Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-04-18
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
The state Legislature.

tion pledging an appropriation of $12, 900 to en-.
| able Missouri to make creditable appearance
| in the pageant in the Washington Inauguration
Centennial to take place in New York. April 30
was called up. Much opposition was developed
to sending a delegation of what was character.
| lied as the starved militia" for the mainte-
| nance of which the Legislature refused to appro
pirate a cent The matter was not decided :. In
| the House the principal business of the day was
| the discussion of bills in the order of second
reading and number were ordered engrossed
| The House devoted the afternoon to the coE'
| sIderation of the committees substitute for the
| Senate revisory bills from 1J3 to Ill inclusive,
relating to justices courts.
THE Senate, on the Sth, devoted the better
part of the day to the consideration of revision
bills in committee OF the whole. A number OF
bills We're thus considered and after being dis
cussed and perfected by amendments were re.
ferred to The revision committee. Mr.. Nc.
Grath was placed the appropriations COM
n?ittee vice Allen retired. House bill relating
to the care of abandoned and ill-treated chill
drcn was read Il second time and referred to the
Committee on probate laws......In the House
the St Louis Justice of the Peace bill, after
eliminating the appointive section. was Or
dered engrossed. The following bills were
passed: Authorizing the County Court OF
Lawrence County to refund to certain tax-pay-
ers of Pierce City the amount OF tax known as
township bond tax paid under an order
of the said court in May, 1884:
Twelfth Judicial Circuit and attaching it to the
Twenty-cighth: amending the act of 1887 to pre-
vent the granting of passes or tickets at a dis
count to members of the General Assent bly,.
members of The State Board of Equalization,
any State or judicial officer; to repeal the
present chapter relating to jurors fees and en-.
acting new section increasing their fees: to
prevent the adulteration of milk and cream
and to provide for the licensing and regulating
of milk dealers in all cities that now have or
may hereafter have, population of $4,000 in
habitantS or more: requiring the payment OF
certain premiums to the fire departments of
cities and Incorporated villages by the fire in
surance companies not organized under the
laws of this State. but doing business therein.
In the Senate, the 9th, the House bill
creating levee districts was passed. The Sen
ate went into committee of the whole on the
bill amending and revising chapter lag OF the
Revised Statutes, entitled, "of the public safe
ty," and the bill, after consideration was sent
to the committee on revision. The remainder
of the SESSION was spent in considering the re-
vision of the criminal code in committee of the
whole. In the House the Senate bill giving
Buchanan County another circuit judge, was
passed: also Mr.. ODay's bill relating to cities
of the third class. and the Senate bill to pre-
vent cutting. carrying away and destroying
timber on saline seminary State, school and
other lands. The General Appropriation bill
was then taken up in committee of the whole
and considered at some length, The House
concu.red in the Senate amendments to Hol-
tand' Factory bill.
IN the Senate, on the 10th. resolution was
adopted granting the use OF the Senate cham
Der to the Womans Relief Corps during the an
nual session of that body in 1890 House bill
providing for the care anu protector OF aban-
doucd aud ill-treatet CHI ldren was passed: al
so Senate bill revising the laws relating to
private corporations. The Senate, in commit
te" OF the whole, finished the consideration of
the bill revising the laws relating to crimes and
criminal procedure, and the consideration o.
the bill with the committee amendments. was
begun in the Senate. In the House,
thu Senate bill allowing the Lieutenant
Governor q salary of $3.50 per annum
passed. The House went into committee of
the whole for further consideration of the Cen
eral Appropriation bill. 4 strong fight was
made in the committee of the whole on the ap-
prop.ations for the three Normal Schools. and
4 dcterm ined effort to cut each one was made
BY the representatives from the Southwest and
Northwest, but the appropriation as liked in
the bill was agreed TO. The bill gives the First
Normal School at Kirksvllle and the school at
Warrensburg $4,000 each; for the school at
Cape Girardeau. $1,000.
IN the Senate. on the 11th long discussion
was had or the bill revising the laws on crimes
and criminal procedure, and it was finally re-
ferred to the revision committee. The House
High-License bill was reported from that body
and read Il first time Senate DILL No. 302, re-
lating to attorneys-at-law. was taken up and
passed 80 In the Fl Use, at the conclusion of
the morning hour, the special order, the High
License BIZ, was taken up. and after eXcit-
ing debate. lasting the greater portion of the
day. Il vote was taken and The bill was passed
by a vote of 81 to 81.
IN the Senate, on the 12th, the bill appropri-
atng money for the pay of the salaries of civil
officers for 1889 and 1899 passed with the
emergency clause: also the bill appropriating
money for the support of the public schools,
with an amendment reducing the amount OF
State reyeaue set apart for public schools
from one-third to one-fourth The emergency
clause was adopted. The Moran DramShop bill
was considered in committee of the whole.
The substitute for Mr.. McGinnis' bill re-
latng to the printing of the reports
OF the various institutions of the State.
and the bill revising the laws relating to
private corporations were passed. In the
House the Senate amendments to Harry Shaws
Till for the protection of abandoned and i'll
treated children We're cOncurred in. and the
bill, as amended. passed and was sent to the
afternoon in considerations, IN committee OF the
whole, OF the General Appropriation bill. Dur
ing the session Speaker Rlsscl was presented
with an elegant gold watch from the members:
Chief-Cleril Yates WIS presented with Il gold
watGh and chain by the employees CT his staff,
and Speaker pro TEN. Morton was presented
with gold-headed cane.