The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-02-23

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Legislative Matters.
A bill introduced by Senator Lysag
sOf St. Joseph, permitting candidates
Cf local offices to contribute two PEI
emit of annual salary expected toward
3 taie campaign to follow, has passet
the upper house Of our Legislature.
Senator Buford's bill prohibiting
hunting on lands without owners
permission was passed.
Senator Busby's bill empowers
state superintendent Of insurance te
regulate charges and premiums of all
fire, tornado, lightning, ETC., as re
CARDS foreign companies in the
State Of Missouri passed.
Incongruities in the laws of the
state may be pointed out by the
judges Of the criminal and circuit
courts Of this state, after discussing
such matters at a judicial conferepce
to be held annually at jefferson City,
the expenses Of the conference to be
paid, by the state. A report Of reco-
mendations at such meetings to be
made to the State Legislature. The
bill Of Senator Humrhrery providing
for above was adopted Feb. Is.
Senator Lanes bill which provides
against the sale of brass and alloys Of
gold, as the real thing, was passed.
The senator's evidently feel that we
need pure gold as well as pure food.
Anyway this is Missouri.
No one but railroad employee
may meddle with signals, under a
bill offered by Senator Wilson Of
Platte. The bill provides penalties,
and was adopted.
By the terms of a measure
introduced by Senator Green Of
Kansas City, the offices Of collector,
assessor and auditor of Kansas City
and jackson county are consolidated.
The possession of a state liscense
for dram shop will hereafter be-
prima facie evidence that the holders
are engaged in the sale of liquor,
under therrovisions of VI biH Intro
duced by Senator Dunwoodie Of Jas
per. Passed. .
Senator Carter's bill changing the
distribution OF state road funds has
passed the state senate. The particu-
lar feature of the new bill that inter-
ests the people hereabouts, is the one
that provides that before any county
can avail itself of the state funds, it
would first have to make a special
tax levy of Is cents on the 500 on
the assessed valuation for road i'm
provement purposes in order to make
good, claims on the state. Also the
state. Also the state fund must be
drawn upon for permanent improve
ments only.
Senator Hall: adding railroad and
warehouse commissioner and judges
of the St. Louis Court Of Appeals as
to the offices that may be questioned
as to the title thereof in contest pro-
eeedinggss before the the Supreme Court.
Bill by Senator Greene, making
state, food and drug commissioners,
ex-officio state dairy commissioner
and increasing salary to $1,000 per
year; passed.
Bill by Senator Busby authorizing |
State Treasurer to employ additional
book-keeper; passed. |
BY Senator Hawking-giving rail-
road and warehouse commissioners
authority to enforce orders requiring
signals or guards at dangerous grade
crossings, passed.
Senator divers bill, which passed,
provides that the jurisdiction Of the
Supreme Court over cases once within
It's scope shall not be invalidated,
even though such cases should come
within the jurisdiction Of the appellate
courts.
New Measures.
Among the important new meas
lfes offered in the State Legislature
ast week, was one BY Senator Lane
for the abolishment Of the
contract convict labor system in the
penitentiary. II appears
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