Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-01-17

tive halls seeking to corrupt members
of the General Assembly, and conclud-
ing with, Resolved, That the Presi-
dent of the Senate appoint six stall
wart sergeant-at-arms to seize each
member of the Senate at the hour of
adjournment, take him by the heels
and shake him until all the corruption
funds in his possession have been scat
tered over the floor"
State Treasurer. Gmelich is going to
stand on his record of two years ago
and refuse to cash warrants for mem
bers and employees Of the Legislature
until after the appropriation bills have
passed and been approved by the Gov
ernor.
He is clearly within the law in so
doing, but all of his predecessors hon
'ored requests from the Legislature
and cashed these warrants, and then
held them against the appropriations,
thus saving an endless amount of an
noyance, to say nothing of the small
losses everyone must have sustained
in having his warrants shaved.
Arrangements have been made with
the Mercantile Trust Company of st.
Louis, under which it will cash these
warrants, in Jefferson City the I'd and
10th of each month, at the nominal
cost of one-half of l per cent.
Senator Farris presented a bill in
the Senate Thursday to regulate the
sale of proprietary medicines. 1t is
similar to a measure that has been in
the Legislature before and which is
now being urged by petitions from va
rious parts Of the State, indicating
an organized effort to secure its enact
ment. 1t requires all patent medi-
cines to bear upon the label of each
bottle the percentage of morphine
and other narcotics or spirituous
liquors that each bottle or package
contains.
The bill recommended by the Fed
GRAFTON of Labor to abolish the con-
tract system of working convlcus in
the Penitentlary was introduced in the
Senate Thursday by Senator Bradley,
who stated that he offered it by re-
quest. There will no doubt be a warm
contest over this measure, as the labor
organizations all over the State are
urging its enactment. They base their
opposition to the contract system on
the ground that the products of convict
labor come in competition with out
side labor.
Senator McAllister introduced a bill
in the Senate amending the law relat-
ing to the qualifications of Probate
Judge, SO as to compel the latter to
be a man learned in law. In other
words, the bill requires a Probate
Judge to be a lawyer.
Senator Gilmore, of Kansas City,
wants to put an end to dilatory pro-
ceedings in civil suits. He introduced
a bill in the Senate providing a fine
of $40 for every motion in a civil &C.
ton which is of a dilatory character
and made solely for the purpose of
delay. He also proposes to change the
methods of reversals in civil actions
on appeals.
The standing committees announced
In the senate Wednesday morning by
President Pro Tenn. McDavid are re-
garded as about the best that body
has had in many years. Seemingly,
everybody is satisfied.
AS the democratic leader in the sen.
ate, he was empowered by the demo-
cratic caucus to arrange these com
mittees, a privilege that would have
beer accorded the lieutenant governor
had he been a democrat.
Senator Fields, of Linn, heads the
Judiciary committee, regarded as the
most important Of all. Associated
with him are the strongest men in
the senate. This committee will have
charge of trust legislation, as we'll as
many other important matters,
Senator Ely, Of Dunklin, is chair
man of the criminal jurisprudence
committee, which is composed of
strong men. This committee will
have charge of the criminal laws and
also dramshop legislation.
The st. Louis members Jared we'll in
the makeup of the committee. Sen
ator Kinney, who is the only demo-
cratic senator from st. Louis with leg
islative experience, is chairman of one
committee and a member of five other
important committees, He is chair
mar of the committee on penitentiary
and a member of the ways and means.
election, insurance, labor and engross.
ing bills committees.
Senator Methudy, Of st. Louis, in
troduced a bill in the senate Wednes-
day under which, should 1t become a
law, there will no longer be any such
thing as the legal recognition of com
mon law marriages.
Senator McAlister introduced a bill
In the senate Wednesday extending
the parole law so as to permit all per
sons with a previous good character.
who are convicted Of their first crime.
to be paroled by the trial Judge, pend
ing their good behavior. Under the
present law, the parole system only
extends to persons under rs years of
age who are convicted for the first
time.