Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-03-17
MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.


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Se5O.OOo; making an appropriation to pay
on account Of the paymens. Of State STAT.
concerning discrimination allowed in ship
ment of grain; authorizing counties to
refnnd indeofedness on account OF eoHrt
and bills of ladiDg negotiable without in.
dorsement; allowing the service of notices of
protest by mail.
House bill No. "a, concerning public schools,
reported adversely from committee, was in
definitely postponed by a vote of &C to 81. A
bill amending the school law SO as to allow
districts to determine whether school houses
crossed; also the bill allowing criminal courts
to appoint stenographers. The bill limiting
the humber of notaTies to for every 5000 in
habitants of cities, with amendments striking
out the emergency clause and increasing the
amount OF bonds to $4,000, was finally ordered
printed.
FRIDAY, March 4.
The Senate confirmed the appointment of
III. j. Spaunhorst as Commissioner of Labor
Statistics Bills passed: Imposing fines on
stenographer for the st. Louis Criminal Court !;
concerning trustees and deeds of trust; max
ing municipalities liable for damage by riot
ers; making the State liable for board of GER
tain prisoners; concurrent resolution SUBJ
hitting to the people constitutional amend
ment increasing the number of Supreme Court
Judges.
The House passed a number of bills in night
session. Mr.. Chitwood introduceda resolution
declarative of the pleasure of the American
people upon the retirement of Mr.. Hayes.
SATURDAY, March 5.
The removal of St. Louis Police Commits
sioners Finney and Moffet received much at
tention in the Senate, a resolution calling for
committee of investigation being finally
tabled. Bills passed: Appropriating 81 900
to purchase building for the Rolla School of
Mines; concerning the use of struck" orders
between employers and employees; authoriZ-
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206, and several others. The general revenue
bill was completed.
The House passed the bill requiring hedges
to be cut every two years to the height of five
gro ssed. Action on the bill to abolish the
Railroad Commission was indefinitely post
poned.
MONDAY, March Z.
The Senate passed the bill amending the
Revised Statutes in relation to the appoint.
ment of receivers by courts; No. 1876, amend
ing Section 69S, r. s.; No. 1856, imposing penal
ties for transporting explosive materials on
passenger trains or vessels; the Mott Bill, re-
lating to benevolent and charitable socities.
The House transacted much important
business. Bills passed: Authorizing counties
to issue bonds for public buildings; to pre-.
ishing embezzlement by persons acting in a
fiduciary capacity. The bill authorizing
SCHOOL directors to purchase books for school
bill allowing county courts to compromise
their Indebtedness.
TUESDAY. March 8.
In the Senate several bills were ordered
engrossed, and House bill No. 235, concerning
the service of subp9nas, was amended and
passed. The substitute for bill No. 90, au-
thorizing insurance companies other than
dnra InvA mud rI1r
the general statute, was discussed ut some
length. Senator Allen offered an amendment
in the shape OF q new bill, and the measure
A resolution was adopted giving 1000 cop
les of the address delivered by MI. w ashburne,
on presenting the Hampstead portrait to the
State to the Missouri Historical Society.
The House passed bills-Concerning roads
and highways under township organization;
changing time for holding court in the Sew.
enth Circuit; in relation to filing abstracts of
judgments; allowing county courts to sub
scribe one half the cost of making and grad
ing roads where citizens have paid the re-
tons: making it a felony to Keen anv gam.
bling device: concerning railroad companies
in suits for damages; appropriating money for
payment of Union military bonds: reimburs-
ing counties having p lid township rail- DAD
taxes; creating Board of Health for the
State; providing for the passage of fish over
dams.
WEDNESDAY. March 9.
In the Senate a number of bills were
signed and sent to the Governor. The bill in
relation to hedges, reported unfavorably from
committee, was slightly amended and passed.
The Militia bill was made the special order for
to- morrow.
The House passed bills-Providing for the
payment of S29,740 to the New York Bank of
Commerce; changing time of holding court in
LacIede County; autno rizing county courts to
purchase real estate in certain cases; pro-
viding indemnity for damages by and dis
earnings Of railroads, and many Others. BiIl
No. sol, concerning collectors, was indefinitely
for House S No 2
any my fund in EXCESS Of authorized levies,
from sSe nessas Honss
bill No. 49, which proposed to amend the law
relating to Sheriffs and their deputies by pro-
cant, while such vacancy continues, all writs
and processes issued in any suit in which the
ee ts s by any
attorney, at the risk of such plaintiff, and the
clerk of any court out of which such writ or
process shall issue shall make the same in
dorsement upon such writ or process, and the
person SO named to execute and return the
same, shall proceed in the same manner as re-
Quired by the next preceding section. The
Governor gave as his reasons, that the act was
one of doubtful propriety, liable to abuse. and
all respects, and the few exceptions where the
bill might apply were not such as to warrant it's
enactment into the law. The Committee on
Constitutional Amendments reported favora.
bly, q resolution submitting to the peo-
pie, at the next general election to be
held in this State, q proposition to amend the
Constitution by the addition thereto of the
No person shall manufacture, sell
or keep TOR sale, any alcohol, whisky, wine or
beer. or any Intoxicating liquors of any kind,
except for medicinal purposes.
Libel and Liability.
The following enactment in regard to the
publication Of libelous statements has been
by Senator Walker:
SEC. ]. In case any person, through mad.
vertence, mistake or misrepresentation of
facts shall print or publish in any newspaper
in the State of Missouri any article or matter
alleged to be Hbelous, and shall, upon being
credibly informed of theincorrectness of such
publication, at once, in atleast two successive
issues of the same newspaper. publish a
traction of such nbelous matter together
with q true statement of the manner in which
such alleged libelous matter first came to be
published, in as conspicuous place in such
and for as general circulation, as
first said matter was published, and it shall
be made to appear that such first publication
was made in good faith, such person shall
only be liable in civil action for such publ.
cation, and then liable only for such damages
as the party libeled shall actually have sus-
tanned by reason of such first publication.
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