The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-01-09
MISSOURI TAX AND PUBLIC
SERVICE COMMISSIONS NAY
BE DOOMED BY LEo1sLA-

| y n r,
Many Bitter Battles Are Looked 70
in Legislative. Session Which
Opens Wednesday-Job
Seekers at Capital
Number Three for
Each Position.
From the St. Louis Republic.
Jefferson City, Mo-, Jan. 9TH,
Fiftieth General Assembly will con
vene here tomorrow. The session i.
a general revision one and will las,
I2o days. The fact the lower brancf
OF the Legislature Is controlled b,
the Republicans and the Senate by
the Democrats will occasion many
hostilities. 1t is possible man,
remedial legislative measures will b.
sacrificed on account Of the fight
over the proposed plan of the Repub.
licans to redistrict the congressional
and senatorial districts in the State.
The members of the House and
Senate will caucus tomorrow night
and select their leaders and name the
personnel of the clerical forces. The
fight for President pro tenn. of the
Senate has simmercd down to Wal
lace Greene of Kansas City and
Walter c. Goodson of Macon. The
".drys", are openly supporting Good
SON. Senator Frank Harris, who was
an aspirant for this honor, Withdrew
in favor of Goodson. The contest
will be close when the final vote is
taken at the Democratic caucus.
The "drys" tonight are claiming y
votes for Goodson, while. Senators
Michael Kinney. Michael Casey.
Samuel r. Cook. Thomas l.ysaght
and Mark \. McGruder contend that
Greene will score victory.
Since 1905, when John c. Mckin-
ley was Lieutenant Governor the
President pro tenn. of the Senate has
named the standing committees of
the Senate. The Senate was Demo-
cratic at that time, while Mckinley
Is Republican.
In 1900 the late Jacob f. Gmelick.
4 Republican was Lieutenant Gov
crnor, and the same rule prevailed to
permit Democratic President pro
tenn. to name the committees.
Lieut.. Gov. Wallace Crossley is a
candidate for Governor in 1920. 1t
is possible for him to control the
Democratic members of the Senate
and change the rules, again permit
ting the Lieutenant Governor to
name the standing committees OF the
Senate. This is hardly probable, as
Crossley is friendly to Greene and
Goodson. =
The Republicans tomorrow night
will have keen fight over the selec-
ton of Speaker. The gathering
Monday at St. Louis did not clarity |
the situation or eliminate any of the |
for Speaker. 1t will be a |
general scramble when the Republi- |
can lawmakers meet in caucus.
Little or no business will be trans
acted this week. In fact. there will |
be nothing doing until the standing |
committees of the House and Senate |
are named. This probably will be
the latter part of next week. There
will be number of new faces in the |
Senate. Thomas J.. Lysaght of St.
Joseph returns to the upper branch
Of the Assembly after an absence of
Jour years. The other new solons
ire Walter Brownlee of Brookfield,
Seth Young, Hamilton; Frisby Nc
-ullough. Edna; Robert M. Livesay.
Versailles; Clark Wix. Butler:
-orenz E. Seneker. Mount Vernon;
William w. Bow ker, Nevada; S. A.
Cunningham. Eminence; Charles J
3elkeh Fredericktown: Howard
cray, Carthage, and William Depel-
lcuer OF St. Louis. |
There are ~ Democratic members
nd IL Republican members of the
senate. In the lower branch there
re rs Republicans and rs Demo-,
rats.
1t can safely be predicted that the
'enate will not pass any home-rule
measures for St. Louis and Kansas
,ity. The Republicans have pre-
AIRED measure authorizing the
dayors of St. Louis and Kansas City
o appoint the Police Commissioners.
I is said Mayor Jas. Cowgirl of
.ansas City does approve of
NY change in the naming of the
'olice Commissioners by the Gov
rnor
The dry amendment probably will
ONE up for speedy consideration.
he "drys" contend that this pro-
osed ratification of the Federal
mendment will not have to be con-
idered by any committee. Some of
ne leaders here contend that it will
ave to take the same course as any
Their legislative matter.
Rev. W. c. Schupp of the Missouri, ;
ntisaloon League claims the House
dry by 2-to-1 vote, and de-
ares he has II votes in the Senate
henever they are needed for dry
'gislation.
There promises to be a bitter con-
st as to the need of constitutional =
and the result of this ..
,ntest cannot be predicted. Nearly
] of the members of the Legisla-
ire who are here are anxious that a
,me kind of workmen's compensa-
on law be passed during the winter. ?
he employees and the employers at
revious sessions of the assembly
,uldSnot agree on bill. As a re- a
lit no Statute of this character is
. the books of Missouri.
The Missouri Tax Commission
'obably will be legislated out of T,
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