Marble Hill press., 1913-02-20
LEGISLATORS PUSH
PARTY MEASURES
MUNICIPAL PRIMARY LAW FOR
ST, LOUIS GNAcrEo-APPRo.
PRlArIoN BILLS PASSED.
HOUSE is WORKING RAPIDLY
Working Mems Corporation and
utIlities commltsien Bills Are
Advanesd-othst Lsa,
lstive News Notes.

Jefferson city The Missouri lsgis
lalurc has during the past week
passed three Bis appropriation bills
aud enacted a municipal primary aS
for 81 Louis which can be- used in
the making " nominations Tor mayor
and othor municipal offices this
spring
tfnal hearings were h"ld on the hlll
90 create q public service commission
and that measure VAS reported favor
Ably "Wednesday With certain amend
meuis II wl'l reach a vote In ,hr tNu
bodies early this week
Although the vorkngmons comp,r.
sauuu bill IL suIl tn committee. one
l'uethy hearing upou the BIN has been
held This measure will be- reported
oui hy the committee and come before
The legislature FOR consideration prob
ahIy Tho latter part % this wr,k
Tho administration measures la
GLIDING the two cited have tcrn 1d
,auc,d o. fls, a. could b. expected
Oas proposed amendment providing
fnr the simpNaca'iou - court urn
cedar, ard = murder indictments has
D., % pfssrd by 30 house and 10 peEt
ms before he senate 'ur carrssucn'
Wors oens IN Hogu
\ OH 'o create a department H' .m
migration 20 oNp.o., the gUdey,.Hp"d
rtsaarers ut Missouri has hrrg ~
ported h,gRb1 rs Chairman Mo
wnyy ot ,hr committee oa .mu.grA
tiou
The house has passed the roua's
ua.' measure one atnltKhiuE common
ga marriage . t.il frgf.l.uf 'ae law
g.trE far Insurance superintendent
ruarr tu uggDsr tho rates 1t tr0
tasaraErr ormpsU.cs t.t to faA 'hr
slrsmrsyua9 Institutions uut ~ lo'.
r.s and several other measures 90
irnrr 90 .~sa importance
\ number @. bills aTp, - lara.
i..s ~ state have beer passed
Thr senate passed a measure ty
senator Wilson prohlt.tur th" t,.ll0s
a. quail 'Hr arr years ani a t.H Dr.
senator Carter pr0vd.rs lur 'h" rqgAl
distribution r' 'hr cpHd roads u.nue's
if defeated a b..l Ei,las Wawra 'h"
rFhl 90 serve as srHaut 3.rr, ore
That r.dy passed. rrsa.a'..a 'ar
me appu.atmcai ut commlssb"a 20
iuyrs. gate frc rates aui 'n recon
mont Grr4'ul legislation Ia 'ha' -
gard
INr prmofals have caY,4s.l 4gan
taar ra.e t.r 81 Louis ana 'ba
pn.l.rs.t.uI may Be- pg' through fe
legislature az a ctg.as wrA.ggr This
is an cid legislative s'4mbuas block
WI b s apparently grAecr solution
t.aa 10 ally previous session
Tan san.ut,rr uU aFFroFr Frtt.nus. ot
4.lsh E-gyreoa'aHsn svrarae-a "
Jtraaga aaua,y and Senator l1sasht
~ Bge hauaa are sNairwra. after
leastny hr4r!aes have drafted and sn
lr.turrd afp ,he taasa far mrHaar"
ga-ylnk 'he appropriations 'Hr thn
r.rrmus yuAry aat ranai Institutions
The r3arauaua, bgdey tor che UUt
rs-~.ry and thr aAir WormaI schools
Is abo4, ready tor Introduction.
Tho house ard sruA'r committees
or pcn.faaiiAry and reform schools
have lnata soule progress 10 thr u.ts
male solution ot tAc convict problem.
which "a cousldcrrd 'Gr grayrst r"n
fronting thla Legislature The -ppar
ert plan is 20 extend the contracts for
% peetod ~ twp yoars or more, Mile
the state makes some arrangement 70
take the conyicts 1u'o 'ts oRn en-.
p.uy ucEt
Tas las, Legislature enacted a IN"
ahnlishtax the contract system and
providing that when rr~sent contracts
expire the state should supply employ
mcpt for the ronyicss This Law ere
a'rd a serious crisis Tor she state be-
caase 81 the lack Of revenues and N"
threatened loss ot the earnings Of thr
coavicta,