Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-02-26
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
THE LEGISLATURES.

THE LEGISLATURE.
The Senate was not in session on the
18th 49,. In the House among the bills intro
duced were the following: Requiring prose
cutting attorneys in counties of over Io,ooo
population to pay their assistants out OF
their own fees; relating to the assessment
and collection OF the revenue: providing 1cr
a new Normal School, composed OF the coulI.
ty and city of St. Louis, and providing TOR
the transfer of the st Louis Normal TO the
State, RELAXING to dover, allowing the widow
one half of all personal property; relating 10
concealed weapons. The bill appropsatlng
mo-. ey for Il Court house at Kansas City was
adversely reported; also the storts gam ping
Dill. Among measures passed was tile piii
requiring railroads to open bitches ana cut
pointed to draft resolutions on the death OF
the Governors mOtner.
In the Senate on the 10th among bills in
troduced were: Providing for the assess
ment of telegraph companies; fixing rates
of sleeping car companies; to extend the
time of state Supreme Court Commission
erS; to apply half OF the dramshop cense TO
the road fund to prohibit bank officers ana
clerks from dealing in options. protest
against the repeal of the johnson gambling
law was received from the st. Louis Police
Board. In the House protest similar 10
the above was received from the st. Louis
Police Board. Among bills introduced Were:
Relating to mortgages and deeds OF trust;
authorizing cities of the third class to issue
bonds for funding floating Indebtedness;
compelling children to attend school; re-
quirIng railroads to stop trains at all towns
of loo population or more. The bill TO resu-
late the weighing OF coal was passed.
In the Senate on the 18th a resolution was
offered, providing for the appointment of a
joint committee to consider the propriety OF
redistricting the State Tor judicial purposes.
4 petition was presented, praying for the es-
taDiisnment OF a Court OF Appeals at spring
field. Among bills introduced were: Provld-
ing for the appointment of state Neterlna,
~ surgeon; to regulate the drainage of lead
and zinc mines. The bill providing for the
appointment of assistant prosecuting attor-
neys was passed; also the bill to facilitate
railroad construction in the state. y mes
sage was received from the Governor rec
ommendin! the building of branch REM
tie Al .ary........In tne House, among bills IN
of damages done private property by NUM-
cipaI corporate ions; providing that the John
chance and liking penalty for violation
Among bills passed We're: Looking TO the
preservation OF the health OF temaie en-,
ployes; requiring school boards to pun 81
all diSburse Inents OF money; relating to gar
nishments; relating to assignments and Tor
bidding the preiernent of one crt,ilt) u over
another; repeating the dog-taX law.
In the Senate on the 18th the resolution
to Inquire into the propriety of reducing the
number of judicial districts in the state was
adopted. Among Oils Introduced were. In
reference to investigating the affairs OF
county officers; relating to assignments.
IAmo''g the bills passed were: Providing Tor
the teaching in the SCHOOLS physiology anu
hygiene, with reference to the effects of
system to exempt the counties OF MississIp p
ID, New Madrid, remiscut and Dunkln from
the payment of state taxes tor lS>5. on ac-
count of the damage sustained by overdows
LIN the House among the bills IntTo-
duced were: prohibiting any person from
working employee more than twelve con
secGtive hours every tWenty-fou com
polling employers to pay expenses and con-
tinue wages OF employees willie in their ser
vice. until able to resume work; making
an attempt to commit suicide a felony, and
Furnishing those who assist or ad-
Among the bills passed we're: Amend
Amending the law in reference to property
to- Select nnE M when
requiring railroad companies to FURNISH
double decked cars for the shipment of
sheep. Mr.. Wright's sleeping car b!li faiied
to pass. y resolution against the Buckner
silver bill in Congress- was passed.
In the Senate on the 10Th among the bills
introduced were: To provide for the trans
fer of cases from the Court of Appeals to the
Supreme Court; to increase the salaries of
Circuit judges. Resolutions of respect on
the death of Mrs. Lavnia Marmaduke,
mother of the Governor, were read and
adopted. The McGrath- Davisson case was
taken up and pend Ing discussion the senate
adjourned. ,he House. among the
bills introduced were: Extending the time
the protection of hotel and boarding house
keepers. An unfavorable report OF the reso-
luton to remove the capital stc =. louis was
made; but favorable report Was made on
the proposition to remove the capital to Sc
dalia. Among bills passed were: In refer
ence to prosecutions before Justices of the
Peace for miSdemeanOr; increasing the
jurisdiction of Justices of the Peace; repeal
ing the act establishing the State Beard of
Immigration.
In the Senate on the Goth petitions were |
presented in favor of a law requiring coal to
be weighed before being screened Among |
bills introduced were: In reference to bill |
lizard hall licenses appropriating 100000 for |
at the KOlla school of Mines; to |
make the United States census the school |
census of St Louis; in reference to the pay
ment of insurance in ncendiary fire cases |
In the House among the ii Is :nt- oduced |
were: striking out that part of the re- |
lating to the S ate Board of Health which |
egiStratIon of births and deaths; |
making the obstruction of a public /
highway miSdelneanor. The general |,
bill was Introduced, the total |
amount being S7,46t373.. among the bills |
passed were: For the protection of hotel and |
house keepers; providing addi-
tional penalties for shooting across public |
changing the boundaries of the
Twenty first and Iwenty-second senatorial |
the oleomargarine bill applied |
to. hotels and boarding houses; to punish |
railroads for failing to give public notice of |
the time of running trains. The bill making
the stealing of sheep and hogs grand larceny,
and making dogs personal property failed to