The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-03-09
LEGISLATIVE MATTERS

LEGISLATIVE MATTERS
Two bills in the House and Senate
have been submitted, both designed
to provide for building of state road
from St. Louis to Kansas City. The
real plan, however, is to build road
that will describe a wide circle
through the state, with the cities
above mentioned marking points op-
posite each other on its circumfer-
ence. The road would be built from
st. Louis southwest to Springfield;
thence west to Joplin; thence north
to Nevada and Kansas City; thence
northeast to Hannibal, and back to
St. Louis. The bills will carry an
appropriation of $4,000.
Senator Kinney's bill extends the
factory inspection law to all parts of
the state, and increases the number
of inspectors from six to twelve.
Existing law applies only to cities of
10000 or more, and the new law in
cludes citis down to 5000 population.
The new anti-ioy-riding bill, aimed
at automobilists, which has passed
both houses, increases the speed
twenty-five miles an hour. The
license fee is graduated according to
the horsepower of machine, and bill
is expected to increase revenues from
this source.
A measure that was vetoed two
years ago, was brought up again at
present session, and has passed both
houses. It is known as the interim
surance act, and authorizes mer-
chants, manufacturers and others to
interinsure each other, without being
under restrictions governing regular
insurance companies by the state.
Restaurants that serve their custom
ers with oleomargarine in the future
in place of butter will find themselves
up against the law if a bill introduced
in the Senate by Senator Brogan of
St. Louis becomes statute. The
proposed act provides that in order
to escape its penalties the restaurant
owner who supplies his table with
oleomargarine must have cards, and
tackled up where ther guests may easi-
ly see the same, informing all who
care to know that a substitute is used
for butter.
Speaker Barker offers a bill COM
pelling owners of farm property to
drag the roads fronting property after
each rain. The bill sppropriates
$4,000, from the general revenue
fund to perform the work.
Mr.. Craig's bill will require all
drugless healers to have license,
and to advertise weekly in the town,
county or locality in which they are
doing business, as to the character of
the licenses they hold.
A new bill authorizes the creation
of commission to investigate the
employers liability and compensation
question, at report at next session of
legislature. Commission to consist
of eight men; four to be appointed by
the Governor, and to each by presid-
ing officers of the legislature.
Mr.. Rooney's bill would create a
State Public Service Commission. 1t
will be given supervision over all
public utility corporations except rail-
roads. This will include waterworks,
telephone, telegraph, gas plants, etc.
PASSED THE SENATE.
BY Senator Wilson: To fix COM
pensation of Commissioners in the
condemnation of drainage districts, at
$2 per day.
Senator Bushby: Making men,
bers of the enrolled Missouri militia,
that served ninety days in during the
Civil War, eligible to enter the Fed
eral Soldiers Home at ST. James.
Senator Chinn: Permitting gar
nishment of wages due nonresident
employees of railroads in sums under
300 in debts held by bona-fide resi-
dents of Missouri, the same having
been created in the state. /.
Senator Greene: Authorizing cities
of the third class to collect a license
from telegraph, telephone. transpor-
tation companies, and rooming hous-
es, doing business therein.