The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1913-02-14
AMENDMENTPLANS ATTACKED
Union Labor Leaders Oppose the
Scheme to Change the
Referendum. =

uuioU faUOT eUtIOTe lOint SESSION. OIL
the senate and house committees ~,
constitutional amendments. The
principal bills ON this subject were
introduced by Senators Busby and
Crossley and Representative Orr. Tie
chief change sought Is that requiring
petitions from thrce.fourths Of the
counties instead Of two.thirds.
Senator Phillips. OF st. Louis. in.
troduced series of nine bills which
will revise the entire court procedure
In Missouri, the chief aim being TO
eliminate delay In litigation. The
bills were prepared by a committee Of
the State Bar Association.
Senator Ford IN u bill introduced
wants the adoption Of the Torrens
system Of recording deeds to realty.
Senator White wants all Incorporated
cities created special road dist riots
and his bin would make them such.
The change In the election law
which would allow voters away from
home TO vote anywhere IN the state
and have their ballots forwarded
home was reported favorably.
a bill appropriating $50, to pay
the expenses and directing the College
Of Agriculture at Columbia to manu-.
facture and furnish At cost to farmers
hog cholera serum was introduced by
Mr.. Brett.
The Gardiner telephone rate bill
introduced In the senate would pre-
scribe the following schedule Of rates
Tor all telephone companies operating
In Missouri ON the basis of a three.
minute talk. the scale for hc first ten
miles Is ~ certs: onc-half "A cent per
mile for the next ninety miles. and
one-third Of a cen, per mile for each
mile In excess Of loo For each add.
tional minute over three minutes
charges to he made on the basis If
onc'fonrth of cen, per mile 4
charge Of j cents l. allowed for trans.
ferring messages aud = doullc charge
for repeating messages.
senator Fca~tcr's Till appropriai ing
slG6WD for The purchase Of 800 acres
of land al llalai unka Springs. Camden
county. for ilc establishment of a
state park. was favorably reported by
the senate committee. Favorable ie.
ports also were mad" un a series of
road bills, one Of which consolida,es
all road funds and makes the money
available To counties up To $1,000 each
on a like appropria, ion 10y The county.
senator Wilson's bin prohibit ing
the killing of quail IN this state for
i've years was also ravorably reported
IN the senate.
No person obtaining diyorcccouid
marry Tor u year. IL Il measure intro.
duccd IN ihc House, by Mr. Wright
of Greene County. l. enacted. This
bill provides that circuit Judges mus,
issue first u provisional decree which
holds for onr year. Al the expiration
II one year, II the party obtaining
hr provisional decree makes applica.
ion 10 the court, An absolute decree
vii h"i>>urd. provided lhcapplicanl' :
beta ,ior has been good u not ia" |
provisional decree will he revoked
Cox. of Montgomery. and Mills. of !
New Madrid, both introduced elm
Crow" bills, the hr>r Of the season.
they are practically the same IN u |
general way, and apply only Ia tie !
steam railroads. l'ndcr both the con.
turtor Of a train has the right TO
designate In which car any person I
'la ride, and has power To enforce /
hr regulation without making the
company liable for damages. Penal.
les In the VA! of tines are provided
or an inirar, ion of the rules with r..
'peri Ia what ears the diilcren, races
hall occupy.
believing II moi feasible to work
lr r"n'icts upon the public roads.
lac Legislature and Inc Board of
Prison Inspectors have under consid-
ration u plan Ia purchase the ma.
hinery aud equipment Of shoe, broom
|p.d clolhln factories opera ing IN the
~ en'iary and ran Them by the
'tate.
\ bill which would disfranchi>e
l'iterate voters Vas introduced by
'ir. shannon. Of Andrain. This bin
makes |, a felony for amy Judge of
lect ion to assist II voter to vote eX-
epl when physically unable Ia mark
Ms ballot
The county unit bill was set down
or hearing In the House for Thurs
lay Of last week. II was reported nd.
ersely by the Housed Committee on
N Criminal Jurisprudence. hut went
'pon the calendar anyway.
Gamblers can i@ compelled to testi.
y IN the investigation of gambling
lnder bin offered by Mr.. Overall, of
'enhiscOt. This bill provides they