The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-05-23
GENERAL ASSE MBLY.

cally agreed upon an election bill.
II the bill recommended by the COM
mittee becomes q law campaign
committees will have nothing to do
with the selection of judges and
clerks. The two men appointed by
the governor will choose these Off.
GERS for their party, and the COM
missioner appointed by the mayor
will select them for his party. Their
decisions will be absolute. These
judges will get % day for Ave days,
three days Of registration, one OF
revision and one of election. 1t will
cost any one of them 500 should he
fail to serve without the good and
sufficient excuses provided by the
bill.
The committees are Of the opinion,
to, that these judges and clerks
should be exempt from jury service
only during their service as election
officers.
One Of the governors appointees
will be president Of the board, and
the mayors appointee will be secre-
tary. The third member of the
board will serve about sixty days
each year, and will receive $40 per
day for the time on duty. The per-
manent commissioners will receive
the following salaries: Those in
Kansas City, $1,25o per year; those
in st. Louis, $4,000 per year. Elec.
ton precincts will be Of districts OF
300 voters each, and judges and
clerks may be sele cted outside of the
precinct, II they live within the
ward. Frauds are punishable by a
fine Of from 500 to $1,000, or by
imprisonment in the county jail, OF
by imprisonment in the penitentiary
in each case the penalty being
intended to correspond to the crirne.
The bill eliminates entirely the
office of recorder of voters. 1t is not
required that he shall serve as q
member of the commission until the
end of his term.
In the senate resolutions of symp'
athy were passed touching the deatl
of Senator Morrissey, Of st. Louie
and committee appointed to attent
the funeral. Senator Davisson en-
tered his protest against the resolu
tions on the following reasons:
First-Official position should be nj
cloak to give crime repectability.
Second-It is contrary to goot
public policy and morals for the stat
to recognize, at public expense ant
by vote Of its representatives, an.
man of bad character.
Third-Any official recognition o
the character makes in the minds o
the young RIGHTEOUSNESS respectable
vice honorable, and brutality legiti
mate.
Fourth The senate should b
courageous in placing the stamp Q
disapproval and indignation upon tn
course OF life such as the late lamen
ted senator led.
Fifth-Tbe greatest fear of stabil
ity OF American institutions is ba
men in public places.
The senate unanimously refused t
, entertain the protest. Senator VIII
liams, (republican), in speaking upo
the matter said:
'sThis man Is dead and the mantl
OF charity should be thrown over hin
I object to this protest. 1t Is ne
mild, and brands the dead as Grim
NAL. Senator Morrissey was
member of this body and as such b
demands the respect that the sena,
should show one OF its departe
!, members"
Practically no progress was mad
during the week upon the fellow
~ servants bill the matter was discusse
at length in the senate by Senate
a Peers and Basket, but no decisic
. reached.
n Speaker Russell Thursday received
Q fine gold headed cane from the Un
i versity club students at Columbia,
d evidence Of their appreciation of h
: influence in securing the approprii
Y tion to repair the club building.
: GENERAL NEWS.