The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-04-04
LEGISLATIVE LETTER
by Means Ray.)

Votes for women on presidential
electors now seems assured in Mis-
souri,. The Mcknight bill passed the
Senate by vote Of p to ~ and now
goes to the House where its passage
is assured, a like measure having al
ready been adopted there.
The fight for this in the Senate has
been a warm one and was the subject
of much debate. The fight for it was
led by Senators Mcknight and Nc
Clintic.
The League Of Nations debates here
has caused this topic to be discussed
great deal during the past week.
Senator Seldom p. Spencer came down
and made forty minute talk before
point meeting Of the House and Sen
ate and instead Of expressing an opin-
ion other than that he favored the
right kind of a League Of Nations re-
manned on the top rail Of the fence
during the entire time. Spencer dem
onstrated his weakness when he stated
that he would not favor any sort Of
league that would take from Congress
the right to declare war. He knows,
undoubtedly that the constitution of
the United States vests this power in
Congress and that the United States
cannot amend it, but instead this must
be done by thirty-siX States. Repub-
licans were displeGsei with his speech
and termed it the greatest "straddlc"
they had ever Witnessed.
Representative Frank Il. Falris has
engrossed a bill in the Rouse re-
quiring all property to be assessed at
its full value and that it be taxed go
per cent Of the value. An amendment
was tackled onto the measure provid-
ing that bankers must furnish assess
ors with information concerning de-
positors in the banks and requiring
request for the assessor. F.rris made
great fight for this bill that was en-
joyed by ali III the hall at the time.
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Republicans IN the House still main
tain their hostile attitude to the sub
mission OF the question Of new con-
stitutlon to the people Of the state.
The claim is made by them that they
provided the Democrats will redistrict
the senatorial districts Of the state.
II is known that this cannot be done
at his session,
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An agreement has been reached on
the soft drink bill and tax of one
and one-half cents a gallon viii be
collected.
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The income tax has been increased
from one-fourth Of one per cent to
taxed under the measure are $1,000
for single men and $4,000 for married
men. Senator BoWker, chairman OF
the ways and means committee, had
Lieutenant Governor wallace cross
ley mas lml3nea the> business OF the
tuel aamlhlsttaHIh ana closed inc o.
noes. As Iedsral Ioel ;aamlhlstralor
Tor the state Mr. CIo5atey performed
people OF th2 sSate, as Worh haa
pgell lhNolpo'y cOl.''''e'-'~u uPou III
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presluehts Ior e4lh leg.slatlVs as
tficI are now petng SeleeIea ana
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&c natloHal conlllllIVee "iiI "t1eno th9
meeting
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Inc senate mas engrossea meas
ure requiring county recorders 70 re-
cofa Tree tne discharges OF al! sailors
soIa'efs ana Marines
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be increased from 70 cents on the Eli
600 to $1,OO. Senator boWker has TINS