Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-02-07
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.


The State Legislature.
THE Senate on the 2Sth took up and passed
Mr.. Teasdale's bill providing for two addition
al circuit judges for Jackson County. The
emergency clause failed for lack Of a sufficient
number of Senators being present to give it the
two-thirds majority large number of bills
were ordered engrossed and printed 80. In the
House Mr.. Jewell offered a resolution provid
ing for joint committee of two from the
Senate and three from the House to investi
gate the State Insurance Department. Laif
over. Mr.. Prather offered resolution instruct
ing the Investigating committee to report on
the advlsability of separating the Agricultural
Farm from the University and removing it tt
another part of sthe State. Adopted. Mr.
Swift offered resolution requiring the same
committee to ascertain who authorized DR.. Law
to purchase stuffed elephant for the Univer
sity, and also where the Board of gents OBJ
tanned authority to pay s1,100 for the said e1e
phant. Adopted. A number of new bills were
introduced.
The session of the Senate on the Goth was
brief and unmportant. large number OF
bills were introduced. but they were merely OF
revising nature. The Senate. in executive
session, confirmed the nominations of w. 3.
Hayes of Shuyler County and O. E. Hannah,
OF Moberly. as Regents of the krksville
Normal School The vote by which
the emergency clause of Mr.. Teas
dale's bill TO give Jackson County
two additional circuit judges failed to pass on
the 2Sth was reconsidered. and the emergency
clause concurred in by the required two-thirds
majority In the House. after the introduc-
ton of bills, the report of the joint committee
on revision, suggesting method in regard to
reporting back bills revising the laws, which
submitted 10 the House on the 2Sth was
taken up. The report precipitated a debate,
which consumed nearly the entire session
IN the Senate. on the 30th, after routine bus
mess and the introduction of few bills, Mr..
Toht ~ God t1xv
engrossed and printed the bill to re-establish
the Supreme Court Commission. Mr.. Sparks.
the author Of the bill, moved that the rules oe
suspended and the bill placed upon third read
ing and passage. Adopted. The report of the
committee appointed by the Governor
to settle with the State Auditor and
State Treasurer was taken up. The por-
tons referring to the State Auditors and the
State Treasurer's offices, the public printing,
the Fund Commissioners and the Attorney
Generals Office were adopted without debate
80. In the House a long wranglc ensued on a
motion to reconsider the vote by which the
port of the revision committee defeated.
The motion was lost. resolution was adopted
later providing, the Senate concurrng, that
JOINT and concurrent resolution No. be re-
scinded
IN the Senate. on the 31st the bill to re-estab-
1ish the Supreme Court Commission
passed. A resolution allowing the Insurance
Department investigating committee n
geant-at-arms was adopted 80. In the House the
revision question came up again and led to
extended debate. The sensation of the day
was the presentation and reference of the fol-
lowing: WHEREAS. 1t has been currently re-
ported that prominent insurance man from
St. Charles has offered for and on behalf of
certain companies dong business in this State,
to furnish members with 1,00lmie tickets at
a nominal pr ce, to be paid for at the pleasure
OF the recipient. which offer is evidently in
tended to influence legislation, and is con-
trary to the spirit and letter of the Constitu-
ton and laws: therefore, be it ResotUe0, That
the special committee appointed to examine
the Insurance Department and laws be
Quested to examine into the accuracy of said
reports and to examine oath the person or
persons so reported to have been offered such
tickets, and in case such reports are found to
be true to report what action, If any, should be
taken against the company or companies au-
thorizng such conduct.
In the Senate, on the 1st, among the bills in
troduced was one relating to elections, which
embodes the secret-ballot feature known as
the Australian system, without the m achinery
attached to that system. The bill provides for
the printing of all ballots by order and under
direction of the county court and their deliv-
cry to the judges of elections. together with
the poll-books and ballot-boxes. No person Is
permitted to have more than one ticket.
and only one person at a time is permitted
within the polling places. In the House,
MI IurneT- Oh fiatte, presented resolutions
prepared by special committee on the death
of Congressman James N. Burnes. The bill
changing the time of holding courts in Cass
County, having passed both branches and been
enrolled, was read at length in the House and
duly signed by the proper officials and sent to
the Governor for his approval. Anumber of new
bills were introduced. The afternoon session
of the House was consumed with the introduce
ton of resolutions and in debating them Mr..
Silver. from the revision committee, reported S
substitute for the report of the committee prac-
tically rejected on the 31st. The substitute
was laid over and made the special order for
the 4th