Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-02-20
PRIMARY LAW FOR
ST. LOUIS ENAcTED-APPRo-
PRIATioN BILLS PASSED.
HOUSE is WORKING RAPIDLY
Working Mems Compensation and
Utilities Commission Bills Are
Advanoed-other Leeis-
lative News Notes.

Jefferson City.--The Missouri legis-
Mature has during the past week
passed three big appropriation bills
and enacted municipal primary law
flor st. Louis which can be used in
the making of nominations for mayor
Hand other municipal offices this
.6prng.
Final hearings were held on the bill
q create a public service commission
! Ind that measure was reported favor
j bly Wednesday with certain amend
8nepts. 1t will reach a vote in the two
0<Sles early this week
Although the workingmen's compen-
&ation bill is still in committee, one
8&engthy hearing upon the bill has been
held This measure will be reported
but by the committee and come before
Lie legislature for consideration prob
l4bly the latter part of this week
"a The administration measures, in
buding the two cited, have been adj
hnced as fast as could be expected.
One proposed amendment providing
. n the simplification Of court pro.
5 ldure and Of murder indictments has
Zen passed by the house and is pend
+ Ig before the senate for engrossment
s.. Work Done In House.
a bill TO create a department of i'm
grafton TO exploit the undeveloped
& sources of Missouri has been re.
!; brted favorably by Chairman Mo
ney of the committee on immigra-
i bn
The house has passed the county
Bit measure, one abolishing common
4 " marriages, bill repeating the law
wing the insurance superintendent
"a bwer to supervise the rates of fire
surance companies, bill 10 take the
eemosynary institutions out of poll
= cs and several other measures of
ore or less Importance.
A number of bills affecting local.
& es Of state have been passed.
n The senate passed a measure by
& enator Wilson prohibiting the killing
quail for five years and bill by
& enator Carter providing for the equal
4 stribution of the good roads moneys
jI3X ~ utltditu Il JILL EiNlhS NobASh ehS
ght TO serve as school directors.
( That body passed resolution for
be appointment of commission to
bvestigate fire rates and to recon-
bend needful legislation in that re-
bard.
"a The Democrats have caucused upon
home rule for st. Louis, and that
Exposition may be put through the
gslature as a caucus measure. This
II an old legislative stumbling block
4hich is apparently nearer solution
ban at any previous session.
M The committee on appropriations, OF
hich Representative Swearingen Of
Rckson county and Senator Lysoght
81 Buchanan are chairmen, after
: &ngthy hearings have drafted and in
&Oduced into the house the measure
&rrying the appropriations for the
eemosynary and penal institutions.
The educational budget for the uni
rsity and the state normal schools
about ready for introduction.
M The house and senate committees
penitentiary and reform schools
Ave made some progress in the ulti-
pate solution of the convict problem,
hich is considered the gravest con
onting this legislature. The appar-
t plan is to extend the contracts for
period OF two years or more, while
Be state makes some arrangement TO
Ike the convicts into its own en-
oyment.
The last legislature enacted law
2Ai shing the contract system and
,t4ng that when present contracts
pire the state should supply employ
fht Tor the convlcts. This law ere
eu serious crisis for the state be-
use Of the lack of revenues and the
<..:s featened loss of the earnings Of the
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