The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-02-11
CAUITOL CITY CULLINGS
(By A. T. Edmonston.)

jefferson City, Feb. 6,--Metropoli-
tan newspaper representatives, the
rapid-fire scribes here in the trenches
for the dailies, large and small, of St.
Louis, Kansas City, st. Joseph,
Springfield, Joplin and Sedalia, are
more numerous, alert and vigilant
than ever before in the history of Mis-
SQUIRT biennial general assemblies,
and chiefly, for the reason that many
huge legislative measures are on the
tapis, hanging fire for fractional Re-
publican reasons, and developments
are not breaking as fast and furious
as has been the case during previous
more harmonious sessions. The "mys-
FERROUS stranger" with the flush of the
tremendous victory of last Novem-
Der still visible in every utterance ana
intention, but not in general activities
and achievements, show sgns Of weak
ening and going down and out on
Gov. Hyde's proposed masterpieces in
legislation even before they have been
introduced into both houses.
For this reason the big metropoli-
tan newspapers have their best men
on the job ready, regardless of poll
tics, to turn the limelight of public
ity on all failures of the many new,
untried legislators to measure up to
the clean, efficient standard they
claimed to possess when they were
before the electors last fall. 1t means
hard work and long hours for the
press lads, but the excitement is so
keen and the Republican fractional
fight for the pie which is on is so in
teresting that none fall asleep on the
job.
The newspapermen are favoring
Gov. Hyde in his battle with the Re-
publican Senators and Representa-
tives who have lined up against his
program in the effort to exchange
legislation for patronage.
Post Dispatch Turns on the Light
Curtis A. Belts and Vincent M. Car
roll are here for that undaunted cham
pion of justice, and the welfare of
Missouri, the st! Louis Post-Dispatch.
The two showed their disapproval Of
the failure of the Fifty-First General
Assembly to accomplish anything up
to last Saturday through scorching
articles in the Sunday issue of the
paper they represent which promul-
gated the information far and wide
that half of the present session is ov-
err and not bill has passed both leg
islative branches. The Senate has APP
proved one measure and the House
five minor ones. 1t was pointed out,
and in no gentle language, that not
one of the many big campaign meas
ures which were promised the people
by the Republican party last fall be-
fore the election, had even been intro
duced. Here is an excerpt from the
leading Sunday Post Dispatch Legis-
lative inactivity criticism, wired in
Saturday night by one of its Jefferson
City staff correspondents;
"By STAFF Correspondent Of the
POST Dispatch"
Jefferson City, Feb. 5.--Twenty-
eight of the 10 days of the legislative
session have elapsed without the pass
age by both houses Of one measure,
and state officials. department heads
and others interested in important
legislation are beginning to wonder
how much of the program, promised
by the Republican party, will be en-
acted.
SIN the House 5O4 bills have been
introduced, of which 465 have gone to
committees and 20 have been engross-
cd. Five minor appropriation bills
have passed in the House. Of the big
measures for schools, taxation, work
mems compensation and governmental
reform not one has emerged from
committee for action on the floor. The
road and consolidation bills have not
even been introduced, except for one
bin to consolidate IL boards and de-
partments dealing with agriculture,
aThe Senate is no better off. There
371 bills have been thrown into the
mill, 489 have come out of committees,
48 have been engrossed, five are on
the calendar for third reading, and,
one, to enable Pettis county to repair
its court house, has been passed and
sent to the House.
blouse in Sea Of Trivialities' a
tsThe House has been drifting in
sea filled with folsom of trivial meas
lures. Hours have been wasted In dis
cussion of whether $50 or $40 should
Be paid as bounty for the scalps Of