Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-03-20

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year and the term Of the state inspec-
tor is fixed at four years.
Secretary of State Roach has ap
pointed James J.. Mcintyre of Kansas
City corporation clerk in his depart
ment, vice William J. Kiley, who has
been appointed deputy state beer in.
spector. The secretary also appointed
the following new clerks in the motor
car department.: E. ]. Sanders, St
Joseph; George o. Lamb, C~aruthers-
vile; C. c. Reddington, Springfield.
Joseph G. billiard OF Sedalia, state
hotel inspector, has assumed the du-
ties Of his Office. He Is allowed four
deputies, each at $500 a month and
necessary travelling expenses. His
deputies are: Howard Bradbury, JEFF
ferson City; Edward Major, Bowling
Green; j. W. Baldwin, Jr., Sedalia;
Claude Buchanan, Marceline.
With two sessions there was little
Of interest in the senate. Senator
Wilson introduced a bin which II 1t
should become q law will make rail-
road travel in Missouri slow enough
to please even the most timid tour.
list. His bill provides that all pass
enger trains must stop at grade CROSS
ings.
The Wilson bill, providing for the
abolition of the state capitol commits
sion, was reported favorably by a
senate committee. Senator Wilson
proposes to abolish the Jobs and the
salary attached to them altogether
and let the present state officers
oversee the building of the new
capitol.
The "drys' expect to caucus and
decide what attitude they will take
toward home rule. Some of the mem.
bers who will vote dry" on every
other proposition want to vote for
home rule now that st. Louis has
agreed to the amendment providing
for removal by the governor.
The house put in a long afternoon
engrossing bills aud cleaning up its
docket generally. With but two dis
senting votes it passed a joint and
concurrent resolution authorizing the
board of fund commissioners to pay
a commission for the sale of the capt.
toll building bonds.
Representative Wright of Greene
county introduced a bill providing for
provisional divorces. 1t is planned to
stop hasty remarriages. The bill
gives the court power to make the
divorce provisional for n year. Any
time in that year it can, for a cause.
revoke the divorce.
The house criminal jurisprudence
committee killed beyond hope of resu-
rection, for this session at least, the
Haskius bill prohibiting Sunday base
ball. The committee was against the
measure to a man and reported that
the bill should be stricken from the
calendar.
The wet" and dry leaders of the
house agreed to set a special hearing
for the County Unit bill. The rollcall
on its passage will determine def
nitely the lineup Of the house, wheth-
er 1t is "wet' or dry" The vote on
the other liquor bills will not vary far
from that on the County Unit bill.
The bill giving to the commission
ers of the Smile good roads districts
the expenditure of all the money col.
lected by the county by taxation for
road purposes within the district was
considered Friday. 1t was sent to en-
grossment. The house then adjourned
until 2 o'clock Monday afternoon.
Senator Bronson introduced a bill
making stock yards public service
corporations and equally subject to
regugaltion. The senator said that
If the Major Utility Bill became a law
there would be no occasion for his
bill receiving consideration.
The house passed q joint and con.
current resolution appropriating s14S,-
900 to pay the commission necessary
to make possible the sale Of the state
capitol bonds. There were five dis
senting votes. =
The senate committee on labor
reported unanimously for passing the
Kinney bill, extending the nine-hour
labor law for women to all occupa-
tons except Homework.
Senator Casey introduced a bill pro-
hibiting the use Of coloring matter in
the manufacture Of oleomargarine to
make 1t resemble butter.
Senator White introduced a bill
amending the marriage laws so as to
require marriages to be solemnized in
the county or city where the license
is obtained, and requiring those who