The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-03-12
MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.
A Condensed Report of the Proceedings of
the Past Week

n Oonuenbtu htpOrt OF INC Bfoceeuihbb VI
the Past Week
THE senate was not In session on the 2sth.
THE house adopted Mr.. Russ resolution
authorizing counties to fund their floating
debt A bin was introduced nppropriating
$4,000 to improve the capitol building, and
Mr. Lyman introduced bill npproprihtinR
s223 10 for the support of the state univer-
sty, the normal schools. the school of mines
Mt Rolla and the Lincoln institute ut Jefferson
City. Many bills were disposed OF, Among
the bills passed was that requiring foreign
corporations to hato their general offices In
the state Mr.. Mabry's bill placing express
companies under control of the state board
of railroad commiss loners was ordered en-.
crossed. The bill to reduce railroad passen-
ger fares to cents per mile failed to pass by
a vote OF G1 yeas to 66 nays.
THE senate met at O'Clock March 2
Am, ng the petitions presented were large
number In favor of the anti. cigarette bill
The bill for the regulation ot railroad. c1.
press and transfer companies, after being
debated for nearly two hours, was md, finite
ly postponed by 10 yeas to II nays....ln the
house the joint resolution empowering toun.
| ty courts to levy Il cents on the 500 'valua-
| tiOn for road purposes passed. Thh bill hp'
| proprating money for the elc lccmosynarv
| Institutions was discussed at great length in
committee of the whole.
MANY petitions were presented to the sem
nte on the Sd. A Joint resolution was adopted
declaring 1t to be the sense of the senate that
| an extra session should he held the second
| week In january, 1897, for the purpose of re-
! dstricting the state for congressman. The
| following bills passed Creating the Office of
circuit attorney N judicial circuits composed
of more than one county or city, d nying
! non re- hcnt5 and persons about to leave
| the state the benefit of household exemption
| of seizure Ior debt, and several others ot
| little general interest. senator Spa ks con-
| stitutional convention bill was considered ut
/ tf,,tNf f,.,t., Ian
farmers of Cole county asking for an invcs i.
! cation OF the holland dcfalcnton was
presented. The vote on the school.
| book bill was rcconsdcrCd several amend.
mcnts made and the bill ordered engro sc &.
| The house passed the bill placing express
companies under the control of the railroad
commissioners. The bill permitting women
to vote ut school elections was ordered en-
| crossed
TIE senate on the 4th debated the bill pro
vlding for the weekly payment Of wages to
miners until noon and motion to indch'
nitcly pu ustpone was defeated by vote of .
yeas to 2l nays. Senator Sparks bill for u
! constitutional convention was also defeated.
At the afternoon session many bills, mostly
of minor Importance, passed. Among them
was the bill making it Il misdcm"anor to OBJ
| tain board under fraudulent prctcnses, and
the bill making 1t II misdcmcanor to steal a
book or papers from public library The
| house passed the bill apprupriating s5l4O
for the cleemosynary institutions. several
| bills, among them the legislative appropria'
ton bill (which appropratcs $1,000, were
| ordered engrosscd. The bill passed rcduc-
| ing the contract rate of interest to S per cent
| a so the bill extending the Australian ballot
! system to every voting precinct in the state.
| Adjourned.
AFTER routine business the senate on the
! 9Th defeated Mr. Cochran's bogus butter
| bin, also Mr. Esrcnschcids penny savings
| banks bill 4 message was received from
| the governor recommending an approprin.
ton of $50 OOl to enable the STATE to be rep.
resented at the worlds fair. At the a!tcr.
noon session bills were disposed of on third
reading The most important bills passed
were: Authorizing the appointment of q
| second assistant prosecuting attorney In
certain counties, amending the change o
venue laws; repeating the law prohibiting
the stack M OF grain or hay within 100 fee
of a railroad track; requiring at least two
stockholders Of interpretations TO be resi-
dents of the state; rem iering invalid claim:
| based on usury ... The house did little but
talk at the morning session, and ut the after.
noon session bills were disposed of on third
reading. Bills passed to punish the embcz
cement of partnership property. and sew
eral other bills. The bill leaving it opiionr
with jurss In murder cases to assess th'
death penalty or life Imprisonment was lost
| A message w"s iv.a from the governor rec
0mmending an appropriation for tho WORLD
| falr. Al the evening session DlllS were con
| sld"red in committee of the whole
But little business was transacted n til,
Senate on the 9th. Several committees re
| ported and bills were considered for en-
| grossmcnt until recess, when the senate ad
| juurned until Monday. The house adopted
the senate resolution for the appointment o
f ur senators and five rep esentutvcs to at
| tend th' western conf rcinl congress ut Kan
sas Cay. The substitute bill reducing rail
road passenger fares was then debated unit.
| recess. At the afternoon session the bill up
propriating sgO,C0J to improve the stit" cap
itol was adversely reported, and the DiIl ap
propriating $40 coo Tor support o the militia
and 5000 for the university cadets tavorabl.
reported by commi tee of the whole
message was received from the govcrno
suggesting that money rcgciy from tn
United States for dire, tax be devoted to al
endowment fund for the state un tycrslty