The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-22

fixing salary Of secretary of state at
$4,000.
SENATE.
There is little likelihood OF an extra
session of the legislature being called
The governor will be SO oyerjoyed al
getting the Legislature of 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 to
pass 1t just as 1t stands, on the theory
that any kind OF ar excise measure is
better than no excise bill at all, 1t
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 o.
the determination Of the senators TO
indicate the demise Of the measure Ia
| some shape or another.
The house passed the subway bin
Thursday afternoon by a vote of %
to !. 1t 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
cngrossmont and third reading calcn.
| dars. This means that no more bills
originating in that body will be con.
| sldercd at this session. Only apprO.
priatiOn bills and house measures Will
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.
I The senate was enliycncd Thursday
evening by warm contest between
the friends of State Printer Hugh Ste.
vens and those of State Superntend.
ent OF Insurance Vandlver. 1t devel.
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 to
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 a
test case recently decided by the ST.
preme court. When 1t was urged that
the printing could be secured more
cheaply than through the state printer,
Senator McDayid submitted certified
statement showing that the printing
involved In the test case before the
supreme court cost rs per cent more
that the contract price between the
state and 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 It.
The report of the senate ard house
conference committee on Senator Kin.
ney's child labor bill was adopted in
the senate Thursday and In the house
Thursday evening. The bill now goes
to Gov. Folk for his approval On one
occasion the house passed this bill as
II came from the senate and then re.
called 1t and attached some amend.
ments that. in the opinion of the sen.
ate, rendered Il absolutely valueless.
Inc senate rejected them unanimously
ana the house refused to recede. Then
conference committees were appointed
ana the house was induced to recede
from Its drastic amendments. The sen.
ATE gave ground enough 10 admit one
OF the house amendments, which eS
empts cities of less than 10000 lnhab
ltants from It's scope. In this shape the
; bill was passed.
; After an exceedingly warm debate
) In the senate Thursday afternoon q
. section was adopted to the general an
. preparation bill allowing s215. Cos IF
> Tor completion of the new supreme
, court building. The section was or
l amended, however, as to provide tbo,
2 before any of the money Is paid out Z
= JOINT committee of three senator's ant
e three members Of the house mus,
| carefully examine all accounts sub
+ mitted and certify their approval o
4 them TO the state auditor.
. Tho house took up the senate's res
? oiutioh hiking March Is al the date fol-
j the sine die adjournment Of the legls
y iature and amended It SO as to fix tn,
y date for March lG, at noon.
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