Ashore.

New York. Feb. 5.-Wrecking tugs
that worked all day failed to drag
from her position on the sands of
Long Beach, l.. l., the fruit steamship
Nicholas Cuneo. which went ashore,
early Tuesday, after going out of her
course on her voyage from Port An
tonic, Jam. to New York. Lighters
stood by with the tugs and the hopes
Of beach combers were disappointed,
when the work of transferring the
cargo of bananas, cocoanuts and grape
fruit was begun. Scores of them gath
cred in response to a rumor that the
fruit would be tossed overheard.
The Cuneo shifted her position with
the change of tides and, tonight, lay
broadside to the beach. AT low tide
she is high and dry With each sue
eeeding flood tide efforts will be made
To drag her free. The crew remain
ON hoard With fair weather, ship
and cargo, valued at $4,000. bid fair
Ia be little damaged, it is thought.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-06
DEATH VALLEY ARGoNAUTS."
Survivors of Famous Band Hold Re-
union at Santa Cruz, Cal.

Santa cruz, Cal, Feb. 5.-Survivors of
the pioneer band of Death Valley Argo-
nauts." who crossed the desert into Cal
ifornia So years ago held a reunion here.
yesterday, at the home of Mrs James w.
Brior. one of the party now 80 years old.
Thirty-six of the band of 300 who drank
OK blood to queneh their thirst In the
arid salt sink, were Precautionary living
member but one.
-Four generations of the Brier family
attended the reunion, including Mrs
Brier's son. the Rev J. w. Brier, who
was six years old at the time of the ex-
petition and tramped for hundreds OF
miles clnging to his mothers hand, after
the wagons had been burned fer fuel.
Old records of the trip, passed around
ut the banquet table. showed that the
"Jayhawkers, as they called themselves,
left Galesburg, H., April 3, 1919 The
party was the first to explore Death VAL
IaN
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-06
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Inability Of the witness To reach
Houlton in season caused the post
ponement until Thursday, of the pre-
liminary hearing of the charge of muir
der brought against John st. John re-
suIting from the ARRAY at Silver
Ridge Plantation, Monday night in
which John Foy was killed and three
others We're injured.
Charles f. Moulton, a veteran shoe
man OF Portland died suddenly. Tues
day evening, at his home. at the age
Of "a. Mr. Mouton. who retired from
business a number Of years ago when
the location of his store was wanted
for other purposes. had been IN good
health until recently. Mr.. Moulton was
for 80 years engaged in the retail shoe
business in Portland, his latest place
of business being on Congress street,
below Forest avenue for 30 wears or
more He lived for years on Hill street.
Two daughters. Mrs. John T. Pagan
ana Miss Dora II. Moulton, survive.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-06

After thorough search of the ship
baldwin and his men went back to
the Esperanza. Captain Curtis i'm
mediately sent a wireless despatch to
Cape Hatteras informing the govern
ment that the Blackburn lay in the
Gulf Stream directly in the path Of
ships bound for Southern ports
Washington, Feb. 5.-The fate of the
schooner $. p Blackburn of Bath. Me,
still is a mystery. The revenue cut
ter Onondaga, today, reported the YES
sci nowhere in the vicinity, where she
was last seen-2i0 miles east of Cape
Hatteras. The Onondaga. used all her
coal i'm a weeks search and was
obliged to return, today, to repleuish
her supply The cutter Seminole is
still searching.
When the Blackburn was dismasted
by violent gales, week ago, the
steamer Tiverton rescued nine men,
who jumped overheard. Two, who
could not swim remained on the
Blackburn. There was one small boat
on the davits of the schooner The
steamer Esperanza boarded her n few
days ago and reported her abandoned
and the small boat missing. II is
thought tie two men took the boat
and the only hope seems to be that
they were picked up by passing
vessel
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-06
BELFAST.

Charles +. stevens well-knewn har-
ness maker Of Belfast, was before Judge
Knowlton, Tuesday, arraigned on an ac-
ton of fraud brought by Sanford How
ard, in behalf of himself and Dr. Albert
Millett, S. y. Parker, e. +. Littlefield,
DIR. G. c. Kilgore, E. Il. Lunt, Percy $.
Edgecomb. +. A. Robbins. II. NJ. Benz
nett. Frank l. Wilson and w II. White
These men were endorsers ON IA note for
$50 given by Mr.. stevens to the Waldo
Trust Co. They claimed that Mr. Ste
Vens was TO give them security by mort
gage to cover the stock in his store con-
tinuously until the mortgage was paid,
and to keep the stock mp to $1,000 In value
and to pay periodically on the note until
it was paid. but that when stevens OBJ
tanned the money and the endorsers he
refused to give the mortgage on the
ground that it would hurt his credit and
that he had paid nothing on the note,
which was dated Jan. -, 1912. Judge
Knowlton bound him over to the April
term of supreme court, in the sum of
$l00, with John Cox and Isaiah Cross as
sureties.
Tile Belfast Musical Society held an
Open night, Tuesday evening. the follow
ing program being given: Piano solo.
Impromptu Elegaique, schubert. Miss
Edith Davidson: vocal solo. My Cava-
lier." Nathan. Mrs. Anna Booker; violin
solo, "Sarabande." Bohm. Miss Hazel
Doak: vocal duet, new Life Giebel.
Miss Katherine Chase Quimby and Miss
Carolyn Hatch; reading, Aux Italiens. !"
Owen Meredith Miss Alice Simmons; vo-
cal SOLO ION Rllow Rocking" Plan
quette, Arthur johnson; piano solo. ia
Regate Yeneziata," List Miss Amy otod-
dard; male quartet. Ralph l. Morse, Will
lis G.. IIaseltine Luther W. IIammons,
Seldom IIammone Mrs. Howard Written
was to have read a paper on american
Composers" but was unable To be present
The next Open night of the society,
Tuesday, March 4. when Robert T. Chase
will have charge of the program, which
will be on National Songs"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-06
Believe Four Drown
AS Barge Founders.


New London, Ct. Feb. during II
gale of Bartlett,s reef, early this
morning. the barge Annie r.. whicl
VAS being toWed by the tug. Sarah +.
McWilliams. foundered. and ii is be
lieved that Capt. John Driscoll, hi,
wife. and their two small children
We're drowned. The barge was the lasB
of tow of three and the loss was not
discovered, until the tug reached New
London light. The tug Immediately
commenced = search for the missing
boat. but no trace could be found The
search continued, all day, without sue
cess.
Capt. Albert Free Of the tug says,
he is not sure whether Driscoll had his
family on board or not, but members
Of the crew assert positively that they
saw Mrs. Driseoll ana her children;
during the night
The barge was loaded with coal and
WIS bourd from New York to this port.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-06
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE.
Relay Team for Boston Picked-Lec-
lures for Next Four Years.

Orono, Me, Feb. 5.-tSpeciaB.-The re-
lay team which will represent Maine at
the Boston \. \. meet. Saturday has
been picked by Coach smith, as follows:
Litucfcld, 70: Rogers. IL; Donahue. IS;
and Fox. ID; with Leeeeek, l6, as alter
nate. Littlefield and Donahue ran on the
team last year. Rogers and Fox have
never competed in Il Boston meet but
both are experienced runners and are eX-
pected to give a good account of them
selves. The team will race Bowdoin, this
year. for the first time in a relay race
and every man on the team will do his
best to win. Bell, '16, will also go to Bos-
ton to enter the handicap mile race.
The series of class basketball games
will be resumed, Friday evening. when
the Seniors will play the Juniors and the
Sophomores and Freshmen will clash. At
the present time the Seniors have not
lost a game.
Dean j. S. Stevens of the College of
Arts and Sciences has announced the sub
iects and schedule OF the general lecture
course for the next four years This is a
new plan. as heretofore the lectures have
only been announced for one semester in
advance The lectures viii include a
wide variety Of subjects. which are of in
torcst to many people. The lectures are
t. be given every "Wednesday afternoon.
open to the general public as well as to
the students. The list of the lectures as
announced:
1912 fall semester departments of his
tory and economies: professors in charge
Calvin and Stevens.
1872 spring. physics and mathematics
Stevens and Hart.
1913. fall, Greek and Latin. HuddeIston
and Chase.
1914, spring. chemistry, Mckee.
1914 fail. English. Gray.
1915 spring, education and philosophy.
Jones and Craig.
1915 fall, German and romance. Thomp-
son and Segall.
1916 spring, biology, Chrysler.
Professor a. j. Jones of the department.
of education lectured, Thursday evening.
before the Grange of Bradford on THE
Opportunity of the Rural School.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-06
Reformation of
Stock Exchange
Held in Allegiance

Albany, n Y, Feb. 5.-No Stock E,x-
change reform legislation will be enacted
until after everyone Interested has had am
opportunity to express their views ON the
seven bills drafted by Governor Sulzer
and introduced in both houses of the Leg
islature, today, according to the governor.
While one of these measures would fix a
maximum rate of interest of 10 per cent.
on call loans, the governor, tonight, said
he was not committed to such d PROPOSE
ton and that the question Of enaetng leg
islation calling for the Incorporation of
the New York Stock Exchange was being
held in allegiance until further informa-
ton is available on the subject.
II am not committed to either the bill
fixing the maximum rate of interest on
call loans or to the question of incorpor-
ating the New York Exchange" said the
governor. at is for the Legislature t.
decide whether such proposed legislation
would be detrimental TO the business in
terests
This whole matter is now before the
Legislature | have requested the leeis-
lative leaders to hold joint hearing as
soon as possible. Everybody will be given
an opportunity to suggest such changes
as they believe should be made in the
bills ] have drafted. In this way we
shall know if there is any genuine oppo-
siton to them
The governor expressed his approval of
the action of the New York Stock EX-
change in passing a resolution against
"wash sales"
However" he added. iii won't do any
harm to enact such legislation
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-06

Several thousand dollars damage
was done by fire, early Wednesday
morning, To Sands block, Lisbon
street. Lewiston. 1t Is believed by the
occupants of the building that the fire
was set by someone who wandered
into the hallway. 4 12-year-old boy
William Harvey. whose home is near
No Name pond. Lewiston, was detain-
cd by the police. Harvey later con-
fessed not only to setting the fire in
Sands block, but also to setting the
recent fire. which did considerable
damage in McGillicuddy block, ON the
opposite side Of Lisbon street, state
the police.
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Mr.. and Mrs. i. W. Towle Of Bel
grade Lakes were visitors, last week.
at the home OF their daughter. Mrs. r.
r.. Bran. Thcg returned home. Satur-
day.
Rev. w. T.. Wood nf Keni's iii VIII
preach, sunday evening, Eel u at the
Smith Memorial church.
a Tea party WIS given by Mrs n.
It. Gordon. Wednesday. including as
guests. Mrs. George Pike Of Winthrop.
las. y. d. Gordon, Miss Marguerite
AMI Ralph Gordon.
Dr. Call of Lewiston was recent
cailer at Mrs. j. II. Gordon's on his
way TO Kent'a Hill.
Mrs. Nelli" Collins was a day vis-
iter, Thursday. at the home of atrs.
GEORGE Sedpley. Maranaeook.
WiNDsoRvlLLE.
Edward Douglass. OF North Wlttte-
field was in town Saturday.
John Dougie has sold his gray
horses. and bought heavier pair to
haul lumber.
Mrs Elizabeth Griffin is the guest OF
her daughter. Mrs. Gertrude Hall. In
Winthrop.
Miss Nettie Jackson is visiting her
mother, Mrs. Elizabeth jackson. Miss
Jackson is training for nurse at the
M1ine Central hospital. Lewiston.
John Sproul of Augusta, was Sum
day guest of his parents Mr.. and Mrs.
j. w. Sproul.
Mrs Raymond Marden York was a
visitor, Friday. AT the home CT her
sister, Mrs. Ruth Brann, in Albion.
Mrs. J. r. Stilphen returned Satur-
day from a trip to Augusta, Gardiner
and Chelsea.
Miss Annie Lyon was at home from
her school. South Windsor. Sunday.
Mrs. Everett Trask and sister. Miss
Pauline Doe, We're visitors in Angus
ia. Tuesday.
Mrs II. Jackson and daughter were
guests. Wednesday. of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Hubbard. in Whitetleld.
Mrs John Dougie has flock of 25
pure bred Plymouth Rock pullets,
Matched last April. They commenced
laying eggs in October. and have ay-
eraged more than a dozen a day all
winter.
Mrs John Drake has returned from
a prolonged visit to relatives in Au-
giista.
MT. VERNON.
NORTH-A Birthday party was CIV
en- by Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Raymond,
Friday evening. in honor of their
daughter Gertrude's 18th birthday.
Sixty guests were present Cards,
games and dancing was enjoyed by
all A birthday cake prettily decorat-
ed with Gertrude's name and age, was
made by Alice Hall. Cake, coffee and
candy were served Many pretty pres
ents were received from her many
friends.
WAYNE.
NORTH-E. l.. Mills of Pennington Is
in town looking after the schools. some
of which will close at the end of this
week. s3 $3.50
. Mr.. and Mrs. J. f. Palmer OF Lynn,
Mass. are guests of Mr.. Palmer's sister.
Mrs. T. G.. Jennings
Mrs. Arthur Shaw and son Richard of
Oakland are guests OF Mrs. Shaw's pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Hall.
Fred Mank is moving his family to
their new farm home near the lower VIII
lage.
Miss Jennie Lane OF Kent's Hill was
the guest of her sister. Mrs f. l.. Ste
vens. over Sunday.
c. N. Lane is visiting his brother.
Frank Lane. at North jay. for few
days.
w L. McKenney of Dexter is visiting
his son, J. N. McKenney.
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WALDO.
FREEDOM.

SOUTH-Miss Maria Richardson is
home from Waterville on a visit
7 Mrs. Mary Turner is in Albion for 4
few days,
A number of the young people of this
place attended. last Friday night, the
show at Freedom.
Stephen B. Clark visited, Saturday
night and Sunday, with friends IN
Branch Mills.
Mr. and Mrs. II. K. Bradstreet visit
ed, Sunday, with friends in Albion.
PALERMO.
BRANCH MILLS-G. A. Bradstreet
visited In waterville, Sunday, Feb. 2.
A. C. Doe has gone to Connecticut
to visit his daughter, Mrs. Snow.
Rev. J. r. Hall went to Lynn. last
week. to pass a few weeks with his
son, Melvin Hall.
Mrs. A. C. Doe Isl in Augusta, assist
ing her daughter. Mrs. Edison WORTH
ing, who has been quite sick with the
grip. s
Rehearsals are in progress for the
play, The Country Minister to be
given, Friday evening. Feb. Fl. In the
Grange hall, for the benefit of the
Grange.
Branch Mills Grange met, Saturday
evening. with a good attendance. The
meetings have been changed from
Thursday to Saturday evening.
Thomas Dinsmore will pass his Ssth
milestone, Feb. S. He was born Ia
1924 and is now the Oldest man in
China, but is as smart and active as
many of the younger men. The fol-
lowing is an item which he sent your
correspondent for publication: There
is a curio at the Dinsmore Public H.
brary in the shape of a tiintleck gun.
which is said to have been carried by
one of the soldiers led by c. r. Bucly
(now spelled Burleigh) TO Wiscasset
in 1912, to defend that town against
the English. In marching down there
they went via. Malta Neck tnow
Windsorl and had to travel most OF
the way by. blazed trees In returning,
it is said. they shot huge, black bear,
which they dressed and had carni-
val. The claws they brought to Pa
lermo and were deposited IN, build
ing that the late Hiram Werthing oc-
| cupied at his decease, several years
I ago. when fire, four years ago, de-
! stroyed the building and the relics"
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Kirby The committee in charge was
Charlotte French and Grace Mills. NJ,
Louise Staples was soloist.
The State Board of Bar Examiners
was in session, Tuesday, at City hall,
Bangor, examining candidates for adj
mission to the bar. The candidates
who took the examination, Tuesday,
were: Elmer w. Sawyer of Arson;
William II. Dwyer of Biddeford; z.
ID. Harvey of Bangor, Lyman Nc
Dougall of Boothbay; Walter 5. Wood
of Bangor; Edward a. LacroiX of
Lewiston; Frank Powers of Houlton;
George c. Keegan of Van Buren,; Max
V. Doten OF Bangor: c. W. Dow of
Bangor and Michael Seretto.
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Fox's Story Leads
To Men Higher Up
In New York Graft.

New York, Feb. 5.--As a result of
further disclosures in the police graft
situation made TO the district attor-
ney, today, by Eugene Fox, the police
man, who has confessed to leVying
tribute as collector for superior Off
GERS, it was decided, with the consent
of Supreme Court Justice Golf, TO
hasten the investigation of the extra
ordinary grand jury by having that
body convene, tomorrow, instead Of
next Monday. District Attorney Whit
man conferred with Justice Golf after
Fox and a relative had been on the
stand, all the afternoon, and it was
decided TO subpoena a police inspec-
tor, mentioned by Fox, to appear as Il
witness before the grand jury, tomor-
row. direct trial to the mueh-tall<-
ed-of Men higher up in the police
department is thought now to have
been struck by the prosecutor.
The inspector under subpoena is
declared to be Aone mentioned by Geo.
Sipp, n resort Keeper, who declared n
fund of $1,000 was raised To keep him
out of the state, SO that he could not
testify before the grand jury regard
ing Foxs graft collecting. Sipp.
brought back from Atlantic City by
the district attorneys detectives. gave
sworn testimony which was speedily
followed by Eox's indictment. the pa
trolman later pleading guilty and
agreeing to disclose facts in graft col
Letting of the police extending back
over five years. Supplementing these
facts with further details. today, Fox
mentioned p resorts which contribute
ed Protection" money in amounts ag-
eregating $500 monthly. These places
are all confined to one small section
of the city.
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BOXING NOTES.

A new rule prohibiting in future
bouts between white persons and
Negroes, otherwise known as Mixed
bouts" was adopted, Wednesday, by
the Nav York State Athletic Com
mission. which controls boxing in New
York State. The commission exon
Grated the officials Of the Washington
Athletic Club of Brooklyn from blame
for the accidental death of Chick
Rose. pugiiist. after bout there
two weeks ago.
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WILL EXAMINE ROCKEFELLER.
Arrangements Complete to Take His
Testimony, Friday Afternoon.

Brunswick, Ga, Feb. 5.-Arrangements
have been completed for the examination
of William Rockefeller. Friday afternoon,
by members of the House Money Trust
committee at the Rockefeller apartment
on Jekyl island. Because of Mr.. Rookie
lerr's aversion to publicity. it Is said,
all newspaper men will be barred from
the island, which IS private property. 1t
is understood arrangements have been
made for the government investigators to
be cared for in the Rockefeller apart
ments during their stay.
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

bill to allow women to vote on mat
ters calling for money appropriations in
town meetings was killed, Wednesday
by the Vermont House of Representa-
tives, by a vote of nearly two to one
The question came up on the so-called
municipal suffrage bill. which had pre-
viouslY passed the Senate.