The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-04-25

| bill by not reporting 1t, to get near
ing is almost impossible. The Sen
ate passed the bill by vote of q to
IL.
After fighting for every conceivable
delay, with hope of defeating Work
mems Compensation at this session,
Senator A. +. l.. Gardner, of st. Louis
county, and other Republicans voted
for the committee substitute to the
House bill Their votes were only
cast for the measure after it was
clearly shown that its passage was
certain. Lieutenant-Governor Wallace
Crossley was quite active in bringing
about vote on the measure and this
resulted in some sharp words between
he and Senator Gardner, Republican
Senate Leader. The Senate substi-
tute will now 20 to the House for con-
currence,
Senator Meningitis bill increasing
qualifications for County Superinten-
dents Of Schools passed the Senate.
The Senate has passed three mill
tGry measures. They provide for re-
organization of the National Guard;
empowering Adjutant General Clark
and Labor Commissioner Lewis to aid
soldiers in securing employment, and
providing for the purchase of medals
! for soldiers, sailors and marines who
served in the war with Germany,
members of the National Guard who
served on the Mexican border and
those who were in the Spanish-Amer-
| lean war.
The House has passed the Farris
bill providing for the full assessment
of personal and real property at its
cash value and reducing the state tax
rate from Is to 10 cents. Discretion
airy powers are given cities and coun-
ties to reduce tax levies to produce
sufficient revenue to conduct their
business. The measure provides that
county boards of equalization may ask
information from banks concerning
money and intangible property held
by them for customers.
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 it was up
for final passage only three Republi-
cans voted for it. Representative
FarriS read an anonymous letter from
st. Louis which was a TRADE against
the United States and in favor of the
Kaiser and Germany. Republican
Floor Leader Dyott, Representatives
Triesler and Parker, of st. Louis, and
Viles, of Carroll county, worked
among the Republican members urg-
ing them to vote against the bill.
Republican members who have en-
deavored to make issues for the COM
ing campaign in this legislature have
fallen fiat because of narrow partisan
politics. The placing of twenty-eight
negroes on the payroll at $3.50 per
day when white men are working for
T$2 as janitors has displeased thou
sands.
Regardless of the criticism of the
McCullougs- Morgan amendment to
the Halves road law by metropolitan
newspapers those familiar with road
building in the state say the amend
ment makes the measure more work
able. This information was given
Governor Gardner by the Highway
Commission and Attorney General
McAlistcr after the bill was passed.
Judge o. w. Hackworth, of Wayne
county, who worked more on the
Halves law than anyone save Harry
B. Halves, says the amendment is a
good one. The provisions of the
amendments are: All roads are locat-
ed on inspection by the Highway De-
partment; each county complying with
the law gets 100000 to be paid in
three yearly installments of $4,000
each; roads must be adaptable and
cost not less than an average of
81 200 per mile, one-half of the excess
cost to be paid by county; no county
can participate that does not levy 25c
special road and bridge tax. Cover
nor Gardner has signed it.