The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-27
Discussion of Proposed Amend,
ments to Nesbit Law Takes Up
the Entire Afternoon.
REPUBLICANS SOUGHT DELAY.
Amendments Sent to EngrOssment
Without Change-Debate
Marked by Partisan
Bitterness.
z A STAFF CORRESPONDENT.

Jefferson City. Mo-, Feb. 2s.-In the
amendments to the Nesbit bill in the House
the Republicans gave a brilliant exhibition
Of hlibustering that went all to pieces just
as It seemed on the point Of gaining It's
purpose.
The House Republicans indorse the
amendments to the Nesbit bill proposed by
the House Democratic caucus. as far as
they go. but desire that they go farther
They assert first that. despite the emerg-
ency clause in the Nesbit amendment bill.
ii will not affect the April election In ST.
Louis; and. second, they desire that the
Republican Election Commissioner snail De
the dictator. untrammeled by any super
vision from the board. as a whole. of who
shall be the Republican judges and clerks
Of election.
To permit them to extend the propaganda
they have been conducting against the bill.
the House Republicans desired that. after a
short debate to-day, further debate should
be postponed until tomorrow. When this
was refused them on a vote they set about
filibustering In order to consume the time
Of the House until enough Democrats should
tire and go home to enable the Republicans.
who stayed to a man. to control the House
and adjourn until tomorrow. Speaker
Whitecotton was lenient with them In rec
ognizing them and In overruling points OF
order against them. They introduced amend
ment after amendment to the bill. and on
each amendment each Of the leaders, MuI-
ply. Parefra, Aydelott. Boutwell,, Woods
and Hawthorne. made speeches
Thsy sent to the clerk long news oc-
read ManY Of the 0s pemocHats wesried Of
the speeches and went home These Ge-
partures were becoming epidemic, when w.
cloakroom, suddenly disappeared. leaving
the cloakroom locked. The Democrats.
unable to get their hats and overcoats.
Speaker Whitecotfon finally wearied OF
the hlibustering. the previous question was
moved in q trice and the amendments were
House Republicans will probably continue
their propaganda when the bill comes UP
Amendnent In Presented.
During the discussion Pareira presented
an amendment to the bill providing that the
Republican judges and clerks appointed by
! not suDject to the approval Of the entire
Representatives Huck and Hamilton op-
.Tn the Counties" they declared. "the
County Courts appoint the judges and clerks
Of electSn The County Courts are ait
nevertheless. they appoint the election ofic-
ials Of the opposite party. In ST. Louis the
Republican Election Commissioner il to ap-
point the Republican judges and clerks
That is more concession than Is given IN the
counties.'
memOef8
position to the adoption of the amendment.
I'VE ought not to amend the Nesbit law
in any way" declared Jones of Schuyler.
When we think back OF what the Repub-
when we think back Of the Drake Constitu-
to t any VI Republican demands. We have laid
aside this feeling and have given the Re-
publicans representation on the Election
sHes anS subject to ie
J of the Election Board. II the Republican
Election Commissioner appoints honest
| Of their approval by the board II not. they
should be disapproved.
| Has Sold Out to Democrats.
"The Republicans who spoke here against
| the Nesbit law declared that the Repub-
| lican judges and clerks had sold out to
the Democrats at the November election.
| Gratis, or Of the election law. That is a
| trouble with the Republicans themselves" ("
| Aydelott (Rep) Of Warren moved to post
Ire until tomorrow. The motion was lost
| by a vote Of s. to s.. Wallace. Voolfolk.
| Calvert. Dickinson. Wilmer. simmons: Hail.
with the Republicans.
| Ruler of St Louis presented an amend
| ment that new judges and clerks. other
pointed for the mayoralty election.
Hamilton Of Daviess spoke on this
when the Republicans in this Houss
| speak of fairness want to attract their at
| tention to the fact that their party stole q
President" he said When % tney aen9unSe Remo.
/ Gratis.
| "The principal defect Of the Nesb!t cleo
ton law, as Republicans see u. is that 81
Louis went Democratic under 1t. Under THE
F1lley election law St Lonis o. went & KeruDs,
nv sS o00 Ziegenheinism was the result
When the Nesbit election law went iLto ef'
4 feet St Louis returned to is normal Re,
| publican majority Of about 1000 The &c,
| that the entire city ticket was elected vas
| due to Ziegenheinism. The normal major.
| Eovarnor ana for the State ticket"
! The debate grew in partisan bitterness
! as n progressed. The Republican speakers
| declined TO Yield to questions from tneii
| opponents and the Democrats refaiiated In
kind. a....
1 ronsidera tion OF the measure be postponed
until the next day. This was lost by vote
| 1.-..SIs.crs JOTJN C. IERENA