The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-15
GENERAL ASSEMBlyS WORK.
Both Branches Organized Permanently
and Work Begins.

The first three days of the Leg
stature were spent mostly IN con
vening and organizing. Repre-
j. fl. Whitecotton was
elected Speaker Of the House with.
out opposition and Senator Thomas
l.. Rnbey was chosen temporary
President of the Senate unanimous
Is by the Democratic caucus.
Joseph Tall was elected chief clerk
of the House, and Rev. j. a. Rus
sell of Marble Hill was chosen
as Chaplain. Cornelius Roach
was nominated in the caucus for
Secretary of the Senate. The
Democrats held their Senatorial
caucus on Thursday night and FIX
Gov VIM. j. Stone was unanimous
~ chosen for United States Sena-
tor. In the Republican caucus
kerens finally overcame he Atkins
faction and received the honor.
ary senatorial nomination by II
majority Of one vote.
Up to the time of adjournment on
Friday morning about seventy. i've
bills had been introduced. Senator
j. j.. Bradley of this county was
among the first to introduce bills
and the following were offered by
him: n bill submitting the inltla.
tive and referendum to the people;
Il bill authorizing Comfy Judges
to employ an expert accountant n
bill providing that all property,
personal, real aud mixed, shall be
assessed at its value, and all cor.
poratons at 40 per cent of their
cash and incorporated value II
bill providing that all miners shall
be paid ut least once every fifteen
days in cash; n bill attaching II
penalty of not less than 5000 nor
more than $1,000 to any delegate to
Il convention who accepts pass
or reduced fare not allowed to
everybody; II bill applying to the
pure food law and permitting the
use of alum IN baking powders; II
bill requiring railroads TO pay EN-.
ployes in cash every fifteen days;
a bill providing n general eight
hour work day; II bill reducing
the charges at the stock yards;
Il bill making 1t unlawful for
any official of Il mining or man
ufacturlng concern 10 act as
Judge or clerk of any election; a
bill requiring Nil railroads TO fur.
nlsh free transportation to stock
shippers; n bill regulating express
charges and fixing such charges Mt
n maximum rate of - cents per
100 pounds and smaller weights
accordingly.
Both branches adjourned Fridny
morning to meet Monday afternoon,
for the purpose of giving the pre-
siding officers an opportunity Of
appointing the various committees.
l4leut. Gov. Lee appointed Senator
Bradley ms n member of the Com.
mittecS on Rules, Constitutional
Amendments, Permanent Sent Of
Government, Railroads and Inter-
nal improvements, Ways and
Means, Louisiana Purchase Cen
tennial Accounts and Miscellan-
eous Laws.
The present Legislature will be
characterized by its economy in
aud its cleanliness in leg
islation. The ClcrkshipS have heen
cut down to the lowest limit. and
the total number this year is l25,
a reduction in last sessions force
Of over 30. However there is one
thing in the selection of clekships
which is far from commendablc, and
that iS the appointment yfar after
year of the same men. Very little
new material il brought into these
places, and when Il man once gets
IN, from then on he usually stays.
The predominancr OF young men
n the House is remarkable. The
'oster of the House starts with u
nwyer and ends with n farmer.
There arc 46 farmers, A. lawyers, |
@ merchants, 6 newspaper men,
doctors. q clerks. ; teachers, and
3 other men representing ~ trades
md professions. Col. Crisp Of
iansas City is classed rs pisci.
ulturist
In point Of service Speaker
and Williams of Scott
'ounty nre the oldest men in thr
louise. aud Weaver of Jefferson
nd liuek Of Ste. Geneyievc are the
ext oldest. this being the third
.rm for both of them.
On the sth inst, the General
,ssembly of Illinois passed u reso,
lIiom Of eulogy on the death Of
ne former Governor, John j. Alt.
eld.
The spectacular exhibition ut
elhi, India, given by the Indian
rinces and chiefs last week in
onop of the Durbar Proclamation
,st in all over $40, 900. Il
The recent statement issued by
Ie United States Steel Corpora,
on, on its financial condition, {
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