The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1903-02-20
THE SENATE TEN-DAY RULE.
The Ten-Day Rule In tue senate VI Mis-
souri, an innovation Never la forv. In
tho seunt~ Previous. to Ihi. session.

w sh'e 10 ~ NF
Il. the state stnutv VI Missouri until this,
The iorty.sec,nd. session OF the general
assembly.
It's introduction and adoption 1. dcstruc-
tive Of one OF the most powerful Citadets
of corrupt lobby influence. such iiiiiu.
ences have been potent enough TO have
prevented the adoption OF the rule by
the senate heretofore, but Its adoption has
been a hobby OF the present heutonant-
feet by u determined and desperate strus-
gle.
irst time BY the state senate at thls seq
sion reads ~ follows.
anal passage unless the same has been
reported on by "a committee ana printed
for the use OF the senators. prOvidoa that
al Pi,ls reterfsd d to sia b,n u e 2aYs sms
the same nave been referred. unless, TOT
good cause shown, further time be sriht-
from the time OF The reference of ANY
bill. no further time having been srant-
ed. the same be not reported 70 THE sem
aucst The return Of said bin to The son-
ate, u such request shtll be noted IN
the journal. and otter the mak!ng thsts.
OF the chairman q, the cOinfutttee before
which said bill n pounding shall immedi.
ately return the same TO the secretary OF
the senate, and saiI eih shah tr9m thS
the possession Of the senate aud DO re.
fcrreJ to the committee OF the whole anu
De 50 ll0hfHtu W Nlo HNAlfAHANe VI.
senate; and no bill or resolution shall bo
reported adversely by aus committee un.
III the author Of such bill OF resolution
sha be given an opportunity to appear
and be heard before the COMMITTEES 10
which the same IL referred
II IL much stronger aud more drastic
In It's provisions than tho tcn-dny rule OF
the lower houtg or house Of fVprcscuta-
tiycs. which reads US follows
Rule s,-Thc several cgttmittcfs OF the
house. when appointed, shall EiNc the au.
thor OF zach bi'l referred to said commit.
tee an opportunity to appear before said
committed TO bc heard IN It's defense. aud
no committee rhnll report adversely ON
any biz without ntst giNlug. the author
thereof an opportunity &C. ho heard Ia. dc.
Ills r%SSffeffdd 10 said eommi,ta"s shall be
reported out Ia ten days. unless the time
IL. extended by the consent OF the house
IL VIII be observed that tlr adoption %
the rule by the senate renders IL simply
Impossible Tor a committee TO pigeon
hole. smother pocket OF 'h3ld-out any
bill from consideration ~ ~" senate u
any senator has sumclcnt interest IN II
to call Out Of tile committee.
ThiH defeats tho last lunl resource of
the enrruptionlstu, which was 10 induce
tile holding out OF bills unul tho session
adjourned.
ihr htat session Of the state senate
Ia force az 20 the time ~ tho adoption OF
our present state constitution la l,,s.
Ne record of an attempt oven Of the
adoption % such % rule exists unul IL"
session Of 1871, when Rule ~. was made
""isuiS si-No iii shall be considered for
mai passage uHtii tile Same hu. been rc.
ported upon b. a committee aud printed
tor the use ct tho mcmhotst
THIS WAS "a nur" excerpt from TO-" state
constitution, AT. I, section =. ntd chu.
tHiuH no stipulation nH 10 when BILLS shall
Rnic q remained UNCHANGED absolutely
IN the u,sHionH " 1871 1875. l''i. 1883. lSl'
1870, 1855. ~, and isi.
III lfNl, the ttst session % IN" senate
lfRHlNNu over 10y mo ufHHnfN unnfNunmAH
governor tLcoi, hc appointed a commit
!sc on rules % n,c ryghtnN as ioll3Na'
Heather, Farrls ana Aigtih6ws.
The three irst named nloj a majority
rules nmong which was tulc -. ~ fol-
"No bill shall be considered Tor mai
pnHHngs. unioSA the same has been re-
ported ON by a committee aud printed Zoe
The use OF the senate. provided that nll
bills referred TO- HtnndluE committees
alter the same have boon referred, un-
lcrr, for good cause shown. further umo
This report was signed hy senators
Waller, Heather aud y NJ bradley, Son.
at"rs farfls ana Matthews not concur
When the report wa road senator
Frank farrls moved, aud senator Mat.
thcws seconded the notion, that Al OF
Rulr -. after the Word senate 10
stricken out, The vote ou the motion was
Ayca; senators Clarke. collins, David
.eh, fhttlt Ilyhcs. J'W,H AlhtH4all'
Mihttn,Ws M"ttoil ot,h.iH l,lm i,9l'
lnt, Scho'nltHb, Siniiht .SL!lNhut lib'|,
THOMAS Mhllcy, lnli, lHlch hrWv-
Gratis hnd eight republicans
.Nu'ai snhhiuia hltf i!hhl.Nf lay
Costello. lowsll, Druhollo. Fields, lirlfh.
er, l'o, Martin tSallnrf. i4u'ft htAuht,
walker, Total, lj-hNl ltmocftif
Thus was tho ton dny rule ~ ne sen.
ate defeated NJ the e-ssigu ~ lgl
II would appear thli ll"ui ''"N .s'e
was, ~ IN" session ot ltl. d'iNiicl bnt
leF0.l Ia his DISCRIMINATION IA nut the Fuin