Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-17

heavier penalt1eS TOT merchants VINO
sell whiskey under the guise Of wet
groceries," that he has little time to
pose Al q funmaker.
He found time Thursday however,
and improved It by introducing a reso.
luton, reciting that the Senate is
about to pass into the hands Of lobby.
lists who are stalking about the lcgisla-
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 Jaw 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 1t will cash these
warrants, in jefferson City the I'd and
10th Of each month, at the nominal
cost OF onc-half of | per cent.
Senator Farris presented n bin In
the Senate Thursday to regulate the
sale OF proprietary medicines. It 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 It's enact.
ment. II requires all patent medi.
cines to bear upon the label Of each
bottle the percentage of morphine
and other narcotics or splrituous
liquors that each bottle or package
contains.
The bill recommended by the Fed.
Grafton of Labor to abolish the con-
tract system of working convicts in
the PenitCntiary was introduced In the
Senate Thursday by Senator Bradley,
who stated that he offered IL by re.
quest. There will no doubt be a warm
contest over this measure, as the labor
organizations all ovcr the State are
urging It's 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 McAllistcr 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.
cecdings In civil suits. He introduced
a bill In the Senate providing a fine
OF $40 for every motion in a civil ac.
ton which Is OF n dilatory character
and made solely for the purpose OF
delay. He also proposes to change the
methods Of rcversals in civil actions
on appeals.
The standing committees announced
in the senate Wednesday morning ny
President Pro TEN. McDavid are re-
garded as about the hest 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 rom.
mittecs, a privilege that would have
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 e This committee will
have charge OF the criminal laws aad
also dramshop legislation.
The st. Louis members Jared well In
the makeup Of the committee. Sen
ator' Kinney, who Is the only demo
cratic senator from st. Louis with leg
is!ative experience, is chairman Of ons
committee and a member of five othel
important committees. lie Is chair