Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-05-23
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
The State Legislature.


THE Senate, on the 18th, did nothing outside
OF reading enrolled bills. In the House MIR.
Crawford introduced bill providing for the
appointment by the Governor Of a State execu-
toner, whose duty it shall be to superintend
all executions of criminals in the State His
salary is to consist OF fees, mileage, per diem.
etc. DR.. Roberts bill relating to the appoint
ment of justices of the peace in ST. Louis was
defeated by q small vote, but it will PROBABLY
be reconsidered and passed next week. The
bill for the appointment of official court ste
nographers in ST. Louis was defeated.
IN the Senate, on the 18th, the following re-
visory bills were passed: Amending the laws
relating to mortgages and deeds of trusts:
amending the law relating to crimes and GRIM
inal procedure; amending the laws relating to
liens: amending the laws Helating to inStitu-
tons; amending the laws relating to salaries !:
amending the laws relating to township organ
ization: amending the laws relating to the At
torney- General and prosecuting attorneys;
amending the laws relating to city, towns and
village schools; amending the laws relating to
guardians and curatorS; amending the laws re-
lating to evidence; amending the laws relating
to costs in civil cases; amending the laws re-
lating to conveyances of real estate;
amending the laws relating to wit
nesses; amending the laws relating to
CATTLE amending the laws relating to the pen
itentary In the House Mr.. Bodines bill re-
peaing the act passed in 1887 relating to the
weight of flour in packages. was passed by q
..
portion of the day considering the Senate
amendment to the Appropriation bill. At the
night session the House passed the revised
chapter 'of bridges:' also the bill to authorize
the board of managers Of the State Lunatic
Asylum at Fulton to grant the right of way
over the land of that institution to any railroad;
also the bill authorizing county courts OF coun-
ties having 10O.G COO inhabitants ana more to
maintain lunatic asylums for the support OF its
insane.
THE Senate. on the 14th, passed the House
primary election BILL making primary elections
come within the provisions of the State law:
also giving mechanics lien on articles
mended or repaired for the cost OF the labor
put upon them: also the revised bill relating to
fees. Committees on conference were ap-
pointed the insurance, eleemoSynary 1nSti-
Iutions and on the Appropriation bill to adjust
the differences existing between the two bodies
concerning the amendments that have been
adopted by one and rejected by the other.....
In the House b;}ls were passed as follows:
The Insurance bill; revised bill of roads
and highways; giving s., 900 OF the State money
to the county of fancy for the purpose OF re-
building the Court House. The Moran Liquor
bill was taken up as special order at 1890
and discussed until two o'clock. being defeated
for hnal passage BY vote of "a to A. A resolu-
ton was adopted for final adjournment on the
Goth.
IN the Senate, the 18th, the bills revising
the insurance law and the law relating to roads
and highways were taken up and passed; q sec
ond conference committee was appointed to
wrestle with the school fund appropriation diff
fculty The Senate passed the bill prohibiting
the keeping of billiard, pool camping ia
bles, bowling or ten-pn alleys in saloons after
adopting IL substitute amendment to it; also
prohibiting any dranshopkeeper from exhib-
iting using, or suffering to be exhibited or used
in his dramshop, any piano, organ or any other
musical instrument, for the purpose of per-
forming upon, or having the same performed
upon, in such dramshop. The Senate passed the
bill providing for the appointment of official
StenOgrapherS by courts of record in
ties of $1,000 inhabitants less. In the
House the Senate amendments to the revised
chapter of township organization were
Cured in. The bill allowing Hon. j. j. G.
Breazalle $50 for mileage, per diem, etc, for
services as q member Of the Twenty-siXth
General Assembly was passed: also the ST.
Louis Justice of the Peace bill. after striking
out the clause making it apply to Kansas City.
At the afternoon session the revised chapter of
miners and mining was passed. with
amendment striking out the word coal
wherever it occurs making the bill apply to all
classes of mines; also the chapter of 'execu-
tons and the chapter ''of limitations of
action and that "of iniunctions.''
THE Senate on the 10th, passed the revised
chapter Of executions; also the bill to author
ze and empower the warden Of the Missouri
penitentiary to sell and convey certain por-
ton of the real estate belonging to the peni-
Tertiary in the City of Jefferson, also the bill
for the relief of fancy County appropriating
5000 for the purpose of building a Court
House. Mr.. Postlewaites bill to increase the
duties of the Board of Railroad Commission
ars, changing the name of said board, provid-
ing for the organization of public warehouses,
and to regulate the warehousIng and inspec-
ton of grain in public warehouses :. In the
House, the revised bill on cities, towns and viii
lagos was taken up as special order and its
consideration begun section by section. The
entire day devoted to this bill, q large
number of amendments being offered. The
bill was defeated when put on final passage by
4 vote of 60 to 40.
THE Senate, on the 18th, passed the bill ap.
$4,000 to the State University with
the rider attached competing Dean Sanbo IN to
resign at the close of the present term The
revised bill 'of the State Reform School for
Boys was also passed. The Senate receded
from its amendment to the School bill. leaving
the appropriation one-half of the State revenue,
as first passed by the House. -. In the House
the revised chapter 'of city, town and village
schools was passed. The bill appropriatng
s2,00l for repairing the Governors Mansion
was passed reconsideration. Other bills
were passed follows: Allowing stenogra-
pliers in counties of 5000 and less IS per day;
revised bill of cities, towns and villages. The
Moran Liquor bill was again defeated, on re-
consideration lacking on vote Of passage.