Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-01-17

they agree, report the result of thei
joint deliberations to either the House
or the Senate, AS said committee shall
determine. But in case the House an(
Senate committee fail to agree on tn,
matter before them for their Joint con
sideration the matter will be referred
to the regular revising committee
which shall consider the same ai,C
make the proper report. The reports
of these committees are subject ts
amendment, and in fact must take the
form of regular bill. We can see tina,
this special committee on revision is
simply joint committee held on re-
serve and to which all other commit
teds, when jointly considering the re.
vision of certain acts, can appeal fol
aid or advice. By this plan the com.
mittees will be kept busy examine e
and revising such measures as are re.
ferred to them, at the same time the
work of legislation will continue to go
Oh i'm both houses.
If this resolution, referred to above,
, pass the Senate, and is approved by
| the Governor, the readers of the REG
| ISTER can then see how the work of
revising the statutes will he performed.
There is Il disposition on the part of all
to have every section in as simple lam
guage as possible, so the masses of the
people may be enabled to understand
our laws and thus avoid much litga-
ton. Several important bills have been
introduced into both houses.
The Ballot Reform Bill, introduced
in the House by HON. Champ Clark,
is very good bill. If passed it will
put an end to driving men to the polls
like gang of sheep. 1t provides for
secrecy Of ballot. In the private room,
provided for in the proposed law, where
the voter arranges his ticket, there will
be sworn officers, whose duty will be
to assist illiterate persons in making up
their ticket.
The Farm Mortgage bill introduced
by Mr.. Brown, of Saline county, is at
tracing considerable attention among
law makers. 1t is drawn up in the in
terest OF that class Of farmers, who are
compelled to mortgage their farms.
They are allowed certain privileges sud
advantages which the present law does
not give them.
Mr.. Seay, of Dent county, has also
introduced a till which is commented
upon considerably. His bill makes a
var upon tax-doigers. 1t provides that
all notes and like personal effects must
be assessed with other personal proper
ty. A failure to report the same to as
SCISSOR with other personal property
makes the note INVALID and the holder
thereby loses his money. There is
much difference in opinion at present
III regard to this proposed law.
Mr.. Newberry, of Madison county,
has introduced bill making it com
pulsory upon the authorities of cities
and incorporated towns to impose a
city lie, nse of not less than $500 nor
mere than $4,000 per anum, to be fixed
town trustees.
There has also been high license bill
introduced in the Senate by Senator |
Moran. In his bill provision is made |
for revenue, derived from dramshop Ii
cense, to be distributed on a basis of |
The till provides that the |
tax levied on every drampsbop license
issued shall net be less than 500 nor |
more than $1,000 per anum in cities of
less than is 900 inhabitants, and in un.
towns, villages and town.
ships. In proportion as the population
of cities increases so is the dramshop
license made higher, thus making it a
Kind of graded high license. This |
Moran Senate bill provides that in un-
towns, villages and town.
ships 5 per cent. of license shall go for
State and 50 Fer cent. for county pur-
poses; in incorporated cities and towns
of less than l 900 inhabitants per cent.
shall go for State. 10 per cent. for mum
icipal and SIS per cent. for county pur-
? 900 inhabitants per cent. shall go
for State, Is per cent. for municipal
and so per cent. for county purposes,
and so on as the population increases.
Another very important bill has been
in the Senate 10y Senator ].
Perry Johnson. His bill, if passed,
will compel railway companies to pro-
vide for two express companies to do
bus mess over the same line of road. In
his way there could be competition
ike it was when the Southern and Pa
,ific Express Companies carried ex-
press matter over the Iron Mountain
'oad. There have peen other railway
and express bills introduced in both
branches of the Legislature.
l was aiming TO give the readers of {
he REGISTER a briefdescription of the :
State penitentiary, but as there were
30 many things to mention this time | 5
shall save that for some other time.
and every body is in read !
ness for the inauguration of Governor
elect, David r. Francis He will be
next Monday i'm the hall
Of the House of Representatives.
Once More.
Once more the English Government
8 conducting a little war against a