The Montgomery tribune., 1907-04-26
Missouri
Legislature
Whitecotton Sworn In.


and has twice been speaker. He is a.
skilled parliamentarian and ready
debater. He will be one of the ablest
allies the governor will have in the
assembly. Mr.. Whitecotton and Mr..
McConkey, elected to fill the vacancy
from Taney county, occasioned by the
death of Representative Depuy. have
been placed on the judiciary and Grim
inal Jurisprudence committees.
Folk Sends Message.
Gov. Folk stated that he would send
message to the legislature Friday
morning, expressly designating ward
local option for cities having $4,000
inhabitants and over. He says that a
number of members have tod him that
doubts exist If power is conferred in
his call for legislating on this subject,
and in order to remove all doubts the
supplemental message has been deter
mined upon.
To Enforce Sunday Law.
The house spent nearly two hours
Thursday in debating and attempting
to amend Representative Huck's bill,
which provides method for removing
sheriffs and prosecuting attorneys who
fail to enforce the Sunday law against
the dramshops under their jurisdic-
ton.
Hold Memorial Services.
Memorial services were held by the
house Thursday afternoon in commem-
grafton of two dead members, one Of
whom, Mr.. Dupuy, of Taney, died a
short time before the regular session
closed, and the other, Mr.. Gannaway,
of Monroe, who died more recently.
Tax on Clubs.
Representative Brandon, of Daviess,
presented bill in the house that i'm
poses an annual tax Of $500 on all
clubs that sell intoxicants, "and also
forbids them from selling or giving
away intoxicants on Sunday.
Enabling Act Sent to Senate.
When the senate met Friday the
committee on private corporations, OF
which Senator McAllister of Monroe
county is chairman, reported favora-
bly,, without amendment, the Cooper
bill empowering st. Louis, among 9th
er cities, to regulate the rates of public
service corporations. This action was
severe blow to the corporation lob
by. The lobby had confidently planned
to delay action on the bill until next
week.
Court Building Fight.
1t is a settled fact that when the
house takes up the appropriation bills
bitter fight will be made against the
passage of the item of $215,O00 for the
completion Of the new supreme court
building, and it is difficult matter to
venture prediction as to the result.
In the regular session, after a spir-
tied and protracted contest, and after
the several members of the commits.
sion had pleaded with the appropria-
tions committees of both branches of
the assembly, the item passed, with 8
votes to spare. 1t comes up again be.
cause of the fact that it was omitted
from the appropriations bill vetoed by
the governor few days ago, because
of Numerous errors-this being one CT
them-made in its enrolment.
The first round in this fight was had
Monday night, when resolution was
introduced and adopted, calling upon
the attorney general for written opin
ion on the following points, after re
citing that an appropriation of $1S3,e0(
had been made for the new building
which was stipulated should be In full
for the completion of the work:
1. Is there any legal obligation or
the part of the state to pay any sum In
addition to the amount appropriated in
1905 for that purpose, and, IL SO, hCT
much, and for what purpose?
2. Will it be violation of the spirit
or intent of the law or the constitution
to appropriate any sum to pay expendi
lures in excess Of the appropriation Of
1905, or for the completion of said
building?
These are the points ON which the
opponents of the appropriation rely te
defeat 1t, contending that Gen. Had
ley's construction of the constitution
must be adverse to the adoption of the
item making the appropriation. The
deficiency is s215,G00.77.
Erasures Made in Bill.
Little whispers, scarcely audible
now, but which will become more pro
nounced, can be heard about the cap
itol corridors, and even on the floor o.
either the house or the senate, OF {
mutilation or obliteration Of record.
concerning bill introduced In the
house at the regular session by Rep
resentative Busch and in the senate b,
Senator Hudson. The bill provided
that county courts must, before sub
mitting to vote proposition to built
court house, make known the loca
| ton of the site.
| Bills Introduced.
BY Griffith Requiring corporation
organized under the laws of this stat,
| to report to the secretary of state thei
| authorized capital, on which they shat
pay. in addition to all other taxes, ,
tax of 25 cents on each $1,000.
BY Polk-Making fraud in ottainin,