Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-04-25
Missouri
Legislature
Whiteeotton Sworn In.

James H. Whftecotton, elected to
represent Monroe county to fill the va
cancy occasioned by the death of Rep
resentative Ganaway, was sworn in
Thursday morning. Mr.. Whitecotton
has served four terms In the house,
and has twice been speaker. He is a
skilled parliamentarlan and a ready
debater. He will be one OF the ablest.
allies the governor will have in the
assembly. Mr.. Whitecotton and Mr..
McConkey, elected to fill the vacancy
from fancy county, occasioned by the
death of Representative Depuy, have
been placed on the judiciary and GRIM
inal jurisprudence committees.
Folk Sends Message.
Gov. Folk stated that he would send
a message to the legislature Friday
morning, expressly designating ward
local option for cities having $4,000
inhabitants and over. He says that a
number Of members have told him that
doubts exist If power is conferred in
his call for legislating on this subject,
and in order to remove all doubts the
supplemental message has been deter
mined upon.
To Enforce Sunday Law.
The house spent nearly two hours
Thursday in debating and attempting
to amend Representative Huck's bill,
which provides a method for removing
sherifs and prosecuting attorneys who
fail to enforce the Sunday law against
the drsmshops under their jurisdic-
ton.
Hold Memorial Services. .
Memorial services were held by the
house Thursday afternoon in commem-
Grafton of two dead members, one OF.
whom, Mr.. Dupuy, of fancy, died =
short time before the regular session
closed, and the other, Mr.. Gannaway,
of Monroe, who died more recently.
Tax on Clubs.
Representative Brandon, of Daviess,
presented a bill in the house that i'm
poses an annual tax of $500 on all
clubs that sell i~ntoxicants, and also
forbids them from selling or giving
away intoxicants on Sunday.
Enabling Act Sent to Senate.
When the senate met Friday the
committee on private corporations, of
which Senator McAllister of Monroe
county is chairman, reported favora-
bly,, without amendment, the Cooper
bill empowering st. Louis, among 9TH
err cities, to regulate the rates OF public
service corporations. This action was
a severe blow to the corporation lob
by. The lobby had confidently planned
to delay action on the bill until next
week.
Court Building Fight.
1t is a settled fact that when the
house takes up the appropriation bills
a bitter fight will be made against the
passage of the item Of $215, 900 for the
completion Of the new supreme court
: building, and it is a difficult matter to
venture a prediction as to the result.
/ In the regular session, after a spir
' tied and protracted contest, and after
the several members of the commits
sion had pleaded with the appropria
: lions committees of both branches Of
the assembly, the item passed, with
votes to spare. 1t comes up again be
cause of the fact that it was omitted
; from the appropriations bill vetoed BY
; the governor a few days ago, because
: of numerous errors-this being one OIL
them-made in its enrolment.
The first round in this fight was haG
Monday night, when a resolution was
introduced and adopted, calling upor
the attorney general for a written opin
a ion on the following points, after re
citing that an appropriation of 1888, OO(
e had been made for the new building
v which was stipulated should be in full
: for the completion of the work:
5 /. Is there any legal obligation OF
y the part of the state to pay any sum il
4 addition to the amount appropriated il
1905 for that purpose, and, if so, hov
) much, and for what purpose?
3 2. Will it be a violation of the spiri
or intent of the law or the constitution
to appropriate any sun to pay expendi
II lures in excess of the appropriation 0
81 1905, or fer the completion of sal
| building?
+ These are the points on which tn
IL opponents of the appropriation rely t
g defeat it, %contending that Gen. Had
q ley's construction of the constitution
must be adverse to the adoption of tn
1t item making the appropriation. TIL
II deficiency is SIZE, 60O.77.
~ Erasures Made in Bill.
N Little whispers, scarcely audibl
now, but which will become more prt
NJ nounced, can be heard about the cal
~ itol corridors, and even on the floor
IA either the house or the senate, of
:. mutilatson or o%bliteration of record
:, concerning a bill introduced in th
:, house at the regular session by Rel
resentative Busch and in the senate b
" Senator Hudson. The bill provide
that county courts must, before SUI
y. hitting to a vote a proposition to bull
- a court house, make known the loci
ton of the site.
Bills introduced.
BY notwithstanding corporation
n. organized under the laws of this stat
he to report to the secretary of state the
i'd authorized capital, on which they sha
q pay, in addition to all other taxes,
~ - - or aontc n aoch Q1 000