Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-04
MISSOURI STATE
CAPITAL ITEMS
NOTES THAT ARE OF INTEREST
TO MIssoURiANs.
Brief Mention OF Matters as They
Occur at Jefferson City,
Official and other.
wise.

Jefferson City.-The supreme court
In banc through an opinion filed BY
Judge Graves, ended the political
fuss in the city committee OF st.
Louis by affirming the validity OF the
IA members who ousted Henry kiel
and his faction last August. Judge
Lamm, Judge Woodson and Judge
Ferriss concurred in the ruling opin'
ion.
Judge Kennish filed a seperate
opinion in which Judge Valiant con.
Cured and the latter also held that
the court was without jurisdiction to
try the issues raised. The writ OF
tertiorari is quashed and the contro.
versy ended, so far as the supreme
court Is concerned.
The ruling point in the case is the
right of a majority Of the committee
to change the rules and also the or.
ganization Of the committee itself.
Since there is some claim here
among politicians to the effect that
Judge James b. CAN'T Is practically
unemployed and is therefore entitled
to all of the salary earned by Judge
John c. Brown in the event his con.
test to GUST the latter is successful,
the amount Judge Can't has received
from the state for services as special
counsel might be of interest. The
books of the state treasurer show he
has paid warrants to Judge CAN'T
amounting to 1855 during this year.
U.s. 10 e4uisalclt to a salary Of $500
q month for four months and a half.
Attorney General Major employed
CAN'T in the capacity Of special coun.
sci in the oustec proceedings against
the lumber companies. In addition,
Judge CAN'T has handled certain legal
matters pertaining to the State In
surance department. Neither Judge
Brown O William =. Evans, super
intendent Of public schools have re-
ceived a cent Of salary for their
services.
The Christmas dinner at the PEN
itentiary was served to the 1886 men
and 6S women convicts. 1t required
3,400 pounds OF turkey. Seven barrels
Of cranberries, coffee, wheat bread,
potatoes, cabbage, butter and sweet.
meats were added to the menu. The
convicts were given the liberty Of the
yards and allowed to indulge in out
door sports. Gambling was barred,
for the double reason that it was the
Il OF many landing behind the
bars, and, furthermore, because a few
would get all the money. All kinds
Of gambling has been barred from the
prison for many years.
Notice was served on Attorney
General Major that Judge Pollock in
the federal court at Kansas City has
issued an injunction on petition Of the
United States Express company
against the state board of railway and
warehouse commissioners to prevent
that body from enforcing the free
delivery zone law. passed by the last
Legislature. The injunction will be
heard on it's merits December 2S in
Kansas City, al which time the attor.
ney general will appear on behalf OF
the railway commissioners.
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Frederick w. Lehman, solicitor
general of the United States. has
notified Attorney General Major the
cases involving the validity of the 2.
cent passenger law and the maximum
freight Legislation has been postponed
for argument in the United States su'
preme court from January 8 to Febru
airy 10.
The governor has granted a parole
to Thomas O'Brien, convicted in St
Louis in March, 1910, Of false registra
ton and sentenced to the %penitentiary
for three years and six months. This
parole was granted because two othel
men convicted of the same offenss
were let off with 2.year sentences
each.
Albert Ferguson, the poet Of thu
pe~nitentiary, was paroled by Governo'
; Hadley to William NJ. Reedy of st
Louis, who will be responsible for hi
future good behavior. Ferguson wa,
sent to the penitentiary from Jackson
county on January 22. 1906, to serv'
ten years for highway robbery.
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The governor paroled Fred Pullen
who was sent to the penitentiar,
. from st. Francois county for two year
> for assault with intent to kill. He l
!, paroled to J. w. HELLER Of Bonn,
Terre. Pullen Is but 22 years Of ag
: and his character and reputation
y, prior to his ofense were excellent.
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