The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-06-15
THE CONSTITUTIONAL
CONVENTION
Plans Are Being Made for an Ad.
'journment During the Summer
Months. Would Nominate
Officers by the Con- :
veution Method.

StltutlOlldl convention ABOUT july
and reconvene after September I, III
order to avoid the hot summer wealth
er, has been STARTED among the dele
gates and has received considerable
momentum during the last few days.
{. M. Shartei of Neosho, president
of the convention, Said he did not
know what acton the body would
take but that he would favor an ad-
journment during July and August.
1T will be hard matter to accom-
p.ish much work during the hot
weather of July and August said
Shartel, "and I will favor an adjourn
ment over that period.
Some of the proposals offered dur
ing the past week:
One of the first proposals to be in
troduced in behalf Of the farmers was
Offered by James O. Allison of New
London. Under proposal by ALI
son all farm products will be exempt
fl ON taxation for one year after ma
tur;ty.
Allidon also offered proposal to
exempt household and kitchen furni-
tuie to the value OF $500 from assess
ment and taxation.
The right of industrial workers to
OF ganize for collective bargaining and
to choose their own repre- esentatlves,
is provided in an amendment intro
duced by Joseph J. Hauser of St.
luis.
John H. Luucas of Kansas City Of
fercd proposal by request providing
that circuit Judges may hold court i'll
ether counties at the direction OF
The governor OF chief justice of the
supreme court.
Another proposal to abolish the
state board Of equalizat on was intro
duuced by Ralph Walnmack of
Bloomfield. He would create COUNTY
boardsI of equalization to be composed
OF the county clerk, without any vote,
tne judges OF the county courts, sur-
veyor and the assessor.
An age old custom OF having IL
members on a jury would be upset
through the adoption of an amend
ment introduced today i'll the consti-
tltion convention by w. L. Zevely OF
Linn.
The proposal is that the number
of Jurors in courts of record be de-
creased from IL to and that the
regular panel be cut from "a to 10.
1t provides for unanimous vote for
conviction i'll criminal cases and two
thirds vote for verdicts in civil cases
James Allison Of New London in
troduced a proposal providing for the
assessment Of only the equity in real
estate. A proposal by Mrs. M. E.
Morrow of West Plains provide that
taxes shah be collected the same year
they are assessed.
John S. Haynes Of Buffalo intro
duced a proposal restricting candi-
dates from office from spending all
amount equal to more than one-half
of the first years salary of the office
in the campaigns for nomination and
election.
A proposal providing for the re-
nloval of the governor. lieutenant
governor and judged OF the supreme
court by impeachment for miscon-
duct in office and the removal of
other state officers through proceed
ing in the supreme court was also in
troduced by Mr.. Haynes.
A proposal for the state constitu-
ton to recognize Christian Science
healing has been introduced in the
constitutional convention by DR..
Alonzo Tubbs of Owensville, medi-
cal practitioner and delegate to the
convention from the Twenty-fifth
senatorial district.
Pres. c. M. Shartel pre- esented re-
mcnstrance which he received from
the Seventh Day Adventists, pro-
testing against any Sabbath day leg
isls ton. The petition represented
about rs churches in the. state.
Proposals providing for a state
senate of seventeen members, house
of representatives of thirty-five men,
bers and the removal of constitution
al limitations on the pens;oning of
puk2c school teachers were intro
duced today in the constitutional con-
vention.
L. Cunningham of Bolivar intro
duced an amendment providing for
the enlargement of the Supreme court,
inc-e ,sing the number of circuit
Judges and aboiishing justices of the
peace and probate courts.
The proposal for decreased num-
Der of members ia the general as