The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-01-24

is used or furnished to any other com-
pany. 1t is considered a ''trust bust
err
In the house. republican members are
raising heaven and earth to make,
manufacture or otherwise produce
political capital. They have appointed
a ''steerlng committee aud they all
agree to work, act and vote in a solid
phalanx as advocated so %strenously by
the Globe Democrat. The corrupt
lobby element of the republican party
has established a ''resolution bureau
here and bitter partisan resolutions
are represented by the republican
members from day to day. This mat
ter Is nearly all promoted by a feder-
ated metropolitan press but any demo-
cratic resolutions are left out. Notwith-
standing the republican policy of OBJ
structon, the democrats are acting to-
gether and proceeding along safe and
economical lines.
On Tuesday the governor sent In an
other special message on the text book
question. He urged ''uniformity of
books. said tba, The books should be re-.
vised 10 some instances, an efor. made
to secure lower prices, and advocated
the sppoiaimeni Of s commissioner for
tbst purpose BE slsO reviewed the
proposes "free text book measures
and recommended q constitutional
amendment enabling the vsuou school
districts to tax tbemselvesto buy books.
The following bids we're reported
from committees favorably and order
ed engrossed by the house:
No, Is by Doris to repeal the law
creating the Office Of pardon clerk;
Sc by Dawson of Butler adding new
section, 5s05, to statutes relating to
police judge, appeals from;
20 by Atkinson providing that oils
shall be taken from bottom OF tanks
for tests;
t II by Nobel relating to Gumpton'i
abstracts in Montgomery court; and
81 by Wells taking out the real estate
| qualifications for road overseers, allow.
ing road overseer to use his own team
> to move tools, making it duty Of courI
| clerk to enter credit to road district
? all taxes levied.
2 Representative Shelby the first of the
, week submitted the report of the Con
federate Home and is the author o
: bill No. 228. an act entitled: Dram
e Shops, Excise Commission and Loca
4 Option.
= Senator N. M. Bradley is conceded
by his colleagues to be one of the mos
level headed and conservative members
e of the upper body. This fact has beer
g recognized by Lieut.. Gov. Lee, witt
has appointed him chairman of tn
e Louisiana Purchase centennial com
mittee and also a member of tn
o committees or university, norma
,e schools, agricultural college and schoC
Of mines, private corporations, GRIM
nal Jurisprudence and appropriations
l. In view of the fact that the senate ha
adopted the ten day rule Senate
II Bradley will be up against a yer
r, large amount of committee work an
m committees are the bodies IN whiC
" legislation is practically enacted. Sc
IN ator Bradley has been prominent
r. the preliminary work so far, althous
e. he has introduced but one bill durIr
c. the week and that bill relates to Il
Oh loaning of the county sinking funds
ly the different counties. This is mere
mt a correction to make the law correspol
lat with other laws on the subject of loa
ing county money. Senator Bradl'
!. has several very important measur
which he may introduce, but for ii
most part his time will be taken
looking after his committee work a
keeping close track OF the flood of bl
and sorting out the good from the ba