Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-03-28
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
The State I.egfsIature.

| The State Legislature.
THE Senate was not in session on the 18th.
80. In the House Mr.. Allison, of Rails, offered
| resolution, which was adopted, requesting the
| Acknowledgement to fire forty-two guns on
April 30. and to raise a United States flag on
| the dome of the Capitol on that day; also that
the Governor be requested to issue a proclama.
| tion declaring the Both day of April holiday,
| and calling on the people to celebrate on tina:
! day the centennial of the Inauguration OF
| George Washington as President of the I'm ted
| States. Mr.. Turner's Fellow-Servant bill,
making railroad companies responsible for in
| juries TO their employees when the injury is the
| result of the carelessness OF fellow -employe,
| was ordered engrossed. Mr.. Rotterman's bill
| to prevent the use of barrels any sort OF
| cooperage more than once was ordered to en-
| grossment, was also Senate bill to prevent
| and punish intimidation of employees.
IN the Senate, on the 18th. n message was re-
| celved from the Governor transmitting TO the
Senate the resignation of Hon George A. Cas-
| tleman, Senator from the Thrtieth Senatorial
| district. The Senate took up and passed the
| following bills: Substitute for Senate bill, to
| prevent the obstruction of roads and highways;
| creating park districts in Kansas City and a
| Board of Park Commissioners: to change the
| limit of the districts OF the ST. Louis Court of
Appeals, and the Kansas City Court of Appeals,
SO as to include Montgomery and Audrain coun-
| ties within the jurisdiction of the ST. Louis
Court of Appeals: providing that in the primary
schools of this State all instruction therein
given shall be wholly in the English language;
to provide for the settlement OF affairs OF town
ships in counties which have or may hereafter
discontinue township organizations; to pre-
vent any clerk of any county or any
officer of any court from buying fees at less
than par value: creating Board OF Police
Commissioners for Kansas City; defining and
licensing public laundry, and providing meas
ures for sanitary improvements of the same to
prevent the spread Of infectious diseases;
House bill authorizing the various
cities, towns and villages to in.
cur indebtedness upon the assent OF two
thirds of the voters thereof voting upon such
proposition and to create sinking fund fol-
The payment of same .. In the House the com
mittee agriculture reported favorablJ
Champ Clarl's State Fair bill with an amend
ment, which was agreed to. Mr.. Champ Clark
called up his Election Reform bill and intro
duced number of amendments. which. with.
out any debate were agreed to. After a long
debate over the engrossment of the bill. as
amended, it made the special order for the
goth.
N the Senate on the 10Th. bills were passed
establishing u Criminal Court in Kansas City.
Mr.. Sparks bill fixing the salary of the Lieu
tenant Governor at $3.50 per annurn When
ever ne shall act as Governor he shall receive
the same salary as the Governor. Mr.. Eicklln's
bill providing fer the payment of coal miners
twice month, such wages to be paid in
lawful money of the United States, was
defeated, the vote it being-yeas, s;
nays 2l....In the House the bill
to prohibit the sale OF tobacco to miners waS
passed; also the bill to provide for a board of
mediation and arbitration for the settlement
of differences between employers and the en-
ployes: also the bill to authorize counties to
create an Indebtedness for constructive. or inn
proving graded, gravel, macadam or plank
roads of such counties. The bill to make the
first Monday in September of each year Labor
Day and a legal holiday was lost.
IN the Senate. on the Goth. substitute for
MIR Sparks bill approprlating -, 800 to pay Dr..
Henry for services at the CRIMINAL Insane GSy
lum before that institution was abolished, re-
ducing the amount to 800, was adopted. As
special order resolutions OF respect to the
Dry of the late Governor John S. MarmaGuke
were presented by Mr.. Sparks On behalf OF the
special committee. and feeling eulog. were pro-
bounced by Messrs. Maclley, Hazell. Majors and
Moran. The resolutions were unanimously adopt
I'll =. In the House d long debate was had on the
Senate substitute for House bill to appropriate
money for the support OF the eleemosynary in
Stitutions of the State for the years 1889 and
1890. which lasted through the entire session.
The debate beng pending when the House ad-
ourned.
THE Senate on the 2lst. took up the SUBJ
stitute bill entitled IAN act to prohibit the re-
striction of trade by the formation of trusts
and trust companies AMI it read third
time and passed Other bills were passed
follows: Allowing reading clerks of the Senate
f. day; the Treasury nil, revising the entire
aw relating to the Auditors ana TreasurerS
departments; amending the law relating to the
assessment and collection of the revenue The
dill approprating $4,000 for the refurnshingo OF
the Executive Mansion was ordered engrossed
md printed. In the House resolution was
adopted asking the committee appointed to in
vestigate the State University and gricultural
College to report at once before the appropri-
atoms for those institutions were passed. The
House further considered appropriation bill No.
$50 in committee of the whole. The &ppropri-
alton for the S Louis Insane Asylum was in
creased from SO, 00J to 800 300.
THE Senate, the 22l. took up and passed
Mr.. Thurmonds House bill. which provides for
-eorganlzing the boards of maEayers of the
Guides in the list of eleemosynary institutions
The Insane Asylunls, the Blind Asylum. the
Deaf and Dumb Institute. the Re School
Tor Boys at Boonville. and the Industrial School
for Girls at Chillcothe board of five man
ayers fer each institution. to be appointed by
the Governor, is provided for. In the House
the committee scientific and benevolent in
situations reported subsf tutc for all the bills
be ore it relating to livestock inspection. 1t
prohibits the sale OF meat in cities Of SOD in
habtants and over without inspection foot.
1t exempts farmers who sci. in quantities
not less than onefolrth of an animal. The
mayor of each city is TO appoint not less than
one more than six city inspectors upon
ommendation from the Board of Health theiI
compensation to consist of fees established by
the various cities. The bill. if it passes. will
practically prohibit the shipment and sale O
diseased meats.