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

ton, sale or gift of any liquors fol
beverage purposes is prohibited
| The proposal was warmly supported
before the committee, but it was vot-
ed down 5 to 3. This closes the mat
ter unless it is brought before the
convention in minority report or as
an amendment to the bill of rights.
Women are given due recognition
in the new bill Of rights by special
section passed on in the committee by
a unanimous vote. Though covered in
a late constitutional amendment the
committee gives the proposition a
place in the document in the follow
ing words: "The right of citizens Of
Missouri to vote or hold office shall
not be denied or abridged on account
of race, color or SEX"
Aimed at the man who seeks to
dodge payment of alimony and the
maintenance or support of his de-
pendent wife and minor children, the
Bill of Rights Committee has agreed
to provision in Section 16, by which
he may be sent to Jail for willful nom
u
mittee that this provision will have
the effect to make the miscreanG full
fill his just obligations rather than go
to Jail, The revised section provides
shat Imprisonment for debt shall not
be allowed except for the nonpayment
Of fines and penalties imposed for the
violation of law; provided, that the
Legislature may enact laws for inn
prisonment for the wilfull non-pay-
ment of judgments rendered for ali-
mony, maintenance or support Of de-
pendent wives and minor children"
Approval of the provisions in Pro-
posal No. 1872, by the Committee on
Public Health and Welfare, carries
with it also a part of the provision in
proposal 287 referring to the protec.
ton Of the health and safety of em-
ployes in factories, mines and on rail-
roads. The new section as passed by
the committee provides that "The
general assembly shall provide means
for the safeguarding and promotion
of the public health and welfare, in
GLIDING the safety of employees in in
dustry." In view of the concerted at
tack on the proposal by the Christian
Scientists, it is anticipated that mi
nority report will be made to the con-
vention on this section.
Shall the control Of the police sys-
tenn be vested in the cities with the
power of removal from office in the
hands of the governor? That is
question that is before the Committee
on Counties, Cities and Towns in
so-called "home rule" proposal. The
proponents declare that the present
system has proved entirely unsatis-
factory and that conditions are be-
coming intolerable in the larger mu-
inequalities. They believe that the cit
les can handle that feature much bet
ter than it is now operating, and they |
also want the right to pass their own |
ordinances for city affairs, subject to
the limitations of the constitution. |
The strongest opponent to home rule
has been city member, but he has SO
far changed his ideas on the PROPOSE
ton that he is willing to agree to
limited home rule measure, without in
any way releasing the cities from leg
islative control in all general propo-
sitions. "The state must control the
election machinery" this member said,
but | believe that we should let the
cities control their own police, with
perhaps the right of removal in the
governor.
Some expressions of fear have been
leard from the country districts that
IN effort would be made by the city
representatives in the constitutional
to get larger representa-
ion in the legislature or secure other
special rights and privileges. 1t is be-
ieved that this fear is unfounded and
hat there is no disposition on the part
# the city members to ask special
avors not accorded all other political
of the state. In fact,
me city representative made the re-
mark in one of the committee meet
ngs that the cities preferred being
governed by the country on all gen.
raj propositions.
Opponents of the committee report
III the new judiciary system for the
tate have raised the question of its
Expense, Notwithstanding the state
nent of the committee when making
is report that in it's judgment there
would be considerable saving to the
'eople and much better judicial sys-
EN-. In an attempt to answer these
opponents R. E. Culver of the commit
ee has submitted figures in which he
stimates conservatively that the
BOLTON of the courts provided in the ,
report would result in
aving of at least $475,000, while the
lew court judges, officials and en- !
'loyes would cost only $312,500 to :
375,000, showing substantial
in favor of the new system
n the matter of cost Of operation.
wen if it cost the state as much as y
t present, the speaker contended that !,
he people would be gamers in having \
lstice better administered.
An important feature in the report
{ the Committee on Taxation will be
provision for a constitutional tax
The report of the sub
ommittee, which has been acted on
by the whole committee,
rovides for a tax commission Of
Tree members to be appointed by the
overnor by and with the consent Of