Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-02-12
FROM THE STATE CAPITAL.
JEFFERSON CITY. Feb. 7, 1891

JEFFERSON CITY, Feb. Z, 1891.
Ed. Register-The bulk of the bust
ness is yet in the hands of the commit.
tees. Several bills have passed, but
few of them are of any Importance
All the measures, relating to the ex.
emption of real estate from taxation to
the amount of encumbrance there may
be on such real estate, were reported
adversely on the grounds that any
such law would be declared unconsti.
tutional. The advocates of this pro-
posed law thereupon drafted a resolu.
ton submitting constitutional
amendment to the qualified voters Of
Missouri. This resolution was put up.
on its final passage and defeated
hence the people will have no oppor.
tunity of voting for the proposed
amendment. That question is now
dead and cannot be reached.
In one of my letters recently spoke
of the proposed change in the law re.
lating to the carrying of concealed
weapons. This bill, to the surprise OF
many, passed the House and has gone
to the Senate. Should it pass that
branch of the assem- bly, and become q
law every person convicted would be
compelled to serve term in Jail as
well as paying a fine. Under the
present law it is optioned with the
judge trying the case whether the
punishment is to be a fine or impris-
onment, but the proposed law says it
shall lie both fine and imprisonment
in the county Jail.
The House has also passed bill
abolishing the office of Register OF
Lands when the term of the present
incumbent expires.
The Committee on Text Books to-
day reported substitute for all the
bills on that subject, and it was made
a special order for Thursday, February
10th, at 10 o'clock A. NJ. L am very
much afraid there will be no legisla-
ton at all on this subject, although
the people are demanding it. The
trouble is that every fellow has his
head "set" on a certain plan and will
vote against everything else. When
this pending substitute is called up it
and probably defeated on it's final pas
sage.
The House has made war on the
merchants and yesterday engrossed a
bill relating to merchants license. 1t
makes several changes in the law. 1t
provides that on the first MONDAY in
June of each year it shall be the duty
Of every person or co partnership of
persons to file in the office of the coun-
ty clerk statement of the greatest
amount of goods, wares or merchan-
disc which he or they may have had
on hand ut any time between the first
Monday in March and the first Mon
day in June next preceding. Such
statement shall include all the goods,
wares and merchandise owned by
such merchant and all such consigned
to him or them for sale by other par
ties and the amount of all notes, books,
accounts or other evidences of debt
owned by said merchant. Said notes
or other evidences of Indebtedness
shall be set forth in the statement to
be based upon and accompanied with
a true inventory, made under oath by
the said merchant within six months
next before the filing of said state.
ment, and said inventory to contain
an itemized list of all goods and mer-
chandise and their value at the time
of taking the invoice.
It is now a settled fact that there
must be an extra session of the legis-
lature to redistrict the State. Governor
Francis is undecided as to when he
will make the call. He is DESTROYS of
ordering an extra session to begin one
day after the adjournment of the pres
emit session so as to save to the State
the mileage and stationery allowed of
members. On the other hand, the
House is made up almost wholly of
farmers who will not want to remain
any longer than this session will hold
them. They will then ask to be called
back next winter.
The many politicians about the cap
ital are at work making up the sla 9
for the next campaign. Governor
Francis will probably want to succeed
Senator Cockrell. Speaker Tuttle,
Lieutenant Governor Claycomb, A.
NJ. Dockery, U. S. Hall and Norman
J. Coleman are spoken of as candidates
who will contest for the gubernatorial
nomination. 1t is the opinion of many
that U. S. Hall is the strongest man
so far. Respectfully, R.
TIaroIou1