The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-20
COMBINE DEFEATS
ALUM LEGISLATION
Senate Indefinitely Postpones Ac-
ton on the House Baking
Powder Measure.
OLD LAW STILL IN EFFECT.
Rubey Makes Strong Appeal, but
Farris Opposes the Selee-
ton of q Conference
Committee.

BY a STAFF CORHESEoNDEANT-
Jefferson City. No., March 19-While the
House Boodlng Investigating Committee
was discussing ways and means to compel
two refractory witnesses to testify regard
ing $1,000 and $500 bills which they had in
their possession. the Senate this morning
Indefinitely postponed the House alum bill.
The original eighteen opponents of the
measure stood solidly for postponement
after four OF them had been appealed to
eloquently BIZ senator Rubey to stand by
the statements which they made on the
floor Of the Senate at the beginning Of the
session.
The House having rejected the Senate
amendments and the Senate having IN
definitely postponed action on the House
bill practically excludes all chance Of
legislation on the alum question at this ses-
sion Of the Legislature. This leaves the old
law on the books. According to the Su-
preme Court ruling. alum baking powders
may be sold, but not manufactured in the
State.
The House bill came up when Chief Clerk
Joe Tall of the House reported the House
refused to concur in the Senate labelling
amendment. Farris Immediately moved that
the whole matter be indefinitely postponed.
Clarke raised the point Of order that q
House amendment could not be indefinitely
postponed. Rubey moved that the Senate
recede from its amendments. Fields Of
Linn, who was in the chair. after listening
to the arguments ruled that the motion to
indefinitely postpone was IN order.
RUBEY'S APPEAL.
In speaking against the motion Rubey
took occasion to review briefly the position
of some OF the Senators. III you want to
leave on the books law which permits
alum baking powders to be sold In this
State and not manufactured he said.
vote for this motion. If you feel that this
Is unjust, stand up like men and vote
against 1t.
Il appeal to the Senator from Carter
QIee) to vote against postponement and for
the House bill. He stated at the beginning
of this fight that he would do SO If tie
House refused to concur in the labelling
amendment. I appeal to the Senators from
Usage. Jasper and Boone (Zevely. McIndoe
and Walker) to stand up like men, and
vote as they said they would at the begin
ming OF the session.
TN speeches on this floor they said they
would support the House bill without
amendment IL the House refused to concur.
II they will do as they said they would,
then we would wipe this unjust measure
of our books
Farris followed Rubey. IT am too old a
fox to be caught in this trap" he said. Il
know too much. Where Is the presiding !
officer OF this bodyI In New fork. ana i
say he is there to avoid naming q confer |
ence committee on this question. Instead |
the power to name this committee will be |
in the hands of the Senator from Macon. |
against whom 1 cast no aspersions. Then, |
Il the committee refuses to reach an agree !
ment. the friends of the House bill will fall |
back on doubtful parliamentary rule that |
the original House bill is passed. don't
propose to be caught"
COMBINE STANDS TOGETHER.
AT the beginning of this fight" asked
did you not say that this would
be the natural procedure? Were you de-
,eiving us?"
you have not been deceived have you?"
answered Farris.
"Of all the men in the Senate" said Ru-
'ey. the Senator from Crawford F'arris)
he knows the ms and outs and he has
lever once permitted a fair. square vote on
he House bill. The measure has always
,een fixed so that some of the Senators
Gould escape fulfilling the promises which
hey made. Now Is the time for them to
how their sincerity"