Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-03-24
MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.


$500
Senate bill No. 81, ON insuxancey4the Gem
eral Revenue bill; House bill GhRine time
of sssessme4e; authorizing Hieh Hin - elect
9i19n; aqthorizing thS fermstion Of
SSife IL fss s siSs in
!. sgI; d 5sIsss 49, f Ssa
bQ furnishing persons gu1tfygof en-
bezzlement while acting in fidu-
ciary capacity was indefinitely postponed.
In the House substitute for bills 2, "a. II. and
81 tthe nrst benevolent society bfID was re-
Tpafted oeyree1y enrpHeA but Mr. Mott OBJ
jected tolls being signed on account of clerical
errors, in which he was sustained. Bills wero
passed: Comforting and defining riglts xof
coal Dill; regulating Che expenses and 'saber-
vision Of reelaim f1g sMa@p ands proyida1s
ments shall be submitted, to the people; in
creasfng the salary Of the Governors private
secretary to 81 900 per aununi; fixing the num-
Der of school board directors, and House bill
No. 405, in relation to gambling. fi@ ar
s., aajico JT6fgd >sGiaL FRIDAY, March II.
gsIn the Senate, Mr.. Edwards, OF Lafayette,
urged passage of bill No. lOl, vetoed by, the
2. The object of the bill is TO enable parties
required to give bonds to do SO without put
ting their securities to the expense Eand
der to appear before the probate court. The
view taken of the amended section by the
allow bonds of such importance to be taken
by notaries and justices of the peace. II, use
bill No. $50 was passed after being arnendedso
this State are authorized and smpowered, #
in their Judgment It lis deemed Of spfiicient
work and labor necessary TO grade, or to
grade and macadamizer any. public road in
aens thesof si,ail subscribe and 5ay the other
half of the estimated cost thereof; provided,
, no county shall contract debt or obligation
Il S ot
No. 90, concerning road overseers, and the
House bill settling boundary line question
between Morgan and Momteau co unfies''were
u In the House the bill in relation to Police
Commissioners, was reported 1favorabiy and
ordered printed. Among the dozen measures
20 open ~e terratoriai governnient ia R indian
Territory and the bill protecting miners . z
- 'itt ''l SATURDAY, March IL.
In the Senate bills were passed: Making
one fourth of one,per cent. on coupons and
one. eighth Of one per cent. on bonds the rate
to be paid the bank selected as State fiscal
agent; increasing the tax on dram shop
Of unsound mind also, resolutions urg-
ing Cover ;st 6 survey of over;
and Northeast Arkansas, and an appro-
priation for the improvement of Grand river.
Messrs, Cupples, Maxon and Simmons were
confirmed as St. Louis Police Commissioners.
A busy day in the House was marked by the
passage OF bills: Prohibiting the manufac-
ture of oleagirious limitations of dairy prod
ucts; making notes and bonds taxable in the
county where owner resides; concerning
street railroads in st. Louis; providing for
the election OF superintendent of the lnsur.
ance Department.
.u.. l.. ali "a fri al uHii MONDAY, March IA.
~ Senate bill No. 1873, making it the duty of
the Attorney General to prosecute railway
corporations for violations of law was passed.
Also bills regulating the retailing of liquor by
of less than 10000 inhabitants not to exceed
five acres Of ground and 81 500 in value.
In the House, a message from the Governor
recommending the issue of $500 coo i'm renewal
revenue bonds to meet q deficiency, was re-
ferred to Committee on Ways and Means. The
act regulating the practice of medicine and
surgery failed to pass. A number OF stInpor
creating board of police for Kansas City -
80 asE saet7.sri TUESDAY, March 49,
The Senate passed bill No. 1S5, amending
the Revised Statutes as follows: 1T shall not
be lawful for any county court in this State or
any clerk thereof in vacation to give any
license to keep a dram shop in any.city con.
tanning five thousand inhabitants more,
nor in any rcity containing less than 5 900 in
-habitants, nor in any incorporated town or
anticipated township, until a majority of
the tax paying citizens therein Shalt sign a
petition asking for such, lice Dseeto keep IA
'Cir:inr-shops therein, which saidpetftion shall
be filed in the office of the Clerk of the County
Court and by said Clerk laid before the Court
on the 4th day of July every year thereafter
etc, and adds clause to section s,464. pro-
nau Ai iinense sell De cidar 10
R R,1y aasaatsisS @snnfss!dr "a S''9. frp% e
Ss e eyn mere 70 fsiioMs Other aa
Providing for the Publication of ordinances in
Ysomepewspaperin thecounty when no paper
o o. d No. issEaliowin$ raiiroad COM n.
panies not incorporated in an adjoining sta! Q
to extend their lines into this State without
being incOrpora tedin this State. s(Thfs Dill Is
ispecialbE inteh dedf orthe benefit OF the Texas
sts Louis Narrow,Gaugs RAILROAD ? The
quiring che State to refund to certain town
ships money paid as Tai!ro g, taxes due such
Transferring Lincoln County from the Nine.
tenth judicial Circuit to the Third Circuit;
No. 3i1-Fixing the Cnumber of Directors of
Public School Boards and prescribing the
qualification of electors therefor. $3.50 tlstr
In the House, Mr.. Sears called up Joint
and concurrent resolution No. 46, submitting
a Constitutional amendment prohibiting the
importation, manufacture or sale of intoxi-'
eating liquors in the State of Missouri. The
resolution tailed to pass. yeas, to 60 nays.
The following House bills passed No. 1910
regulate the sale of medicines and poisons by
sta or tho Of
lie printing and to elect a Public Printer; No.
the location of the Office of the
state Board OF Immigration at Kansas City;
No. 27S-Requiring the posts of wire fences
along the lines of railroads to be not more
than sixteen feet apart, with post twenty
inches high half way between TIVE two posts,
and requiring seven wires; No. 4s0--Repeaiing
the present law regulating the selection and
purchase of text books by school districts,
and allowing school districts every two years
to select text books. ..-r --t rs
800 WEDNESDAY, March 16.
The Senate passed House bills-No. A.
Providing for che disposition of the surplus
fund accruing from the sale Of the real estate
of non residents; No. 324-Requiring railroad
companies to furnish double -decked cars for
the shipment of sheep; and some others. The
Senate amendments to the Jacobs Dog law
were rconcurred in. Senate bill No. 49, pro-
viding for the sale and leasing of the Agricul-
tural College lands, passed. r-.. rj Tia \
The House passed House bills-No. SOTO I
authorize County Courts to cause persons
convicted of crime and sentenced to county
fails to work on roads or break rocks for road
purposes; No. 49s-Prohibiting the partners
of Prosecuting Attorneys from defending in
criminal cases ~ No. 420-Changing fancy
County from the Thirteenth to the Twenty.