Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-02-28
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
The State Legislature.


There was session of the Senate on the
10th. ..... The House held a two hours session.
there be ng scarce quorum present. The best
part OF the session was taken up in discussing
the question whether or not resolution from
the Farmers Alliance of Jasper County should
De printed. The resolution was presented by
ar. Fountain, and it recited the alleged fact
that the National legislation had for twenty
years been drifting Scvards trusts and COM
bIaes, and against the agricultural interests;
then it resolved that all mortgaged property
should be exempt from taxation. and that the
salaries and fees of all State and county officers
should be reduced one-half. The resolution
was finally ordered printed by vote of 20 to
81
IN the Senate, on the 18th, a resolution was
adopted requ ring the clerks of the Supreme
Court and the clerks of the courts of appeals,
to file for information the number of cases filed
in Their respective courts in 1888, the number
disposed of. the number still remaining and the
aggregate cost of filing transcripts. Several
new bills were introduced In the House,
after the presentation of petitions and intro
duction of bills, the report Of the committee on
appropriat ons relates to eleemosynary in
situations presented. The bill makes
total cut of S91 900 from the original gross est
mates. The General Deficiency bill was also
reported, appropriating &65, 600. The following
bills were passed: To provide for the selection
of depos tory for the county funds of each of
the counties OF the State; making workmen
and employees preferred creditors to the extent
of 300 where the claim is preferred within six
months after the service is performed. The bill
giving justices of the peace jurisdiction in de-
lnQuent tax suits was defeated
IN the Senate, or the 18th, nearly the entire
morning was taken up in second reading and
reference of bills and reception OF committee
reports. Among the bills introduced was one
to prohibit matchmaking by collection agencies
and number of revision measures. 80. In the
House the bill to suppress fortune-tellers was,
among others, reported adversely. In commit
tee of the whole the House passed two appro-
priation bills, appropriating $4,000 for pay
lent Of interest on State bonds, amounting to
So. I'm 900, coming due within the years 1899 and
1890: also $4,000 for the payment of interest
Missouri per cent. consolidated certif-
Gates of Indebtedness for 81, $4,000; also S22.-
500 for payment of interest on Mis-
souri, per cent. certificates of indebted
ness for s225, 900 held in trust for the State
school fund; also S14,64O for the pay
ment of interest on the Missouri consolidated
per cent. certificates of indebtedness for
81 p. 900 held in trust for the State Seminary
fund; also $4,000 for payment OF interest on
Missouri per cent. certificates of indebted
for S4O7, 600 held in trust for the State
Seminary fund; also Sc 0 for the payment of
interest on Missouri per cent. certificates OF
Indebtedness for IS 600 held in trust for the
State Seminary fund (bequeathed by Hon.
james S. Rollins: also &. 900 for the payment
of commissions to the National Bank of Com
merce, City of New York, for services as fiscal
agent of the State; also 500 for contingent ex-
penses of fund commissioners, including
postage, expressage and other necessary ex-
penses; also 500, O0o payable out of the State
sinking fund.- to be used in the redemption and
purchase of State bonds during the years of
1899 and 1890.
IN the Senate, on the 2cth after the introduce
ton of bills, the bill to require railroad COM
pantes, corporations, or individuals operating
managing any railroad in the State of Mis-
souri, to make arrangements and provide facil-
tiles for express companies desiring to transact
their bus ness on said railroad, after consider
able discussion, was passed. In the House q
resolution was adopted instructing the Adj
tantGeneral to fire q National salute on
Washington's birthday. Several bills were in
troduced. message was received from the
Governor informing the General Assembly that
St. Louis had been selected as the place and
March IL as the time for holding the conven-
ton of the represen tativeS of the different
States concerning uniform legislation against
the beef and pork combine. Kansas, Nebras-
ka. Missouri, Texas and Illinois will be repre-
sented by legislative committees. and Iowa by
d delegation selected by the Governor. The
committee on criminal Jurisprudence reported
back Il large number of bills.
IN the Senate, on the 21st, a large number of
bills were introduced. seven by Mr.. McGinnis,
of ST Louis. Senate bill providing that spe-
cial issues may be submitted by the Court to
the jury made the subject of o two hours
debate. and was ordered engrossed and printed
80. In the House, after routine business, the
presentation of petitions and bills, Mr.. ODay's
bill providing for the pay ment of special assess
ments. and for other purposes, was reported
favorably. Mr. ThurmondS bill relating to
the eleemosynary institutions of the State was
ordered to engrossment. The House then went
into committee of the whole on the bill to APP
propriate money to pay salaries of civil officers
for the years 1890. Both houses adjourned
until Saturday 23d.