Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-05-16
MISSOURI STATE NEWS,
The State Lepis,ature

The State Legislature.
IN the Senate, on the 4th, the following bills
were passed: To appropriate money to pay J.
j. Breazeale the mileage and per diem due him
as member of the Twenty sixth General AS
sembly; to appropriate $4,000 to build and
erect a suitable tomb or monument at the
grave of the late General James Shields, at OF
near Carrollton, Mo-; the ST. Louis Justice OF
the Peace bill with several amendments;
House Trust and Pool bill. and the Anti-Pinl1-
erton bill. The following was also adopted:
Whereas, The Senate of Missouri, with pro-
found regret, has learned of the death of one
OF Mfssouri's greatest and most distn
guished citizens, Major John N. Edwards;
therefore, Resolred, That i'll respect to his mem
DRY the Senate do now adjourn . . In the House
the revised Grand ana Petit-Jury bill was
passed; also the bill to establish the Thirteenth
Judicial circuit, to consist of the counties OF
Newton, Barry. Mcdonald and Stone. Nothing
was done at the afternoon session beyond the
reading of bills at length, number being read
ana signed. On motion of Mr.. Thompson, the
House adjourned at four o'clock until nine
O'Clock a. m of the 9Th out of respect to the
memory of Major John N Edwards.
IN the Senate, on the 9th, the following bills
were passed: House bill providing for the col
lection and payment of special assessments,
and to provide for grading to be done at the ex-
pense of AUDITING property in cities of the third
class; House bill to exempt farmers mutual
fire insurance companies from the provisions
OIL lue insurance law Oh the Sldte, Will TIE
emergency clause; revising and amending the
law relating to trade marks; revising and
amending the law relating to notarers public;
revising and amending the law relating to
coroners and inquests. In the House bills
were passed as follows: House bill to change
the time of holding court in the Fifth Judicial
district: amending an act to authorize the
board of public improvement of any city in the
State to audit and allow claims against such
city for work done and materials furnished on
h;rbr fhn ito tate
Warehouse bill: the revised chapter on mines
and mining. The vote by which the revised
bill ''of counties and their boundaries was lost
was reconsidered and the bill passed
In the Senate, on the 9TH, bills were passed
as follows: To provide for the pay and COM
pensation of the State Board of Equalization
for the years 1876 to 1886 Inclusive; the Moran
Dramshop bill; House bill appropriatng $4,000
for geological survey of the State; the Gen.
eral Appropriation BILL with several amend
ments In the House Il resolution was adopt
ed fixing Wednesday. May Is, as the day for
final adjournment. Bills were passed fol.
lows: Regulating the fees of sherifs mar
shals and coroners in all counties hay
ing 100000 inhabitants or more. THE
bill applies to ST. Louis Kansas City
and St. Joseph: appropriating $4,000 for the
State University; substitute for Senate bill to
provide for the collation., editing, printing,
binding, publishing and distributing the Re-
viSed Statutes; the revised chapter of judg
ments; chapter of dover: the revised chapter
''Of Married Women" The House then took
up the bill appropriatng $4,000 to detray the
expenses of the militia escort to the commits
sioners who attended the New York Centennial
celebration. A hot debate was had on the bill,
ana it was finally defeated by vote of 6S to "a.
THE Senate, on the Sth, passed the following
bills: To confer upon cities and towns power
TO regulate charges for the use of telephone in
struments; revising and amending the law
lating to schools; relating to the appointment
money for the support OF TIE eleemosynary in
situations of the State for the year 1899 and
1880, and providing for the appointment of
Commissioners to the Paris Exposition with
the emergency clause; also the subst-
tute House bill to define express
companies and to prescribe the mode
of taxing the same, and to fix the
rate of taxation; also the bill revising and
amending the Local-Option law; also the re-
vised Insurance bill. The House reconsidered
the vote by which the Washington Centennial
bill was lost yesterday. The bill was
passed by vote of - to 50. Mr.. Teasdales
bill. authorizing the appointment of official
stenographers by the Circuit Courts of the State
in counties that now have may hereafter
have population of more than 100000 and less
than 100000 inhabitants, was passed. Several
chapters of revision were taken up and dis
posed of
IN the Senate, on the 9th, the day
cupied mainly with considering. perfecting and
passing revision bills. and the following were
passed: Revising the law relating to justices
of the peace; joint and concurrent resolution
asking Congress to appropriate money for the
improvement of the Missouri river. In the
House the following bills were passed: House
bill changing the time of holding court
in the Twenty-second Judicial Circuit:
the committee substitutes for House bills
46, S95 and go, to provide for regulating pri-
mary elections held for the purpose of nomi-
mating candidates for public Office by bringing
them under the general election laws: the re-
vised chapter 'of cattle:' the revised chapter
"Of practice in civil cases with Senate amend
ments; Governor Francis returned to the
House, with his approval. Il number Of House
bills. among them the committee substitute for
Moore's Anti-OptiOn bill
THE session of the Senate, the 10Th, was
devoted principally to consideration of
visory measures nothing of Importance being
done at either session. The Senate is far
ahead of the House in the work of reviSion that
ii has but little to do, and is waiting on the
lower House to pass the most important bills
yet pending. when an adjournment sine die Will
be had Mr.. Teasdales bill to provide for
county boards of health passed. The re-
vised bill of roads and highways was also
passed. In the House the bill TO COM
pei railroad companies to connect all
switches with main lines: to furnish ship
pers with cars and to let the shippers furnish
their own cars in certain cases passed;
also the revised chapter of schools. The In
surance bill discussed all afternoon. 4
number of amendments were offered, of which
the most important two adopted was one fixing
the salary of the Insurance Commissioner at
S2,OOO per annum. and one to compel payment
of the face value of the policy. The bill as
amended was then passed. The Senate amend.
ments to the General Appropriation bill
discussed at the night session.