The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-01-16
JEFFERSON CITY LETTER
Doings of the Legislature and State
Officers Told as Tersely
as Possible.
BY MEANS RAY.

ptcted its organization and is now
ready for business with the excep-
tlon OF committee assignments
which will be made the last of this
week.
The organization this year was
quite interesting and kept everyone
guessing as to the final outcome In
the Senate there was quite contest
between Senators Walter {. Good
son and Wallace Greene for Presi-
dent Protein and it looked for
time that the feeling between the op-
posing factions might wax warm, but
before the election all differences
were ironed out and Senator Good
son was elected
In the House the Republican con-
test was more spirited with consid-
erably more feeling. The ambitions
OF Representatives Sam O'Fallon, OF
liolt county, Campbell of Cedar and
Becker of Polk clashed. After
O Fallon had been selected by the
Republican majority in caucus over
Campbell, seventeen members of the
'nusc walked out of the organiza-
ton session and refused to take part
III the proceedings until some ar
ransements had been maue with
them, What the arrangements were
is not generally known but it is ex-
pcctcd that ii was shake down ior
committee assignments. Although
the election of O'fallon was affect
ed the feeling is running high and
resembles very much the Republican
deadlock some years ago in the
\eidringhaus- kerens contest for the
United States Senate.
The message of Governor Freder-
lck u. Gardner was we'll received b,
the entire membership and the large
number of visitors in attendance.
Even Republicans and Republican
newspapers have failed to offer criti-
cism OF it,
The recommendations of Cover
nor Gardner to the legislature are as
follows;
Appropriation of $o4,So1o3 to de-
tray the expenses incurred by the
Missouri Council of Defense.
Erection of memorial on the
Capitol grounds to the Missouri boys
who entered the war and the decora-
ton OF each with medal.
Creation OF a commission of SOL
diers now in France to mark the
sections of the battlefields upon
which Missouri boys fought with a
view to erecting permanent monu-
mcnts at some future time.
Issuance of certificates for patri-
otis service to members of draft
boards and legal advisory and medi-
cal boards who gave their services.
largely eratuitiously, to the nation
during the war.
Repeat of Section B. OF the state
income tax law which permits the
deduction of state taxes paid.
That all languages be barred in
public schools except the English
language
Tha, aliens be not permitted 20
teach in the public schools
Classification OF rural schools and
the prescribing of a minimum equip
mcnt.
Submission OF a 100000. 900 bond
issue ior the construction of pcrma-
ncnt rnlds--
Revision of indemnity law to share
the burden OF the expense of slaugh
tered tubcrcllar cattle between the
state and county.
Regulation oi seed and quarantine
in Missouri.
Licensing oi dogs rs a protection
to sheep.
Hospital commission to have
charge OF all eleemusynary institu-
tons.
Increase OF allowance by counties
for care nf patients i'll the state hos
pitals
Fire marshal law To- reduce fire
losses in Missouri.
Inspection OF weights and meas
urcs and imposing license tav.
iu>pection of slot machines of cv-
crv character and charging of ices.
Enlarlcmcn. OF the powers of the
State BOARD of Health to give full
Quarantine powers to suppress cpl
denies.
State marriage license fee Of So to
cover expense OF suppression OF
communicable diseases
Law requiring fishermen to take
o',, license The same as hunters.
Enlargement OF the work Of the
Department of Land Reclamation
New constitution for Missouri.
Early vote upon the federal bone
dry amendment.
Appropriation of $4,000 fer inn
provement of the Capitol grounds
and $4,000 for painting.
Mortcage-recording tax law
Wo-kman's compensation.
Revision of laws relating to delin-
Qucnt and neglected children. as rec
hv the Missouri Chill
iren's Code Commission.
Simplfication Of the code oi civil
and criminal procedure to expedite
the determination of l-wsuits.
Making full naturalization neces-
sarv for foreigner to vote
That Congress be memorialized to-
give the ballot to women.
Consolidation of the State Fish
Commission with the Game and Fish
Department.