Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-05-09
From the State Capital.
JEFFERSON CITY. Mo-,
Mav SH 1850

| May 81, .SS9.
Our time at the State Capital is short
We are drawing one dollar per day fo
| our services-hence the reason for say
ing our stay here will be only few
weeks longer; probably not more thar
two weeks.
| The business Of both branches of th'
assembly is in very good shape, not
withstanding the fillibuslering tactic
of the obstructiouists throughout th'
entire session. ! could not do the su b
ject justice if [ should attempt to tell o
of the difficulties and Instructions tha
have been thrown in the way, only
for the purpose of preventing and re-
tarding legislation.
The revisory bills are all ready fol
final passage. If The members will
stay here and help US pass these bills
aud if other members, who constitute an
active political minority, will behave
themselves and quit obstructing, can
safely say we will complete our work
in two weeks and be ready to go home.
The Democratic members have declar-
ed in caucus that they will stay here
until the work is completed. We came
here to revise the statutes, and we pro-
pose to do so, il we can keep a quorum
two or three weeks longer.
There has been quite stir over a
bill appropriating money for the sup
port Of the University and Agricultural
College. / am unable to tell what the
result will be. DR.. Laws has already
sent in bis resignation. I don't know
what Mr. Sanborn is goiug to do.
Last week the House discharged
sixty clerks and employees. The reason
for thus cutting Down our force is that
the work, except revision, is complet-
ed, and their services were no longer
needed. Some of them, after having
been here for four months on hand
some salary, showed their ingratitude
By becoming very indignant at us be-
cause we deemed it wise and proper to
let them go, and thereby save to the
State about two hundred dollars per
day, which in thirty days would
amount to $6 900.
MIR. New berry's bill, which provides
that all billiard tables, card tables and
all games shall be prohibited in or
about dramshops has passed the House
and is now pending in the Senate.
Tie bill giving women the right to
vote in school elections and to hold the
office of school director has been borne
away to the legislative graveyard,
where it rests.
The "beef inspection" bill after
hard fight passed the House several
days ago.
We have a new law which will be of
interest to cur merchants and shippers
generally. AT present the railway
companies charge shippers local freight
rates unless the car is loaded with one
kind of freight. This new law will
prohibit that. The bill was introduced
by our Senator, Hon. J. Perry john
son, and has already passed both
Houses. I think it is one Of the best
measures that has passed during this
session. l shall give the bill in full as
follows:
SECTION %. 1t shall be unlawful for any
such common carrier to charge, collect, de-
mand or receive more for the transportation
of any car Of freight composed Of several
different classes Of merchandise or freight
for the same owner to the same
destination than it at the same time charges
for the transportation of car load of freight
of the highest class of merchandise or freight
contained in said car load of mixed freight:
Provided, however, that such common car
rier shall not be liable for any damages or
loss in transportation growing out of or that
is the natural and direct result of shipping
the SAID several classes of freight in one car.
SEC. &c. 1t shall be unlawful for any such
carrier to charge, collect, demand
or receive more for the transportation of less
than car load of freight when shipped to
one owner to one destination than it at the
same time charges for a car load of like
freight, or, when the car is loaded with
for the transportation of car load Of the
highest class of freight shipped in said car of
mixed freight: Provided, that nothing in
this section shall be construed to forbid q
railway company from transporting freigh1s
in carload lots at less rate per hundred
pounds than it charges, demands and re-
ceives per hundred pounds for like class of
freight in quantities less than car load.
A bill has passed both houses en-
the county court of Reynolds
county to relieve w. G. Brooks, late
treasurer of said county, from the pay
ment of certain monies stolen from him
sometime ago.
Both houses have passed q bill
which is intended to protect the peo-
pie, especially in the rural districts, by
preventing swindling by travelling
agents, canvassers and peddlers. It is
as follows:
SECTION l. That hereafter when any
travelling agent, salesman, canvasser orped-
dler shall sell any article on credit, and
shall take any uote, or other evidence OF in
debtness, to evidence the same. such note
or other evidence of indebtness shall contain
written or printed statement of the nature
and character of the article or articles sold;
and the maker or signer of said evidence Of
indebtness shall haze the right to interpose
any defense he or she may have thereto
when suit is brought thereon, whether suit
is brought by the original holder or payee,
ar his n ii rrne or indnrSaa