The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-04-24
LEGISLATIVE LETTER
Republican House Certain to Defeat
New Constitution Enabling
Act. Il N
By MEANS RAY

/ Jefferson City, Mo-, April 21.-
Despite platform pledges of Repub.
lican members of the House Of Ren;
resentatives have issued an ultima:
tum to the effect that the measure
will not even be heard on the floor
of the House. The committee to
which this bill was referred is con-
trolled by Republicans and they say
that it will not be reported.
When committee. decides to kill
a bill by not. reporting it, to get 2
hearing is almost impossible. The
Senate passed the bill by vote OF 2I
to II.
The Senate killed the bill provid-
ing for the repeal Of the statewide
primary election law by vote of IS
to H. Eighteen, votes were required
to pass it.
Governor F. ID. Gardner has
signed the soft drink tax passed by
the general assembly. The measure
provides for, tax of I-2 cents per
gallon on soft drinks. 1t is one OF
the Governors revenue measures
and increases the tax from one-half
cent.
The Senate has passed three mil
itary measures. They provide for
reorganization of the National
Guard; empowering Adjutant Cen
eral Clark and Labor Commissioner
Lewis to aid soldiers in securing em-
ployment, and providing for the pur-
chase of medals for soldiers, sailors
and marines who served in the war
with Germany. members of the Ma
tional Guard who served on the Mex
Jean border and those who were in
the Spanish American war.
Senator Meningitis bill increasing
qualifications for County Superin-
tendents of Schools passed the Sens
ate.
Another tax bill is by Senator Won
Mayes which provides that the State
Board of Equalization may reduce
the tax levy any years the assessed
valuation will produce more revenue
than is needed.
y e1-s SEE .-vtI
Republican members Of the House
have completely changed front re-
garding the teaching of foreign Ian
guages in the grade schools of the
state. offered by Representative
Cave, of Galloway county. When
this bill was engrossed there were
only eight votes against it, but when
t was up for final passage only three
voted for it. Represen-
tative Farris read an anonymous let
ter from St. Louis which was a
TRADE against the United States and
in favor of the Kaiser and Germany
Floor Leader Dyott,
Representatives Triesler and Parker.
Of St. Louis. and Viles, of Carroll
county, worked among the Republi-
IAN members urging them to vote
against the bill.
Regardless of the criticism of the
Nc cCullough- Morgan amendment to
he .Hawes road law by~uetropolitan
those familiar with road
building in the state say the amend
nent makes the measure more work
lble. This information was given
Governor Gardner by the Highway
Commission and Attorney General
AcAllister after the bill was passed.
Judge o. w. Hackworth, OF Wayne
who worked more on the
4awes law than anyone save Harry
;. Hawes, says the amendment is a
,ood one. The provisions of the
amendments are: All roads are To-
ated ,on inspection by the Highway
Department.; each county complying
With the law gets $6o.boo to be paid
n three yearly installments of $2O,-
90 each; roads must be adaptable
nd cost not less than an average of
i 400 per mile, one-half of the ex- p,
ess cost to be paid by county; no
ounty can participate that does not
evy 2sc special road and bridge tax.
'overnor Gardner has signed it.
Bill for State Fire Marshal is