Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-02-14
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
The State Legislature.


IN the Senate. on the I'd, in addition to the
Introduction of a few bills. the only business oil
Importance was the discussion and acceptance
Of the report of the committee appointed by
Governor Morehouse to investigate the State
offices, with an amendment striking out that
part OF the paragraph about the Bureau on
Labor Statistics which proposes to abolish the
office. In the House the attendance was de-
cdedly sllm and the day was spent in parti
san discussion as to which side was the more
extravagant precipitated by motion of Mr.
Flanagan, of Jasper. that committee of five
be appointed to investigate and report on the
condition of the hall of the House and Senate
chamber
IN the Senate, on the 4th the time was main
ly occupied in the discussion of the proper ref
erence of certain bills relating to dramshops,
the upshot being that such measures viii go to
the committee on miscellaneous laws. In the
House the days work consisted in the intro
duction of bills and wrangling over the revision
business and substitute offered by Mr.. Shaw,
OF Ste. Genevieve, to the second report of the
revision committee was adopted. 1t embodies
the sense of the House on the plan of revision
to be adopted. limiting the powers of the re.
vision committee and having new bills come in
under the rules of regular Assembly.
IN the Senate, on the 5th a little discussion
was occasoned when the resolution to put Cen
eral Freeman on the enrolling force was taken
up. Mr.. Bybee stated that there reason
for putting General Freeman the enrolling
force except that he was ex-Confederate
General. He (Byhee) was an ex-Confe Ierate,
but he was opposed to putting q man on the
payroll of the Senate for the reason that he
had been IN either the Confederate or Federal
armies. The County Depository bill was made
special order for the 18th. In the House no
business of Importance was transacted beyond
the introduction of few bills.
TIE session of the Senate, on the 9th, lasted
less than an hour, and no business of any in
terest was transacted. One unimportant bill
was ordered to engrOSSment. In the House
communication was received from the Gov
ernor transmitting the joint and concurrent
resolution on the beef and pork combine passed
by the Kansas Legislature. The communica-
ton and resolutions were referred to a special
committee of five. to be appointed by the
Speaker The House committee on labor re-
ported favorably on Mr.. SwaneS bill making
the first Monday in September, Labor Day."
n loyal holiday
IN the Senate, on the 1th the message of
Governor Francis transmitting the Kansas
resolution in relation to the beef and pork COM
bine, was read and referred to special com
mttee consisting of Messrs. Clay, Teasdale,
Richardson, Ryors and Allen. Later Mr.. Ryors
submitted the report of the committee with
accompanying resolution as follows: R@s0lOTd,
by the Senate of the State of Missouri a.,
That committee of five Senators be appoint
ed by the presiding officer of the Senate, to act
with a like committee OF the House, to repre-
sent the Legislature of Missouri in the above
said conference when arrangements for the
same shall have been made: and (2l that
the Governor of Missouri be request
ed 10 represent the State in agree
ing upon time and place for said inference.
After amending as to make it simply Sen
ate resolution, it was adopted and Messrs. Clay,
PersOl, Teasdale, Mc(iinnis and Headee were
appointed as the committee. In the House
very warm debate occurred over the motion to
engrOss House bi Is Nos. 14S and 2l5, allowing
physicians authorized by law to practice medi-
cine in this State to register pharmacists
without examination by the Board of Pharma-
cy. 1t was finally tabled. The House took up
and passed unanimously Mr.. Russell's bill to
provide for the funding of county and township
bonds. The emergency clause also passed.
IN the Senate, on the sth, Mr.. Thurman's bill
requiring foreign railroad companies doing
business in this State to file articles of incor.
poration with the Secretary of State was
dered engrossed and printed: also his bill re-
quiring railroad companies to carry passengers
on freight trains. The House bill providing
for funding county and township bonds was
taken up, and amended as to correct some
errors in the copying. In the House
the report of the special commit
tee on the beef and pork combine was
adopted. Aresoution was adopted instructng
the Commissioners of Permanent Seat of Gov
to examine into and report upon the
safety of the floor in the rotunda of the old por-
ton of the Capitol building. The committee on
elections presented Il preliminary report in the
cortested-election case of Cheny VS.. Spangler,
of Clark County, asking that a writ be issued to
the clerk of Clark County, authoriz ng him to
open the ballot-boxes in certain townships and
report how certain votes were cast. The report
called forth n long and acrimonious debate,
but it was finally adopted.