Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1913-03-27
HOUSE CLOCK SET BACK. BUT
SENATE OBSERVES TIME
LIMIT AGREEMENT.
CLOSING HOURS ARE TAME
Many Presentations Made in Senate
Resume of New Laws En-
acted by Forty-Seventh
General Assembly.

Jefferson City.--Although the Forty
seventh general assembly did not ad-
journ sine die until noon Monday, the
ceremonies and rush which mark the
closing hours of session took place
Saturday at IL o'clock, when the time
limit for the passage of bills expired.
The senate observed the agreement to
the dot, but the house stopped its
clock before noon and passed batch
of bills Of minor nature during the
afternoon.
AS the minute hand crept near the
dead line frantic efforts were made by
several senators to secure unanimous
consent to take up bills for passage.
Senator Wallace Crossley made a spe-
,cial plea for house bill No. 110, which
would require per cent of the voters
,on initiative petitions instead of per
cent, as under the present law. The
bill died automatically with Crossley
still attempting to persuade his COL
leagues to place the bill on it's final
reading.
The special calendar committee
ruled the morning session. The COM
mittee, which consisted of Senators
Hawkins Of Dunklin csunty,, Gar acer
and Greene, had absolute say as to
what bills should be considered. BY
common consent the last two roll
calls applied to about 20 bills and SEN
-ators who could not gain the ear of
the calendar committee saw their pet
bills expire with perhaps enough votes
TO pass them, but no way to have
them placed on passage.
Many Presentations in Senate.
Promptly at IL o'clock Senator
Greene of Kansas City was recog-
nized He thanked Lieut.. Gov. Paint
,er for his courtesy and fairness dur.
ing the session and presented him
with a silver service given by the
senate.
After response by the president OF
the senate, Senator A. e. L. Gardner
presented President Pro TEN. Wilson
with watch. Senator Carter M. Bu
ford, the Democratic floor leader, was
given a silver service, Senator Busby
making the presentation speech. Sen
ator Whitledge, representing the Re
publicans of the senate, gave Senator
Gardner, the minority leader, tie pin
Senator Wilson introduced a resolu
tion commencing the work of John
Moore, negro, who has been identi
years. The resolution asks the board
of permanent seat of government tc
provide Moore with job.
Monday at noon, when the gavels o.
Lieut.. Gov. Painter and Speaker Hui
dropped, there were few representa-
tives and senators in their seats.
majority of the legislators left Jeffer
son City Saturday afternoon. To com
plete the routine, several clerks re
mained in town for ten days.
In contrast to the ending of forme'
sessions, no disorder or noise accom-
panied the closing hours. In the sen
ate trio consisting of Senators
Crossley, Brunk and Bronson san!
"Auld Lang Syne," and the specta
tors joined in the last song, God b
With You Till We Meet Again"
Appropriations Total 16,1so,ooo.
The legislature appropriated from
the general revenue and special fund
approximately $16,1SS,O0O for the SUI
port of the state government and it
various departments and institution
during the years 1913-1914.
This is the largest sum ever ar
propriated by any previous general as
sembly of Missouri, according to oil
members. Nearly three-quarters of
million dollars Of this immense sur
was needed TO maintain new depar
ments and pay the salaries of official
to be installed in new jobs created b
this legislature.
OF the amount appropriated approx
imately $1S,S00,000 was appropriate
from the general revenues The n
mainder was appropriated from tn
state good roads funds, the game pr'