Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-04-25
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
The state LegisIature.

The State Legislature.
In the Senate, on the 18th. the following re-
| vised bills were passed: Substitute for Senate
bill 273, relating to normal schools; SUBSTITUTE
| for Senate bill 20, emit tied: "Of Marriage and
| Marriage Contracts; committee substitute for
| Senate revising bill 252 and Senate bill 1aS en-
| titled: ''Of Mines and Mining:" committee
| substitute for Senate revsory bills 1856 and 300
| s'of arbitration;" the revised bill relating to
| justices of the peace; the resolution
| pledging the Senate to vote an appro-
| priat:on to pay the expenses attending the
| representation of Missouri in the CEN
| tennial celebration at New York, April 80. was
! called up and failed to pass by one vote. IN
| the House the greater portion OF the time was
| spent in committee of the whole considering
| the General Appropriation bill. Champ Clark
| called up and had re engrossed his Election Re-
| form bill without amendment. The Senate re-
| vised bill on landlords and tenants was taken
! up and passed without opposition. Mr. Dunn 8
| Passenger Fare bill was sent to engross ment
! In the Senate, on the 18th. a resolution was
| adopted providing for the appointment of q
| committee of five, to act with a like committee
| of the House, to arrange programme for the
| proper observance of April 30, the centennial of
| Washington's inauguration as first President
| of the United States. Tine bills providing for
the protection and care of abandoned and ILL
| treated children; for the cost Of assessing and
| collecting the revenue, and for paying the
| salaries of civil officers, were read at length
| and signed by the President of the Senate. The
| Militia bill taken up in committee of
| the whole, considered and reported to
the Senate. with amendments. The
Senate took up and passed the Senate
bill relating to township organization. In the
House the following bills were passed: To
exempt farmers mutual fire insurance COM
panes from the provisions of the insurance
laws: to fix the compensation of the inspector
of petroleum oils in cities of 100000 or more at
$4,000 year: also two antitrust bills. One is
entitled IAN act for the punishment OF pools,
trusts and conspracies and to evidence in
such cases" Tbs is to prohibit fictitious and
gambling transactions in agricultural products
or other commodities, stocks and bonds. The
first bill passed by vote of 9G to 2; the other
by vote of SO to 4. The emergency clause of
each bill was adopted. The General Appropri-
alton bill occupied the entire afternoon and
Eight sessions.
IN the Senate, on the 10th. the following bills
were passed: House bill repeating the charter
of the City of Rolla, emergency clause, adopt
ed: to authorize the Lawrence County Court
to refund to certain taxpayers the amount of
tax paid by them, known as township bond tax,
in May, 1891: to repeal the charter of the
town Of Commerce, in Scott County. The
School bill was then taken up in the COM
mittee of the whole on motion of Mr.. Bybee
and considered during the remainder
of the day. In the House the General Appro-
priation bill, which was considered all day on
the 18th, was again taken up and debated the
entire day. A shower Of amendments were Of
fercd to every section, some Of which were
adopted and the bill was finally cut up tina:
the appropriations committee could not recog
niZe its own work It no surprise, there
fore, when the bill was put en- engrossment
that it was defeated. a motion to reconsider
was made by Mr. Rice and entered upon the
journal, so that the bill may be again taken up.
THE Senate, the 17th passed the House
bill for the relief OF VIM. c. Brooks, late treas
of REYNOLDS County. also HOUSP hill
vding for the appointment of a State veter-
mary surgeon: also, House bill relating to
booming and rafting companies. After being
thoroughly considered and debated in commit
tee OF the whole. the substitute for Senate bills
Nos IA, 145 1iG, III and rs: revising the laws
relating to Insurance. was reported to the
Senate with amendments In the House
Mr.. ODay's bill to establish criminal
court in Greene County passed by vote of
liz to 4. Mr.. Swane moved to engrosS all the
bills on the calendar without debate. The mo-
ton was lost. The bill to increase the duties of
the Board OF Railroad Commissioners. etc was
ordered engrossed. The General Appropria-
ton bill was called up, and the vote by which
the bill was refused engrossmeIt was recon
sidered. The bill was then taken up and dis
cusSed the remainder of the day
IN the Senate, on the 18th, the Electoral Re-
form bill after warm debate, was passed by
a vote of % to s. 1t applies only to cities OF
5,0IOinhabltants more. The Senate got by
cases and again on the Deficiency bill. and the
result was but little business accomplished
beyond sending the former to the revision COM
mlttee. In the House the Senate amendments
to the House bill appropriatng one-third
OF all the revenue for the school fund,
reducing 1t to one-fourth, was nom
CURED in The Compulsory Education
bill was refused engrossment. Among the
bills passed were the following: Appropriate
ing money for the support of the eleemosynary
f,,tj Of ha F-.1
the mileage and per diem of the members OF
the Thirty-fifth General Assembly; to prohibit
the use of impure or unclean barrels for pack
ing storing articles of human food ;creating a
board of police commissioners and authorizing
the appointment of permanent police force
for cites of the second class.
IN tee Senate, on the 10Th, the vote by which
the emergency clause of the Deficiency bill was
defeated, recoGsidered and the clause
adopted. \ resolution was adopted for the APP
pointment of 4 committe to investigate certain
newspaper charges concerning the of a
room in the Capitol building for saloon pur-
poses. The Senate took up and passed the bill
relating to set Off. also the bill relating to the
appointment of official stenographers in Kan
sas City. The Senate then went into commit.
tee of the whole on The substitute for Senate
bills Nos. 131 and 102, the Dramshop bill. A
number of amendments were adopted and tn e
bill was then reported to the Senate and was
made a special order for the gid. In the
House Mr.. Warmers bill 10 regulate the run
ming of bicycles on public roads outside of cities
was taken up and passed by vote of II to 40,
the bill receiving just votes enough to pass.
The substitute for House bills s. and u.s. to de-
fine express companies and taxing them two
per cent of their gross earnings, was taken up
and passed by a vote of % to 4.