Garland Globe | 1906-11-24 | Page 2 | Uniformity of Divorce Laws

UNIFORMITY OF DIVORCE LAW8. The National Congress In Session at ' Philadelphia. Philadelphia. Tho national congress on uniform divorce laws, In session In this city on Tuesday, adopted about one-third of the proposed uniform bill na drafted by the commltteo appointed at tho meeting held In Washington nine months ago. Tho portions adopted adopt-ed includo seven causes under which annulment ot marriage may bo obtained ob-tained and six causes ror absolute divorce. di-vorce. Delegates from twenty-seven stntes and thu District of Columbia and representatives rep-resentatives ot nil Protcstnne denominations denom-inations who attended the International Interna-tional conterenco on Mnrrlage, together to-gether with a Catholic prolato, Bishop Shanley of North Dakota, attended tho sessions, which wero presided over by Governor Pcnnypacker. j