The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-01
SENATE.

The senate passed the Humphrey
bill placing trust companies under tho
general banking laws Of the state.
The bill went through as amended, ac'
cording to agreement between tho
author of the measure and the repre-
sentatiyes of the trust companies OF
St. Louis and Kansas City. Tho bill
has also been incorporated in the gen
eral banking bill establishing the state
banking department, The latter VIII
not be effective, II passed until Jan
uary IS, 1909, while the Humphrey
bill will be in effect ninety days after
the close OF the session.
In the senate the Bauman gas in.
spection bill was reported from the
committee on criminal Jurisprudence,
with an unfayorable rocommcn dation,
and on motion of Senator Bauman the
bin was taken up and indefinitely post.
poned.
On motion OF Senator Wornall. the
bill which passed the house some days
ago. and was reported favorably from
a senate committee, was made spe-
elal order for next Wednesday morn
ing. The measure Is one affecting all
the great railroads doing business be-
tween points in this state which are
not Incorporated under the laws OF the
state.
Only two bills were passed In the sen
ate during Monday One OF these Is
] 1 e. kn a
and fish law, prepared by Senator
| Fields. making clear the muchmooted
| provision OF that act relative to
| licenses to be required 10 hunt in ones
home county The Fields bill, passed
| Monday. specifically provides that no
license is necessary to hunt In the
| county In which a citizen resides The
other bill passed was local act chang
ing the time of holding court In Stod'
! dard county.
New bills in-the senate include me
by Senator Kinney. providing stem
ographer for the court OF criminal cor.
rectlon in ST. Louis: by NJ. Gilmore,
amending the law relating to mutual
insurance companies; by Mr. KAN
merer. increasing the office force OF
the circuit attorney OF St. Louis by
providing for another assistant and
another deputy.
After several weeks of hard work
the senate committee on agriculture
roads and highways had agreed upon a
series OF five measures. each In way
supplementary to the other, but YET
so constructed that each will be ap
plicable, In the event Of the failure o.
the others to become laws. AS a com
panion piece the committee will also
recommend the passage of constiti
tional amendment creating a road func
by imposing tax of 10 cents on tht
800 valuation. This would create ;
road fund Of something like Si.250,0I
annually on the basis of an assesse,
valuation of $3.50, 000. 900 In the state
which is approximately the assessed
valuation OF the state at this time.
The bill provides that the weighif'
and inspection o! grain now being cor
Quoted by the boards OF trade in 81
Louis. Kansas City. and st. Joseph b
transferred to the state department
In the discussion there were charge
and counter charges of graft, the OF
ponents of the bill alleging that 1t wa
, a scheme OF the state board OF railroa
/ and warehouse commissioners to or
large its patronage, and friends OF tn
; measure retored that the boards =
trade were resisting Its passage q
J cause 1t would deprive them Of col
tinuance OF swlndllng On petty scat