Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-03-21
SENATE.

There is little likelihood OF an extra
session of the legislature being called,
The governor will be so overjoyed al
getting the legislature off his hands
that he will not call an extra session,
except the direst emergency arises.
The governors views on the pending
excise bill have materially altered.
Three days ago the bill would not do
at all in its present shape. No later
that Thursday afternoon has the gov
ernor urged members of the senate to
pass it just as it stands, OF the theory
that any kind of al excise measure is
better than no excise bill at all. 1t
will not pass without material amend
ment, the chief of which will be max
ing the Office of state excise commits
sioner elective. Enough is known OF
the determination of the senators to
indicate the demise of the measure in
some shape or another.
The house passed the subway bill
Thursday afternoon by a vote of SO
to l. 1t permits the construction or
purchasing of subways in st. Louis
and Kansas City.
The senate Thursday morning laid
over informally all senate bills on the
engrossment and third reading calen.
dars, This means that no more bills
originating in that body will be con.
sidered at this session. Only appro,
priation bills and house measures will
be considered. After Thursday there
will be but little time for much else
than the final reading and signing OF
matter that has passed both houses,
and the adoption of the customary
resolutions.
The senate was e~nlivened Thursday
evening by a warm contest between
the friends of State Printer Hugh Ste.
vens and those of State Superintend
ent of Insurance Vandiver. It devel
oped that the latter is very DESTROYS
to say where and by whom his public
printing shall be done. At one of its
recent meetings the senate committee
on appropriations added a section to
the general appropriation bill which
provides that all the printing of the
state departments must go to the state
printer. Most Of it does under the
law, but this does not apply to the
insurance department, in view of 8
test case recently decided by the su
preme court. When it was urged thai
tue printing could be secured more
cheaply tina through the state printer
Senator McDavid submitted a certified
statement showing that the PRINTING
involved in the test case before the
supreme court cost Is per cent more
that the contract price between the
state and the state printer. This sat.
1sf1ed the senate and the section was
retained, only one vote on division
that of Senator Doris, being cast
against it.
The report of the senate and house
conference committee on Senator Kin
ney's child labor bill was adopted ir
the senate Thursday and In the house
Thursday evening. The bill now go ss
to Gov. Folk for his approval. On one
occasion the house passed this bill as
1t came from the senate and then re-
called 1t and attached some amend
ments that, in the opinion of the sen
ate, rendered it absolutely valueIess
Inc senate rejected them u%naninNousl,
and the house refused to recede Thor
conference committees were appointe,
4 the house was induced to reced,
from its drastic amendments. The sen
ate gave ground enough to admit on,
OF the house amendments, which OK
empts cities of less than 10000 inhab
ltants from its scope. In this shape tn,
bill was passed.
After an exceedingly warm debat,
IN the senate Thursday afternoon
section was adopted to the general ar
preparation bill allowing s215.6O 7
FOR completion of the new suprem
court building. The section was g
amended, however. as to provide tina
before any of the none is paid ont
Joint committee of three senator's an
three members of the house mus
carefully examine all accounts sui
mitted and certify their approval I
them to the state auditor.
i, The house took up the senate's re-
olution fixing March Is as the date fc
the sine die adjournment of the legi
lature and amended it 10 as to fix tb
date for March 16, at noon.
Among the othar hillr noosad MR.