The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-01-29
Evening Gowns Shock Cape's
Representative in the Legis-
lature-But He Remains.
WIVES OF RUBENS
TAKE MATES HOME
Bridges Admits He Was Present
Until Governor Shooed Out
the Cat.
By H. w. Bridges.

Deal, treasurer, has caused tFemend-
Gus sensation in the Democratic quar-
ters. The report of Deal shows that
seventeen state departments for the
years 1913 and 1914 cost 1857 900
more than they did during the years
of 1911 and 1912, which was when
Hadley was governor. This report was
issued after Governor Major had read
his message to the Legislature, claim
ing that he had conducted his admin
istration more economically than had
his predecessor, Hadley.
The moment Deals report became
public, the Democrats of the House
lost interest in everything else. They
held caucuses and tried to compel
Deal to make a supplementary re-
| port discrediting the original figures.
And there the matter would have
ended if it had not been for the Re-
publicans. In the Senate Bronson of
fered a resolution to print $4,000
copies of Deals report, and Settle in
the House introduced a resolution to
print 10000 copies for distribution.
| The Democrats sent these resolutions
to the committees where they will re-
main for future historians to dig out
of the state records of the Legisla-
| ture
When il became evident that the
! Democrats were determined not to
have an investigation, Republicans
prepared resolution, which was in
troduced by Wilder of Ste. Genevieve,
calling for a bipartisan and a non-po-
litical Investigation Of the various
state departments and the peniten-
tiary. The Democrats, led by Frank
| Farris, amended the resolution to
make the committee consist of three
Democrats and two Republicans and
authorized it to extend the invcstiga-
ton back thirty years. This was
adopted by the Democrats.
If the committee makes q thorough
investigation there is no possibility of
its making report before the Legis-
lature adiourns.
So far the Legislature has not pass
ed bill and only few have been or
dered engrossed. Six hundred and five
bills have been introduced into the
House and three Hundred and Thirty
seven in the Senate. 1t is estimated
that there will be two thousand bills
introduced at this session Of the Leg
islature. All of the big bills arc yet
to come. in.
One Of the pet measures Of the adj
ministration is bill to increase the
binder Irvine plant at the penitcntiary.
When it came up for engrossment. a
sentence giving, the Warden of the
penitentiary the right to designate
who shall handle penitentiary Irvine in
the different counties of the state, was
cut out by the Republicans. TIE Gov
ernor's representatives on the floor
fought the change in the bill, as it
would destroy the power of the War
den to build uD a political machine,
but some of the Democrats stood with
the Republicans and the teeth were
extracted from the bill.
The election committee has its re-
port ready on :he contest filed against
John H. McArron, Republican mem
Der from Dallas County. The commit
tee composed of Democrats, Repub-
licans and one Bull Moose voted unan-
imOusly to give McArron the seat.
One of the remarkable features
about this Legislature is an almost
total absence of whiskers, there be-
ing only few modest punches scat
tered about. There are lots of gray
heads, but no whiskers to deceive You.
And there are very few mustaches, |
due, no doubt, to the fact that the Leg |
islature is dry, and mustaches, ac-
cording to SUIT Lovingood, being good |
only for straining dead flies out of |
whisky, and consequently not needed |
now.
The Governor gave reception and |
ball Thursday night. The ball was one
of those undress affairs, that is so far |
as many of the ladies were concerned.
The men wore their clothes. Some of |
the feminine costumes on display were
of the cold cream and rice powder or
der. Most of the wives of the country
representatives and senators took
their husbands home early, but those
who did not bring theirs along stayed
till they put out the cat and dog and
locked up for the night.
The trouble is that we have too
many lawyers in the Legislature.