Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-03-21
SENATE.


There Is little likelihood OF an extra
session OF the legislature being called.
The governor will be so oyerioyed a.
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 10
pass It just as II stands. on the theory
that any kind OF an excise measure IL
better than no excise bill at all. II
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 %
the determination OF the senators 10
Indicate the demise OF the measure In
some shape or another
The house passed the subway bill
Thursday afternoon by a vote OF 80
TO !. II 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 apprn-
priation bills and house measures VIII
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 cnlivened Thursday
evening by a warm contest between
the friends OF State Printer Hugh Ste.
| vens and those OF State Superintend.
ent OF Insurance Vandiver. Ii deyeI.
/ 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 section 10
the general appropriation bill which
provides that all the printing of the
/ state departments must go to the state
/ printer. Most OF 1t does under the
law. but this does not apply TO the
Insurance department. in view OF
| test case recently decided by the su
| preme court. When Il was urged tina.
tae printing could be secured more
/ cheaply than through the state priater
Senator Mcpavid 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 anc the state printer. This sat
ished the senate and the section was
retained, only one vote on division.
that OF Senator Doris. being cast
against II.
The report or the senate and house
conference committee on Senator KIa
ne&s child labor bill was adooted in
tue senate Thursday and In the house
thursday evening. The bill now goes
to Gov. Folk for his approval. On one
occasion the house pSssed this hin IA
cane from the senate and then 70.
called II and attached some amend.
mehts that. In the opinion OF the sen.
ate. rendered II absolutely yalueless
inc senate rejected them unanimously
and the house refused TO recede Then
| conference committees were appointed
and the house was Induced to receds
from its drastic amendments. The sen.
ate gave ground enough to admit one
OF the house amendments, which ex.
empis cities OF less than iO.OOu iphab.
itants from its scope. In this shape IN,
bill was passed.
After an exceedingly warm debate
In the senate Thursday afternoon E
section was adopted TO the general an.
preparation bill allowing s215 Coz ;,
for completion of the new sunrems
court building. The section was Al
amended. however. as to provide that
before any OF the money Is paid ont \
Joint committee OF three senator's and
three members o. the house mu.t
carefully examine all accounts sub.
mitted and certify their approval ov
them TO the state auditor.
The house took up tho senate.s res.
olution fixing Mareh Is as the date for
the sine die adjournment OF the legis.
lature and amended Il so as to ax tba
date for March l6, at noon.