Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-03-16
The MISSOURI LEGISLATURE
BOTH HOUSES GRINDING AWAY
AT LAW MAKING.
Bills Offered by the Different Mem.
bers and What Is Dore With
Them.

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two more of the Democratic caucus
homo rule bill. One by Lysaght pro-
vides for the selection of election
commissioners for the cities in the
same manner as is provided for Sc
lecting police commissioners.
Gov. Hadley sent Il message to the
Legislature advocating the passage Of
appropriation bills for repaying $685.
600 to business men of st. Louis, Kan
sas City and Springfield for the state
hoard of immigration. He also advo-
Gated the passage of laws for more
revenues to meet expenses OF appro-
p%riations being made by the legisla-
ture. He recommended the passage
of a corporation franchise tax law, to
tax clubs which sell intoxicating
liquors, increase saloon licenses to
$500 and for a law making all prop.
erty assessable at full value.
Representative Deal of Mississippi
offered an amendment to the contin-
gent appropriation bill adding $72,-
900 to repair the old capitol. Several
objected ON the ground that it would
hurt the plan for a new capitol, but
the vote was 81 to 10 in favor of the
repair proposition.
The house ~enGrCsshl the bill by
Speaker Barker a!rgopriating $4,000
for tie support o. agricultural fairs.
re bill provides hat The state pay
80 PER cent of premiums for county
fd!is.
Jefferson City.-The house commit
tee on judiciary recommended the
passage of the Fear bill, which pro-
vides an automa'ic system of fixing
the compensation of employees injured
at their work.
The senate adopted the bill to APP
propriate money for the eleemosynary
institutions with an increase of s2S,-
$40 owe the house appropriations.
The house Killed the amendment
to the contingent appropriation bill
providing an appropriation of $4,000
to maintain the immigration bureau
for the next two years.
The senate ,ngrossed Senator
Humphreys bill TO prohibit the sale
OF liquor outside of incorporated
cities and towns.
The extended row over the game
laws in the house is apparently at an
end. The house agreed on a compro.
mise to appropriate $4,000 for the
use of the game warden for the next
two years.
The first proposition to fix the time
for final adjournment was offered by
Representative Frank II. Farris. 1t
provides for final adjournment at
moo Monday, March 90.
Jefferson City.-Senate bill provid.
ing for the location of two agricultural
colleges and experiment stations, n
north and one south of the Missouri
river was killed.
The Commercial club of jefferson
City delivered to the legislature op-
tons for the block of ground between
the old capitol and the supreme court
building. The block is probably the
best built residence block in Jefferson
City. 1t has over 1000 feet frontage
OF lots with i brick buildings. The
options calls for the sale Of the entire
block to the state for $4,000. 1t will
cost $4,000 more II the state shall
decide 10 buy the p%ostoffice building.
The house reconsidered and sen TO
engrossment the county unit local np-
ton bill by a vote of 81 to Al. As soOn
as the vote was taken Coil moved the
engrossment of the city district option
bill, which provides for precinct or
ward local option. The bill was Or
dered engrossed by a vote of So to 40.
Craig OF .Nodaway moved that these
bills be given precedence in printing
and it was SO ordered.
Jefferson City.-The senate commit.
tee on ways and means submitted a
favorable report on Senator Busby's
measure providing for a constitutional
amendment to empower the next leg
islature to provide for a temporary
court to assist the supreme court in
disposing OF its %congested docket.
The court is now four years in arrears
on its civil docket.
Gov. Hadley vetoed the home rule
police bill. and also Shannon's bill to
allow the state committees of the two
parties to name supervisors of cleo
tons in the cities.
The house passed the legislative APP
%portionment bill by a vote of 100 to /.
The bill provides for LAG members Of
the house Of representatives, four