Warren sheaf., 1897-02-04
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calling on the state auditor for inform
alton as to cost.of printing ballots and
receipts from candidates fees. Mr..
Donnelly believes that the fees more
tnan pay the expenses Of printing bal.
lots, and that such excess is burden
OIL and limitation to candidates for
office who are not wealthy, and the pur-
pose is to follow the result Of this in
quiry with a bill making such changes
in the fees as seems warranted by the
facts The original resolutions applied
only to the state ticket, but Mr.. Jacob
son favored an amendment including
candidates on county tickets. :.
A great deal depends on the the way
a thing is stated. Mr.. Snodgrasss last
week introduced series Of resolutions
calling for an investigation of the way
the banks have been managed, Of the
bank examiners Office, and finally de-
clarlng in favor of abolishing that
office. The general purpose of the
resolutions was favored, but even with
the final declaration stricken out the
house would have nothing to do with
the resolutions, insisting that the
wording slurred both bank and state
officials. Mr.. Feig thereupon intro.
duced long resolutions, more compre-
hensive in statement and callin~ for
much more information. The. :esc.
lutions, however, cast no reflections Oh
anybody and will be adopted without
opposition.
The house is not in favor of woman
suffrage, even to a limited extent, and
last week indefinitely postponed Mr..
Snodgrass' bill for woman suffrage in
municipal elections.
1t is SO easy to introduce frivolous
resolutions and waste time in disposing
of them as well as squander money in
printing them in the journal of the
house, that some of the older members
have decided that it is time to call q
halt. This was the reason Mr.. Under.
leak last Friday introduced resolution
to prevent the printing and considera-
ton OF such frivolous resolutions, and
the would.be orators will soon find it
necessary to talk about matters in
which other people<re interested, the
consideration Of which may lead to
something practical, in place Of talking
indefinitely on why the earth does not
swing round the moon. or other similar
matter over which the Legislative power
10 at best rather uncertain.
: ''Stockwsll'', is the name that appears
on this years pure food bill in the
house, and Il applies to food in general,
to cider, wine, maple sugar, molasses,
jellies. olive oil. buckwheat dour,
graham, tlour and ysrious spices.
Adulteration Of any Of the enumerated
articles il. made misdemeanor. Many
pure food bills manage more or less
directly to favor or antagonize some
particular brand, but thus far there is
no sign Of any partiality in this bill.
st. Louis and adjacent counties are
chiefly interested in Mr.. Wallis bill for
the election Of county mine inspectors
in counties whore minerals are mined,
but tho entire state will favor anything
looking to greater care for life and
limb Of the mining population Of the
state.
A state board Of immigration, COD.
sisting Of seven members with SAL
aried secretary, 10 provided for in . bill
brought into the house . few days ago.
This may be intended to further the
plans Of the state immigration associa.
tion that has boen working to advertise
the state for year or more past. The
railroads, which own 20 much land in
the state, have been working for new
settlers for long time and will doubt.
less welcome state aid, while at tho
Same time hoping and scheming to dis
pose Of their own lands first and to best
advantage. \
Probably ono comprehensive banking
bill would suffice to cover the amend.
ments desired in the present law, but
there are dozen or more bills in each
house aiming to amend some ono de.
feet in the law. Mr.. Donnelly intro.
duced three in one day and it IL seldom
Z day passes without some new bill or
new action proposed about the banks.
There is q very general desire to
strengthen the law and add all the
safeguards possible for the protection
Of depositors and such differences ~
arise are g to method and not as to
object. sl..
AZ general rule the older in expe-
rience tho fewer bills introduced by
any legislator. More effective work
can be done in sifting out and improv.
ing the bills brought in BY the ambi:
titious younger members. In the SEN
:ate, which i holdover body, there
a1o fa,sz naN1 hills most 0H thu can af0ra