Mexico Missouri message., 1907-03-07
SENATE.

The garnishment law recommended
by the Retail Merchants Association
OF the state met its death in the SEN
ate Thursday. II proposed to so amend
the present law az TO give tradespeo-
pie larger per cent OF wages subject
to punishment through debts contract
ed for the necessaries OF life. Delega-
tons OF merchants have been coming
10 Jefferson City ell winter In the In.
terest OF this measure, but found many
OF the lawmakers averse to changing
the present statute. The labor unions
fought the bill from the start. Seem.
ingly, the opposition was too strong
TO leave any hopes for favorable con.
sideration, and to end the struggle
Senator Peck, who introduced the bal
In the senate, moved its indefinite post
ponement The motion was adopted
without dissent.
After many delays. Senator Bradley.
of St. Francois, succeeded Thursday
In securing the passage OF his bill in
the senate extending the provisions OF
the fellow servant law to the lead.
coal, zinc and copper mines of the
state. This measure was twice sent
to committee, twice engrossed and
laid over and postponed perhaps a
dozen times. The act makes corpora.
lions owning and operating mines liza
BILE for damages to employees as the
result OF negligence or carelessness OF
coemployes. In general way II Is
just such law as the one that applies
20 employees OF railroad companies
One section renders void any con.
tract that may be entered into be-
tween employer and employee tsat
would obvlate the full enforcement OF
the law in the matter of liability for
damages.
For more than four hours the senate
Thursday afternoon discussed and
amended the house anti.lobby bill and
then laid the task of completing the
measure over, something due entirely
10 the fact that everybody was worn
out with the torturous debate. Frienas
OF the measure. as It came from the
! house, we're unable to identify the
mangled remains OF the act. Senator
| Ely, OF Dunklin. who led the fight for
the bill. stated In one OF his speeches,
after an amendment had been adopted,
that he considered the bill killed. and
would be willing to vote for It's indefi.
mite postponement. Later on he mod
lied this by stating that he yet de-
sired TO see the measure accorded a
decent funeral, and TO this end would
vote for II.
Senator Bradley's eight.hour tele-
graph bill finally got through the
senate Monday afternoon. after a long
seige OF buffeting In that body. In the
form in which the masure got through.
eight hours in constituted days work
for any operator OF telegraph or tele-
phone handling train orders. with the
exception OF those at stations where
only one man is employed. and the
station is kept open only In the day
time, when twelve hours shall con.
stitute days work. In case of sick
ness, wreck. death. or washout. the op.
orator may be kept on duty sixteen
hours. This is the bill that was support
ed by the federation OF labor, and the
telegraphers organization.
Bills wore passed by the senate
Monday afternoon as follows: Provid.
ing for typographical and hydrograp-
hical survey of the st. Francis river
and It's basin and appropriating $1O.-
600 for that purpose; providing for the
payment of actual expenses OF a cir
cult Judge when called to another cir
cult TO hold court; exempting the re-
gistration OF bonds of cities OF 400
900 and over with the state auditor;
requiring that mortgages on farm
machinery and agricultural implements
he recorded; amending the change OF
venue in justices courts In St. Louis:
for disbursement OF appropriation for
national guard under direction OF the
governor; giving state board of osteo-
pathy power TO revoke certificates and
prohibiting practice OF that branch OF
msdicine without license from the
state board; authorizing the city of st.
Louis to levy tax for the support Of
a library and museum.
Senator Farris got through to en-
grossment Monday afternoon his bill
providing for the nomination Of a
candidate for United States senator az
the general election. Senator Mayer
also managed TO get advanced to that
stage the series of bills carrying the
charter OF the city OF st. Joseph. Both
OF these measures were given preee-
dence in the printing. The senate
committee on ways and means report
ed fayoFebly on the house bill intro
duced by Mr.. Raymoad requiring ali
persons soliciting business for rail
order or catalogue houses to take out
peddlers licenses. The bill fixes fine
OF not less that 80 nor more than 800
for violations Of the act,
The senate committee on criminal
Jurisprudence Thursday submitted ad.