The Taney County republican., 1907-04-18

cial session by Gov. ]. w. Folk Is
the passage of an emergency clause
to Immediately enforce the statute
passed by the regular session to pre-
hibit race track gambling.
Following the reading of Gov.
Folks message setting forth the OBJ
ject of the call for the special ses.
sion, both houses adjourned until Wed
nesday.
Senate bill No. 1, the first bill o.
the extra session, is the Cooper enab
ling act. 1t was introduced Wednes'
day morning in both houses.
The Cooper bill is the measure sup
ported by those who favor giving the
whole matter Of regulation of public
utilities to the cities themselves. 1t is
strictly in line with Governor Folks
views.
Five bills were introduced which
provide for state excise commission
er, with deputies in all cities or coun
ties having populations exceeding 10O,
600 inhabitants.
Police bills were introduced by Rep
resentative Sherman and Representa-
tive Noyes. Representative Catlin and
Representative Busche.
Senator Ely introduced In the sen
ate the administration bill creating
the office of state excise commission
er and prohibiting the ownership OF
saloon licenses by brewers and whole
sale liquor dealers.
Governor Folk is preparing to send
a message to the two houses announc
ing that he has been compelled tc
veto the general appropriation bill, in
volving S2500,0O0 and asking for the
passage of two bills in its place. The
appropriation bill was so badly mixed
in enrolment that it alone would have
made an extra session necessary ever
If there had been no call before.
The senate committee on judiciary
spent most of the afternoon working
on the Cooper bill to provide means
for removing derelict officers from of
flee.
Representative Barker of Macon
cuonty is preparing two bills regulat
ing telegraph and long distance tel
ephone rates.
Both houses of the legislature ad.
journed Friday until 1880 o'clock Mon.
day evening. The legislature cannot
adjourn for more than three days at
time and this was the longest ad
journment that could be taken under
the constitution except of course, a
sine die adjournment. Holding Mon,
days session in the evening is
very unusual. 1t has not been done
before In at least ten years, probably
longer
Representative Barry of Rails intro
duced a bill in the house to give the
railroad and warehouse commissioners
power to fix the rates that may be
charged by public utility companies
outside Of Incorporated cities.
Representative Kimmit of DeKalh
county introduced bill in the house
which, If it becomes a law, will com.
pei long distance companies to es
tablish communication with all indie
pendent lines.
Senator Peck has again introduced
his prohibition resolution.
Following is an abstract of the gov
ernors message, read Tuesday:
1T is your province to legislate. and
I would not if I could interfere with
your prerogative in that respect 1t
is my duty, however, to submit and
urge upon you my views on public
questions for you to adopt or not, as
n your consciences you may deem best
for the people. ! am answerable to
the people for my recommendation
You are answerable to the people for
your legislation.
"The Forty-fourth general assem-.
bly, Of Missouri, in regular session, ac
complished much for the people OF
the state. The members are entitled
to praise but there is more to be
done. have called you together In
special session. The Forty-third gen.
eral assembly enacted law to pre-.
vent race track gambling. Some time
last year the supreme court declared
the act did not apply to bookmakers
telephoning their bets out of the state
to be registered This ruling prac.
tically nullifies the statute. | rec
Ommend to you the enactment OF
a statute making it felony to regis.
ter bet upon horse race either
on q blackboard or other substance,
or to telephone or telegraph a bet on
a horse race to any other state to be
registered there. This statute was
passed but the emergency clause
was overlooked, so that it will not
go into effect until June IA of this
year.
I'VE need law prohibiting brew.
ers and distillers having an interest
in dramshops. Effective local option
laws for counties, towns and cities