The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-01-10

every county IN the etaxe the same %
have large and mandatory powers.
The governor shows the claim of the
state against the st. Louis, San Fran.
cisco Railroad Co.. to amount at pres
ent to over Sc, 900. He believes the
validity of .the claim can be estab.
lished and recommends vigorous prose
cutiOn of the same.
The governor declares the school
text book law to be operating favor
ably, and referring t" the pending
litigation with the Sedalia school
board. he recommends that if the
courts do not approve of any feature
Of the law it should be amended to
meet their requirements.
The governor recommends the sub.
mission to the people of a
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
providing for the levying Of special
road tar.
The governor recommends the es-
tablishment of a state department of
banking and of the passage of laws re-
quiring the annual or semiannual ex-
animation of state banks, Building
and Loan Associations and Trust
Companies. He believes that an ex-
animation into the solvency and man.
agement of state banks will inspire the
public with
MUCH GREATER RESPECT
for them.
The Australian ballot law is de-
clared to be working well but the
governor suggests some amendments
to it. He urges that each political
party be required to select an emblem
to be placed at the head of its ticket
and that party committees be pro
hibited from filling vacancies that may
occur on their tickets by
the selection of candidates who
have already been nominated by 9TH
er political parties. The Governor
recommends the appointment of a
commission to promote uniformity of
state laws. The material develop
ment of the state for the last four
years is shown to have been very
great. The assessed valuation Ofprop-
erty in the state is now S911 zoo, 900
or 63 per cent greater than it was in
1880. The message taken altogether
is very thorough and business like.
JEFFERSON CITY, Jan. 5.-The
senate convened at I'D a. m, and after
prayer by the chaplain, proceeded to
the business of the day. The gov
errors message was read and listened
to with attention.
The committee on clerical force re-
ported making the usual recommend
ations. Several bills were introduced
and read by titles. The senate then
adjourned till 2 o'clock, p m, next
Tuesday.
The house met at 10 o'clock, a. m,
Speaker Mabrey presiding. Rev.
Protteman offered prayer. after which
about twenty bills were introduced
and read by their titles. Several reso-
buttons were passed, among them one
providing for the appointment of a
temporary committee on accounts to
await the pay of the temporary en-
ployes and the mileage and per diem
to date of the members. The
senate then sent in communication
stating that it had appointed COM
mittee of five senators to act with a
committee of the same number of rep
resentatives as joint committee on
the Inauguration Of the governor and
Lieutenant governor, to take place
next Monday. On motion, the
speaker appointed
A HOUSE COMMITTEE
of five members to act with the senate
committee. A resolution was then
offered by Mr.. Fogle of Schuyler,
COMMENCING GOV. d. r. FRANCIS
administration and recommending him
to President-elect Cleveland as a fit
selection for cabinet officer.
Mr.. Fogle spoke in favor Of his res
olution. Mr.. Davidson opposed it and
offered as q substitute for it a resolu-
ton merely declaring that the State
of Missouri should be honored
by the selection of some
of its citizens as a member
of the newly elected presidents cabi-
net. A warm debate now ensued and
after sometime the previous ques-
ton" was ordered on the substitute.
The substitute was then voted upon
and lost. The question then required
on the
ORIGINAL MOTION
which was put rira roce and declared
carried. A division was called for as
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