Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-03-23
the MISSOURI LEGISLATURE
BOTH HOUSES GRINDING AWAY
At LAW MAKING.
Bills offered by the Different Mem.
bers and What 10 Dore With
Them.

state capitol proposition August l was
assured when the house adopted the
conference report on the bill for a
5000, 900 building. The senate adopt
ed the conference report and the bill
now goes to Gov. Hadley for his sigma.
ture.
The bill provides that a special cleo.
ton shall be called for August !, the
primary election date, at which will
be submitted to q vote Of the people
a proposition for q bond issue of 49,
500, 1000. The capitol itself will cost
$4,000, 900, additional land will cost
$500. 900 and the furnishings Of the
building will cost 100000.
Gov. Hadley signed the bill to do
away with the contract labor system
in the penitentiary. The pen with
which the bill was signed was given
to John r. Smith, business agent for
the Industrial Council of Kansas City.
The senate passed the Humphrey
bill prohibiting county courts from
granting dramshop licenses for sa-
looms to be operated outside the limits
of an incorporated city.
Jefferson City.-Gov. Hadley ap.
proved the senate bill providing for
an issue Of $780, 900 in bonds for a
new state capitol, site and furnish
ings.
The senate took up and passed the
McCarty house concurrent resolution
which provides for the submission OF
a constitutional amendment at the
November, 1912, election, for a So
capitol. This action requires the sub
mission of the $4,000, 900 proposition.
In the event, however, that the $4,000
600 proposal is defeated at the special
election August /, 1911, there will be
the constitutional amendment to fall
back upon at the November, 1912,
election.
Missouri's approval for the income
tax amendment to the federal cansti-
tuition was formally granted when the
IlouoC uuoDtSu Nv A>SSs~
ton already passed by the senate.
II Gov. Hadley signs a bill now be-
fore him, the patients at the various
state asylums will be better fed. The
bill increases the rate counties must
pay for the care OF insane patients
from $3.50 to So a week.
Two bills relating to garnishment.
They change the exemptions SO that
wages of railroad employees can be
garnished without judgment for bills
contracted in the state.
jefferson City.-The senate sent
word, not officially, but just as effec'
lively, that unless the house passed
senate bills now pending there would
be no vote on adjournment of the
legislature this week. The demand
was backed by the fact that the sen
ate has held up the most important
appropriation bills and has not taken
up the consideration of the question
of final adjournment. The house
t~hereupon tackled senate bills in
blocks of ten. Many Of them were
local bills. Among the enate bills
passed We're:
Three bills that grew out OF the or
ganization of the Central Union Insur
ance company in Kansas City.
Allowing cities of the third class
to collect licenses on rooming houses
hotels, motor cars and other property
not mentioned in the old law provid
ing charters for cities of that class.
Providing that in elections to VOTE
school bonds a two-third majority o
those voting at the election only shall
be required to carry the bonds. Tha
will permit school bond questions II
be submitted at general elections.
Jefferson City.-The Sunday aftel
moor session of the house of represeI
tatiyes came to sudden close at
!, O'Clock when Representative ID. "
Stark of Cass county knocked down
; deputy game warden on the floor @
the house and members went over tn
!, desks in wild confusion to join In wha'
for a minute, threatened to be a rio
, The senate added an item to the gel
eral appropriation bill, under tn
terms of which the residents Of KaI
. sas City, st. Louis and Springfield wi
be repaid the sums OF money they a.
vanced in 1909 and 1910 for supper
. o. the state bureau of immigration.
The senate completed considerable
OF the last house appropriation mea
ure and passed all the bills. Thes