Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-04-02
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
THE LEGISLATURES.


In the Senate on the 21st, among bills
passed were: Authorizing surveyors to ad-
minister oaths to commissioners in road
cases; relating to cities of the third class,
and prohibiting Mayors in said cities from
RENTING certain costs; appropriating $50 900
to complete an addition to the Normal school
building at Warrensburg; the general de-
1ieieney bill rreonsdere1 on relatng so
churches, theaters. etc; relating to the
| opening of pubic highways; the House
to carry on the work Tor the next two years
500, 00U instead of 5000 o; relating to mar.
nrging Missouri members of Congress to try
| to defeat the Buckner silver bill; extending
the time for killing prairie chickens; House
| bill in reference 10 murder, arson,
rape, etc; prohibiting the selling
| or giving away to minors immoral
parets or publications......ln the House an
| effort to suspend the rules ami pass the Sen
ate bill repeating the st: Louis sunday law
tee to exam ne the alleged omission of q
year ; taxes by the railroad companies of thu
State was adopted. Among bills passed was
tie bill compelling the attendance OF all
children between the ages of eight and four.
teen years at some private or public school
al least twelve weeks during each year, sub
ject, however, to a vote of the school district
thereon. Tie senate amendments to the
general appropriation bill We're considered
at length, and the most of them were moi
agreed to.
IN the Senate on the 23d among bills
passed were: Empowering cities of the
fourth class to make q spe cial levy TOR build
lug put poses; relating to the organization o.
teie- raph and telephone companies; pro-
vidlng LOT the annual meetings OF school dis
tr.cts; to protect hotel and boarding house
keepers. t. require Gel tain corp OratlOnS to
give thirty day. notice before reducing the
wages of employees; allowing cor ners to
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brick work; giving thu st. Louis and Kansas
City Courts of Appeals concurrent juIisdic-
ton with the supreme Court; creating a
Board of Police Commissioners for Kansas
City; exemptng theatrical companies trom
taxation IN towns of less than $4,000 inhab
itants. The Senate agreed to the resolution
to adjourn sine die at II III. on the 25th.....
In the House it was agreed to adjourn sine
die at l. m. on the 10Th. Among bills passed
were: fixing license tax on railroad cars,
engines, etc. and the joint and concurrent
resolution req uiriI>5 the State Board OF Equal
ization to assess all railroads for taxes tor
the year 1881; appfopriatlng money tor the
erection OF new workshop IN the fenten-
tiary; requiring railway to keep their cross
ings in repair; relating TO diseased cattle at
the Fulton Asylum.
in the Senate on the oath the report OF
he conference committee on The. general APP
preparation bill was agreed to Among
House bills passed were: Relating to swamp
making the Public Administrator otlicio
public guardian and curator in and for his
county; declaring ali ballots void Tor all per
sons whose nam IS are traudulently inserted;
other suitable car or shippers OF live stock;
to protect owners of property shipped for
sale on commission: approprlatlnS 50,
TOO for the new addition OF the State
University; to fat iitate the build
ing OF raiiroads......In the House business
was much delayed by motions and points,
and thus much time was killed. The CON
ference report on the general appropriation
bill was read and adopted. The amendment
to continue the Supreme Court Commission
was called up and again defeated. The sen
ate amendment to the House bIlI requiring
temperance instruction in the public schools
was adopted. y motion to suspend the rules
and pass the bill repeating the st. Louis
sunday law was defeated-ayes, 81; noes, Is
the necessary two thirds not voting in the
affirmative. An evening session was held,
but not much business OF general lmpOr-
lance concluded.
IL the Senate on the 18th among bills
passed were: Appropr. atIng $li0, 90 to build
workshops at the Penitentiary; House bill
relating to corporations. George w. Davis
son and James Z. MctiIath were each allowed
$500 or expenses of the contest. y motion
TO suspend the rules and take up the House
bill regulating freiShtS upon railroads was
lost The johnson railroad bill failed to
pass. The general appropriation bill was
read at length. Clerk Ne-bit was presented
with gold watch by the Senators q token
of their esteem and their appreciation of his
thanks to Lieutenant Governor orehouse,
Mr.. Edwards, President pro tenn, the re-
porterS, office 5 and employees, We're offered
and adol ted. Adjourned sine die. In
the house among bills passed were: Making
1t felony to set up Il house OF H.-fame, Or
lease premises for said purpose, within
ghty yards of any public building or
church; for the relief OF Colonel Jake Child.
Very little else of general interest was done.
Adjourned sine die.