The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-02-19
PEACE AMONG PARTlZANS
No Unpleasant Clash Between Oppos.
ing forces at tho Capital Last
Week. Temperance Women
Besieee Halls of Leeis-
la,ion, also Address
the Governor

Jefferson City, Feb. 13.-An-
other week of the session of the |
forty fifth General Assembly has
passed and the record has been
made up. Summed up briefly the
week has been one of progress in
the direction of law making, and
cf some progress in the direction
of revision Of the laws. More
tn an six hundred bills have been
introduced in the two houses, the
Senate alone having about two
hundred bills on the docket, very
few OF which have as yet been
taken up by the committee. In
the House the number exceeds
four hundred, only three or four
of which have been examined and
reported upon by committees.
None of the big measures, which
will attract general attention and
engage the talent and leadership
of the General Assembly have yet
C ONE to the front. Several of the
m ost important measures under
ontemplation have not yet been
shaped up for introduction.
Bills representing the views of
the Governor will possibly be
introduced next week. So far no
ad ministration bill is under con-
sideration-that is, no bill to
W hich the administration is direct
, ly committed.
. About 1850 bills were introduc-
r ed in the fourty fourth General
A ssembly, only a small percent of
W hich got through. 1t is not at
a II likely that so many will be
introduced at this Assembly,
, though it is expected that about
a 1000 measures will be before the
+ Legislators during the session be-
sides the revision bills, which will
be reported out from the commit
tee on the revision of statutes.
This, committee will get to work
next week perhaps, though there
is a proposition on foot to have
the work of revision done by con-
:, tract with law publishing con-
C erp, which has special facilities
and fine record for such work
The Republicans have not so fal
. taken caucus action on any prop
sition looking toward revision
D. Nor have the Democrats. The
/ method of revising will have to be
g agreed upon by the two houses
u jointly, which may require some
II party action on both sides.
IL The last week has been one O.
peaceful, goodnatured, successful
n W ork on the part of all the mem
n bers and Senators. Governo
Ha adley had an interview witt
former Governor Folk and Bee
Inspector Marshall in st. Louis
last Monday when representation
= were made which induced him tt
consent to the confirmation O
= Marshall without further delay
and the Senate took up the matte
Monday afternoon, after a mes
sage in regard to it by the Gov
ernor, and confirmed Marshall, tn
o. Republican Senators offering NJ
e, objections. Marshall's term will
to not expire until August, 1911, un
Or less he resigns in the meantime
he De moci ats have not the grace O
IN resignation, when snuggly place
d. in a good public office. The,
can usually stand all the strai
,e Office holding involves until thei
IN term expires. Governor Hadle
of had no disposition to oppose tn
i'll political friends of the late Coy
lie ornor.
as Since the Marshall incident ha
st been smoothed over there hs
be been no particular feeling in eitf
&. er house-at least it has not cam
he to the surface. The Democrat
nd held a caucus early in the week
ut arrange family affairs, and it wei
he out that their House leader, Bark,
X of Macon, was deposed and Cros
so of Clinton was selected. in h