Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-04-25
Missouri
Legislature
Court suIIdInu FIaht.

Court Building Fight.
II "a settled fact that when the
house takes up the appropriation bills
passage OF the Item Of $2l5.000 for the
completion OF the new supreme court
building, aud 1t Is difficult matter to
venture a prediction rs to the result.
In the regular session, after a splr.
tied and protracted contest. and after
the several members of the commits.
sion had pleaded with the appropria.
tons committees OF both branches OF
the assembly, the item passed. with 8
votes to spare. II 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 OF
them-maue IN its enrolment.
The first round in this fght was had
Monday night. when a resolution was
introduced and adopted. calling upon
the attorney general for a written opin.
ion on the following points. after re-
citing that an appropriation of $lS3. 600
had been made for the new building
which was stipulated should be in full
for the completion of the work:
/. Is there any legal obligation on
the part OF the state TO pay any sum In
addition to the amount appropriated In
1906 for that purpose, and. II so, how
much, and for what purpose?
2. VIII 1t be violation OF the spirit
or Intent OF the law or the constitution
10 appropriate any sum to pay expendl.
lures in excess Of the appropriation OF
1905. or for the completion OF said
building?
These are the points on which the
opponents Of the appropriation rely to
defeat Il, contending that Gen. Had.
ley's construction OF the constitution
must be adverse TO the adoption OF the
item making the appropriation. The
deficiency is S2l5G00.77.
Erasures Made in Bill.
Little whispers, scarcely audible
now, but which will become more pro
nUunced, can be heard about the cap.
itol corridors. and even on the floor OF
either the house or the senate. OF a
mutilatiOn or oblltoration of records
concerning biz int a1uccd in the
house at the regular session By Rep.
resentatlye Busch and In the senate by
Senator Hudson. The bill provided
that county courts must, before sub.
hitting to vote proposition to build
a court house, make known the loca.
ton OF the site.
The bin passed the house and 1t is
alleged passed the senate, but did not
come back from the senate TO the
house, and, consequently, was not en-.
rolled. Inquiry as TO whether the gov.
crnor had signed or vetoed the bill dis
closed the fact that It had not been en-
rolled, and then further inquiry was
instituted This developed that the
bill itself gives evidence OF erasures In
the entries made upon II as showing
It's course. but these entries do not in.
dictate whether the bin was passed or
defeated. The entries In the senate
docket book In connection with the bill
give unmistakable evidence OF cras.
ures. and this afternoon the roll call
kdhSu uPoh thc Oth SouIu hoN pS Az
Gated.
Greene county was more particular.
ly interested in this bill. II is said, than
any other county. 4 court house fight
is on down there, and North Spring.
field and the old town are arrayed
against each other. Should this bill
recurring the site TO DO first selected
have gone through. II would have put
the portion of the town which did moi
get 1t against the other when the vote
on the building was submitted, but
with the proposition for the building
to be first voted upon and the site e
be determined afterwards, each wins
of the town is willing to take IT.
chances on getting the building.
1t Is quite likely an inquiry will b,
made into the matter to ascertain b.
whom the erasures in the records wer
made, or whether they are simply clei
tcal errors.
Meconkey lie Sworn In.
ID. F. McConkey. elected to the hous
from fancy county TO I'LL the vacanc
occasiOned by the death OF RepreseT
tatiye Dupuy, was sworn In Monda
night,
Bills introduced.
The following bills were Introduce
Monday night:
by Griffith-RequiripS corporation
organized under the laws OF this stat
TO report TO the secretary OF state the
authorized capital. on which they sha
pay, In addition 10 all other taxes.
tax of % cents on each $1,000.
by Polk--Making fraud In obtainin
signatures TO dramshop petitions
mlsdemeaRor. punishable by nne or ia
imprisonment.
by tJill-Fixing the rate for Ion
distance telephone messages with
the state at 20 cents for three mi
utes aud not TO exceed cents for eaS
additiuual minute