The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-02-19
FROM THE STATE CAPITOL.


Democratic press bureau Correspondence.
Bills passed by both houses the past
week are: Railway employees to be
paid every thirty days g.. l.. Bradley;
Papers filed to remain with case
through Court Of Appeals (knealy) !;
Increasing amount of Indebtedness To
be incurred by cities of third class
(pickenson); appropriation bills, APP
portioning school moneys, etc
The record nl the Legislature this
week is six bills finally passed, twenty
four Senate bills aud ten lIou.e bills
passed The Senate adjourned oven
Saturday hut the House worked right
along and transacted commcndablc
amount Of work, The calendar being
nearly wadcd through
The Senate with its limited aud
usually level headed membership, GET
along very smoothly aud there have
been few exciting contests this week.
The alum bill seems destined 10 make
trouble during the entire session, it be-
ing the subject Of another red hot de-
bate, the first OF the week, when
the farris amendments providing foi
the labelling ui all baking powder,
were tackled on the bill.
The Bradley stock yards bill created
somewhat Of Il hurry, but was indriin-
itcly postponed. Senator Martin led
the fight for stock yards regulation,
but a majority Of The Senators did not
think conditions warranted any rcgu.
lation measures at this time, especially
rs there seemed to be no special de.
mand on the part of the shippers who
ship 10 Missouri yards. Senator Cos
lcllo'S bill providing Tor the division
by County Courts of the Office of Cil-
cult Clerk and Recorder threw the Re
publican brethren into panic They
had the impression that the Democrats
we're going Try to steal something.
The report Of the commission APP
pointed to revise the revenue laws has
been followed by the introduction Of a
number of bills rs prepared by the
commission. These bills are calcu-
lated to make taxation uniform aud to
bring ont some of the hidden treasure
over the State. The whole matter of
State revenue is being systcmatizcd, the
State officials all having their heads
together in the work. As conditions
are now, every county in the State ha.
u different system. The purpose Is to
have all blanks aud books sent out BY
the Auditor with instructions rs 10
their use.
The school hook question is in an
unsettled condition. The Governor s
IDEAS as expressed in his message
would have been enacted into law very
likely but for the influences that have
been brought to bear 10y the book trust,
which hOpeg TO defeat any legislation
aud leave the State nt their mercy.
lhc Republicans figure that the school
book question is promising field for
campaign material, aud the book
trust has enlisted the Republican lead
crs who promise TO defeat any lcgis-
latiOn. The Atkinson constitutional
amendment in the House aud the same
thing by Rubey in the Senate is 10 our
mind the very best solution of the
free book question.
Next week ii has been arranged
that there will be u public hearing OF.
the Jefferson Club police law. Both
parties will be represented by their
leading men. Halves has charge OF
the Dcmoc ratio end Of it. For polit-
ical reasons it is supposed the Re-
publicans will violently object to the
jefferson Club law, but privately they
will all tell you it is the faircst and
best election law ever proposed.