The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1915-04-01

session almost a full day beyond the
hour designated Tor final adj djournment-
six o'clock Saturday, March 20th.
The following measures Of statewide
significance were passed:
The Gardner Land Bank Bill.
The Banking Bill.
Boonville Reiormatory.
A penitentisry measure which for
all its defects, is an effort to put an
end to the wretched contract labor
system.
Commission Of the blind.
Enabling cities to appoint women to
the police force.
Increasing salaries Of Supreme
Cour. Judges to $500 year, ofappel-
late judges to $4,000.
Insurance rating bill,
The big program outlined in Gov
ernor Majors message for the most
part failed. These did not pass:
Civil Code revision.
Workmen's Compensation.
State Fire Marshall.
State Industrial Commission.
State Purchasing Board for Institu-
tions and departments,
The Legislature also failed 10 pass
the Dairy Department bill which the
farmers wanted and which ought TO be
passed two years from and with far
larger provisions than this sessions
measure contained, The dry bills
died as did the equal suffrage amend
ment.
1t failed also to provide for an in
crease in railroad passenger rates.
Many feel that the passage Of the
Gardner Land Bank bill will make the
Forty eighth General Assembly mem
orable-that it will Offset the session S
debts, leaving big margin on the
credit side. This measure will prob
ably be discussed more the next two
years than any other issue in Missouri.
The other general measures hardly
need discussion. The wisdom oi
some OF them can be proved only by
practice, while the need Of others,
like the Boonville reiormatory, the
Blind Commission, the peuitentiary
bill is obvious.
There were no dry bill passed
They all perished in the tangeled
depth Of the senate calendar. Chuck
the obituary. But to the sight though
vigorous Greene Of Kansas City, the
emmaculate Morton Of Ray, to the
debonair Phelps Of Jasper and to those
other potent, grave and reverends" ii
is suggested they might read in a leisure
hour something that will not tax ths il
convolut;ons but may disturb their
serenity, to. wit, The Lays Of Ancient
Rome. A precarious duty, gentlemen
that OF curbiug the peole's will. The
plains OF history are bleachcd with the
bones Of the chaps that have tried it
And 10 the brewers, struggling t.
keep face TO day and already schem
ing for l916-well, gentlemen, wei
meet you a, Philippi."
The gallant senate also failed Il
concur in the resolution submitting
woman's suffrage amendment to tn
constitution. Funny how men VIII
IRE so gracious to women can be S
bruta " indifferent to women.
The legislative letter vent int
such length that the political gossi
will have to be cut down. Only tw
Offices sill be considered-Unite
States Senator and Governor and oDl
a few OF the candidates. The Re
olicans, it should be said, expect t
win mex. year The two senator's
candidates are Hadley and Walter $
Dickey. Dickey's friends profess
confidence they don't feel. Hadley'
supporters are making extravagar
claims as to the demo cratic votes
viii get. A Dickey enthusiast vel
tuIed the opinion that Had'y woul
have 10 get lot OF democratic vote
to make up for the bat,alions Of R
pubIicoans that have not forgotten tn
indecisive days Of 1912, ard new.
will.
For the Republicans guberuatori
nomination, rs things are now, Judg
Lamm OF Sedalia can have i, if
wants 10 make fight fer it. Next
Judge Lamm-- we'll, listen. Froi