Pike County Democrat, Volume 30, Petersburg, Pike County, 26 January 1900 Edition 02 — Page 4

IMS II POTS. Majority and Minority Reports in the Case of Brigham H. Roberts Presented.

IT IS EITHER EXCLUSION OR EXPULSION, TU» Majority Would Not Permit Him to Qualify, But the Minority Would Have Him Sworn in and Then Proeeed to llvlcl£ Him Out by a Two-Third* Vote. Washington, Jan.20.—Reports cf the special committee of investigation in tlie case of Brigham H. Roberts, of •Utah, wen presented'to the house. The majority report,signed by Chairman Tayler and six of his associates, is a yoluminous document, and is accompanied by a summary of the law and facts. It gives the details of the hearings, the ample opportunities afforded to Mr, Roberts to present his case; his refusal to testify, and the unanimous finding of facts, heretofore published."3 It proceeds: “The committee is unanimous in its belief that Mr. Roberts ought not to remain a member Of the house of representatives. A majority are of the opinion that he; ought not be permitted to become a member, that the house has the right to exclude him. A minority are of the opinion that the proper course of procedure is to permit him to be sworn in and then expel him by a two-thirds vote_under the constitutional provision providing for a **^Yourncommittee desire to assert with the utmost positiveness at this point that not only is the proposition of expulsion as applied to this case against precedent, hut that exclusion is entirely in accord with principle, authority and legislative precedent, and not antagonistic to any legislative,action which the house of representatives has ever taken. For convenience we present herewith. before proceeding to extended argument in support of the committee’s resolution the fallowing summary: “Upon the facts stated, the majority of the committee assert that the claimant ought not to be permitted to take a seat in the house of representatives, and that the seat to which he was elected ought to be declared vacant. . , “The minority, on the other hand, assert that he ought to be sworn in in order that if, happily, by a two-thirds vote therefor, he may be expelled. "Three distinct grounds of disqualification are asserted against Roberts, “1. By reason of his violation of the Edmunds law. ' J “2. By reason of his notorious and defiant violation of the lave of the land of the decisions of the supreme court, and of the proclamations of the president, holding himself above the law and not amenable to it. “Nt government could possibly exist in the face of such practices. He is in open war against the laws and institutions of the country, whose congress he seeks to enter. Such an idea is intolerable. It is upon the principle asserted in this ground that all cases of exclusion have been based. “i. His election as representative is an explicit and offensive violation pf the understanding by which Utah was admitted as a state. “The objection is made to the refusal to admit Roberts that the constitution precludes the idea that any objection can be made to his coming in if he is 25 years of pge, has been seven years a citizen of the United States and was an inhabitant of Utah when elected, no matter how odious, or treasonable or criminal may have been his life and practices. To this we reply: “I. That the language of the constitutional provision, the history of its framing in the constitutional convention and its context clearly show that it can not be construed to prevent disqualification for crime. “2. That the overwhelming authority of text book writers o'h the constitution is to - iho - effect that such disqualification' may beumposed by the house and no commentator on the constitution specitically denies it. “5 The courts of several of the states. In construing analogous provisions, have ■with practical unanimity declared against such narrow construction of such constitutional provisions. “4. The house of representatives had never denied that it had the right to exclude a member-elect even when he had the three constitutional qualifications. “5. In many instances it has distinctly asserted its right so to do in cases of disloyalty and crime. jVh , “C. 4rt passed, in 1S62, the tefetlkiath act which imposed a real and substantial disqualification for membership in congress, disqualifying hundreds of thousands of American citizens. This law remained in force for twenty years, anu thousands of men-Lers of congress were compelled to take the oatlf it- required. “7. The house, in IStll, adopted a general rule of order, providing that no person should be sworn as a member, against whom the objection was made’ that he was not entitled to take the test oath, ani if upon investigation such fact appeared. he was to be permanently debarred from entrance. “8. The interesting proposition is made that the claimant be sworn in and then turned out. Upon the theory that the purpose is to permanently part company wn.i Mr. Roberts, this is a dubious proceeding. Such action requires the vote or two-thirds of the members. We ask df such a vote is possible or right, in view •of Lhe following observations: “'l ho expulsion clause of the constituTiC:; is as follows: “ ‘Each house may determine the rules -of.its-proceedings, punish its members for disorderly behavior and, with the concurrence of two-thirds, expel a member.’ "No lawyer can read that provision Without raising in his own mind the Question whether the house has any power to expel, except for some cause relating to the context. k The ablest lawyers from the beginning of the republic have so insisted. and their reasoning has been so cogent that these propositions are established, namely: “1. Neither house of congress has ever expelled a member for an act unrelated to him as a member or inconsistent with his public trust and duty as such. “2. Both houses have many times refused to expel where the guilt of tne member was apparent; when the refusal to expel was put upon the ground that the house or senate., as the case might be, had no right to expel for an act unrelated to fhe member as such, or because it was committed prior to his election.” The report concludes as follows:

“If there is any fact apparent in this cast, it is that the constituents of Mr. Roberts knew all about him before his election. Can there be room to doubt the proper action of the house? Is it prepared to yield up this salutary power of exclusion? Will it declare itself defenseless and ridiculous? “Nor are those who assert that expulsion is the remedy necessarily barred from voting for the resolution declaring the seat vacant. He must indeed, be technical and narrow in. his construction of the constitution who will not admit f that if a vote to declare the seat vacant Is sustained by a two-thirds majority the constitution is substantially complied ■with. He may not agree with the committee that a mere majority can exclude, inn. he can reserve the right to make the : point of order that the resolution is not carried if two-thirds do not vote for it. “If the house takes the action which the sninority of the committee insists it ought to take, it will for the first time in its liistory part with a most beneficent power which it has often exercised, but which the house has never declared it did not possess. “Mindful of the gravity of the question ■an-1 realizing the responsibility imposed tipor us, we recommend the adoption of the following resolution: “ 'Resolved, That under the facts and circumstances of this case, Brigham H. Roberts, a representative-elect from the t state of Utah, ought not to have or hold i-M seat in the house of representatives, and

that the seat to which he wa* elected U hereby declared vacant/ ROBERT W. TAVLER. ' CHARLES B. LANDIS. PAGE MORRIS. ROMEO H. FRERE. * SMfTH M’PHERS»N. SAMUEL W. T. LANHAM: ROBERT W. MlE|tS.” The Minority Report.’ The minority report is Signed by Mr. Littlefield (rep.), of Maine, and Mr. De Armond (dem.), of Missouri. It says in part:

“The undersigned members of the special committee appointed to investigate and report on the prima facie and iinal right of Brigham H. Roberts to a seat in the house as the representative of Utah. <being unable to agree with the conclusions of the committee as to the constitutional question involved, very respectfully submit our views. “Assuming that Mr. Roberts has been and. is now a polygamist, unlawfully cohabiting with plural wives, and the house o' representatives is for that reason of the opinion that he ought not to be a member thereof, what course should it rightfully pursue under the constitution, the supreme law of the land—exclude nim or expel him? If he is to be excluded it must ..be because he is for such reason legally ineligible or disqualified. The purpose h to consider the question of; constitutional right, not of power, as its!is conceded that the house has the power to exclude. with or without reason, right of wrong. The exercise of such a; power, without constitutional warrant would simply be brute force, a tyrannous exercise pit power, unreviewable by any tribunal. After' citing1 the constitution al provision as to the qualifications of a representaive in congress, the report proceeds: ? “h it seriously contended that the hous<* can, of its own motion, by its own inuependant action, create for the purposes of this case a legal disqualification? This house alone can not make or’ unpiake the law of the land. It is quite dear that the house, by its independent actions can not. If it would, make for this case any disqualify ing regulation that would have the force of law." j The report then exhaustivelyreviews the law and precedents bearing on the case. The main heads are as follows: First—It is a grave question as to whether congressman, by a law duly enacted, add to tSfe qualifications neguj tlvely stated in the constitution. There is no decision of the United States supreme court directly or indirdetly construing th.s provision. There is no decision of any slate court directly in point. “Second—If the right to add a disqualification by law is assumed, the qualification possessed by the Edmunds act does not affect Mr. Roberts. The only portion of tiie section that cart be said to have any application to a member of the house of representatives is that which declares that no polygamist, etc., shall be entitled tO' hold any office or place of. public trust, honor, or emolument • • *9 • • ! under the United States. “Unless a member of the house holds an office ‘under the United States’, within the meaning of the constitution and the law. there is no disqualification.” Continuing, the report says: ^ “This house, by its independent act&n, can not make law for any purpose. The adding by this house, jfi&jng alone, of a qualification not established by law would not only he a violation otf both constitution and law, but It would establish a most dangerons precedent which could hardly fall to return to plague the invontbr ” You might feel that the grave moral and social aspects of this case al- 1 lowed you to— “ ‘Wrest once the law to your authority To do a great right; do a little wrong.’ “But what warrant have you, when the barriers of the constitution are once broken down that there may not come alter us a house with other standards of morality and propriety, which will create other qualifications with no rightful foundations, that, in the heat and unreason of partisan contest—since there will be no definite standard by which to determine the existence of qualifications— will add anything that may be necessary to accomplish the desired result? exigency will determine the sufficiency. It would no longer be a government of laws, but of men. To thus depart from the constitution. and substitute force for law, is to embark upon a trackless sea, without chart or compass, with almost a .certainty or direful’shipwreck.” .“A smatt partisan majority might render the desire to arbitarily exclude, by a majority vote, in order to more securely intrench—itself ^n power, irresistible. Hence its exercise is controlled by legal rules. In case o£ explusion, when the requisite two-thirds can be had, the motive for the exercise of arbitrary power no longer exists, as a two-thirds partisan majority is, sufficient for every purpose. Hence expulsion has been safely left in the discretion of the house, and the safety of the members does not need the protection of legal rules. “It seems to us settled upon reason and authority that power of'the house to expel is unlimited, and that the legal propositions invoiced may be thus fairly summarized: ! >» “The power of exclusion is a matter ol law, to be exercised by a majority vote, in accordance with legal princioles. and exists only where a member-elect lacks some of the qualifications required by the constitution. The power of expulsion is made by the constitution purely a matter of discretion, to be exercised by a twothirds vote, fairly, intelligently, conscientiously with a due regard to propriety and the honor and integrity of the house and the rights of the individual member. For the abuse of this discretion we are responsible only to our constituents, our consciouses and our God. v “We believe that Mri Roberts has the legal constitutional right to be1 sworn in as a member, but the facts are such that we further believe the house' in the exercise of its discretion, is not only justified but required by e«f|K proper’consideration involved, to e^Hp-'hi'tn promptly after he becomes it membbr.' “Wo recommend the following as at substitute fbr the resolution prepared by the committee: “ ‘Resolved, That Brigham H. Roberts, having been duly elected a representative in the Fifty-sixth cc.ngrefes from the state of Utah, with the qualifications requisite for admission to the house as such, is entitled. as a constitutional right, to take the oath of office prescribed for memberelect, his status as a, polygamist, unlawfully cohabiting with plural wives, affotping constitutional ground for expulsion, but not for exclusion from the house ’ “And if the house shall hold with us and swear in Mr. Roberts as a member, we shall, as soon as recoognition can be had, offer a resolution to expel him as a polygamist, unlawfully cohabiting with plural wives “C. E. LITTLEFIELD. “DAVID A. DE ARMOXD.” NEEDED IT IN HIS BUSINESS.

Why Actor Morledge. Turned Highway man—Thought Robbery the Eniilest Way to £et money. Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 22.—C. G. MorIcdge, alias Frank Marley, alias Martin, who claims to be an actor and a. traveling photographer -by turns, was arrested here yesterday after giving the police a hard chase. At four o’clock yesterday morning he had poked two revolvers into a bartender’s face in an East Twelfth-street saloon, and made off with $35, the contents of the till. He finally surrendered after two policemen had chased him several bl< cks, and at the station confessed that he was the man who, early last Sunday morning, had, single-handed, robbed two restaurants in the center of the city and held a dozen people at bay. “I wanted the money badly,”' said Morledge, “and thought this wal the easiest way to get it. I was going on the road with a show, and will need the money badly in my business.” It develops thatMoreldge is the shining sta* of the Metropolitan the atrical company.

A Series of Small but Successful Engagements With Scattered Bands. HUGHES’ REPORTS FROM WESTERH PARRY

Gca. MacArihor'i Division, to the Korth of Manila, Ha> Bc«n KeepIn®. Things Lively—Gen. Kolibe’s Expedition Has Started for S«mar and Leyte. Washiugton, Jan. 20.—The war department to-day received the following1 cablegram from Gen. Otis: Gen. Hughes Operations. Manlia, Jan. 19.—Hughes repoirts from Sai; Jose de Buena Vista, western coast of Papay, that he crossed the mountains in a northwesterly direction from Sitn Joaquin, southern Panay, on the 17th; struck enemy crossing Antique river, capturing a rifled cannon and a Nordenfeldt; pursued the insurgents through Antique, Kgana and Sibalom, their capital, and marched to San tJose. Casualties, one wounded. The enemy’s loss was considerable. The entire population fled to the mountains. The heat is oppressive. From MacArthur’s Division. MacArthur reports, on the l7tli inst.. that 35 rifles surrendered at Floda Blanca; that at Manibaug, McRae, with the Third infantry, captured three insurgent officers, the wife of Gen. Mescardo, a considerable amount of insurgent property, and liberated three Spanish prisoners; that Calang he captured ten insurgents, burned seven tons of rice and the insurgent barracks; that Sullivan, with the Thirty-fourth infantry, near San Jose, surprised an insurgent force, captured six rifles and considerable live stock; that Lieut. Houle, of the Third infantry, captured,near Malplos, one officer, 25 men and six rifles; that Van Horn* qf the Seventeenth infantry, struck Ladrones, at Santa Cruz, killed 17, wounded 5, captured 13 and 9 rifles. More From MacArthur. MacArthur reports, on the 17th inst., strong mounted position west of Mabalacat was occupied by Gen. Hi-7-on and 50 men captured, yesterday, by McRae, of the Third infantry. The enemy left a lieutenant arkl four of the dead men in trenches. McRae captured a captain, one man, 130 .rifles, several, thousand rounds of ammunition, destroyed the arsenal and a quantity of rice. Casualties, one man wounded. Bates Imports that Scliwan’s column of cavalry is refitting at Batflngas, to move eastward on the I9tli. His infantry is how moving in that direction, the enemy retiring and suffering loss in men nod property. Our casualties are few, mostly slight wounds. Wheaton Meeting Opposition. A portion of Wheaton’s troops wil\ enter .Fernery and Tual to-morrow; is now meeting opposition in the mountains which impedes his march. Six officers, 54 enlisted men, 4 civil employes, 11 friars, all Spanish prisoners, released by Schwan, arrived from Batangas last evening; nearly two hundred arrived at Manila the day before, via Calamba. lonng Keeping; Busy. Young, at Vigan, reports a number of successful skirmishes in the mountains with remnants of the insurgent organization and robber bands, with slight casualties among his troops. Kobbe's expedition with Randolph's light battery, the Forty-third and For-ty-seventh infantry, convoyed by the Laval vessels Helena and Nashville, sailed for Albay province and Samar and Leyte islands yesterday. LORD STRATHCONA’S HORSE. A Signal Instance of Colonial Patriotism that the Mother Country Will Appreciate. Montreal, Can., Jan. 20.—The new body of mounted rifles to be raised in Canada at the expense cf Lord Strathcona, the Canadian high commissioner at London, will be known at Strnthcona’s Horse. It will be got together by the militia department, and will he forwareu tc South Africa from Halifax, but. Lord Strathcono will meet the entire expense, and will, furthermore, maintain the troop in South Africa during the continuance of the war. It will cost Lord Strathcona not less than a round million dollars. The troops will consist of three units cf 125 men each, and will be draws from the mounted police force and the cowboys and ranchers of the Canadian northwest, A distinctive feature of the force will be that each member of it, whether officer or private, wall wear a band of his lordship’s tartan around his cowboy hat. Otherwise they will be equipped in the same manner as the 350 rough riders who are now on the way to the front.

German Baric Seised. , Lourenco Marques, Thursday, Jan. 20.—The German bark Marie, from Australia, ■with a cargo of flour for the Transvaal government, has been taken ! as a prize by the British third-class cruiser Pelorus, near the Island of Inyak, Delagoa bay, and has been sent to Durban with a prize crew on board. Alleged Embessler Arrested. New York, Jan. 20.—Leroy W. Seeor, charged with having committed the embezzlement of $17,000 from the Goodrich Transportation Co., of Milwaukee, was arrested in this city.

EARTHQUAKES IN OLD MEXICO. Mur 1‘ersona Killed and Injnred. While Loss to Proiiertr «u Coailderable. ^ , City of Mexico, Jan. 22.—News is arriving froi»%, interior points affected by the earthquake Friday night'and Saturday morning. Much damage was done to property in Guadalajara, and the city of Colima, capita^ of the state of the same name, was the scene of terrifying experiences, accompanied with loss of life. The City of Mexico came off comparatively unscathed in the quake, few accidents occurring here or in the suburbs, although some adobe huts in the suburbs fell in and cne bridge was partly wrecked. The subterranean electric light insulation was not liarmed, and the city continues to be well illuminated. The Church of the Three Kings, at Aizchatzalco, in the suburbs, 4was cracked, and will be closed for repairs. Scientists are still studying the earthquake hom data now being received from interior points. SEVEN KILLED. SIXTY INJIRED,

Slany Person» Ha rely Hicaped Alive from Their Toppllai; Halldlnigv. Colima, Mexico, Jan. 21.—An ..earthquake shock began here at a quarter before 12 o’clock Friday night, and assumed serious proportions' at Tenimata. many houses being badly injured and some of light construction wrecked There was great consternation, and people rushed into the street, some barely escaping with their lives. Sieve# people were.killed outright and 50 were wounded, and are being cared j tor by local surgeons. ^ j It was reported that the volcano had I burst into .eniption, but it now apj pears that the phenomenon was confined to subterranean manifestations. Looal scientific men believe that the earthquake traveled from under the Pacific ocean, and that when news leaches here from the coast there will be interesting details. The governor of the state has appointed a commission inspect the churches and public edifices, while owners of houses injured in the earthquake will be compelled to put them into a condition of security. Quiet has relumed, and there is little apprehension of the*-return of the disturbances. COSTLY CHURCHES DAMAGED. Theaters and Public and Private Buildings Demolished. Guadalajara, Mexico, Jan. 21.—At midnight Friday an earthquake shock cracked the arches and staircase of the-state palace and the porticoes of the university and the De Gallado theater. the latter one of the most massive structures here. The churches of San Francisco and San Jcse yere damaged. The former is one of tlie handsomest edifices on the continent, and is locally known as the Golden Cup, from the magnificence of its interior. - | The governor has closed Sagrario church, fearing the dome will fall in. Carmen barracks were badly damaged, and news frqfii ZapotlaiT and Sarula state that several houses were demolished. /- The shock was felt severely at San Dias, on the Pacific, and noises underground were heard resembling., the hearse rumbling of a heavy sea {lashing on shore. Meteorologist Conteras predicts a repetition of the shocks. Slight Shock at Vera Cma. Vera Cruz, Jan. 21,—The earthquake traveled across the country, reaching-5 here just after midnight Saturday morning. The shock was comparatively light here. PROF. J. H. FREEMAN INJURED. Thrown Violently to tlie 11 rick Pavement and Taken Up in nil Unconscious Condition. Springfield, 111., Jan; 22.—Prof.-J. H. Freeman, assistant state superintendent of public instruction, was..badly injured yesterday afternocfin As he was leaving the state house a loose licrse became entangled in a wire which had been stretched along the drivewajMo keep people off the lawn. The wire in some way was wrapped abcui Mr. Freeman’s legs, throwing him to the brick pavement. His head struck with great force, cutting a deep gash and rendering him unconscious. He was conveyed to his home, where a physician attended him. Although painful, his injury is not oonsidered serious. ■> ’ 'A,

A LATE BUT VALUABLE FIND. Discovered a Grant of Eighty Thousand Acres of Land Lying the State of Kansas. Columbus, 0., Jan. 22.—Mrs. Edgar A. Storer, wife of a Columbus broker, recently discovered among some old papers that had belonged to her mother a grant of 80,000 acres of land in the t?esi. to her great grandfather for distinguished services in the revolution. The grant is signed by one of Washington’s generals. Ther matter has been investigated, and it is said the family has a valid title to the land, which is located in Kansas. 'Widows Claimed the Remains. Fort Scott, Kas., Jan. 21.—Thousands of people to-day viewed the remains of“Ed”and George Meeks,the convicted murderers who were lynched in the jail yard here last night. The bodies still lie at the morgue, the hands and legs shackled as they were when the men were taken from their cells by the mob. George Meeks’ wife has wired from Pueblo, Col., that she is coming to claim the body of her husband, and Ed’s widow telegraphed from Kansas City that th® remains of both men would be taken to that pity for burial.

CHEAP POULTRY HOUSE. An Excellent Structure to Keep lien* In • l.aylns Condition Tliiruagh ,/ th.e Winter Mont hit. When approximating the &ost i f housing fowls comfortably and well, i <ne dolt lar per head is considered a pre| er estimate here in New England. Nearly every henhouse on in; • farm, in fact eVery one that is arran ged for | laying stock, has its aiinexed s^ratchI ing shed, tight roof, sides ant. back, | with open front covered by wire net- | ting to admit the air. These flints are provided with oiled muslin curtains which can be opened and closed at will during very cold or stormy ‘weather,* hinged at top or on the etid. wh chever may be most convenient for hodking the frame up out of the waj- when not in use. In the fall of ’98 I *hal3 abcut 125 extra late-hatched pullets tha: must need either be housed or sold tten at a sacrifice. I bought some second grade spruce timber and hemlock boards for

CHEAP POULTRY HOUSE. $14 per 1,0G0 feet. The sills 4x4 inches "were set on cedar posts with a stc ne underpinning between posts. Bah nee of .framing, 2x4 spruce. The lumber was all 14 and 16 feet in length, which cut with very little waste. The roirf was covered with packing paper an 1 over this two-ply tarred felting kept well washed with gas tar. j. As to the exterior, much can he "understood from the picture, which is* from a photograph. The interior is 14x 2S, with a partition from the fr >nt to rear, making two rooms 1^x14. The platforms or floors of roosting olaces are raised two feet from the sil s and are four feet wide. These extend the entire depth of each room, running along the partition, which, of course, | is in the highest part of the house. This ; arrangement leaves *the entire floor

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A CROSS SECTION. space to be psed as a scratching room ! or pen. The inside doors, or thos rover the roosts, are arranged so as tc shut down flush with the edge of dropping boards. During cold weather these make a cupboard-like arrangeme it for the hens to roost in, while iu su nmer. the doors are left hooked up at all vimes, which Reaves the roosting place practically as cool as would be an open shed. (See cut.) Small windows for light and ventilation are put in front of each rooi tingroom, and one on each side of the shed part. The laying nests are am nged around these latter pens. In buil lings of this kind we can scatter the birds abopt the farm on the colony plan without having any yards. Where i was necessary to confine the flock The house could set in an inclosure or have adjoiuiDg yards. The pullets that wer£ housed ii. thi$ buildingjn November were quite ;mall and immatured Barred Plymouth ? Rocks, but with these lodgings this x developed rapidly and commenced 1j ying I early, keeping up a remarkable egg yield throughout the entire season. 1 1 have another iean-to-shed fixed up liter the same principles, with only One pen; i the pullets in this shed were the best | layers on the farm last winter, j I have spent over 20 years of m;r life in connection with practical po iltry j keeping and different methods and have yet to Igarn of a better plan tq keep hens in a laying condition dicing the winter months.—D. J. Lambert, in Farm Journal. There is talk of a goutinuous asjfhalt Toad from New York to Chicago via Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, etc. It is estimated that such a -oad can be built for $4,000,000, but w aere the money is to come from is not s:i ted. No one wants a toll road, and the several states are not likely to tax xl emselves for such a luxury, so it mm t be the national government that is expected to foot the bill. The tro tble would be that every other section oi the union would immediately dematr,, a similar road, and in consequence the expense would loom up so tremend >usly that the whole project would hat e to be abandoned. It is not likely tia • we will ever get good roads on the wl olesale plan; thej- will come gradual! r as all reforms do. Sod# am a Fertiliser. Where the potash supply is limited, the soda is useful to certain pliuts either as a direct plant food or indirectly by virtue of its liberating potash from the soil, as demonstrated ai. the Rhode Island station. The result; at hand have not yet shown defied ely whether or not it is profitable to intentionally limit the potash supply enough to make the soda act, nor :an conclusions be drawn as to the diicct manorial action of the soda until the analysis of the material is complete L The Idea of a Crank,

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