The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-29
FROM THE STATE CAPITAL,

ppmocrutlr Press bureau Correspondence.
The Senate Judiciary Committee
have agreed that il would be right and
proper to pass law enabling notaries
public to perform marriage ceremon-
les.
The legislation necessary to carry
into effect the 9Th Constitutional
Amendment was introduced the first
Of the week by Williams Of Scott.
Every taxpayer in the State will soon
begin to get the benefit OF the ndop-
ton Of this amendment.
The tiovcsnor'S special message
calling attention 10 the need Of the
State Tor moro prctontiOus Capitol and
supreme Court buildings may preoipi-
tate another capitol removal fight.
Representative Oliver of Cape Cir
ardcau has n solution Of the pass qucs.
ton. lie has introduced joint and
concurrent resolution for II Constitu-
tional amendment allowing Legislators
to have passes.
The men who are pushing the num-
crous amendments To the insurance
laws have been having II strenuous
time. There seems TO be = decided
sentiment against monkcying with the
laws and they are experiencing dill
Guilty in convincing some OF the legls-
lators Of the justice of the changes
asked for.
The Senate on Friday passed six
bills aud an examination OF the record
two years ago shows that ii took them
twenty days To pass that number ot
bills, difference in favor of this SEES.
sion of seven days. This is not the
result OF the working of any spccial
"rule," il is the result of united
democratic determination to get down
to business.
In the Senate there are five bills
favorsbly reported that will come up
for action Monday or Tuesday; No. :
which forces railway companies TO pay
every 80 days and restricts days Of
grace ROW taken to prepare pay roll
No. 4 which forces lead, zinc and coal
mine, saw and planning mill operators
to pay employees every fifteen days in
lawful money arc among them.
Tho contest case OF Eversole VS.
DcClue from Washington county has
demonstrated that Democrats want to
be sure that they are right and want
every man TO have justice. In this
case the contrasting Democrat presents
ailidavits, took dispositions In the legal
manner and complied with all the
rules and regulations the same rs In
case at the bar. The matter has been
before tho committee on contested
elections and on Friday was before the
House on question of calling for
some OF the ballots, said to have been
fraudently cast in Washington county.
Some Of the Democratic members
want recount OF the entire county IN
order that there may be no question
Of everything being fair and right and
that ii cannot be charged that any adj
vantage was taken.
The bills introduced by Senator j.
L. Bradley during the first days of the
session have been coming up the last
few days and have been more or less
foot balls in tho Senate. His bill re-
quiring railroads to pay every fifteen
days was amended by making it thirty
days. His bill, No. Is, preventing
employees Of any corporations to act
as clerk, judge or witness Of any cleo
ton, aroused great deal Of discussion
In which Bradley stood alone for the
bill. 1t was defeated on engrossment.
His alum bin Is now ready for final
passage and the prospects are that Il
will be passed the first Of the week.
His anti-pass bill went up like sky
rocket when IL came up for engross-
mcnt. Ne introduced bill No. %.
which prevents tho storing Of liquor In
ont fIgusvs-on-elesties- -dax--Hs- bill