authenticate the grandeur and glory of the ideals and principles of our republic. rupp with the work they do. grant that the men and women of the people s house find the courage and wisdom to work together to forge solutions to the many needs of our nation and ease the anxieties of so many. may all that is done this day be for your greater honor and glory. amen. the speaker: the chair has examined the journal of the last day s proceedings and announces to the house his pproval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from washington, mr. heck. mr. heck: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker: the chair will entertain up to five requests for one minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from washington state seek
confederate guerrillas operating in kansas and the region were drawing support from rural western missouri. in an attempt to cut off their supplies the union army evicted citizens from multiple counties along the kansas border and burned many of their homes. this became a missing as as missouri prosperous district. next tom rafiner talks about what happens to the families affected by the order. the kansas city public library hosted this event. it is about an hour. welcome. how are you? my name is eli paul and i head of the missouri valley special collections, which is the history arm of the kansas city public library. it is my pleasure to introduce our speaker, tom rafiner. by the time of lee s surrender at appomattox, the land at people of western missouri had suffered as much as any during the civil war. the 1860 five edict known as order number 11 and the federal army that carried it out had depopulated several missouri counties, devastated homes and farms, and left de
examining the public and private lives of the women who fill the position of first lady and their influence on the president he. for martha washington to michelle obama, sundays at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history on c-span3. as a compliment, c-span s new book. first ladies presidential historians on the lives of iconic women. it is available as a hardcover or an e-book. during the civil war in 1863 the union army believed confederate guerrillas in kansas in the region were drying from missouri. in an attempt they imposed general order 11. the kansas city library hosted the talk. my name is eli paul and the land and people of western missouri had suffered as much as any during the civil war. the 1865 edict known as order number 11 had depopulated several missouri counties, devastated homes and farms and left the physical and mental scars that took decades to heal. a local independent historian has authored two books on the subject of this burnt district. caught between
the kansas city public library hosted this talk. it is about an hour. eli: welcome, how are you? i head up the missouri valley special collection, the history arm of the public library. it is my pleasure to introduce time. by the time of lee s surrender at appomattox, the land and people of western missouri had suffered as much as any during the civil war. the 1865 edict known as order number 11 in the federal army had depopulated several counties, devastated homes and farms come and left deep physical and mental scars that took decades to heal. tom has authored two books on this subject. the first, caught between three fires, and the second, cinders and silence. both will be available after his talk. he discusses the land, it s resilient people, the metamorphosis that occurred with both, and what one came back to after the civil war on the western border. please welcome to the kansas city public library, tom rafiner . [applause] tom: thank you eli. some of you may have h
inland. the sunshine and mild weather continues today with highs near 60, and a light breeze. tonight is clear and chilly with lows near 40. new this morning - milwaukee police investigating two shootings that happened just hours apart thursday night.the first took place in sherman park near 36th and hadley. a 45-year-old woman arrived at the hospital, but provided inconsistencies about the incident.the second happened at 80th and capitol . a 34-year-old man says he was are expected to survive. now to the latest on a crash that left three local accountants dead and a fourth in critical condition.the state patrol is working with the dane county district attorneys office to review possible criminal charges. troopers suspect an impaired driver was going the wrong way on i-94 and struck two cars including the one carrying the accountants.the driver of another car . a 23-year-old man from illinois was also pronounced det it is emotional involvement here because we re human too