The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-05-15
WITH THE LAWMAKERS
Happenings Of the Legislature to
the Current Week.

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Happenings Of the Legislature for
the Current Week. 4.
Among the last house measures OF
general nature passed by the Sen
ate were the following:
Submitting a constitutional amend
ment adding two additional judges
Ito the Supreme Court and providing
for three divisions Of that tribunal,
each to consist of three judges.y.
Providing three commissioners fef
the St. Louis Court of Appeals. This
bill will be effective as soon as It is
approved by the governor. Not
more than two of the commissioners
are to belong to the same political
party. The commissioners will be
appointed by the court and receive
the same salary as the judges, 10000
a year.
Fixing the bounty on wolf scalps
at $40, half of which is to be paid by
the state and half by the county.
A. L. Kirby of Fayette, clerk OF
the enrolling force Of the Senate,
died Thursday morning after brief
Hines from pneumonia. He formerly
represented Howard County in the
lower house of the legislature. Up
on the announcement of his death
the Senate adopted resolutions OF
coincidence.
The presentation of gifts to Speak
err O'Fallon and the House officers
consumed most of Thursdays ses-
sion in that body. Speaker O'Failon
received gold watch. Floor lead
ers Dyott apd Hostetter, scarfpins;
Speaker pro tenn Bailey, a cane, and
William G. Kitchen, chief clerk, a
scarfpin.
In the closing hour Thursday
morning for considering general
legislation the Senate passed three
of the children's code bills. One OF
| these measures provides for state
home for. the care of neglected chill!
dren under II years of age, and ap-
propriates $4,000.
The senate boosted the salaries OF
the governor, auditor, secretary OF
state, attorney general and state
treasurer $500 a year each by giving
them this sum in the general appro-
priation bill for services on the Board
Of Permanent Seat of Government.
A joint resolution was introduced
in the senate Thursday by Senator
Lysaght of St. Joseph highly eulo-
giving Col. James II. McCord. who
was in charge OF the selective draft
in Missouri from start to finish, and
has many times been complimented
for his high efficiency. The resolu-
ton was adopted by both houses
unanimously.
The Agricultural bills passed by
the General Assembly are declared 70
be the best and most progressive
farm legislation enacted in the State
in years, according to leaders in
the Senate and House.
All of the farm measures recon-
mended by the State Board OF Agri-
culture were passed by both the SEN
ate and House and are awaiting the
approval of Gov. Gardner.
The bills passed include the fol-
lowing: ,...
Pure seed law, browning the eff
forts OF 50 years.
Cooperative law for agricultural
and horticultural associations for
marketing.
Agricultural statistical law collect
ing farm facts through local asses
sors, who are paid 4 cents for each
farm. Similar to Kansas and Wis
consin acts.
County courts empowered to
award 5000 per year to each county
agricultural and mechanical society
conducting county fairs.
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life negroes.
County farm bureau act, putting
the county agent movement on a
business basis.
Repeating old laws on Texas fever
in live stock.
Revision Of sundry old laws regu-
lating strays, and range movements
of live stock
Revision of dairy department Of
the Board of Agriculture, establish
ing Federal standards on dairy pro-
ducts other than ice cream and IL
censing milk and cream buying sta
tons and milk testers.
Wolf scalp bounty of $40, revising
old law.
New indemnity law for payment Of
YIOO IOI PuIC-OIcU anu Y5O loI StduS
tubercular cattle. One-half paid by
the United States, one-fourth each by
county and State.
State aid to county fairs correcting
unconstitutional features of 1913 law,
refunding 80 per cent of premiums.
State Bureau of Marketing, similar
to Louisiana and 20 other States, to
assist in better marketing of farm
products and live stock, in the Joint