The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-02-12
SOLONS ARE AT WORK
Senate and Governor Clash
Over a Folk Appoint
ment.
Special Correspondence.

Jefferson City, Feb. 8.-Just a
month ago the General Assembly
convened. 1t has elected United
States Senator, determined one
of the most difficult contests,
which has ever arisen over the
election of a state officer, has en-
tirely completed its organization
and has now nearly Ave hundred
bills in the hands of the COM
mittees for consideration. Up to
Friday there has been no unpleas-
ant controversy, aside from the
Painter-Gmelich matter, and
things had moved along far better
than any one imagined at the be-
ginning of the session. While two
weeks were practically lost dur
ing the contest over the vote for
lieutenant governor, practical
work has advanced almost as far
at this time as at the close of the
same period two years ago, and
it looks like the session was to be
one of achievement rather than
one of political controversy.
There are some hot-heads on each
side of the party line, who can
n ot refrain from injecting partisan
prejudices, but the majority on
each side Is opposed to wasting
time with resolutions and argu-
mcnts and speeches better adapted
to campaign than a session of
he General Assembly.
On the Republican side the
leaders are men of commanding
influence, conservative and sensi-
BILE, ready to meet any advance of
the Democrats in a proper spirit,
b ut equally ready to contest every
inch of ground, when q partisan
a dvantage is sought. 1t must bs.
re memb mbered that for all practical
pu rposes, this is a Democratic
LIE gislature. The Democrats
h ave twenty-three votes out. of
thirty -four in the Senate, while the
Republicans only have seventy
tn rec votes in the House-barely
enough, when all are present and
votin g together, to pass a bill, as
seventy-two votes are necessary
to pass any measure. 1t will be
seen therefore, that the Republi-
cans can not control on any meas.
ure that requires a party vote, fol
what the House may pass the
Senate may reject.
Republicans are somewhat
divided on local option, dram
shop propositions, and othel
temperance measures, but they
are unit on measures involving
the financial and material inter.
es ts of the State. They will fol
low closely the recommendation!
of Governor Hadley.
The Governor is giving full tim,
to the various matters, that mus
engage him at the beginning o
his administration. He has mad,
but few appointments so far. tn
bank commissioner and pardol
at torney being the first of the ex
e cutive appointments to be sub
m itted to the Senate. Both hav
been confirmed. John E. Swang
er, bank commissioner, is now a
W ork, as is Frank p. Blake, tn
p ardon attorney.
Governor Folks recess appoint
m ents were not all withdrawn G
opposed by Governor Hadley
= though he might have withdraw
them, it having been the custom {
his predecessors to Withdraw {
oppose such appointments of tt
outgoing governor they did nc
, care to sustain. He could hay
withdrawn, early this week, tn
q re-appointment of Marshall, {
i beer inspector, made by Folk la
!, fall, but he did not interfel
with it until urged to do so b
3 cause of rumors concerning M
n Marshall's Intentions. The ofit
. is one Of the best under his CO
I troll, and he desires to give it
former, State Auditor, w. v