Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21
SENATE.

There Is little likelihood OF an extra
session of the Legislature being called.
The governor will be SO overjoycd al
getting the legislature off his hands
that he will not call an extra session.
except the dircst emergency arises.
The governors views on the pending
excise bill have materially altered.
Three days 4 the bill would not do
at all in its present shape. No later
II a Thursday afternoon has the gov.
ernor urged members OF the senate 10
pass 1t just as 1t stands. on the theory
that any kind of an excise measure Is
better thar 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 IL known ~
the determination of the senator's to
Indicate the demise Of the measure in
some shape or another.
The house passed the subway bill
Thursday afternoon by a vote of Q.
to !. IL permits the construction oI
purchasing OF subways in st. Louis
and Kansas City.
The senate Thursday morning lait
over informally all senate bills on the
cngrOssmcnt and third reading calcn
dars. This means that no more bill
originating in that body will be con.
sidcred at this session Only appro.
priatiOn bills and house measures will
be considered. After Thursday there
VIII be but little time for much else
thar the final reading and signing OF
matter that has passed both houses,
and the adoption Of the customary
resolutions.
The senate was cnlivened Thursda,
evening by a warm contest between
the friends Of State Printer Hugh Ste
VehS and those of State Supcrlntend
cnt OF Insurance Vandiver. IL deyel.
oped mat 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 committed
on appropriations added a section TO
the general appropriation bill which
provides that all the printing OF the
state departments must 20 to the stat,
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 su
prcme court. When 1t was urged tina,
lac printing could De secured more
chcaply thar through the state printer.
Senator McDavid submitted a certified
statement showing that the printing
involved In the test case before the
supreme court cost Is per CEN more
mat the contract price between tb,,
state ana the state printer. This sat.
sue Inc senate and the section was
retained, only one vote on division
that OF Senate Doris, being cast
against It.
The report Of the senate and house
conference committee on Senator Kin.
ney's child labor bill was adopte in
the senate Thursday and In the house
thursday evening. The bill now goes
10 Gov FOIL for his approval. On one
occasion the house passed this bin rs
IL came from the senate and hen ro.
called 1t and attached some amend.
ilehts That, In the opinion of the sen
ate, rendered it absolutely %yalueless
me senate rejected them unanimous,v
ana the house refused to recedc Tbon
conference committees were appoIntcd
and the house was induced to recedo
from us drastic amendments. The son.
ale gave ground enough to admit one
Oh the house amendments, which ey
empts cities Of less than 10. 900 inboh
itahts from It's scope. In this shane tbc
Dill was passed.
AFTER an exceedingly warm debata
IN the senate Thursday afternoon a
section was adopted t. the general an
preparation bill allowing S215. O 7r
Tor completion Of the new sunre,no
cour building. The section was or
amended. however, ~ to proy,d. t,r
before any Of the money is paid ont .
Joint committee of three senator's and
,hree members o: the house mus,
carefully examine all accounts sinh
United and certify their approval n,
mem 10 the state auditor.
The house took up the senato'a ra.
oiution fixing March Is as the data N,
me sine die adjournment of the lepis
azure and amended 1t so au to fir IN,
'hte Tor March 1C, at noon.