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VOL. XXVII., NO. 215s
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Once More
PRESIDENT MEETS
"v 11,11 " : " ' ;
Baldy"4s Formally Introduc
ed to Chief Magistrate
and Shakes Hands
LAFOLLEnE GIVES
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ELECTED D1REGTLY
FLAB BY CONGRESS
El
0.
fousiB Unanimous for Admis
And Those Conditions . Are
Ones Which Are Distaste-
'.. ' ful to the jSouth ;,
Third Resolution Demanding ,
Another lnvesilgiuotils
Introduced '. -
sion of States of Arizona-
, .. . . '
and New Mexico
TWO HEW STARSARE
ADDEDIOiERIGIKI
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SEGONDPORTIQr.OF
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moiiTiis
SPEECH LOR
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VOTE MUST BE HAD
ON CONSTITUTION
Recall Feature of Constitution
of Arizona Was a Stum
7 v blln'g Block
r ' .
-WASHINGTON. May 2S. The joint
resolution admitting Arizona and New
Mexico to Immediate ata,tehood but
withholding approval of the consti
tution of both stages until the people
have voted i on ' certain . proposed
amendment to them passed the hous
of repreaentatives thla afternoon by
viva Voce vote; ' No roll call wbi
demanded on the final vote. On a
proceeding motion to recommit the
resolution made by Republican Lad-
m 4ann XI r&uhlirAna voted With
tn democrat .aereauns me mouou
til to 67. The resolution requires
Arizona to . vote on an amendment
removing; the recall provision aa It
applies ta Judges;, and require New
Mexico to : vote on M amendment
making Its constitution more easily
amendable In the future.
' V Neither state la required to adopt
the amendment proposed by con
frets. Whether they are approved or
rejected by the proposed referen
dum, the constitutions of the new
states will stand finally approved
when the respective votes have been
taken. " r '
- The resolution passed In the form
proposed by the democratic majori
ty -of "the committee on territories.
Efforts , were made by the jepubll-
' cafi to force Arizona, to vote out of
Its constitution the recall of Judges; ,
and to give Immediate and unquali
fied approval to the New Mexican
constitution. Both provisions were
Rejected. The democrats declared,
that the proposal to force Arlxona
to reject th recall was an effort to
keen that state out of the union.
Ootwlthstandlne; this attitude ,lead
g democratic , orators bitterly tie-:
nouncea. in recsui i uagea ouring
the. afternoon's session: -while re-i
pueiican 4nsurrenta reiusea u join
Minority ieaaer juann- in tne pro
posal to force Arlzoa to give It up.
Representative Shir)y, of Kentucky,
attacking' the provision, said the re
eall yms ' no excuse "for. refusing to
admitArizona to statehood; but that
as principle of government It
threatened to take away the great
est safeguard of the public,
"The courts are' the only protec
tion of the individual.' . said Mr.
Bhlrly. "People ought to recogniw
the necessity In their calm moments
for making safeguards that will pre
vent hasty and unfair action on their
part In -their excited moments.
T
BEAH raONSIf LITY OF
TENNESSEE
Regulars Affirm Their De
cision of Keeping Legis
lature in Session
INl&tntGENTS AWAY
NASHVILLE, Tenn., MaV 23. De
claring that the responsibility ror
present political conditions In Tennes
see rests upon the shoulders of Gov
ernor Hooper and those members of
the house who fled to Alabama dur
ing the regular seaalon of the legisla
ture, the' "regular" members or tne
general assembly -who are in the city,
today Issued an addresa to the people
of the atate in which they affirmed
their purpose to keep the assembly In
session for two years rather than sur
render to the minority. The statement
Was issued at the 'close of a caucus
settled for the purpose of considering
what action. If any. might oe taken
to enforce the attendance of absent
hinembera at the extra session which
ias been-called by the steering com-
jinnee. uw uim-uBBiuis . me maiicr
for some time the caucus adjourned
until tomorrow morning to await an
opinion by attorneys as to whether
the absent members could be arrested
In order to secure their attendance.
. Representative t. Q. McDonald,
who charged recently that E. C.
Goodpasture, 'of Livingstone, Tenn.,
had attempted to bribe him to align
himself with the regulars and vote for
the repeal of the prohibition laws,
was today subpoenaed to appear be
fore the Davidson county grand Jury.
He wilt appear tomorrow.
SOUTH CAROMXIAX StTCIDES.
T PHltiADELPHIA, Pa.. May
Albert Knoblock, aged 11 years, who
Is said to- be a member of a promi
nent family In ChTtrleaton, 8. ?., com
mitted suicide In the Orthopaedic hos
pital here today by ahootlng himself
In the head. He had been a patient
In the institution since March 14. How
he obtairied the revolver with which
he ended his rife is) a mystery.
BACK INTO BOYLAND IS
WHISKED THE PRESIDENT
Inspects Animals at Bronx
Park and FeelsMostat Home
Wilh the Elephants
NEW YORK, May 2S. President
Tafl wa whisked back into boyiand
today. He motored out to the Bronx
aoo, Inspected more than halt the
animals, shook' Hands with the mon
keys, fed the elephants and the two
honed ' rhtnocerls ' and- - watched" the
keeper feed the biggest python in cap
tivity. He was happy aa a youngster
and his interest never flagged until
the laat cage had been Inspected.
John L. Cadwalder, attorney "for'
the Brox Zoological society, suggested
today's tri(Tand the president at Once
accepted the invitation. Senator Ba
con, of Georgia, Major Putt,. Henry
W. Taft, Attorney General Wicker
sham and John Hays Hammond made
up the party. They went first to the
administration building where', the
president looked long at the head of a.
white hlnoceris that Colonel Roose-
velt shot in Africa. , The president
smiled broadly when told that two
monster elephant tusks on the wall
were smuggled into the county. Next
the president went ' to the ' monkey
house. He was especially Interested
In "0usle" and "Baldy," two particular
pets. After the president had watched
their antics for several mfnutes, a,
keeper opened the door and Susie and
Baldy were presented In due1 fashion"
to President Wm.. H. Taft. -' "ks.!.
Hello, Baldy." said the president.
as the monkey reached out his hairy
paw. "I'm glad to meet you." ; v'
Baldy acknowledged the honor of be.
lng the first monkey to meet a presi
dent by a respectful nod of his head.
After the monkeys the president
wanted to see the lioness that "Buffa
lo" Jones - lassoed, In Africa. , Thai'
president ..- know ",BuffaJd, Vbnt ;
thought -trior hhrhly a'n 'efveF'ot&Ta
prowess , after a keeper had jabbed
the lioness with a stick and he had
heard her, roars.
it -was wttn the elephants, however,
that the president felt really at home.
Keeper Palmer brought a bag of u-'
gar and the president stood close up
to the cage, and allowed the elephant
to eat out or nis nand. . . ,
Then the president was taken o sea
the reptiles. Head Keeper 8nyder
showed him the python that eats
whole pig at one pite. stirred up the
rattlesnakes until they bussed in an-
(Contlniicd on page clght
MAGNIFICENT LIBRARY ,
OPNEW YORK DEDICATED
President Taft, Governor
Dix and layor Oaynor
Among the Speakers
BEAUTIFUL BUILDING
NEW YORK, May H The New
York public library, the largest,, the
most costly and by many thought to
be the most beautiful library building
In the country, was dedicated here
this afternoon by President Taft, Gov
ernor Dix and Mayor Oaynor. The
public viewed the library after the
formal dedication exercises.
The president arrived here at 1
o'clock and returned to Washington
at midnight. The new library of white
marble throughout has been 11 years
building and cost more than 1 10. 000,
000. Jta endowment and collections
are provided by a merger ot tnree
private, foundations the Astor and
Lenox libraries, end the Tllden foun
dation but The city gave the land
and defrayed the cost of erection.
President Taft In his address said
In part:
"This day crowns a work of na
tional Importance. The dedication of
this beautiful structure for the spread
of knowledge among . the,, people
marks not only-the consummation of
a noteworthy plan for bringing ajlthln
the grasp of the humblest and poorest
citizen the opportunity Sot acquiring
Information on every subject of every
kind but it furnishes a model ane) ex
ample for other cities which have
been atruggllng with the same prob
lem and polnta for them . the true
war. '..1"...
"It is not in the number of volumes
or pamphlets or manuscripts that thla
library stands out. first in the world
for I believe considered from that
standpoint, it la only sixth of seventh
(he KTeatest collection but It Is in the
facility of circulation and in the Im
mense number of books that are dis
tributed each year for use to tne rle
icens and residents of New York and
vicinity, that this library easily takes
th ox 14" " :'
FEDERAL SUPERVISION
OF ELECTIONS DEMANDED
Nevertheless the People May
V After All Get a Chance
rattheSenators
WASHINGTON.'.May '.?. With a
warning from Senator Root against
experimenting with the constitution
and caution from senator John
Sharp; Williams, of Mississippi .that
the South could not support federal
supervision of senatorial elections,
though favorable to direct popular
vote.. , tne nu toaay spent, iwo
hour without action, discussing' the
bouse resolution for-' electing - Unit
ed States sens tors by direct popular
vote. ' ' Mr; Root opposed the entire
proposition to amend the coflstltu
tlon aw, to .senatorial, .lection b1
eapeclal objection being, ta .depriving
congress - of. the. supervision, of; sn
atorlal Elections.. He though popu
Ja elect Ion, of senator w,ould result
ltt;th enates deterioration.,
: SmMVD JFqn (he South. 1
Mr. Williams. aald, that Mr. Root
not nly 4lsti,nru.ishe(i but notori
ous, f0r hls lnjenji'ljy. ad not cov
ered up the, mojtves In reulnlng " su
Bernervialon' of trie senatorial elect
tlons, : With' tlie eleetieri tahsferred
to the polls, said Mr. Williams,, and
federal . supervision' feuilhed. . . there
would pa exerclse'bf ' fedeaar ""control
when-yt senator 4 Is to' be' elected and
ha expressed' surprise that Mr. Brls
tow. the Insurgent' republican sena
tor., should Push his 'Southern1 allies
into thia unnatural position.. ""Caa
no t arm p administration be siiopt
ed without . demanding - from .. the
BoJth aoma actlfteeft asked' Mr.
Williams feellngny.. -r
.'i Brlstow Is tor It. -' ;
Mn, Brlstow explained) ' that his
substitute meaaure' wottld only .trans
fer from' th state legislature to the
people the duty of electing senators
and -promlaed toi vota for fhe" house
reoluo If Ws(. 'wbetltott ; JkUlrt.
Mft BthmBd aald that ral a
pervlslon wqld nV-eMt JXA tSfr
nlar character. Mr, -Rayne said that
federal supervision was ment to be
exercised only In case of failure of
a state, to act - Mr..Heyburn remark
ed there had been various such fall-,
ure , during the civil war.. -,
"Of what earthly use waul that part
of 4ha constitution during, .the, e.J,rll
warf't ashed;.-. Mr. ,"!jiirfei.
"Ot what earthly 'Maiwai1;th: aoaii
stltutlon or any pant' of It, dnrlng
the civil war!" asked Mr,. .Ne'son.
There was . a general discussion of
the motives of the ' constitutional
convention in giving, federal super
vision. ' ,
E
Not-Only Famine in Raw
Cotton but Also in Finish
ed Product, Says Brown
MAY HELP MILLS.
NEW ORLEANS, May. tZ. W.. P.
Brown, the well known bull leader in
cotton, on of the flrat to predict II
centa for the summer months of this
season, is once more a 'dally visitor In
the cotton, exchange and the gossip
of this floor is that he has an active
interest in the market. He seems to
have almost entirely recovered from
his recent Illness which waa the cause
of hi return to his home here from
New York, where during the winter
he waa engaged In large operations' In
th cotton market there,
Prom his utterances sine he left
his sick bed, Mr. Brown he not
changed his attitude towarda cotton.
He 1 bullish a ever. Today he
aid:
"Back 'In harness again and well
once more. I cannot see anything
ahead to make me feel bearish oir th
old crop of cotton. There I nothing
but famln ahead and not only fam
ine In raw cotton but also In finished
cotton. Merchants have been drawing
on their supplies without replacing so
long that their shelves are bar. Thla
point 1 Important aa 'the situation In
raw, cotton itself. I do -not know how
high the old crop I going. In fact, I
don't want to say anything ' about
prlcea. Away back at the flrat of the
season I went on record regarding
any views on th value of couon and
present quotations for July prove that
I wa correct" . '
AVIATOR IXSTAJfTLx- KtIXEl.
STRA8BURO. Germany. May 11
During an aeroplane competition here
Ihl afternoon th aviator La ere met in
fell tw hundred fe$t and waa Instant
ly Hied. , ' .
PREMIER OF CANADA HANDLES MA TTER
OF ANNEXATION WITHOUT GLOVES
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In Speech hi London Sir Wilfrid Laurier Declares That
Worry Over MatterProposed Arbitration Treaty Between United
. States and England Received With Loud Cheers ;
LONDON, May II. Th dinner of
the PITgiim's Society tonight in honor
of the colonial: premiers waa historic
because of . unexpected and' note,
worthy plain spaa kin by Sir Wilfrid
Laurier, the premier of Canada. Sir
Wilfrid, addressing aa audience com
posed at many of the great men of
England, ' handled tha annexation
question without gloves.
H Scoffs at Idea.
He expressed amaaement that dur
ing his three day'a stay in England
he had heard ao many people of
standing voicing , oubts concerning
the -designs of -the United Stales re
garding csiad i 'Hi scoffed at tha
idea of the pcatbrty f annexation
being serleiislyy corieldeeed sntHHafij'
side of the, bofdorW expressed " in r
wrm terms hla adantmtjon. for, the
people ofini Unified' Butea but; de
clared that mum as he , hwed the,
American people he loved Oreat Brt
uin better. ... v 1. . - .
Thenkfal for Goad Feetlna;.
Canada Is aharinx . the continent
with; the pnlted Btalea, "he aald. harf
a double interest 10 th treaty of arW
tration batVeen.jJref llfilhtd flUtjeaatlO'
tha UnMef JtlhgOom afld he exelalm-
ed dramatically: s . . '
"t thank Ood that tha relations be-'
tween the two peoples never Were so
good as they are today."
The premjer aroused enthusiasm
when he said that Onada and the
United States proposed to continue to
show to the -world two nations with
the longest boundarr. extending front
ocean to cen,J living In peace and
FACING SERIOUS CRISIS
Must Make Better Goods
and Sell for Less Money
or Else Quit Work
PHILADELPHIA, P., May It.
Reports, of officers of tha National
Association of Hosier)' and Underwear
manufacture a which began It sev
enth annual convenUon here today
showed that the trsde Is facing a cri
sis which In the coming year may re- j
suit in only tne urvivai 01 tne miest.
Qarnett Andrews, of Chattanooga,
Tenn., president of the association, j orerie. The resolution names apecl
In his address said the trade was lnn,,an). Jonn r. Rockefeller. Wllllan
tha. midst of a revolution. It used to Ro,.k(ifoltM.. Henry H. Hogers. Henry
be that manufacturers who give thejH jVgM-,"? John D. Arch bold, Oliver
beat article gave the best weight also'jH JfreIBn( Charles M. Pratt,
but now the demand 1 for light 1 A)tnollgl, ,,, H( r. Rogers Is
ho1ery with good wearing l"'y-1 nllmad m tre resolution ns one of the
mik atoekinga ano now two
ago. could not be purchased for less
than i'l Pr pair," he said, "but now
yiey ar sola at . "r., "'!
Htrew aald that the txad. condition
ad not keen Improved by the P)"ofc tr,a Therefor, th,. resolution
isiriii. " uu , .--',
Th.r. 1. a fierce JJ 'J.-j
tenc. ahead of mnurr '
in, th. coming year Tbo ' h
l?irrAL
upon u.
WASHINGTON, May tl. forecast
for. North Carcfina; Local thunder
showers .Wednesday, Thursday prob-1
bly fair light varlabl wind. - -
I
1 7rr n
1 -f-yz-i. .tM
mutual respect, without fortress,
soldier or a gun on either side ef that
boundary, -- ,
Treaty of Arbitration.
V
,' Lord Roberta presided and wel
comed tha premiers. Sir Edward Oray
the foreign secretary, proponed "Anglo-American
arbitration," expressing
pleasure at the, arrival of the draft bf
the treat, from Washington.1 Tbslne-:
gollettons. - he aald,' would enter the-
domaln.of practical politics and h
sincerely hoped that the treaty would
be concluded. . -(
'There Is no conflict of national
policy between . us and tha United
Sutea," ha aald, "Wa have confident
in each others' good will.- ',- ,h . -;,
In Acrord With Mn 0rti1nr.
Defining the Monro doctrine ,jm
maanlDst.lbat.bCutcneiu nation
Should acquire mora territory .on the
American continent, h added;,,-.
"Our policy Is In full accord with
that doctrine." ;
Tha American consul general, John
h, Griffiths, responded.
"Tha Imagination Is profoundly
stirred, a we try to anticipate th
jfrtnefjeenl JrfnnJtaj. wlik'h , wouldfoow,'
tf-Kngland end America enter into a
covenant of peace, which would glr
ern the mutual relation of 'more than
600,000,009 people," said he. "If the
proposed treaty Is "concluded, we can
see In vision nation after nation ani
mated by the same high purpose."
A message was sent to the king by
the diners and the secretary of the
society, Harry Brlttaln. read this
reply: ' ',-
L
OF
Senate Wants Attorney
General to Tell What He
Has Done About Matter
WASHINGTON, May 21. Informa
tion as to what steps hsd been taken
for the criminal prosecutieji .of th
officers of the Standard Oil company
under the recent derision of the Su
preme court was demanded of tha at-
torney general
today by the senate
without-discussion a
wr.ich" adopted
.,,. ot inoUrv by Senator Pom-
tl
officers of the Standard Oil. The re-
aolutlon seta forth that the Supreme
court held the corporation to be II
legal and In effect. Its officers guilty
M.ralnt
continues, the seven men named are
amenable to criminal prosecution and
'the demand la mad. "that the .tfcrney
,enera , of tn, Unlt)0 Buite, b. ,d
the Un.te4lS.ate.wh.t. if
any. proaecutfpna have been begun,
or are now pending against the. said
Standard OH company of New Jer
sey, or the said constituent companies
or Individual defendants above named
or any of them for violations of aald
sections 1 and 2 of the Said Sherman
'anti-trust law.
MIKMNG MAX LOCATED
BT. LOUIS, Mo., Mav 1. George
B. Todd, wealthy farm Implement
manufacturer of Norfolk, whose fam
ily believed his body wa at the bot
tom of Chesapeake Bay, waa found
today In th , city, hospltsfc. " H
wandered from his h-ne In Nor
folk week ago. He ha only a
hasy recollection of the trip to, St.
Louis but believe he visited Wash
ington and Cincinnati on th way. '
There is no Ground for Any
' i iHrily ; front King Oeorgw, -
. "The king thank the Pilgrim for
their kind congratulation on hi ap
proaching coronation..- Ha aarneetl-
hope that th high Ideals which th
society ; have In view may be com
pletely realised."
. Sir Wilfrid spoke on the Immlrra
tion'o Junarlt.tna-to ranada and th
apprehension h Had heard, express
'that they might threaten th n-
tegrlty of the Dominion. He said thai
th majority of them took the oath
of; allegiance to Oeorg V. Thy had
fonnd In Canada tha same opportu
nity and th aam freedom under th
,lw which they had on th other aid
of th. -horder. Moreover; ' they had
'monarchy wit not less than under a
fxpgnMwtWg aninn.' nat 'rjtr torn
Amertcant did not covet the fair ers
of Canada) they would not be human
If they did not'
.'. Alliance Inomnc',lProa ,.
"If the United State attempted to
annex Canada." continued th- pr
tnler It weuld not h by for! of arm
but ihy aeduction. In thar vnt Can
awa,:iwould,vepJ'li Wogiinr' did to
Alexsnder: ' k , -t '
"Stand out of my un." . 1' -.
"There waa sun enough for, both.
Th laat word of the Canadian
premier were almost drowned In ap
plause. "We believe," he said, "that
the day will coma of an alliance of ail
lands springing from England' JJolns,
enaurtng. th . pear "pt thn world for
ever " V- .
NEERO HITS DOUBLE
IS
Entered Home Before Day
break and Kills Judge and
Cook of the Household
GALLATIN, Tnn., My 11. Tbr
hour after Jim Sweat, a negro, had
murdered David T. Barry, Jr., and his
cook, Minnie Draper, at Barry' horn,
near here, he was raptured and lynch
ed by an enraged mob of Sumner
county rltltens.
The negro committed the crime
before daybreak. Peering the attack.
Minnie Draper had asked to spend the
night at the home of her employer.
When she rose to go to th kitchen,
he was confronted by I! west, who ran
her back Into the house and the
double murder followed, After he-had
barricaded himself tn barn and had
wounded four members of th ponce
attempting to arrest hfm, his hiding
place was entered by ' two officers
from the rear and the negro taken
prisoner. The mob quickly took care
of him. He was then stamped almost
to death and later hung.
TABLET UNVEILED
MARKING FORT
W1LMINOTOX 4. C. May 21.
Interestlng ceremonies Including an
address by 'Prof. 3. 'O. TJeRoulhac
Hamilton, of th chair . of history at
the University of North Carolina, to
day featured the unveiling of a hand
some whit marble tablet, set In
mass of coulna which formed part
of th original fortification, mark
ing th. sit. at Southport, N. C, of
Port Johnston, th first fort In th
province of North Carolina. named
In honor of Governor Gabriel John
stone and which was th refuge of
Governor jMleh ' Martin aftef his
flight from New Bern, N. ;C. ,1n int
untll.1t wa- destroyed ; by Revolu
tionary patriot In inf., thus ending
royal government In North Carolina.
The exercUe were-under the auspi
ces of the North Carolina, Society of
Colcnial throes. - -.: ..
LAFOLLETTE WILLT ,
FINISH TALK TODAY
Democratic Resolution, Goes
Further Than Either of
the Two Others
WASHINGTON, May U,Th Lnrl. ,
mr caa wa again to th for in th
senate today, A resolution ef inquiry
by Senator ' Martin, the , democratic
tender, Intended a 'a ubttut for
th LaKollette and Dllllufham esolu- .
tlon, and a continuation tt a speech
by" Senator LaKolleM furnished th
features. 1 ' j ,
Senator LaKollett did not finish tor
day. hut hoped to conclude tomorrow .
hla plea for A reinvestigation - of th
bribery charge brough'iit connection
tlon with the Illinois senator.' ' -
M. LaFollstt reviewed th rcnt '
proceeding In th Illinois leitslstur
relative to th Lorlmer case, H alt
he wa convinced that tlirt wa still
mor testimony to b adduced. f'Th'
people of the county," he rld, "- '
Jrcted' ou fornier verdict If by on '
voice. Nothing vr Is 'settled until
It I settled right,' It Is Oxd ernnl
justice pulling to make things plumb,"
H wss sure that puffllc bplnlon hs4
been right III thla eas d declaring
that he wanted th senat to view It
self in th mirror of surk opinion he,
held aloft hug ooiUctlct ot re'
paper clippings oondemnlpf tte s.-it
ete's decision In the' esse., ' ' ,
1, Mr, LaFolletl -quoted th ti-, ''
action In; th pupont in an efJ ,
fort to- justify th demand for a' re.
openIir:p'ntendlng- that- th wet
aa wll ' other tribunal. tliuld
rcia th privilege of fevlcwlnif li
own proceeding. H prema vol.
ummlnou transcript' of Hi Illinois
teglslatur' rcord In thj' Lorirrtef
eas. H read freely frnnt In tes
timony of Kohlsaat. Funk nd Hlnea,
cenoernlng th use of a comip' on
fund of l0,0ft-whit h I. wen i.
d had been used In Inflneneln vm s -In
.lorimnr'gjJWialfL c-"nded
that -many statements ninile by ult
n,Jlln. would "he' provn Jf th '
senate reopsn the ruse,
Th Lprtmorf ltutlon In.th n'
at waa further 'com plcald lat to
lay by the Introduction , ot thrl
resolution nailing for an Investigation
of th"rhtrte of bribery n connec
tion with the eleetloh.rpf ym jirtlor
senator from Illinois. The resolution
wan offered on behalf of th .demo
cratic minority byy Senstor ' Msrtin. -It
gosa further than th Laroliett
and tMlllngham resolutions (n th$y
provide pvclfllcally for an Inquiry
Into th "Jaxkpof fund 1.1 th IHIonl
legislature and Jt connection with
Lorlmtr. The Martin resolution, would
with th commute on privileges, nd
electlotni th prosecution of th- In
quiry and delegate to ltU th pqw. .
era of a court. Th commute ,(
authorised to hold H Mlpn at
whatever plac it deems most eon
venlerrt. , v
GENERAL ISSEiL, HUB
UNDER OISCUILW
AND HfllEOJUESTIOSS
Southern Preshjrteriani
WiQ Submit Question '
of Elect Infants ' -. ':
HOME MISSION TOPIC
LOUISVILB, Ky., May It. A pop.
ular meeting in the Interest of home
missions occupied th. tlm of th
general assembly of th Presbyterian
church TSoUtnernT lonlgbt tJf. S. L
Morris, of Atlanta, made th principal
addresa, ' : . . -,:.' .
Tha assflmbly spent a busy day,
though little actual business was
transacted, most of ' th tlm' being
taken up with speeches on many sub
jects introduced. It wa only after
long debate that th assembly voted
to send the amendment to the "elect
Infant" clause to th presbyteries t
b voted on..
In the case of W, I. Slnnoti, of the
Presbytery of North Alabama, th
assembly : adopted th report of t
Judicial committee endorsing th ac
tion of th last genera assembly, nd
ruling that the aam case cannot be
reheard after being disposed of by a
general assembly. '., ',,,.;. , ' t.
By unanimous vol the celebration
of reform flon day ,wss changed from ,
tha first Sunday in November ta the
last -Sunday In October, to make It a
near October tl, th, dat of th re
formation. a possible. '
Th. Committee on bll and over
tures reported on the overture of the
presbyteries of Atlanta, piedmont. St
Ixiuia and Memphis, asking that a
change . mad In the U5th para
graph of th book of church e.rrir
pertaining to ivin -attend ins; church
members. This was reported favora.
My nS th report was adopted.