Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-05-02
FROM THE STATE CAPITAL.
Hon. Thomas A. Mcintyre Will Sup
port Any Reasonable Fellow-Ser-
want ll-Dominated by
Boss" Finley.
Correspondence OF the Ledger:

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JEFFERSON CITY, April S0.-This x
traordinary session of the Legislature
of Missouri is being watched with con-
siderable interest by all parties. Ii
has been charged that members of
this body have been unduly influenced
by the railroad lobbyists and that n
number of Senators and Representa-
tives are the tools of corporations. An
investigating committee has been APP
pointed in the House and the people
will watch with much interest the
progress and result of this inYestiga-
ton. 1t is charged, also, that four or
five members of the committee to in
vestigate are very friendly to the rail-
roads and that the investigation will
be a farce. We will see. The Filley bill,
for honest CD election in the large
cities, was railroaded through the
House without Il single amendment
and without an opportunity for de-
bate. 1t was the rankest kind of "boss''
legislation ever known in the State.
The bill was not even printed by
the Public Printer, but was prepared
by Filley in st. Louis and passed the
House without 4 single change. The
bill has been reported to the Senate
and read a second time and referred.
1t ought to become n aw and
will not unless, as charged, there are
traitors in the Democratic camp in the
Senate.
Nineteen bills have been introduced
in the House and six in the Senate.
Senator Peers introduced a good
fellow-servant bill in the Senate. II
applies to all hazardous occupations
and has an insurance feature in il.
The bill has many warm advocates in
both House and Senate among both
political parties,
SenatorBaskett introduced n fellow
servant bill which applies to railroad
employees only. This is a good bill az
far as it goes, but n majority of the
Democrats here think the law should
apply to employees on all hazardous
work operated by corporations.
The Steele bill is before the House
and is very similar to the Basket bill
in the Senate.
We believe it will be much easier to
pass a general fellow-servant law
than one that applies to only n class.
A large majority of Democrats are OPP
posed to class legislation, but will
heartily support Il general fellow
servant law.
The Hon. T. A. Mcintyre, Repre-
sentative from Audrain, is in favor of
a good strong fellow~servant law, but
cannot sec why the laborers on n rail-
road should have protection that il
denied laborers of other occupations.
He is n thorough and aggressive
Democrat and is AZ much opposed to
class legislation as he is to arbitrary
dictation of Boss Filley. Mr.. McIn-
tyre says there is no particular de-
mand, at this time, for fellow-servant
legislation, but has always favored
such a law and will vote for any proper
measure on this subject.
\ House dominated by "Boss'' Fill
ley, an ~unfriendly Senate and a lobby
fighting for its very existence makes
legislation along the lines indicated
in the Governors message very I'M
certain.
An early adjournment is hoped for.
The Legislature can do all the good
possible in 20 days as easy rs in 20
days. There is no need for useless
expense of a long session.
Yours, &c,
w. ID, THOMAS,