The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-02-21
LETTER FROM THE CAPITAL.
Proceedings Of the Legislature, Political
Gossip, Men and Measures.
jefferson City. Feb. ls. 1908.


3 dreary place for Legislators on Sun
day but since the wave of reformation
started by Rev. Brooks the town has
been getting good BY leaps and bounds,
The mayor, who formely ran his bill
hard hal open on Sunday and allowed
everything else to turn wide open, has
closed his place, gamblers are gone,
saloons closed and last Sunday the
barber shops we're closed tight and
Rev. Brooks had 20 get the opera
house 10 preach to his congregations.
On Friday the senate concluded It's
deliberations for the week, having done
a very large amount OF work and
cleared the calendar. The house,
although a large part of the member
ship were absent, logged along through
the day and transacted a lot of work
mostly in the way of discussing and
engrossing bills.
During the week there was not a
grea. deal Of discussion on any subject
except the ever present "Alump bill.
which was SO amended that ali baking
powder cans are required to be label
ed. The alum question bids fair to be
with US to the close Of the session.
The clerical force question is still CIV
ing trouble. House committees are IN
able to get clerks to report their pro-
~ceedlngs and besiege the committees
on clerical force with requests, all Of
which are turned down. Chairman
Gibson Of the committee is Investigate
ing every report brought to him and
these Investigations resulted Saturday
in the discharge of two clerks Of st.
Louis members-clerks who 1t was
found bad not done any w,rk. Anoih.
err report traced down resulted in the
discovery that one member had sneak
ed two extra clerks on the force and
both were promptly fred. The senate
has troubles along the same line with
result that clerks who have not been
present have been fired. II is somewhat
difficult to discover abuses of the cler-
zeal force because the heads of depart
ments hesitate about giving any clerks
away on account OF the Legislators who
appointed them.
Tue big jubilee celebration, the date
for which has been fixed as March y,
will be held 10 the hall Of The house Of
representative and every man, woman
and child m the siato is invited to he
present. Governor Dockery viii pre-
side. Addresses win be delivered by
Lieutenant Governor Lee, Speaker
Whiteeotton, Senators Stone, Crockreu
and Vest, Committees Of Legislators
have been selected who will handle
varou phases OF the preparations fol
the event
There has been considerable com
plant about committees holding bill,
for the purpose Of defeating them and
the railroad committee Of the house
has been coming in for a great deal o.
criticism from the outside, They have
had bills before them ever since III,
first days Of the session and they ar,
no nearer a report than they were tn,
day they received the bills for consider
alton, Some of the bills, possibl,
nearly all OF them, axe bills which
should not become laws but 1t is no
the best public or party policy t.
smother bills in committees.
In the senate Monday Senator Brad
ley Of st. Francois, chairman Of tbI
committee on constitutional amend
ments and Federal relations. was taker
to task by Senator NJ. Matt who trie,
to force a report on constitutions
amendments for the initiatives aud re
ierendum. The result was that th
committee was gwen more time to de
liberate on the matter.
The House Text Book COMMITTEE /
divided against itself and the prospec
is for little legislation on the text boo
question The republicans are stand
ing solidly With the Trust Text Boo
lobby which wants all text book legisl,
.ion defeated SO as TO leave the stare
their mercy The republicans are reiul
ing TO attend committee meeting
thereby breaking a quorum and ID
prepared bill Is being strsngled in II
committee at this time.
When II does finally get before lh
hdnse a strong attempt viii be made t
seieat It and republicans now clail
that their purpose is to 60 next CAM