Mexico Missouri message., 1907-01-17
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EArutu aa auoNt Aut un1b Iuab uuuf
has had In Tuany years. Seemingly.
everybody Is satisfied.
AZ the democratic leader In the sen.
ate. he was empowered by the demo
cratic caucus TO arrange these com.
mi,tees. a privilege that would have
been accorded the lieutenant governor
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 COMMITTEES viii have
charge OF trust legislation. as well as
many other important matters,
Senator Ely. OF Dunklln, 10 chair.
man OF the criminal jurisprudence
committee. which r. composed OF
strong men. This committee viii
have charge OF the criminal laws and
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.
islative experience, Is chairman Of one
committee and a member of Ave other
important committees. He Is chair
man OF the committee on penitentiary
and member Of the ways and means.
election. insurance, labor and engross-
Ing bills committees.
Senator Msthudy. of 81. Louis. In
troduced a bill In the senate Wednes.
day under which. should Il become a
law, there will no longer be any such
thing as the legal recognition OF COM
mon law marriages.
Senator McAlIster introduced bill
In the senate Wednesday extending
the parole law so as to permit all per-
sons with a previous good character,
who are convicted OF their first crime,
to be paroled by the trial Judge. pend
ing their good behavior. Under the
present law. the parole system only
extends to persons under 20 years OF
age who are convicted for the FIRST
time.
Through a bill presented in the SEN
ate Wednesday by Senator McAllister,
II is proposed to permit surety and
guaranty companies to furnish bonds
for executors and curators. The cost
OF this bond may be paid out OF the
estntes.
Three Of the measures recommend.
co by Governor Folk in his message
to the legislature appeared In the SEN
ate In the shape of bills. They were
the anti-lobby bill, introduced by Sen.
ator Doris; the state primary election
law, presented by Senator Fields, and
insurance legislation preventing re.
bates on the part OF the insurance
companies, offered by Senator Nc.
David.
Senator Cooper Of Kansas City is
the author OF bill amending the max.
imum freight.rate law OF 1905, which
has been IN litigation ever since II
became a law, that provides strong
penalties on railroads violating the
rates.
Senator Avery OF Lincoln thinks
that every railroad company owning.
controlling or constructing railroads
In this state should fle articles OF tn
corporation with the secretary OF
state under the general corporation
laws. He introduced bill to this ef-
feet.
Governor Folk sent to the sonata
the appointments of Judge Louis
Houck and Leon Alberts, regents for
the Caps Girardean state normal
for period Of six years each.
Senator Fields offered an amend,
ment to the legislation In the senate
which provides Cor the imposition OF
road improvement tax Of IS centa
on the 800 valuation.
Senator Brown, OF Cass county. has
| prepared an amendment to the constI.
tuition, providing for paying members
Of the legislature an annual salary Of
$1,000 to be drawn quarterly. Ha be
lleveg that the time has now come IN
Missouri when the IS day limit foE
seventy days should be numbered wtth
the past Only once In ten years. dur
Ing revising sessions. are the menbera
Of the legislature entltied to Sc day
for more than seventy days. When
the laws are revised the limit Il 1sa
days.
The state game and Heh law haN al
ready been the subiecl OF several
measures proposals various changes
not In accordance with the wishes o.
the author Of the measure. Mr.. Victims
ley. Of Kansas City. VINO does not wan
any chRpse made In the iaw--at leas'
nothing that VIII tend 70 lessen ii
severity and scope.
Doctor AioBso Tubhs, Of casc0nade
wants the. house. TO 50 on record a. r.
voring a deep waterways for the Mlf
glaaluuf slpnp grnrn fho lakoa n IN.