The St. Louis Republic., 1901-03-01
Franchise-Tax Measure Will Now
Be Subject of a Joint Con-
ference Committee.
VOTES FOR REsuBMlssIoN.
House Favors Placing Third Con-
stitutional Amendment Adopted
at Last Election Before
Voters Again.

| to-day. by n vote of "a to 6. refused to con
cur in the amendments made to the Senate
| franchise-taX bill by the House. The
| amendments amount to the substitution Of
the House bill for the committee bill.
Senator Bradley made the motion fol
! nonconcurrence. There was no debate, ant
the following was the vote:
For nonconcurrence: Bradley, Clarke, Collins.
Costello Davisson. Dowel. Drabelle. Fields.
Haynes, Heather. Jewell, Lee Marshall,
Matthews Morton. Ramp. Rollins. Schoenlaub.
Zevely-2.
Against nonconcurrence: Biggs. Clay. Martin.
Rubey, Walker, Whaley-6.
The bill was returned to the House this
afternoon with the report that 1t had not
been concurred. in. The next action will be
for the House to ask for a conference by
committees between the two branches.
A number of unimportant measures were
sent to engrossment in the Senate.
When Senator Martins bill to prevent
persons from defrauding gas companies by
tampering with meters was up for engross-
ment. Senator Thomas inquired: 'Is there
anything in the bill to prevent the meter
from continuing to work while the family
Is away for the summer?" The bill was
engrossed.
Senator Clarke had some trouble killing
one of his own bills. The measure was one
OF the game and fish preservation bills. The
committee reported another bill on the
same subject which covered the same
ground, and reported Senator Clarke's bill
unfavorably. Senator Clarke moved the in
definite postponement of his own measure
when the committee made its own report
Through some inadvertence the bill contin-
ued alive. got on the calendar. and came up
for engrossment to-day.
Why" said Senator Clarke, II thought
ha 6nnI fhnf 10
indefinitely postponed
A majority Of the Senators in Jest voted
no In the viva voce vote to kill the bill,
but President Lee declared the bill killed.
Clerk for Supreme Justices.
The bill to give clerk to each Of the
Judges of the Supreme Court and to each
of the Appellate Judges caused debate in
the Senate this morning. Senator Matthews
presented the bill and spoke for it, con-
tending that the clerks were needed in the
preparation Of opinions by the Judges.
Senator Fields and Bradley opposed the
bill, because some of the Judges Of the
Supreme Court had declared they did not
need such a clerk. The bill was sent to en-
grossment by a vote Of II to 9, after amend
ment by Senator Drabelle to make the
clerks stenographers and typewriters.
The Committee on Privileges and Elections
reported favorably to-day the bill to do
away with the practice of printing the Of
fetal ballot in two papers Of opposite poll
tics in each county. The bill is strongly op-
posed by Missouri country editors.
Senator Thomas presented bill to cre-
ate the office of Assistant Attorney General
to be appointed by the Attorney General for
four years. to hold office at the pleasure of
the Attorney General. His salary shall be
$500. The bill abolishes the present office
Of chief clerk to the Attorney General
Two other bills were submitted in the
Senate. as follows:
By Thomas: No. 314, to pay back to Jas
per County $S.370.70 for moneys paid into
the State Treasury belonging to the
county.
By Haynes: No. s16, to create the Office
of County Auditor in Buchanan County, to
be filled by election for four years at a
salary of $500 year.
House Votes Down Senate Bill.
The House voted down the Senate bill to
remove the maps and collections Of the
geological survey from Jefferson City to
the School Of Mines at Rolla- The bill was
presented simultaneously in House and
Senate. The House voted its bill to death
at once. and destroyed the Senate's bill to-
day. The Senate bill had been reported IA
vorably by a majority Of the Committee
on Mines. and Mining. Representative
mitted a minority report against the bill.
The minority report was adopted, thus re-
fusing the bill place on the calendar
pone the egotiable-instrument bili sub sub
mitted by Hawthorne. This bill comprised
some sixty printed pages and was de-
signed to make the law in Missouri corre-
spond with that In many Eastern States.
A number of the provisions were found
obnoxious by the members. and the in
definite postponetnent of the measure re-
suited.
A large part Of the afternoon was spent
in the consideration Of the third constitu-
tional amendment to tax mortgages In Mis-
ing the machinery to put the third amend
ment in operation was sent to engross-
ment.
ting to the people the third amendment was
also debated in the House. Sickles OF Put
nam and Dickinson of Henry spoke in favor
Fair amendments had played great part
in carrying through the third amendment
and declaring that the people were anxious
y Hamilton. speaking Tor resubmission. told
a story of a man who voted for the third
amendment because 1t was submitted by
Democratic Legislature"
1.-THE Senator from Platte. who presented
the resolution at the last session. was mere
ly trying to @ INTRODUCE @ some son sensational
its effect. talked with him and know"
Adopted by the Usual Vote.
Speaking against resubmission. Clay of
Audrain presented figures to show that the
third constitutional amendment had been
adopted by the vote usual In constitutional
amendments.
Wolf Of Greene declared that the clamor
for resubmission came from money lenders
In Missouri. who escaped taxation on their
notes and were opposed to g. law which pre-
vented them from escaping taxation.
Duncan Of Buchanan argued that the
third amendment operated to annihilate
taxable values in that the mortgages were
assessed as part Of the land instead of as
notes in addition to the land. This, he con-
tended would raise the rate Of taxation as
1t lessened the property open for taxation.
The debate continued until long after
o'clock, the members struggling fiercely for
possession Of the floor.
The debate continued so long that the
late speakers were interrupted by constant
cries Of Vote" and golden Of Nodaway.
cries. was greeted with a rattle of spit
toons that made his talk inaudible.
The vote resulted In favor Of resubmis-
sion as follows:
For Hss% bar % @
We'll. Bothweii, Calvert. Campbell. Carter. chas-
csRns asssn Fa Raesass @
Hamilton aIan Handy; ... aa1gss a HaTkIns. . HaT-
an kSy
Lane Aghtholder: Lindsey. MeCollum Mckee,
lsa Paton Ms Psps pst
Prissewater. Richter Rober.s of pemiscott. Rui
sr. salmerins.. Short, s. ssIekles. Smith: Spears.
ley. psefr rhiienias. a Todd warren we'll Wi Weinhol. @
Williams Of Scott. Wilson, windler. Wilmer.
Against resubmission: Baker, Ball, Barrett,
Blair Of Dekalb. Bradley. Carnack. Clay, Coff-
rs Duva Edmindson. Eve1soie Farey Groom
Hains. Hall n.. Holmes f5 S. Horn Huck Hutehison'
Reeves. Reinmiller. Risk, Roberts Of Boone. shei.
Iy Wolf Waae anS
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