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Show LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY MAY BE PERMANENT LEGAL HOLIDAY Washington, April 27 Lncolns birthday will be made a permanent legal le-gal holtdav in the District of Columbia Colum-bia and the territories ot the United State if the resolution recently Introduced Intro-duced by Senator Dick of Ohio. Is enacted en-acted Into law. Under the terms of the bill the president Is required to issue is-sue a proclamation annually declaring tho twelfth dav of February a legal holiday In the territories. During the last congress, tho bill making LIucoln's centenary a legal holiday was passed on the eleventh ..r Februarv.Vjnly a few moments befor the adjournment cf congress for the dav and caused much Inconvenience to people affected by the law by causing caus-ing them to report for work next day. Jt Is not probable that the bill will receive consideration at this session. |