Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 3 February 1899 — Page 4

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FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 3, 1889.

MCCLUBE'S Magazine cfor February opens with a notable poem by Rudyard Kipling, in which the "White Man" (unmistakably the white man of the United StateB) is urged to take up his burden and go forth and fulfill his divine office of master and teacher to his "new-caught sullen peoples, half devil and half child."

Aboriginal article by Washington Irving is an unusual event in magazine literature. The Outlook has been fortunate enough to obtain, through rep resentatives of the Irving family, a heretofore unpublished article by Washington Irving, called "A Festival Day in Rome." It has intrinsic intereat, which is increased by an introductory Bketch showing how Irving'B litery ambition came into being, and by a fine portrait. (#3 a year, the Outtook Company, New York.)

THEBE has been much talk about the plain intimation on the floor of the senate that Mr. Andrew Carnegie was paying regular advertising rates to get anti-expansion articles, furnished by his agents, inserted in the agricultural papers, marked copies of which are now flooding the mail of senators. The disposition of the senators appears to be to regard it as a joke on Carnegie, which has helped the finances of numerous agricultural editors and had no effect, whatever, in Washington. Senator Hoar was at first inclined to defend the purchase of space in newspapers to affect public sentiment, but Senator Chandler compelled him to admit that the purchase of editorial opinion was an act involving moral turpitude.

NATUBAXLY the railroad companies are indignant concerning the watchman ordinance which is now before _the^cpuncil, but which THE JOURNAL believes will be defeated in due season

IB it richly deserves to be, not only to Bave our councilmen from the imputation of blackmail but because it is ridiculously unjuBt. It seems that there is something rotten in Denmark, anyhow. Councilman Davis, speaking of the ordinance, said: "If Reilly (the superintendent of the Big Four) had come here and seen me and Stilwell this matter could have all been fixed up." What Davis means by "fixing it up" THE JOURNAL does not pretend to say, but it does say that Tom Stilwell has nothing whatever to do with the city government of Crawfordsville and any assumption or statement to the effect that he has iB an insult to the city and a grave reflection on the council.

REFORM OF TILL! JUDICIARY. Indianapolis Journal: Gov. Mount, in his recent message, called attention to the necessity for a revision of the judiciary of the state. His suggestions looked to increasing the efficiency and reducing the cost of our judiciary system. One point which he emphasized was the continual increase in the number of courts, with of course a corresponding increase in the number of court officials and in court expenses. It has been true for many years that courtB were multiplying more rapidly than population or litigation, and that in many cases new courts were created for other considerations than the public interests. "This increase of courts," said the governor, "iB attended with a growing evil. The judge called to preside over a circuit of one county is usually one of the large practitioners at the bar of that county, and hence interested in pending litigation, which, in many cases, disqualifies him from acting as judge. ThiB necessitates the calling of a special judge, who is paid by the state to do the work of the judge who haB been chosen, and who is also paid a salary for this service. During the last three years the state has paid to special judges the great sum of 849,084.60." The report of the bureau of statistics, recently published, BhowB that the expense of special judges last year was 89,444. This is one of the smallest items of the cost of judiciary, but it is one of the most indefensible,because it represents donble payment for Bervices. The report of the bureau of statistics further shows that during last yearthe grand juries, petit jurieB and bailiffs of the various courts

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aries of circuit judge, 8143,000, and salutes of prosecuting attorneys, 828,500 The costs of litigation and the fees of court of officials are not,strictly speak ing, part of the expense of the judici ary, but they are greatly increased by the number of courts and their dila tory methods of doing business. There is no means of estimating these costs, but they are enormous. If these fig ureB are even approximately correct they show that there iB as much need for reform and room for re trenchment in our judiciary as in any other branch of public service. What method of reform should be adopted to cure present evils and to increase the efficiency of the judiciary while reducing its cost is a question for lawyers rather than for laymen. As there is always a large proportion of law yers in the legislature that body should be equal to the undertaking. It seemB quite clear that the judicial circuits should be considerably enlarged. thus reducing the number of courts and judges, that the tenure of judicial office should be considerably extended, that the standard of qualification for judicial service should be raised, and such salaries paid as would secure a better class of talent and better service. With a considerable reduction in the number of judges this could be done and still keep the aggregate cost less than it is at present. Many other things might be done, but these changes would be a good beginning towards reform in the judiciary.

In

Memoriam.

Again God has Been fit to call from our midst another loved one. But let us remember that God's will, not ours, be done. William G. Cummings died at his home, sevec miles west of the city, Jan. 30, 1899. He was born in Lincoln county, Kentucky, and died aged 18 years, 3 months and 27 days

Ganes," as he was commonly called, was a kind son and a loving brother. His foremost thoughts and cares were of his mother. During his illness she was always near him and did all that willing hands could do. He was always cheerful and had a kind word for every one he met. His untimely death was a shock to his many friends, as be was taken at an unexpected time, and this should teach all the awful lesson that life is uncertain and death is sure. The funeral services were conducted at the home by Revs. Gunkle, Butcher and Surface. The remains were laid to reBt in Shiloh cemetery. He leaves a stepfather, a mother, one brother, three Bisters and a host of friends to mourn his death. It iB hard to think that one juBt in the bloom of youth should be forced so early to lie down by the roadside to rest before half the journey on earth is completed. May he rest in peace and may his pure white soul forever dwell with the good angels who took hina by the hand and wandered away in the bowers of eternal summer.

Dearest loved one, we have laid thee In the peaceful grave's embrace But thy memery will be cherished

Till we see thy heavenly face.

Obituary Notice.

Jesse W. Ferguson, son of Abram and Sarah Ferguson, was born in Montgomery county Sept. 6, 1801, and continued to reside in this county until his death, January 26, 1899, his age at that date being 37 years, four months and twenty days. He united with the regular PredestinariaD Baptist church November 5, 1889, and was baptized by Elder J. B. Swank. He obeyed

the faith which he professed

satisfied, glad

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8303,264.44 changes of

venue cost 846,333 98, and miscellaneous court expenses were 8206,458.13, making a grand total, including expense of special judges, of 8565,500. To this must still be added the sal­

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Cash Prices.

VoriB" & Cox, the cash hardware dealers, are Bending out a big circular advertising their new cash prices for goods. It is bound to make a stir because the prices are tempting.

Chicago Markets.

Furnished by T. A. Bryant, commission merchant over direct and private wire. Rooms, 3 and 4 Ramsey Block, opposite city hall.

Wheat— Opening Hlj?h Low Close. Cash i.' _____ May 75H '73)4 73^bld July .-72?a T2% 71H 71fc

Corn—

71fc

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July Oats—

38% 37?^ 38H)

-38% 38?* 38 3 mx

May- ..28«-4 28% 28 28 Pork-

28% 28

Cash May. ..10.45 10.52 10.35 10.42 Lard—

10.42

.6.86 6.90 5.82 5.8o

Ribs—

5.8o

Cash May '..6.17 6.22 6.15 5.17 Receipts at Chicago: Wheat 85 com 610 oats 149. Estimated for to-morrow: Wheat 80, corn, 700, oats 105 hogs, 38,000.

Minneapolis—Wheat, 810 cars. Dulutb—153 cars. Liverpool came J4 lower wheat and corn closed Hi lower or firm.

Wheat was weak and strong at intervals to-day and after a weak sag sold down to 73M but quickly reacted and closed firm at 78% bid.

Local Markets.

Craw fordsvllle dealers were paying owing prices for produce yesterday: Wheat per bushel Corn, 68 pounds Oats,. Bye Timothy Hay, Butter Bgffs .... Hens Spring Chicks Old Turkey toms Young Old hens Young" Ducks Geese Cocks Oountrj hams Side Meat Shoulders Lard per pound Potatoes

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62@70 80@32 26@26 40 txm% 12& 15

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WINGATE'S SPEECH.

He Makes a Hit as a Speaker

at

tbe Colum­

bia Club Reception hi B*v«ndga and Harris

John C. Wingate, whose fame as a politician haB long since outgrown the boundaries of his native county of Montgomery and now covers the entire state, has developed a talent in oratory also. At the reception tendered Hon. Albert J. Beveridge and Hon. Addison C. Harris last Monday evening by the Columbia Club, at In dianapolis, Mr. Wingate was down for a toast on "Our New Senator." He responded briefly but eloquently and at its close was heartily congratulated on his effort by many of the leading Republicans present. In this connection it is interesting to recall some of the achievements by which Mr. Wingate gained his prominence in Indiana Republican politics. He was one of the strongest, if not the strongest, factor in the nomination of James A. Mount for governor, From his travels over the

Btate

he perceived that the time

was ripe for another farmer governor and he knew that Mount was the man to fill the bill. Having once decided upon his course he worked almost night and day until he saw his man nominated and elected. Although it is not generally known, it is a fact that it was Wingate who saw the opportunity, and embraced it, to make Oharles S. Hernley chairman of the state committee. His gallant fight, for Beveridge, in which Zi he was the acknowledged leader, is too recent to be recounted. Mr. Wingate's success is somewhat remarkable and is accounted for by his ability to look into the nolitical future, and his power of reading the character of men. His friendship for a candidate is synonymous with success, but he allies himself with no man whom he

doeB

not

deem worthy the position to which he aspires. The speech made by Mr. Wingate, at the Columbia Club, is as follows: "The blood that stained the snow on KiDg street at the Boston massacre was an inspiration to the fathers who gave us a Republican form of government with that flag as its ensign. "From the moment it first waived in the breath of heaven until this good hour every arrow aimed at its blue field and floating stripes has returned to smite him who drew the bow. "The first shot fired at Ft. Sumpter broke the chain that held the slave. The mine that Bent the Maine, with its gallant crew of American patriots, to the bottom of Havana harbor, sounded the death knell to Spanish tyranny on the western hemisphere, and the Bhot at Dewey's fleet as it steamed into Manila Bay on that memorable night was a signal for the ship of state to turn its course eastward and fixed the day on which the sun would cease to go down on our flag. "The boundary of this great country of ours is no longer limited by the Bhores of the Atlantic and Pacific. Its boundary lineB have been pitched beyond them. It is in evidence from every state and territory in the union to-night that our legislature now in session in the exercise of its prerogative in selecting a United States senator, has thrown no impediment in the way of the onward march of the flag. "A country's possibilities under our form of government are uaiy limited by the ability rf its people. It cannot rise above nor fall below the energy and intelligence of its people. Here every citizen is a soverign. In this country the individual is the enfranchised unit of its government. Each life must be its own artist, its own explorer and guide, the architect of its own fortune and work to its own ideas. Hence men are not born to position power is delegated. Our government -is but the aggregation of its citizenship to assist a brother while helping one's self should be the towering ambition of every true American. The interests of each individual are so insepirably interwoven and entangled in the meshes of the whole that in assisting others we help ourselves. "Let us not have the wrong conception of country. *It is not mountain peak and rocky cliff, country is not forest and level plaio,' country is not agricultural valley and mineral hill, country is what itB people conceive it to be and by the efforts of their own brains, the toil of their own hands and the patriotism of their own hearts they choose to make it. Love of country iB the golden thread that binds us to the preamble of our constitution, our basic Btrength. Seeing these things, we comprehend our responsibility. "SenatorBeveridge fullyimbued with the spirit of this doctrine, representing in person the highest type of American citizenship, with a diction fit for the classics, with the logic and argument of a statesman, will stand for the American people endeavoring to represent their best interests on all the* great questions at issue to-day. His whole life has been so clean, his devotion to duty so marked,his patriotism so pronounced, his friendship so true, that it was a pleasure to support him and in the erection of his senatorial structure we had only to lay up the bricks he himself had moulded. So perfect were they that the hand of no

expert builder was needed to place them. "It was said by a distinguished gentleman at a meeting preliminary to this reception, 'There is a God within us. When he moves we are inspired.' 'Burns was touched with this inspiration Abraham Lincoln was filled with it Albert J. Beveridge was born in the halo of its glory.' "As members of this commonwealth we rejoice to-night that it was our good fortune to have him tarry with us during his brief journey from the logging camp to the highest legislative body in the world. We rejoice with all the greater enthusiasm a ad heartiness because his victory was distinctively the victory of the people. They have earnestly watched the new senator's course as he has developed from the college orator to the constructive thinker. They were for him, not merely because of their admiration for his skill in forging words into thunderbolts of argument and logic or weaving them into garments of fragment thought, but because they believed him to be a man of lofty ideas, firm integrity, clean cut convictions, exalted patriotism and high character, whose face was lifted toward the morning sun, "The toiling boys and girlB oft he land look toward him to-day and say, 'Bless God for our country. There is hope for the aspirations of an American youth which rises above the smoke that curls from the chimney of his cabin home.' "With no entangling alliances, the immediate representative of no sect, condition or creed, free unto himBelf aBd his whoie constituency, he will enter the Benate of the United States aB the tracemate of his distinguished colleague who has, during his brief service, risen to such

Btage

unuBual

promi­

nence, to assist him in representing Indiana in that moBt dignified body. "We are making history very fast during the closing days of this century. When the curtain rises on the next the

will be filled with busy play­

ers, and when the intricate questions growing out of the SpaniBh-American war shall have been settled, the Nicaragu canal finished, the trading ports of the world brought to our door through its great gateway and the exchange of commerce with all the nations of the earth is as complete and beneficent for man as the movement of nature's seasons, Indiana through her representatives will have an enduring and conspicuous place in the annals of our common country. Uail glorious epoch in a most glorious history. May honor, wisdom and patience guide him and us."

A Theory.

DARLINGTON, Ind., Feb. 1, 1899.— The dog that the Garfield Bcribe wrote about last week was the property of Robert Larrick, of Darlington, and was first seen on Tuesday after Christmas, and killed on Thursday near Garfield. It' has been reported that much damage was dore. We would ask the serine, why did the hogs go mad and not the dogs? The facts are that hog cholera has been raging in that noi?bborhood for six months. One man has lost sixty head. But since that dog made his visit, it is not "cholcra." I know of beer being sold at Garfield, so do not expect too much of that place.

WEST END OF DARLINGTON. GRAVELLY RUN.

In three more week we will have at least three more new residents. Relatives here received word Sunday that Henry Butler, of Iowa, was dead.

Mrs. Solomon Johnson and son, of Rosedale, Kan., are the

guestB

of rel­

atives here. Chris Warren disposed of his splendid mule team last week to Walter Bros of Crawfordsville.

Mrs. McClain has returned to Cincinnati, having spent several weeks with her daughter, Mrs. Doc Kinnett.

Mrs George Kennedy and son, of Smartsburg, spent last week here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Lee.,,

JAMESTOWNT

Rev. Dunlavy went to Indianapolis Friday. Theodore Johnson, of Mace, was here Monday on business.

George Palmer left Monday for his future home in Oklahoma. Our section men attended a Big Four trial at Lebanon Tuesday.

Wheat is damaped here considerably by the changeable weather. Dr. Starr, who has been with us for over a year, went back to his old home in New Albany last week.

nr. Lnella Day Underbill,

Medical Supt. Chicago WorkiDg Woman's Home, writes aB follows: "As a laxative and remedy for all ailments of stomach and bowels we have found nothing'that acts so well aB vour Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. We have found it invaluable in cases of sick headache and can heartily recommend it to all sufferers from such trouble."

In 10c, 50c and Sl.sizesof O. E. Dunn, Ph. G.. 117 north Washington street, next to Trade Palace. Crawfordsville.

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For time tables, folders, illustrated books, pamphlets descriptive of the territory traversed, or any information, apply to your local agent, who can sell you a ticket via the Union Pacific, or address J. H. JUNE, Trav. Pass. Agent, Union Pacific Railroad Co., room 9, Jackson Place, Indianapolis, Ind. daw 11-11 tf

COUNTY REFORM BILL

EVIDENT THE MEASURE WILL BE PASSED ALMOST AS ORIOINALLY DRAWN.

The Diversified Interests Touched by Nearly All Anti-trust 'jj^egislation Makes It Hard to Pass Effective

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Laws Opened the OVItimlssioners Court In English Style—The Worklngmen's Senator From ^nderson. [From our Special Correspondent.] Indianapolis, Feb. 1.—It is now evident that there will be no general tearing tip and remodeling of the three reform bills prepared by the county' and township commission. And it i%also just as evident that the bills will be passed. The senate committee ifiade some changes in the measures that did not alter any of the essential features, but strengthened the bills not a little. It is assured that they will pass the senate in this shape, and so far as the canvass has gone, they seem satisfactory^ members of the house. It is very doubtful if it will be necessary to make them oauons measures, for it is altogether probable that enough Republican votes can be counted to pass them without a caucus. If this develops to be a fact1 the Democrats in the house will suiinort them. They have held this peculiar attitude right along, standing ready to kill the reform bills, if enough Republican members oould be found to assist in the slaughter, but ready to vote for them solidly, if they were assured of success anyway.

This is likely to prove by far the most important, legislation that has been enacted in Indiana for many years. It will apply to township and county government the wise principles of legislative and executive division of duties that have of recent years been applied to city governments with such eminent success in reforming abuses. And yet these are nothing more nor less than the plain principles applied by our forefathers in framing the constitution and establishing the government of the United States. The more experience the American people have in working out the best forms of local government, the more they are inolined to think that the framers of the constitution must have been inspired. The "new" notion of making the mayor of a oity the single responsible head for all the executive work of a city is simply what they did when they placed in the hands of the president the sole responsibility for the executive work of the government. When they confine the duties of the council to purely legislative work, they simply give it powers of the kind that were conferred upon the congress. And when they have the police judges elected by the people and independent of either the mayor or the council, they go back to the great principle of an independent judiciary, exemplified in the constitution. The rest of the "new" system is but minor details of administration. These are the principles applied to township and county government by the reform bills. We already had the independent county and township judiciary. It remains to separate the executive and legislative functions, so that the same people shall not decide what taxes are to be levied and how they are to be expended, and then go ahead and expend them.

Upon the whole, the legislature is progressing rapidly with its work. Many measures of minor importance have passed each branch and some that might have been of large importance for good or ill have been killed. Among these latter are the beet sugar bounty measure that (lied in the senate, and the Roby bill, the antilynching bill, the measure to teach agriculture in the schools and the sparrow bounty bill in the house. Many of the most important measures before the legislature have passed to engrossment in one branch or the other and the committees are getting along well with others. The session is not yet half over, and if the progress of the first part is an earnest of the work of the last half, the slate will be well cleaned up.

It sometimes takes a good while to pick up all the threads, but if you can only find them you will usually learn that there is some interest, or perhaps many interests behind every bill introduced and just as often you will find that it hurts other interests very materially. There is a striking example of this in the pending pharmacy bill. The bill is desired by physicians, who believe it would stop the business of apothecaries putting up common remedies and compel the people to come to them for more prescriptions by the pharmacy schools, because it would create a big demand for their diplomas, and by the city druggists because it would shut off the department stores and groceries from selling the commoner forms of drugs. But it hits the country druggist, who cannot afford ta hire a registered pharmacist, the man who keeps a general store at the crossroads, for the same reason, the department stores, who have quit selling "various drugs, the patent medicine people whose sales would thus be confined to.' drugstores, and through them the newspapers in the state, who get a large advertising revenue from the patent medicines.

The ramifications of any particular bit of legislation are usually pretty wide, if one can but see them all. One, of the great difficulties of getting through an antitrust bill is the fact that qne cannot be drawn without striking dosqjfc what is known as the "contract system." According to this the manufacturers of certain articles of large Bale like ."sugar, nearly all soap# and in fact ovfcr

a

half

the things that are handled by gcboers, fix

uamrm price at which th$,-goods must be sold by jobbers to retailers and a uniform price at whioh the latter must sell to consumers. It is this system that permits the small storekeeper to buy

two barrels of sugar or floor at the same price per barrel as the merchant who buys

a

thousand barrels and pre­

vents the big fellow from eating the little one up and driving him out of business. In like fashion it prevents the big wholesale houses in Indianapolis from driving those of the smaller towns out, and in turn protects Indianapolis from being wiped out by Chicago. If a way could be found for going after the trusts, without throwing down the bars to such competition as would mean the survival of only the men with the long purses in business, the legislature would do it quickly enough, but as a matter of fact the members are being flooded with telegrams from merchants in their own towns asking them to let the matter alone.

The rotten administration of the affairs of Shelby county by the Democratic commissioners there has given the people who are anxious to see reform in county management a strong argument, and apropos of this they are telling a story and locating it in Mr. Ray's county. As the story goes, a young Englishman was employed as deputy clerk and insisted that there was not pomp and dignity enough about their court proceedings. He explained how in England the hish sheriff opened oourt by rapping with his staff and crying: "W yez, O yez, this high and honorable court of common pleas is now in session for the purpose of hearing all causes properly laid before it. God save thequeen i" The sheriff said he thought that might go all right, only they'd haveto say people instead of queen. At

any

rate, he would let the young man try it on the commissioners' court which was. to have a special session next day to let a bridge contract. The next day the deputy entered the commissioners' room and found a lot of bridge agents sitting about, waiting to submit their bids. He rapped for order and cried: "O yez, O yez, this high court of county commissioners is now in session for the purpose of letting a bridge contract. God help the people of Shelby county!"

The annual dinner of the Republican editors last week proved as happy and enjoyable an affair as it usually does. These annual dinners have come to beregarded as a regular institution and the attendance increases each year. Every man who attends the meeting usually goes away knowing that he has learned enough valuable points from the experience of brethren of the craft to more than pay him for the time and money spent in coming.

Senator Early, as head of the judiciary committee, is making a record for dispatching the work of that committee with ability and rapidity. There is always a vast amount of work before this committee and there have been in the past great opportunities for "funny business," but there is not likely to be any of that with Early in charge of the committee's work. He is a man who has little to say on the floor, but is recognized as able and clean and has the reputation of sticking close to his work.

Senator Johnson—they wouldn't know him if you called him anything but "Lafe" at Anderson—enjoys the distinction of ?iiig one of the few men ever elected to the legislature as a laboring man by organized labor who is neither crank, demagogue, nor office seeker. It is probably this fact that makes him hold so completely the confidence of the laboring men who elected him. They are usually the lirst co sit on one of their number who develops queer traits after they have elwt-od him. It is told of Johnson that at a dinner toward the close of his first session two years ago, his fellow senators were inclined to laugh in incredulity when told he worked for daily wages. As a matter of fact neither his dress nor his manner indicates anything other than the ordinary lawyer or intelligent man of business, hut he has met the senators on their own ground and accomplished much legislation important- to the labor interests. At Anderson he works daily at the bench as a glass culler and is known as the best workman in the city.

Undoubtedly the biggest man in the house is Joe Cunningham of Miami county. Two years ago "Old Man" Haifly defeated him for rho Popocratic nomination by declaring that lie could not sit in any of the chairs at the state house, and if ho were sent to the legislature the -state would be put to the expense of building a special chair for Mm. Cunningham met the charge by declaring that he would have the chair built at his own expense, but the Populists would uot believe that a man would ever spend his own money when he could spend that of the taxpayers, and turned him down. This year Uncle Joe started out after the nomination again and the first thing he did was to have that chair built. When the convention came it was exhibited on the stage and they let him have the nomination. He brought it down with him and uses it all the time. It is a tremendous big rocker and in it he swings comfortably while listening to the eloquence of his fellow solons.

After a wrangle of two days last week with the terrible question of state and nonstate schools, the senate sent to engrossment the Good wine bill as a substitute for that of Senator Hogate, reorganizing the state board of education. Goodwine's bill gives the nonstate schools representation on the board, if the governor sees fit to put them there, and is likely to transfer the warfare from the legislature to the governor's office.

One of the queerest bills that lias yet been introduced is that by Senator Stillwell for the purpose of taxing theaters $20 for each performance and so drawn as to apply only to Indianapolis. It divides the money received from this source up among the agricultural societies of the various counties of the state. Upon the face of it the bill is an effort to "get even," and the story goes that the senator tried to gain free admission to the Park theater on the strength of being a member of the legislature, and vu turned down.

RusasiM, SBBDS.