The Holt County sentinel., 1917-04-06
SUMMARY OF WORK OF FORTY
NINTH MISSOURI GENERAL
ASS -MBLY.
Sl9,5i7,74S APPROPRIATIONS
Death Penalty Aboiished--voeation al
Training Provided For. Hotel In.
speetion Laws Revised-pank.
ing Laws Changnd

March ~, appropriated yly,J11,1iJ
from the revenues for the maintcn.
anco OF the state government and it,
institutions during the years 1917 and
1918.
This is s3,7G7.7iG In excess Of the
revenues for the bionnial period, In.
GLIDING moneys derived from the tax
bills. a. recently estimated by Gov.
Gardner.
The conditions under which the
state obtained a s2.3u0.UOO loan from
the members Of the St Louis Clear.
ing House. TO pay off the debts OF the
state. were that Their. should be no
oyorappfopriations which might pfr.
vent the state nom paying the claims
taken w by a st Louis bank the lat
ter part ui the year 1915
The appropriations. not Including
onethird of all receipts Tor public
schools. total siJ.Oli.sIi. which Is
over Si.alO.OJO IN excess Of the rev.
cnu"s from present sources.
with two dissenting votes. Repre-
sentative Whitaker bill aboli.hing
the death penalty vote In Missouri
Was passed by the senate The late
John whitaker. his father. when "a
member at the house. secured the pas.
sag" OF the present law. making II op
iional with III" jury whether lie i'm
prisOnw-ni or III" death penalty Is
inflicted In capital caSrs
important Laws Enacted.
The NOR" Important law. enacted
are. sat" tuN commission state
PRISON board, with Ir,yisIOn at funds
~ employ cunN.ctE ut STATE WORK IN.
stead Ul leasing teen 10 private CJl.
iiuC. or. state halfway busrI IN
charge IT the con irurtIn ~! state
iuuda, with establishment 81 ~ ans
~ which IA" stale can receive federal
aid tor roads. taA uf 80 cents on The
$1,000 Of capital and surplus NJ cor
purat uus. tax IN inCuf O.: iHN an all
Inheritance taA ui IL cents ne. the
500 valuation Ut bond owned IN the
state, ON whisky. increased saloon
liccnf"; mine inspection tax; tax on
soft drinks. u prohibition at the In.
Fiction OF the death penalty: higher
standard Of dentistry examinations.
any county to yut" To maintain pub
lie hospital. vocational educational
bills. undo, which Missouri can r..
cciNc federal aid for vocational train
INK In IN" public schools; stronger no.
tel Inspection law. $500. O01 apprOpri.
atcd Tor furnishing N" new capitol.
permission Of N" board uf education
OF St Louis 20 pay transportation OF
poor children Ia and from school.
HAYES |, V, l.. bill. prohibiting the cir.
culaiion OF anonymous literature dur
ing u polit cal clmpa an. employment
OF conyicis On the pullic roads author
lied. regulation NJ ~" shipment and
handling Ol milk, cream aud lee
cream, permission for officers In ST.
LOu's police stations 10 accept cash
bonds IN misdcmuHnor cases. prohl
billion at the cXtoriion of confessions
by the police; establishment OF high
schools for cDlorcd students In 81.
Louis county authorized. september
?S established ~ Francis willard day
In the "ubl'c schools. regulation 81
purchase and sale Of firearms. pros
eouting attorney Of 81. Louis county
prohibited from engaging In the pri'
waite practice Of law; automobile II.
censes doubled; permission for chal'
lengers and watchers AT the polh In
constitutional amendment elections.
permission for the contrasting ~ con,
siituiional amendment elections:
women made eligible to membership
on school boards; department of food
and drug inspection put under state
board OF agriculture; the reorganiza'
ton OF the Missouri naval reserve 10
meet the requirements o I the nation.
al defense act removal OF munici'
pally.owned public utilities from the
Jurisdiction u the public service com
mission; repeal Of allowance Of con
tingent fund for the prosecuting at.
torney OF 81. Louis county; providing
that court records and papers may be
made by Photographic process; astab-
lishment by the state OF home for
neglected and homeless children:
authorization to counties to grant
pensions to neglected mothers or who
may have been deserted; repeal Of
law prohibiting foreign corporations
from owning more than 10 per cent
of the stock OF any Missouri corpora.
ton. (This law Is said to have pre-
vented the Mckinley system from
building interurban lines out OF 81.
Louis to Missouri towns.)
The following are among the con-
ptitutional amendments which will be
submitted 10 Q vote at the next elec.
Mon;
} Authorizing a special tax levy OF u
csnts on the 500 valuation for road
purposes BY vote Of iDecisl road dis
krie1s; statewide prohibition to b.
Ipouss s6tctks November. 1915; levy.
hng Q STATE TAX Of 10 cents on the 800
Valuation Tor road purposes and lsvy.
Ing Q tax Of Is cents on tho 500
valuation for the public sohoolA