The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-08-25

state; to assess for purposes of taxa
ton the property of all railways, tel
egraph, telephone and pipe lines and
such other public utilities as may be
designated by law; to adjust and
equalize the valuation Of real and per.
sonal property among the several
counties of the state; to supervise the
assessment of all property subject to
taxation, and to perform such other
duties as may be prescribed by law.
The fact that no more reports have
been made to the convention does not
mean that the committees have not
been striving toward a completion of
their work as speedily as possible.
Several of them are dependent on the
work of other committees which are
delayed by conditions that cannot be
hurried, but which may be cleared up
on any day. Both afternoon and eve
ming have been devoted to committee
work and progress is being made ev-
cry day, so that several more reports
will probably be laid before the con-
vention in another week. One of
these will be the report of the Bill of
Rights Committee, which is substan-
tally completed.
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A new subcommittee of the Com
mittee on Education is trying to work
out plan for a board of education or
some other provision on which the
committee as a whole can unite. II
has been suggested that an elective
board be provided and that this board
appoint the state superintendent or
commissioner of education. 1t is
held that this would give the people
the intimate contact with the public
school system of the state that it is
declared they desire. Whether this
suggestion will be seriously consider
ed is not yet apparent.
According to a plan worked out by
the subcommittee of the Committee
on Executive and Ministerial Depart
ments If it is adopted all the civil adj
and executive functions
Of the state government will be pIac-
ed in not to exceed twelve depart
ments. Of these, four are designated
as state, law, audits and accounts and
treasury, the directing heads being
the secretary of state, state auditor
and state treasurer. All other boards
Dr. commissions provided for by this
constitution or which may hereafter
De created by law will be placed in
he additional departments, of which
here are to be not more than eight.
subject to the limitations contained in
he constitution, the general assem-
'ly may from time to time assign bv
aw new powers and functions to de-
officers, boards or COM
MISSIONS contained in or created by the
lew. constitution; increase, modify or
iihihlsh their powers and functions.
The Record is astonished that Hon
". ID. Vandiver, who for eight wears
represented this district in Congress-.
nd then served eight years as u. s.
'uo-Ireasurer in st. Louis, is advo-
atlng and advising Missouri Demo-
rats to bolt the nomination of Sem
tor Reed. Nobody knows better than
ar. Vandlver that if his advice is fol-
owed to any extent, the election of
III. Brewster, the Republican nominee.
assured. Mr.. Reed was guilty of
lolatlng the Democratic platform of
9ZO, IN opposing the approval of the
league of Nations, of which the Rec
I'd was an enthusiastic supporter.
he other part of Mr.. Reeds activi-
les in the Senate were employed in
MASKING the Republican measures.
Vow, that the League of Nations is
scrapped", it is only rational and
ensible for Democrats to be unoni-
lous in working and voting for Mr..
ICED, who is certain to oppose the
'epupllcan measures, than to go off
n "bolt," thereby to elect Mr.
rewster, man who would be certain
oppose every Democratic measure
nat might be proposed in the Senate,
n Independent Democrat candi-
ate, as suggested by Mr.. Vandiver.
'uldn't possibly be elected. The race
between Reed and Brewster.
Iadrid Record.
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