Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-04-03
REVISION At HAND
MAIN WORK OF MISSOURI ASSEMBLY
SOON TO BEGIN.
OTHER WORK TO BE DROPPED
PARTY MEASURES TO BE PUSHED TO
THEIR PASSAGE.
Enactment of AL the Revised Bills In
the Short Time Remaining Seems
Almost ImpOssible-Farris'
Insurance Bill to Come
Up Thursday.
OTHER WORK TO BE DROPPED

JEFFERSON CITY. April 2.-(SpeciaL)
The coming week will probably see the
beginning of revision work in the general
assembly. The regular committees OF the
house and senate have almost completed
the preparation of the revised sections ana
these will be introduced this week as sep
arate bills, the sections each taxing the
course of bill. 1t scarcely seems possible
to pass all these revised bills In the 1our
weeks that yet remain before the expiration
of the 12O days of the session and at the
same time do careful and precise work.
but this will be attempted, the result prob
ably being that there will be revision OF
the shtftless sort which characterized that
of 1889.
If the Democrats intend to give the right
of way to revision, it means that very
little general legislation will be attempted
after this week. Those bills which the
party considers Of special Importance Will
be pushed to their passage as speeoliy as
possible.
measures to relieve the depleted treasury.
In the senate the beer inspection bill will
go to its passage this week, II II Is not
withheld in the hope that some other taxa
ton scheme ess hefhar Ihe % olan to
this want Is still to be seen.
will come up on the special calendar The
Republicans will favor the bill by Sickies.
of Putnam. 1t is one of the most thorougn n
measures prepared on this subject, and the
Republicans will advocate. it as the best
possible measure of replenishing the treas
| ury without Gripping any industry OF !ifi the
| hesitate to advance such measure, 50
long as the mashinery & Gf Phe,nl the party beiT
IS only equaled BY their fearfulness IN leg
Apropos Of antitrust legislation the Dem.
| tie capital out of the Farris insurance pli
which is a special order in the house tol
| next Thursday. 1t Is directed at an aiiegeS
trust which does business in Missouri witt
| headquarters at Kansas City and st. Louis
| In other words, the boards OF hre under.
| writer's of these two cities are classed a. a:
| greedy representatives Of great ugly Ia
Octopus. The Farris bill would abolish thu
| boards by including them unoer the pro
visions Of the antitrust law. Word wa:
sent out to the cohorts that It would, S b,
a great thing to wipe this trust IRON
Missouri soil. The fact that no petition:
have been received from business men II
| Kansas City or st. Louis asking for th'
Farris bill, but on the contrary the repre-
| sentations which have come from thes'
cities indicate that fire insurance rates ar ar,
writer's would injure the efficiency Of tn.
saivage corps as well as oppHse m no % Dui%ar, shn1
that some one was Tearing a passion t
tatters." The Democrats were not disposed
to line up for the bill and all idea Of max
ing it party measure was abandoned. !
majority Of the Republicans will probapl.
oppose the measure, contendfng that II l
not, desired either by ST. Louis or kansa
City. The members will express their indi
viduaI preference. however. no attempt be
ing made to make the bill party issue
The vote on the bill promises to be yer.
close. It's advocates express confidence tina
it will pass while its opponents are equall
| confident that 1t will fail.