The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-04-26
Missouri
Legislature
Whitecotton Sworn In.

cancy occasioned by the death of Rep
resentative Ganaway. was sworn In
Thursday morning. Mr. Whitecotton
has served four terms in the house.
and has twice been speaker. He is q
skilled parliamentarian and a ready,
debater. He will be one OF the ablest
allies the governor will have in the
assembly. Mr.. Whltecotton and Mr..
McConkey, elected to fill the vacancy
from fancy county, occasloned by the
death of Representative Depuy, have,
been placed on the judiciary and Grim
inal Jurisprudence committees,
Folk Sends Message.
Gov. Folk stated that he would send
a message to the legislature Friday
morning, expressly designating ward
local option for cities having $4,000
Inhabitants and over. He says that
number of members have told him that
doubts exist II power is conferred In
his call for legislatlng on this subject,
and in order TO remove all doubts the
supplemental message has been deter.
mined upon.
To Enforce Sunday Law.
The house spent nearly two hours
Thursday in debating aud attempting
to amend Representative Huck's bill,
which provides method for removing
shcrifls and prosecuting attorneys who
fail TO enforce the Sunday law against
the dramshops under their jurfsdic-
ton.
Hold Memorial Services.
Memorial services were held by tho
house Thursday afternoon in commem-
Grafton OF two dead members one OF
whom, Mr.. Dupuy, OF fancy, died Il
short time before the regular session
closed, and the other, Mr.. Gannaway,
Of Monroe, who died more recently,
Tax on Clubs.
Representative Brandon, OF Dayless,
presented n bill In the house that I'm.
poses an annual tax OF $500 on all
clubs that sell intoxicants, and also
forbids them from selling or giving
away intoxicants on Sunday.
Enabling Act Sent to Senate.
When the senate met Friday the
committee on private corporations, Of
which Senator McAllister of Monroe
county is chairman. reported fayora-
bly,. without amendment the Cooper
bill empowering ST. Louis, among 9TH
er cities, to regulate the rates OF public
service corporations. This action was
severe blow to the corporation lob.
by. The lobby had confidently planned
to delay action on the bin until next
week
Court Building Fight
II is settled fact that when the
house takes up the appropriation bills
bitter fight will be made against the
passage OF the item OF s2l5,000 for the
completion OF the new supreme court
building, and It Is Il difficult matter to
venture prediction as TO the result
In the regular session. after splr-
tied and protracted contest. and after
the several members of the commits.
sion had pleaded with the appropria.
tions committees of both branches OF
the assembly. the item passed with
votes to spare 1t comes zip 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-madc in its enrolment.
The first round in this fight was had
Monday night. when resolution was
introduced and adopted, calling upon
the attorney general for a written opin-
lon on the following points. after re-
citing that an appropriation of $lS3,00O
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
1905 for that purpose, and. II so, HOY
much and for what purpose?
2. VIII II be a violation of the spirit
or intent OF the law or the constitution
TO appropriate any sum to pay eXpendi
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 It, 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 s2i5GOO77
Erasures Made in Bill.
Little whispers, scarcely audible
now. but which will become more pro
nounced. cun be heard about the cap.
itol corridors, and even on the floor OF
either the house or the senate, of u
| mutilation or obliteration of records
concerning a bill introduced in tho
house at the regular session by Rep.
resentative Busch and in the senate by
| Senator Hudson. The bill provided
that county courts must. before sub.
hitting to vote a proposition to build
| u court house, make known the loca
! ton of the site.
Bills introduced.
BY notwithstanding corporations
organized under the laws of this state
to report to the secretary of state their
| outhortzpd canital ON which they shall