The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-09-29

in mourning.
Mr.. Daniel was member Of the
Committee on Taxation, Corpora
tions, and Public Health and Welfare,
and was known as a consistent work.
er in committee and convention. He
was 81 years old and a lawyer by
profession.
An amendment to the Legislative
report providing an enabling act for
compensation insurance and state in
surance. under such a lew was con-
sidered by the convention Wednes-
day morning. The amendment which
would make a new section, provides
that, "The general assembly may en-
act and provide for the administration
of compulsory or elective pork
mems compensation law, and may
provide for state or other systems Of
insurance Hereunder"
The proponents urged that the
constitutional convention make this
provision, since the general assembly
had considered it impossible to enact
such laws under the old consultation.
They stated that there were now
forty-three other states having work.
mems compensation acts on the sta
tute books, and Missouri ought not
to postpone longer favorable action on
this question. Opposition developed
to the, insurance provision OF the pro-
posal, but much interest was shown
In support of the first part of the
proposition. 1t was discussed at
length by several of the members,
most of whom favored the compensa-
| ton act.
After extensive debate the proposal
in regard to limiting the legislature
in comforting special powers to mis-
cellaneous boards, bureaus and asso-
Citations, was voted down Tuesday 80
to II. In the arguments favoring the
amendment were mentioned the
plumbing inspection board, board Of
BARRIERS examiners, board of optome-
try and state board of nurses exam
liners as being among the privileged
| organizations to which had been del
egated Legislative powers. 1t was
charged that special requirements
had been set up by those boards that
barred the door of opportunity to
| many deserving young men and wo-
men of the state. While the proposal
was lost members have given notice
that it will be brought up again, in
| substance at least, and may be con-
sidered in connection with the report
of the Committee on Executive and
Ministerial Departments. 1t is con-
tended that this report will take care
of these miscellaneous boards in a
way that will be entirely satisfac-
tory to the proponents of the defeat
ed amendment.
| Two provisions of the Committee on
| Corporations report have not been
covered in this correspondence. One
is modification Of Section 10 in the
old constitution and provides that
"No corporation shall issue preferred
stock without the consent of those
owning and holding at least two
thirds of the stock Of such corpora
ton" The two-thirds provision is
new.
The text of the new Section IL pro.
vides that "it shall not be lawful fol
any common carrier in this state tc
charge or receive any greater COM
pensation in the aggregate for the
transportation of passengers or of
like kind of property for a shorter
than for a longer distance over the
same line, in the same direction, the
shorter being included within the
longer distance, or to charge any
greater compensation as through
rate than the aggregate of the in.
termediate rates; provided, that upon
application to the proper state rate
regulatory body, such common car
rier may, in special cases, after in
vestigation by said body, be author.
lied to charge less for longer thar
for shorter distances for the trans.
portation of passengers and proper.
ty, and the said state regulatory body
may from time to time prescribe the
extent to which such designated
common carrier may be relieved
| from Tho nporotinn Of fhie snctinu