The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-03-07
WILL bL Re- SUBMITTED.
People If II ss3ufi Will Have An
other Chance - Vote on the
Third Amendment.
IN DEADLOCK OVER FRANCHISE BILL.
senate Refuses to Concur in the House
Amendments which Virtually Substi-
tuted the IpuS, Measure for riss sem
ate's EiIl Fasorabiy reported THAT
WIN Iahs I:e. snue from NeMsp.p

Jefferson City, Mo, March 1.-The
amendment TO the constitution pro
| viding for the taxation of mortgages
and deeds Of trust, commonly called
| the third amendment, will lie resub-
mitted to the people at the hext gen
erul election. This was decided after
spirited debate in the house. The
resolution, which is senate joint and
| concurrent resolution No. !. has al
ready PASSED the senate aIss, is now
up 10 the governor for approval.
The senate, by a vote of p to 6,
refused 80 concur i'm the amendments
made to the senate franchisc-tax bill
by the house. The ame udHents
amount 10 the substitution OF the
house bill for the Committee bin.
The committee on privileges and
elections reported favorabIv the bill
to do away with the pract.c.s. Of p.irl:-
ing the official ballot IN tive papers
Of opposite politics in each comfy.
The bill is strongly opposed by Mis-
souri, country adi
senator Thomas presented q bill to
create the office Of assistant attorney
general 10 be appointed ~ the a.
torneN general for fonr years. TO hold
office 1t the pleasure OF thc attorney
general His saiarv shall lie - 800.
The bill aholi~Hes he present Office
Of chief clerk 10 the a torney general
The house voted down he seH1te
bill to remove tbe maps and collec-
tious az me @eolea:se} surrey from
L
at Rolla
The doctors " bill TO give the
board of health power to say who
shall practice medicine and healing
came up for final passage in the house
1t was intended al first to catch every
kind of opposition to the old school
doctors, but trimmed by opposition
when ii was NJ for engr0ssrnent. it's
powers are limited. But the Chris
tian scientists and the magnetic heal
ers are practically wiped out by its
provisions.
The order has been passed down the
line in the senate that it is the Dock
cry franchise bill or nothing. Tie Is
democratic votes which stand with
Morton on every important question,
and eight republican senators who
follow them faithfully in all except
party matters. are lined up solid and
there is no danger that vigorous OPP
position viii come from the gov
ernor's Office, for few days at least.
The house must back down. or the
chances of effective franchise leris-
lation without an extra session are
bad
Aydelotte, Of Warren, introduced
congressional apportionment bill MAX
ing a new division Of the state into
congressional districts. 1t follows the
act of congress which says in con
gresional districts the counties must
be contiguous and the districts com
pact. Aydelotte's apportionment map
was laid off with square without re-
gard TO party politics. 1t will never
get beyond the house committee.
The house passed Haci<ney's bill
to allow railroads to build spurs and
branches without taking out new ar
ticles of incorporation. 1t will save
money for the railroads. as each in
corporation makes new fees for the
state.