Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-02-07

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to the voters of the state under the
initiative and referendum is the
main qnstion just now.
The state constitution provides
that when eight per cent of the vot-
ers in two.thirds of the congress
ional districts ask it all measures
passed by the legislature may be
referred to the voters for their rati.
fication.
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 GER
tain.
If the amendments to the federal
constitution can be referred by the
referendum there are number of
states which will have to vote on
the matter before it is finally settled.
The cloak room of the house Of
representatives has been partially
cleared of the negroes. No, gentle
reader, they have not been removed
from the payroll. but are still re,
ceivine So SO per day, but have been
transferred to the bill room by Re
publican leaders. A number of Re
publicans resent negroes 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 60 there 9pd get bills from
the "burr heads" as they have dub.
bed the negroes.
Lieut.. Coy. Wallace Crossley has
two bills which have been presented
in the Senate by Senator W. M
BOwker- of Vernon county, which
are intended for the benefit of sol.
diers and sailors One provides that
every effort be made to seure posi-
tions for returning soldiers and sail.
ors and for full publicity to en-
plOyers who refuse to give soldiers
their places back.
The other provides for a memoir
al TO soldiers and sailors In the
event of its passage a memorial
hall will be built and tablets of suit
able size for each county in the
state will be provided in order that
the names of all who lost their lives
may be placed thereon. "A building
of the character proposed by this
bill will always stand in commemO-
ration of their deeds of valor aud
the states appreciation of her gal
liant sons" declared Gov. CrOssley.
Farmer members of the leeisla
ture have organized for the purpose
of securing legislation which they
claim is needed for their protection
Among the bills which will be back.
ed by them is one providing for the
inspection and grading of hay by the
state; the inspection of seed and
some regulation of the price to be
charged for feed in the stock yards
of the state
A bill to make Missouri dry has
been presented. This measure pro-
vides for search and seizure" of all
places in the state whenever it is
the opinion of the officials that Iiq-
nor is being stored. Search can
only be made after the prosecuting
attorney has made an affidavit be-
fore a justice of the peace to the
effect that in his opinion liquor is
being illegally stored.
The old tariff bugaboo was
brought forth from hiding by Repre-
sentative Waring of Jasper county
a mine operator. MIR. Waring wants
congress to place tariff on lead
! and zinc for the benefit" of the
wOrkingman but refused to support
a resolution offered by Representa-
tive Maxey,. Democrat, of Henry
Counfv which favorad the tariff