The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-03-22
SENATE.

SENATE.
There Is little likelihood of an extra
session of the Legislature being called.
The governor will be SO overjoyed al
getting the legislature off 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 share. No later
that Thursday afternoon has the gov
ernor urged members of the senate 70
pass 1t Just as 1t stands, on the theory
that any kind OF an excise measure Is
better than no excise bill at all. It
will no pass without material amend.
ment, the chief of which will be max
ing the office of state excise commits
sioner elective. Enough is known Of
the determination of the senators to
indicate the demise of the in
some shape or another.
The house passed the subway bill
Thursday afternoon by a vote of 90
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
engrossment and third reading calen-
dars. This means that no more bills
originating in that body will be con-
sidered at this session. Only appro-
priation bills and house measures will
be considered. After Thursday there
will be but little time for much else
thai the final reading and signing of
matter that has passed both houses,
and the adoption of the customary
resolutions.
The senate was e~nlivened Thursday
evening by a warm contest between
the friends of State Printer Hugh Ste.
vens and those of State Superintend.
ent of Insurance Vandiver. IL deyel.
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 a section tc
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 q
test case recently decided by the SUI
preme court. When it was urged thai
the printing could be secured more
cheaply h a through the state printer
Senator McDayid submitted a 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 TIL,
state and the state printer. This sat
lsfied the senate and the section was
retained, only Il vote on division
that OF Senator Doris, being cas-
against 1t.
The report of the senate and house
conference committee on Senator Kin
ney's child labor bill was adopted IT
the senate Thursday and in the hons,
Thursday evening. The bill now goe.
TO Gov. Folk for his approval. On on,
occasion the house passed this bill a,
1t came from the senate and her re
called 1t and attached some amend
ments that, in the opinion of the sen
"a kAAS Z
ate, rendered 1t absolutely yalue,es,
n senate rejected them unanimousl,
and the house refused to recede. The,
conference committees were appointe,
and the house was induced to reced,
from Its drastic amendments. The sen
ate gave ground enough to admit ON,
OF the house amendments, which ex
empts cities of less than 10000 inbah
itants from its scope. In this shane IN,
bill was passed. ~
After an exceedingly warm debat,
In the senate Thursday afternoon
section was adopted I o the genera ar
preparation bill allowing s215. q Il
Tor completion Of the new supram,
court building. The section was q
amended, however, as to provide tha
before any of the money is paid ont
Joint committee of three senator's an,
three members of the house mus
carefully examine all accounta sut
mitted and certify their approval q
them to the state auditor.
Inc house took up the senate's res
oiution fixing March Is as the date fo
the sine die adjournment Of the lei,
iature and amended it SO as to fix tn
date fo- March 16, at noon.