The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-06-29
NOT TO KILL REFERENDUM
Probably Will be- Retained by the
Codc Commission.

Jefferson City, June 23.-The inia
tive and referendum are to be re
tanned in Missouri's constitution
with Jew changes, if the committee
on those subjects has tis way.
Probably the most drastic changes
Twill be on the percentage Of sigma
tures TO be required.
One point on which the committee
| is understood to be agreed is that pc
| titiCns are to be signed in central To-
cations, This would bar circulation.
That the percentage Of signatures
Will be raised appears inevitable. Il
has been suggested that the percent
age be hiEed from s per cent to at
lets 10 or IS per cent OF the qualified
vCt5rs in two shird5 OF the congress
aiora, district. Tor the referendum
and the percentage OIL the initiative
be i8ctc sed from s per cent to 10
o. : per cent.
There are pending before the con-
vof .Y'l 20 proposed amendments to
thr ron stitution without any single
mea,Hrc having been finaAy disposed
OF = the convention and only two re-
pol,gd adversely from a committee,
Tic .,.od oi new measures evidently
is !oerea S'ng and probably will con-
t.nto 50 dn SO until the close OF the
Pre- ant month.
Among The new measures intro
duccl today were the following Wllitl1
do NOT appeer to be duplicates Of
other propolal; pending:
H. Lamar OF Houston Placing
men nd women on All exact equal
ic.o,m.s in tfc matter of all political,
CIV and property rights.
IL Baker OF Callaw!y 1.-TWO meas
ures}-Aboli>hing the legislative act
crea;:ug the, state public service com
NJ SION ard ior5idding the legis.atnr:
fror yrcatins any be2rd or body with
al,lor.ty t. hold intalid any charter
rish' reserved BY a city i'll granting
fraath 'scs To corporations, as has
be. done by the Missouri state pub
liz c1mnli sion in a great many IN
Stances OF late years i'll granting high
tt-~tates 10 public service corpora
Il us.
by Zcyeley OF I-iln-Prohibiting
.nc levy Of Il tax on property above
the actual value of the property
Ry Elvns of Bonnc Terrc-Requlr-
iag the Legislature to so divide the
schoo. taxes that each child OF school
a4e. without regard 10 location shall
live set apart sufficient sum, based
non the previous year, Tor a gram
mar and high school education.
BY Baker OF Callaway-Providine
hat when a vacancy occurs i'll an OF
lie the ,ucce sor shall be named
IN the same political party,
Hy Mcclure .oi Johnson: Amend |
;,.- the bill OF ghts SO ast to provide F.,
,;at the right oi citizens 70 bear arms !
.i,a,i not be coutrued TO mean con-
.r.!od weapons.
An lanti-ncrot SIN propo al proVld- |
that state Officers and employees |
NO. appoint their relatives to Of !
+ was ordered in the constitutional
q nvention by Norman \. Cox OF
7 olin.
he proposal prohibits the appoint
Int OF a relative OF the third de
&c. The proposal is significant Ill
juch IS 4 number of the delegates
the convention have named rela- |
.r.es as. their private secretaries
.wever. it is during the Legislature |
L member connect shcir wives. ,
/ ghters and sons with the state
roll
Mrs. NJ. T. Morrow OF West Plains |
: oduced a proposal providing that
.u person can be fined for contempt |
court for words spoken out OF the
,,c. ence OF the court until tried by a |