Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-02-21
MISSOURI STATE NEWS,
The State Legislature.

| IN the House. on the 9th, a resolution was
! presented providing tina: three additional mem
eers of the House be appo nted on the bee
'Li pork comb ne committee. substitute
| was presented providing for four additions
members. as adopted. it is provided that tile
committee shall consist of two lawyers an6
| three farmers The Speaker announced as the
| new beef and pork combine committee Messrs
Young Shaw, Clark of Audraia, futile ano
| Prather. The House committee on appropria.
| tons submitted the last two bills in their list
Of seven, prescribed by the Constitution. They
| appropriate f1iGoob fer the contingent TX.
! penses- and $500 for the pay OF the melr.
| bers OF the General Assembly.
OK the 18th but little business transacted
| IN either branch beyond the introduction OF
| bills. The most Interesting matter in the
| House was the discussion of the bill introduced
| by Mr. MADEIRA. of ST. Louis, providing for the
working of convicts under the contract system.
| the labor committee asking that it be taker
| from the committee on penitentiaries and re-
| ferred 10 the committee on labor. The matter
! WAS not decided up to adjournment.
THE Senate on the 18th, devoted the entire
| day p the consideration. in committee of the
whole. Of the substitute for Senate bill No. 25j
| introduced by the committee of ways and
means. This, if it becomes a law, will make
| some sweeping changes in the financial methods
and the machinery Of the State. 49,. In the House.
the resolution for an additional writ the
Clerk of the County Court of Clark County. ask
House all the ballots for Representative cast
in Clark County at the last election was adopt
ed. SD rlted debate was had on the bill pro-
hibiting the teaching of German in the public
schools, the Germ IN Representatives opposing
the bill. 1t was finally order cd to engrossment.
THE Senate, on the 18th, took up and passed
the following bills: Relating to the organiza-
ton of school districts, school boards, and run
ming of common schools in Kansas City The
bill has reference only o cities of over 100000
and less than 30l,01I Inhabitants Two bills.
providing for two terms of tie Circuit Court
and four terms of the Probate Court each year.
to be held at Montgomery City, in Montgomery
County. House bill, to provide for the funding
Of county and township bonds. - In the House,
after the transaction OF some rout inc business
and the Introduction of bills, Mr.. Ro.and-s bill,
providing for board of arbitration in strikes,
was argued at length and finally ordered to en-
grossment. The bill establishing two addi-
tIOnal normal school districts, the North
west and one in the Southwest. was made the
subject of a long debate, pend ng which the
House adjourned
IN the Senate, on the 18th. Mr. Smith. from
the committee on criminal Jurisprudence, re-
ported back certain bills before his committee
relating to dram shops, in compliance with a
resolution of the Senate adopted several days
since. After submitting the report Mr.. Srl tn
Immediately moved that they be recommtted
to the committee of criminal jurisprudence.
which, after u lengthy discussion. and an effort
30 get Inetll referred the committee on INSECT
ancouS laws was adopted. In the House, after
;he TRANSACTION OF a mass of routine and mis-
callaneous business, the Senate amendments,
being merely verbal corrections to House bill
I49, provd ng for the founding Of county and
township bonds at a lower rate of interest,
Eere taken up and adopted and the bill thus
amended WAS passed This is the first House
oil to 20 to enrolment.
IL the Senate, on the 18th, aside from the in
reduction of bills, the session was spent in
consideration of the bill, revis sing the statutes
'elsting to the duties of State Treasurer. In
he House there was not much done the at
tendance being decidedly slim. The principal
interest centered on the discussion of a reso-
utiOn providing for the appointment of a com
nlttee to investigate and report upon the cor
'cctneSS of the amounts paid to the State
Treasurer for expenses in carrying State bonds
% New York City, which finally laid on
lie table after Mr.. Flanagan, of Jasper, had in
ERECTED charge of extravaganza on the part
If the State Treasurer in making the trip.