Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-03-26

= JAS. j. h Ii,
Minority Floor Leader Attn Genera
Assembly.
JEFFERSON CITY LETTER.
81 / u cOr:tsl ondeIce.
jefferson City, March 25.---Jle leg
isittisc i. lis i'll The new temporary c
tnl are practically deserted today
"E Ia!e been crowded all wlnte
With Nj >'ui1 solons and their CLERKS
ahc ocent' lobbyists WHO out
WardiE played the role OF mcr.. lock
c'N-cH. i-'.s really played another a;l
| ->'''iai games, perhaps. The For
ty-@eN ar1l1 General Assembly has I'D
l""lnel s'ne die and is not apt to bt
called IL the capitol again, 1t w,
be@sti" Demoeratic''- thorough,
Dcino'' ',t.c that the minority senator
ana h',:ii;.'ers were powertss TO az
tompl.sh anything opposed ny n,
Democratic leaders And yet til,
elSnl Republicans and one i.rogres
si'c n the Senate and the twenty.
e!sht Republicans and one Irogfea
aIVe III the House We're ALWAYS aia;1
dhd exercised a wholesome influence
over ali but strictly partisan iegisia-
ton; and, in fact, they extracted
Loison found iii some of the origipaj
traits OF the Democratic party meas
ures. The Republicans constituted {
heroic minority in a LEGISLATURE SC
intensely Democratic that a fedora
Tag could hardly unfuli its folds i.
| the hall OF the House or the chamber
OF the Senate.
Supreme Court Orerrulld.
An astounding act OF 1ae i,egisia.
ture Was completed last Tuesd;.y il:
The House, after 1t had Dttn ru.he;
Though ,ne 6eaate. Ii res1ureu ,o
The Standard Oil Company the rign,
10 10 business in tni5 state. he S,i-
preme Court, on.y lev DAYS a,,o re-
ioSed 10 fel-'-e or nOullj its oIucl
eAl~liihS tnal ConIpuuy lioul lnl
state lOr il;.srani y.ulaIioHs Gf til.
dntl-tl ust IaN. ina: ACTON 0i tn,
court was lie tillal outcon.e of tne
piosecutioE begun uy torluer uo,er-
nor liaulel WHEN he w&5 Atto1l4,. .
Nthcral. Ile hdu 20 Successfully PICS
t~Lttd the 't,iaIiL octopus That the
oupl.Ele Court could not Go olAer-
Wise tnan drive it frolu tile state
lie SouAS -atloiHey General LOL on
y Won .aiHe throughout The EaIIon
lof lis WORN III 1his case, Gut starte,.
otnuI states aiteT The sreat OH uIu-
hopois- Inc ultimate result CT III.
WORK was an oIuer OF the Cnlteu
States Hui ruiht toUrJ ior the ui,su-
luton OF tno Oh trust. Now, ;.tteI
y ed'S' o. tApens1'e illlsatlC4. t4nu tnt
iiAaI aAu Colni!ltte Custer oi TIC
otaAuiifu ClI Ioh'taA., aAu tne COL
iocLiGn ol Il neaEy Iluc aa veil, the
DeAiCtfat': Leg SloidtuEe ilaS set az
haueht the wisdom AID Jusuue o.
the courts ana nas pass Ell d llcW iav
under "hIcii the StanU<.ru O.l tomp4-
IL! may cohtlnte to do business Ii.
MisSCuil. hat do YOU THINK o.
that! AlON viii the hoAtsi, Jaw -.lbiu-
ing people OF -hlsaoIII accept suci.
an aNt OF the alleged progressive
DelnCcrotIc legin.dture?
One act oil especial interest to po-
lllcal parties Was the bill amending
the piliIl,::y ejettlOu Jaw SO that
state conventions OF political parties
may be held OF the fourth Tuesday
In August at any point selected by
the retiring Chairman CT Il state eOIa-
ulttee. unter the law, uelole iC was
amended, the state conyeitiCn 0!
each political party had to assemble
at Jefferson on the second Tuesda y
III Septelnber, date SO late in the
campaign as TO seriously retard cam.
| paibl arrangements This change
however, will take from the hotels
OF this City a biennial occasion from
which they derived Very helpful rev
enue.
Another bill put though last week
makes the Secretary OF State master
OF incot porated companies, givins
him authority tC regulate them string
emily. lie can suspend the opera
t1on cf a charter for nOil-payr rert o1
an annual license fee Or for fa.lnrt
to observe other requirements OF the
law Or course, that bill also creates
a new Office with good salary anc
With deputies, stenoSc c2phers and 9th
Ell expense items. All OF the parti
san bills passed by the Les.s!atur'
were 50 drawn ;ts to open the treas
ury 10 salary warrants to be issuet
to apointeea of Governor Major
That's the way the Major machine il
to be constructed.
When the long list oI new appoint
i've offices is made up and the salar
les OF tneappointees and appoint
ees are reckoncd it Will be discovers
that Governor Major has ut his dis
posal near, twice as lnan! appoint
men:s d. his predecessors and as
er in salaries, expenses. etc, tha
Was controlled by Governor iiadleA
That ne is constructing Il persona
POLITICAL machine has been openl
charged by Democratic leaders d
Kansas City, where a storm OF PRO
tests has arison against athe bill
!; creating two new divisions of tn
circuit court