The Farmington times., 1919-02-07
PUBLICITY BUREAU DEMO
CRATIC STATE COMMITTEE
(By Means Ray.)

ther or not the dry amendment 10 Ine
federal constitution which has been
approved by the Missouri legislature
can be referred to the voters Of the
State under the initiative and refer
endum is the main question here.
The state constitution provides
that when eight per cent of the voters
in two-thirds of the congressional dis
ricts ask it all measures passed by the
Legislature may be referred to the vot-
ers for their ratification.
The federal constitution provides,
however, how amendments may be
adopted by the legislatures of the
states and many are of the opinion
that it does not apply in this case, but
no one seems absolutely certain.
If the amendments to the federal
constitution can be referred by the
referendum there are a number of
states which will have to vote on the
matter before it is finally settled.
The cloak room of the house of rep
resentatives has been partially cleared
of the negroes. No, gentle reader,
they have not been removed from the
payroll, but are still receiving $3.50
per day, but have been transferred to
the bill room by Republican leaders,
A number of Republicans resent ne
groes being in charge of the bill
rooms, for they do not seem to relish
seeing their wives and daughters, who
are their clerks, forced to go there and
get bills from the burr heads, as
they have dubbed the negroes.
Lieut.. Gov. Wallace Crossley has
two bills which have been presented
in the Senate by Senator W. M. Bow
kcr of Vernon county, which are in.
tended for the benefit of soldiers anC
sailors. One provides that every eff
fort be made to secure positions fol
returning soldiers and sailors and fol
full publicity to employers who re
fuse to give soldiers their places back
The other provides for memoria
to soldiers and sailors. In the even
of its passage a memorial hall will b'
built and tablets of suitable size fol
each county in the state will be pro
vided in order that the names of al
who lost their lives may be place.
thereon. "a building of the charac
ter proposed by this bill will alwayl
stand in commemoration of their deed
of valor and the states appreciation
of her gallant sons" declared Govern
or Crossley.
Farmer members of the Legislature
have organized for the purpose of Sc
curing legislation which they claim i!
needed for their protection. Among
the bills which will be backed by then
is one providing for the inspection
and grading of hay by the state; th'
inspection of seed and some regulation
of the price to be charged for feed il
the stock yards of the state.
A bill to make Missouri dry ha
been presented. This measure pro
vides for search and seizure" of al
places in the state whenever it is tn
opinion of the officials that liquor j
being stored. Search can only b
made after the prosecuting attorne,
has made an affidavit before justic
of the peace to the effect that in hi
opinion liquor is being illegal,
stored.
Senators Kinney and Buford ar
gaining favor with the women an
children of the state for the grea
interest they are showing in the Chill
dren's Code. 1t is remembered b.
those who are acquainted with legis
lative matters that Senator Kinney
brother, the late Thomas E. Kinney
of st. Louis, was a pioneer in chill
labor laws and matters of this kind
Senator Mike Kinney has followed il
his footsteps and during his member
ship in the Senate has been stauncl
friend of women and children. He i
also known for his great work amonl
the poor of St. Louis.
There are two or three measure
in the legislature affecting the Ia,
Commission. One by Senator McCul
lough, of Knox county, provides tina
the commission be abolished and tn
State Board of Equalization, compose
of Governor Gardner, Attorney Gene
raj McAllister, Treasurer Middle
kamp, Secretary of State Sullivan an
Auditor Hackmann, name a commits
sioner or secretary to gather informa
ton for their information and guild
ance.
Representative Morgan, Republican
of Putnam county, has measur
which provides for the assessment o
property at its face value and a re
duction of the State tax rate and lin
| its the rate to be charged in countie
and cities of the state.