Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-01-29
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
THE LEGISLATURE.


THE LEGIsLATURE.
The Senate was not in session on the
18th. 49,. In the House several petitions were
presented for the repeal OF the text-hoo,
law a resolution Was adopted TO appoint =
committee to co-operate with the senitst
committee to investigate the sunken ana
oyeriiowed lands survey in Southeast Mis-
souri,. 4 resolution for inluiring into tue
subject of JOB printing al the pcnlrenI.arE y
convict labor wa declared ods or ofuel. =
number or bills were Introduced, among
them the following: Requiring manu-
facturers to brand their wares win ut,
their name or traaemark ani tn the !.
grade of the article pIanalactureas
10 bidding the hunting of deer Will. dogs
exemptiny the husDand from ilas, Ity Tor
forts OF the wife; enabling married women
to sue and be sued, as ii single and unmar-
ried; compromising clerks OF county courts
for recor ing births and deaths; abolshing
the estate by courtesy, and to endow the
husband in the wife - lands, as the wiie IS
now endowe in the husbands lands; re-
ty where female party to the CONTRACT may
reside; amending the laws relating TO ;is-
signment for the benefit of creditors; amend
ing the law in relation to the ADMINISTRATION
of estates of Deceased persons.
The Senate held short session on the
18th, not having been called to order until
H. IN. Several bills were introduced..... IN
the House Il etition was presented ASKING
for law 10 MAKE 1t II ms 'eile AMOR TO oDt,a,.
board on false rcprcs, n ations. Announcer
anti prohibition petition was presented.
Among the bills introduced were The foiioW-
ing: In reference to free passes en- the raj ran
roads; TO regula pass enser rates on raii-
roads, the limit TO be three cents =
mile; requiring railway, telegraph am
pl',y.s monthly; requiring similar COZ,
p, rsuons to give KY days not .','
civil service of the State; relating to the
qualifications of jurors i'll murder cases.
concurrent resolution was introduced OPP
posing the passage OF Il bankrupt law ny
Congress: also in reference to the excmp-
ton of personal properly.
In the Senate on the Goth a number OF
anti -prohb ton petitions were presented.
Among the bills introduced were: Allowing
Sheriff's mileage: appropriating 100000 Tor
grounds. For United states Senator, Hon.
Geor.e q. Vest received twenty-five votes,
and Major Wiilam Warner (Repubiicln),
s IN contest was iaid before the Senate........
In the House resolution was adopted pro
ascertain if the railroads have missed Il
years taxation since 1871 Among the bills
introduced were the following: Requiring
railroads to nave competent physician anu
surgeon in every place of 800 inhabitants on
their lines: compelling telephone and tcle-
graph companies in cities of the first class to
Law their wires under ground; limiting the
levy for school purposes to the amount au-
tlorized by the Constitution; reducing 1arc
on IA iroads to three cents per mile; provid-
ing for the education of blind colored chill
dren. On ballot for United states senator
Nestreceived the votes OF ali the democrats
and Major Warner was supported by the re-
publicans.
N he Senate on the 21st the follow Is
were among the bills introduced: Relating
to the sale of real estate under mortgages
and deeds of trust: providing for the APP
paintment of a provisional Judge of the It.
Louis Criminal Court; lmiting the numte r
OF justices and constables in st. Louis to SIX
each; to prevent unjust dis EXAMINATIONS by
railroads; to prohibit option deals ana
,t,tin in nj
future delivery; in reference to 0Iennarga-
rine. Thertport of the inspectors and Warden
ing bill to increase Wine and beer licenses
also reported favorable. ......m the
House Adair Connty's prohibition petition,
was presented. Among the bills introduced
were the following: In reference to murder
in the first degree; to protect landlords ana
tenants for the prevention of cruelty to
animals; to establish the Office of state
printer; to prevent an assignee from prefer
ring one creditor above another..:- The
senate and House met in joint session and
voted for United States senator with the fol-
lowing result: Vest (Dem). "a; Warner
(itep.), s3; Ford (Greenbacker),
IN the Senate the 22d the following
were among the bills introduced: Providing
for secur n; Sarnishee process without at
tachment; prov ding for the organization of
trust companies; abolishing the Safe Board
OF Health; requiring railroads to keep public
offices and their books open for the inspec
election o School Directors The bill r.
pealing the law to allow st. Louis saloons to
kec p open on sunday was reported lavol Ny.
....In III, House discussion was nai
over the renting of committee rooms and
voting clerksto certain committees. Among
the bills introduced were the following:
Providing that Recorders may administer
oaths to applicants for marriage licenses.
to establish an insane asylum at some point
in the southw estern part of the state; in
creaSinS tie amount of state revenue APP
proprated ior school purposes; defining the
offenSe of bel and reg ulating the defense
i'll civil actions. MIR. Balm introduced a joint
resolution providing for a pardon commits
SION.
IN the Senate on the 23l a petition was
presented from citizens of St. Francois
County against the repeal of the dog law
Among b.iis introduced were the following:
To repeal all laws on the subject of dram
shops making IL distinction between dram
saops and VINE and beer houses; to lessen
the cost OF keeping prisoners sentenced to
county jails. Among the bills reported fav-
oA,bIy Were: increasing fees of Circuit and
County Clerks in cities of 100000 inhabitants:
to pronibit dstillers from selling whisky in
less quantities than one gallon: the
foreign capital bill..-In the House
the following among the
bills introduced: To provide for the issuing
OF S3,250ut0 OF = per Cont. twenty live year
funding bonds for the purpose of redeenning
in excess OF the revenues appropriated for
the redemption of such bonds; general
act, applicable to all cities anu
counties i'll the state, fixing the license at
not less than $500 nor more than 1900 per
year; constituting the st. Louis Normal
school into n regular State Normal school.
The bill providing for the organization of the
Kansas City Court of Appeals passed, to-
Sether with the emergency clause. Adj
journel until Monday.