Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-02-05
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
THE LEGISLATURE.

Both the Sena g and House held bT Ell
sessions on the a6th. In rhe fermer nody the
following were among the bills introduced
To establish a Uniform system OF text books
submitting Il constitutional amendment
concerning the roa,t tax increasing tine pup
lie school appropriations; asnensing the IN
s .rance laws; requiring dogs ra De taxed.
1ne House met az SIX O'Clock am fsIJoafiel
witt q It ran ,lctinsc any business as the hall
was undergoing T. Il Is
In tbs. Senate on the 9th the bills intro.
duced were the following: Authorizing
courts of counties containing 15,oo1 inaa5i-
tants to locate and maintain an insane asy-
IuIp: appropriating sj3oae IN itid OF .1e NUT
tia lue Representative entered and IN
Joint session the Downing hlgh Incense
amendment wG.s to have been CONSIDERED.
but no definite action was taken. In tine
House no quorum was present, but bus mess
proceeded. \ resolution was oHefed de-
nouncinF the dynamiters VINO 1Fieo 20 bio's
up the & 3vernment buildings IN Lohdon.
Action WIS postponed until the 2sti1- among
the bills introduced were the following: Pro
vidfng fCr the transfer of the Stite mixing
fuTd: abolishtng specific personal exemp
tons: preventing public eXecutlons amend
ing the game law authorizing county courts
to eIupIoy a litOrS; ere tting the ONCE OF
Bank Comm sSioner and defining his duties
and powers; prohibiting corporal punish
ment in state Institutions.
Among bills passed in the Senate on the
2sth were the following: Changing the terms
OF Proceeding Attorneys from two to four
wears; to provide for the appointment of IA
comfy Counsellor to defend prosecute
civil actions for counties having over 1900
Inhabitants. Several petitions against pro-
hibition were presented, and also petitions
favoring temperance education in the
schools Among bills introduced were the
following: Creating school book publish
Ing board; transferring from the treasury
any money not needed to defray the ex-
penses of the state to the sinking fund ....
in the House Il communication was received
from the St Louis House of Delegates asking
for the repeal of the contract system OF Ia
bor petition asking LOT the aouil.l s'.a OF
Among bills Introduced were the Ioiio"in9
Regulating passenger rates on the rallroads
of the state, making rates on the trunk lines
two and a half cents per mile and three cents
on branches; repeating the felony clause OF
the johnson gam bling law; authorizing the
organization oil trust companies without a
regular banking license: making DEEDS OF
trust expire at the end of ten years unless re-
neWed; TO abolish the present system OF
leasing convict labor.
In the Senate on the Goth remons frances
against prohibit Dry Iegi. lation were present
ed. Among the bills introduced We're: Pro
yf,lin. for the appointment of assistant
Prosecut : Alto, n US in counties OF 5000
inhabitants Or over; extending tie supreme
Court Commission for two years lon ger;
amending the 80 i neut law. the bill to
a,,Iish milt 4 &c an p uien IL gong Or
Gem n 10 the I-eti-ia ure was Ial On the
ta: l.. Amendments t. the Downing Jaw
were sid red. the proposition 10 raise
lie rs on wine and beer saloons was
disc SStu at en- sIn, tu5 no vote Wis
reic !e l.....il tIc HOu-e a res )lution of
re ed for tn appointment of an assistant
Postmaster for that LoIy was lost, y les =
luton was adopted calling for ilfornat on
III rcfereace to the ages OF st.idt rs admit
tel at tue state U diversity. Among the bids
ttroduced w re: Repeating the special juror
las: establishing a Jinii orn passenger rate
on II ilroads. to es; q Jlish hanicat
uLstriai inst tate and appropIi lting $4,000
therefor; relating to street raiiways.
II the Senate on the 30th the House bill
providing for officers of the Kansas City
Court OF Appeals was passed. The bill in
tended to lessen the cost OF assessing and
collecting the revenue ordered en-
crossed and printed. An executive session
was then held. Mr.. Wood introduced bill
authorizing the erection OF Court houses and
ia!IS at places other than the county seats
where terms of Circuit or Courts of Common
Pleas are held. Petitions from number
in the schools were presented, we'll as an
Among the bills introduced were: Requiring
ty seat; exempting pharmacists from jury
duty: providing that in cities of less than TO-,
Coo popuiat on a majority of all the tax pay
ers must sign a petition before a dramshOp
license can be issued; to prevent the spread
of hog cholera: regulating rates charged by
telegraph companies. joint and concur
1T resolution, providing for tine amend
ment of the Constitution with regard to re-
moval of the stale capital to Sedalia, was
presente d. the question to be submitted at
the next general election.