The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-01-30
A Resolution Regarding Rail.
road Discrimination Be-
tween First Glass Pas
sengers -Amending
the Statutes.
A Bill to Amend the Johnson
Law to Make Gambling q
Misdemeanor Instead
ola Felony.
Tho First Bill to Become q Law
German in the Public Schools
Ca-ital Notes and Gossip.



Special to SedAIia BAzoO.
JEFFERSON CITY, Jan. %.
There Was NO session of the legislature
Yesterday morning, both houses having ad
journed over from Saturday TO Monday
afternoon. The committees in the mean
time had been hard At work, and when the
assembly opened in the afternoon, returned
alarke number of bills back to the houses
in which they originated
THE GAMBLING RILL.
Mr.. Hughiett, from the committee on
criminal Jurisprudence, returned the bill
introduced BY Mr.. Brooks on Friday, en-
titled. "An act to amend ala act entitled.
Offenses against public morals and de
oency'" The bill provides that the Of
tense of gambling he made misdemeanor
punishable by fine not exceeding 81 900,
instead Of . felony punishable by impris-
eminent in the penitentiary. The commit
tee made short work Of this bill; at once
considered, took a vote. and decided that
10 recommend its passage would be an Of
Tense against public morals and decency,
and hence the report of yesterday morning.
This settles the fate Of The gambling law
period, at least, will remain felony.
GERMAN IN THE SCHOOLS.
The bill proposed 6y Billy Rider, the re-
former to prohibit the teaching of German
in public schools will be introduced in the
house to-day. Piily says be has beer
fighting on this line for ten years in ST.
Louis, but that members of the city coun-
oil and school board invariably vacate
sufficient number of seats to defeat q quo
Bum. When the matter comes sup for a
vote he believes he will get it to a vote be-
f.re the house at least, and if defeated will
come back at the next session ard each
succeeding session until be is success fnl,
and the talk" of the United States alone
rs taught in the public schools at the ex-
pense of the citizens of Missouri.
THE DAVIS TAX BILL.
The senate committee will report back
10 that body at an early day the Davis rev.
saue bill 1t will probably be amended be-
tore the committee by striking out the sec
tion relating To mortgages, where the chief
objection nov seems to center. The bill
will then 60 before the senate on its merits,
and put upon its passage Its prospects OF
passage NAV be set down, if amended as
above, as fairly good.
CAPITAL NOTES
The bill to suppress opium deDs will
come up for passage in the house to-mor.
row.
This week the prot ibitionists, male and
female viii invade the capital in force.
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
Both houses met in regular session this
afternoon. A large number of petitions,
for and against prohibition. were introdu-
sed in both houses. The following new
bills we're introduced in the senate:
Senator Dungan-Fer the construction
Of . reformatory school for juvenile offend
rrs.
Senator Walker-To allow the claim of
VIM. Briggins, for work done on The state
srmory bridges. and another bill for an
increase Of penalty for carrying. concealed
weapons, from SIS to 5000.
SenatOr Hamilton-Joint and concurrent
resolution providing for constitutional
amendment for supreme court commits
sion. to consist of six judges-three for
civil and three for criminal cases.
Senator Merrison-Joint and concurrent
resolution asking congress to provide for
Typographical survey of the swamp and
and OverAowed lands of southe asst Missuu-
ri.
The senate committee on banks and
banking institutions, reported adversely on
the peoples six per cent interest bill, and
the senate BY a vote of 20 to 10 ordered its
indefinite pOstponemeut.
THE HOUSE
In the house some forty new bills were |
introduced, few of which were Of general |
importance. The principal ones were:
Mr., Curtis of st. Louis A bill provid- !
ing that where two classes of grain or
stock are shipped i'm the same car, it shall !
be At the owners risk.
Mr.. Mingo of Dent-Joint and concur /
rent resolution amending the constitution
that the clear proceeds of all criminal cases |
shall hereafter become psrt ofthe county !!
revenue for the payment of costs in Grimm |
al cases. instead Of going To the school fund,
at present. A further provision is that !
I'm the application of fines. both revenue!
may not diminish the AMOUNT of funds |
necessary to support the public schools at /
their present high stand. The state tax Oh |
property NAV be increased not more than
= cents on 800 valuation, exclusive of !
the amount necessary 10 pay bonded in
debtedness.
Mr.. Ken, of st. Louis-Joint and con-
currant resolution to appoint committee
of FIVE Ia inquire il any bonds of the State
are outstanding and subject to redemption.
and 10 repor; To the house the number of
the amount
Mr. Ryan of ST. Louis Relating 10
street railways, and providing that in all
cities of 5O0eo people and over, the COVER
nor shall appoint street railroad superin-
tendeni, at salary of not more than 81
200, nor less than $500, who shall have
supervision OF all tracks, and start all cars
on time. Fare shall not exceed ) cents for
the entire length of the line, and p cents
for children under II; shall sprinkle the