Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-04-04
MISSOURI STATE NEWS,
The state Legislature,

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THE Senate transacted no business On <ba
Esd In the House the judiciary committee
submitted an adverse report upon Mr.. Moran's
bill giving the Buchanan County Circuit Court
an additional judge. Waller Young succeeded
IN having the bill taken from the table and
placed on the calendar for third reading. The
vote by which the Boiler Inspection bill failed
to pass ON the a2d was reconsdered. also the
vote by which it went to third reading and en-
grossment. The bill will now be amended and
another attempt made to pass it. The House
then went into a long and tiresome wrangle
over the bill approprating money for the State
eleemosynary institutions. The appropriation
for the ST. Joseph Lunatic Asylum was cut
down to $4,000
THE Senate, on the 18th, took up and passed.
with the emergency clause. Mr.. kerwin's bill
providing for the safe-keeping of the public
money of municipal corporations having 100 900
Inhabitants or more; also the substitute for
Senate bill No 323 revising chapter 80 of the
Revised Statutes of 1879, entitled ''Of Home
steads:' also the revision committees substi-
tute for Senate bills Nos. liz and III. and
amending the law relating to forcible entry and
detaner, now contained in chapter 33 of
the Revised Statutes. In the House Mr..
Baker introduced two resolutions one
to allow ZIG to The widow of the late O. 4.
Granville, being the amount of salary dine.
Adopted The other, granting 1860 to the widow
Of the late VIM. A. Porter. of Dallas County.
was referred to the committee on judiciary to
pass on its constitutionality. Mr.. Moore's bill
to prohibit base ball on Sunday, and making it
n misdemeanor to buy pools on the same. or to
rent apark for ball playing, was killed after a
long wrangle by carrying motion to table the
bill and the amendments offered. The propo-
sition carrie by the close vote of 40 to IS.
IN the Senate, on the Goth. on reconsidera-
tion the bill to appropriate a60) for the pur-
pose of paying DR.. F. G.. Henry for services at
the Criminal Insane Asylum was passed; also
the County Depository bill; also the bill ap-
propriating $4,000 for the returnshing and re-
pairing of the Executive Mansion. In the
House the morning was taken up with routine
business. In the afternoon the following bills
were passed: Senate bill to provide for
additional term of the Giro nit Court of Mont
gomery County. to be held at Montgomery
City: Senate bill to require railroad companies,
corporations or individuals owning, operating
or managing any railroad in this State to make
arrangements and provide facilities for express
companies desiring to carry on and transact
their business on all railroads in the State.
IN the Senate, on the 21th the proceedings
were more notable for the postponement, in
definitely and otherwise, of several measures
than for actual business transacted. The vote
by which the emergency clause of Mr.. Thur
mond's House bill relating to the management
of the State eleemosynary institutions was de-
feated on the 2Gth, WIS reconsdered. The
emergency clause was again voted upon ard
adopted. In the House Mr.. Muclier'S bill 20
prevent the teaching of any creed in the public
schools OF the State was passed: also House
bill to provide for the payment of the civil Off
GERS for the years 1889 and 1s9l: also House bill
for the protection of discharged employees and
to prevent blacklisting. Dempsey's telephone
measure passed by vote of IS to 81, the
emergency clause being defeated. The bill to
appropriate one-third of the State revenue to
the support of the public schools was passed by
a vote of 100 to y. The bill introduced by Mr..
Underwood. of Lawrence, to redistrict the
State into normal school districts. de-
feated
THE Senate on the 2Sth onfirmed the NOM
ination OF B. F. Eammett Il Police Commits
sioner for ST. Louis. a lot of routine business
transacted. and the Senate took up and
passed. with the emergency clause House bill
authorizing counties to create an Indebtedness
for constructing improving graded, gravel.
macadam or plank roads. In the House the
morning hour wasted in wrangling over
capital-removal resolutions. When the bill
appropriating money for the eleemosynary in
ST tutions of the State came up for passage
debate ensued on a motion to make special
order for April of the clause appropriating
$4,000 for the support of the Insane Asylum at
St. Louis. number of bills were ordered en-
crossed. but final action reached on any
measure of Importance. The afternoon was
mainly devoted to beef Inspection bills and the
substitute therefor.
IN the Senate, on the Goth, after p little rou-
tine business. recess was taken and the Sena-
tors repaired TO Representative Hall TO meet
Rev. Z. Dewitt Talmage. After welcoming
and listening to an address by the reverend
gentleman the Senate returned otis chamber.
The House Arbitration bill discussed and
passed. and then the Senate went into commit
tee of the whole and discussed various meas
ures III the order of second reading 49,. In the
House q resolution adopted inviting Rev.
T. Dewitt Talmage to address the House. At
1O:3) a.. m. the Senate entered and Mr. Talmage
was introduced by Governor Francis He re-
spondel in brief but happy address to the
sembled legislators. At the conclusion of the
address business was resumed. The Beef In
spection bill was discussed at length and
amended so as to apply to cities of 5000 or
more inhabitants. and amended. ordered
cngrossed. The House devoted the entire after
noon to a discussion of the substitute for the
liquor bills, which had been made special
der