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Show American Legislation, Simuel Burrows Commissioner for the United States on the Intern itlonal Pilwin commission, contributes to the Nnvimbei number of Hit North Anier-lean Anier-lean It. view n sugge tlvo nitlclo on the ren.li lilies of Arr lean Legislation" Hi iiissesunderi w tlio laws which weie pissed by the LckIsIiiIuiis of the different Slates during 1901, with u view In iisiertnliilng the dilft of American civilization und he enm to the con-elusion con-elusion thut the general movement Is along lines of education, equality, phi-lutithrop) phi-lutithrop) the priservutlon of puhllo health and older and the diffusion of Intelligence Regarding llbiury laws, Mr BariowH says Imagine Mi Carnegie's delight In knowing that In 1101, ninety two II. hinr) liws rert lining to the State t large In thlrt) one stales nn,i nci... hnm 1 were passed, not Including the gnat number nf Incnl acta applying to spedal llbiurlea or localities Ihe South Is not eonspliuous In this legislation llility nine of these laws were passed In the f'ential Slates, thirty In the North Atlantic Stales Mr Melvll Dtwi) Inriirnm us thut since 18 twenty twen-ty Stints have established Ubrur) com. missions Seven stut s Ini reused the lowers, duties nnl funds ot thtso com. missions In the lust year Ddawuie Nehmski Washington und Idaho cie ateil nivv lOinmlsHlnns lintwlthalnnd-Ing lintwlthalnnd-Ing the fait tint u Philistine In Idaho moved to amend the title of the nm i rend 'A bin 10 1 rovldo einplo) mem for Idle people' Mr Dewe) hoI-h that the evolution of the distilrt llbioiy and home eluciillon ilepirlinent Is hnlng nn In all the more progressive states mii nnls Hives 1.60) n y.ar for libraries for Its fanners Institutes Tiavejlng li-brarles li-brarles increase In Influence nnd recog. 'l't"n Idaho upj lopilallng no less than joono nnnuall) foi this purpose Mora liberal laws for establishment and tnalntenance have Tw5 een states " ' tne h historic nnd ne.tb.et J' ln,tt"ti I and more asserting it..i.,plrlt I. ft forthepresetvatVofi .' L ortc places olije"t.eWe I tlve approval " "! ii K |