Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-03-15
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
THE LEGISLATURE.

eDrUaTy II.
In the Senate no business of general in =
terest was transacted. No bills were intro
duced and none passed. The entire session
was taken up in referring bills to committees
and in the consideration of the dram shop
bill in Committee of the Whole.
The Chair laid before the House comnu-
nicatiOn from the Governor in regard to the
Penitentiary fire and reeoulme ending the APP
preparation of means TO repair the loss, and
to provide means to prevent 4 recurrence of
similar disaster. Four bills We're passed
Referring to the time of holding court in the
Twenty fourth judicial Circuit: chan gin
times OF holding court in the Twenty-S second
Circuit: and providing for the feeding OF
jurors that the statute requires to be kept O.
gether during their deliberations. The reso
luton urging upon Congress the passage of a
law requiring Typographical survey of
end that said lands be drained and reclaimed
to settlement and cultivation was adopted.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY o6.
Six bills were introduced in the Senate,
one OF which appropriates $4,000 for the i'm
mediate temporary rebuilding of the shop
burned at the Ienitentiarv fire One bill was
passed, 10 amend the law relating to swine
running at large to include other
domestic animals. A resolution intro
duced requesting our Congressman to use
their influence to secure appropriations rec
commended by the Mississippi River Commits
sion, which was unanimously adopted.
In the House a resolution rendering the
thanks of the House. and through them of the
State, TO the Jefferson City Fire Company for
their efforts in stlbdning the fire at the Peni
Tertiary was adomed. number of new bills
Tertiary. The following bills passed: Allow
ing cities, towns and villages to refund their
floating debt on giving up their charter and
becoming cities of the fourth class, authoriz-
ing Mayors OF cities OF the fourth class to APP
point an Assessor for city purposes; reGuir-
ing administrators curators and guardians
to report at each regular term of court: re-
qni' railroad companies to be fur
nlshed with copy of the com
hpf ORG
a justice: allowing school Directors to
retain one months salary of each teacher un.
practice IN civil cases; giving mortgageors
one year in which tn redeem property sold at
foreclosure sale; providing for the establish
ment OF a Conrt of Common Pleas at Cape
Girardeau. The Senate resolution asking
Congress to appropriate money for the i'm
provement of the Mississippi concurred
in unanimously.
TUESDAY, February27 %.
In the Senate several bills were reported
favorably from committees The bill provid-
ing for n Bureau of Geology and Mines to
complete the geological survey of the State.
and appropriating SIS 900 therefor was passed
over informally. Discussion OF the bill APP
DrOprlatng 100000 for building purposes at
the State University occupied the entire tore.
noon. \ resolution was received from the
House announcing the death OF Represent
alive Patterson, and asking the appointment
of one member to JON a House committee to
accompany the remains OF the Diseased to
and Senator Oliver was appointed as COM
mitteeman.
In the House the morning session was occu-
pied with routine business. No bills were
passed. The concurrent resolution opposing
the enactment of a bankrupt law by Congress
was adopted. resolution was offered an
nOunciDg the death of Lafayette D. Patterson,
member from Ste Genevieve County, which
occurred at 80 this evening, and recon-
mendng that committee be appointed to
accompany the remains to his late home. The
resolution was adopted and the committee
to draft resolutions of regret, and the House
adjourned as a token of respect to the de-
ceased.
WEDNESDAY, February IS.
In the Senate the rules were suspended
and the bill appropriatng $4,000 for tempo
rary shop buildings at the Pententiary was
passed unanimously. The bill appropriating
$lOocoo tor building and repair at the State
committed, was the bill to provide for a
bureau Of Geology and Mines. The bill to
provide f"r the payment Of certain claims
against the State for military service
during the late war, and for the col
lection OF any m ION thnd exnendnd from the
a number of bills of local interest were also
passed. The Joint resolution asking Congress
to provide for Typographical survey of tue
overlooked and sunk lands of Southeast Mis-
souri, was reported correctly enrolled and was
signed by the President and secretary of the
Senate. =...-.
In the House a resolution was adopted pro-
viding tor adjournment sine die March Is.
The Committee on Const tutonal amend
menis reported adversely on the resolution
providing for the submission of a prohibition
to a vote of the people. Mr.. Rob-
inson submitted a minority report recon-
its passage. Mr.. McGnnis offered
an AMENDING mt providing for the reimburse
ment OF the brewers and di>tIllers in case of
the adoption of the prohbitory amendment.
A motion to lay Mr.. McGinnis amendment on
the table prevailcd-is to 50. Several bills
were a-sed, among them one appropriating
81, 900 tor Typographical survey of the
sunken and overlooked lands of Southeast
Missouri.
THURsDY, March :.
In the Senate only one bill was intro
duced. The session was taken mp in the pas
sage of House bills, generally of local char
acter. and referring bills to committees. The
House Joint and concurrent resolution in re-
laton to the sale or giving away of tobacco as
affected by the revenue laws of the United
States was passed unanimously.
In the House resolution direct ng that the
General Appropriation bill and bills relating
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