The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-05-10
Missouri
Legislature
Pass Cooper Enabling Act.

Thursday afternoon passed Senator
Cooper's enabling act, with the adop'
ton of one slight amendment, which,
1t is believed, will be acceptable to the
senate, to which it must be returned.
The first test of strength came when
Representative Harris offered an
amendment, to which Representative
Cross offered a substitute. The sub.
stitute was adopted by n vote OF 75
to 62, showing all the members pres.
ent but seven. This indicated a suffi-
cient number to pass the bill, but u
being required, though 1t gave no indi-
cation of the practically unanimous
vote which followed, when the meas
IRE as amended by the substitute was
put upon it's final passage for the
adoption Of the bill. 1t anne as a sur
prise to even the friends of the bill.
Pemberton Bill Is Amended.
For the purpose of making it more
nearly conform to the senate bill, that
it might at least have a chance OF
passage, though there is abundant rea-
son to believe that the obsequies may
as we'll be ordered, the Pemberton bill,
sent to engrossment a few days ago,
was reconsidered in the house Thurs
day, occupying practically the entire
session, that it might be subjected to
amendment.
House Bill Passed Senate.
The first house bill to get through
the senate passed late Thursday al
ternoon. 1t was the Crossley bill, pro-
viding that cities of the third class
shall have the right to vote franchises
for lighting purposes by a majority in
stead Of by the two-thirds, as is now
the law. The measure only remained
passed a few moments, as Senator Nc.
as it was establishing a most danger
Gus precedent. This action was taken
and the bill was called back and laid
on the table until Friday.
Tax for Liquors.
AS the result of the hearing given to
representatives of the distilleries by
the ways and means committee of the
house Thursday night, a substitute will
be reported for the bill introduced, pro-
posing to tax distilled liquors 10 cents
a gallon. This substitute will recon-
mend a material reduction, providing
that the tax be az cents per gallon on
whisky, and that vinous liquors and
denatured alcohol be exempted from
the tax.
To Adjourn May II.
he believed the legislature would com.
plete it's work and adjourn May IL, one
week from next Saturday. Many of
the members concur in this belief.
The governor said hat he would not
send any further communications to
the legislature involving legislation
He will, however, send a communica
ton relative to the. claim Missouri is
supposed to have against the govern.
ment, estimated at about $1,000, 900,
part of which is said to be wal claims
and part land claims. The message
will empower the committees on ap-
preparations to examine into the mat
exist to show the validity of these
claims and what steps should be taken
toward collecting them.
The Casey bill, to Sc amend the stat
utes by which the salaries of the police
in Kansas City are nov fixed as to
make mandatory upon the municipal
assembly there increases %aggregating
$780, 600, was defeated in the house. 1t
lacked but three votes, however, hay.
ing received %sixty-nine, of securing a
sufficient number to pass it.
The house committee on criminal
jurisprudence reported f%avorably on
the substitute prepared by Attorney
General Hadley for the senate bill COW
ering defects in the law relating to
race tracks. The measure passed at
the regular session was without an
emergency clause. That was placed
upon 1t this time, and other ~deficien-
cies in 1t, to make it cover the finding
Of the supreme court in the Oldham
case, which came from Kansas City,
were corrected by Gen. Hadley.
The house defeated the Barker bill,
which provides that the sale of a pat
ent medicine, by whatsoever name
called, which will produce intoxication,
shall be deemed a sale of intoxicating
liquors, unless the bottle containing 1t
bears an internal revenue stamp that
1t does not contain such a percentage
of alcohol as to make its sale unlaw-
full without an internal revenue II.
cen5e.
The Swezea bill passed the house by
a vote of zoe to 20. The measure pro-
vides that IT shall be unlawful for per-
SINS or corporations engaged in the
manufacture, as wholesalers, Of dis
titled. malt or Intoxicating liquors to
engage, directly or indirectly, in their
retail sale as a dramshop keeper.
The house passed an appropriation
bill carrying ss0,280 Wednesday, $780,
900 of which Is for the emf ne