Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-03-26
TIE MISSOURI LEGISLATURE 6
Synopsis OF the Proceedings of the Thirty
Sixth General Assembly.
SATURDAY, MARCH IA.

SEEATE-The senate was not in session.

Synopsis OF the Proceedings of the thirty
| Sixth General Assembly.
| SATURDAY. MARCH IA.
| SEEATE-The senate was not in session.
| HOUsE-The Stone pool-room bill was
| passed by vote Of 10 to II. 1.-THE bill makes
| it misdemeanor to sell pools upon any
| event outside the state, but does not prohibit
| selling upon any race in the state.l The
| house also passed the can't -Prather' bill,
| providing that the coal-oil inspectors
| turn fees over to the state treasurer,
| and providing for salaries. The IA
| nous Davidson anti trust bill, prOvid-
ing for the punishment of pools, trusts
| and conspiracies TO control prices, also
| passed. An amendment to the Australian
| ballot law was passed. TT strikes out the 3
per cent. provision, and allows the nominees
| of any party, without reference to the per
cent of the vote east by the party at the last
| election, and therefore does away with the
| circulation of petitions by the weak parties
| to get the nominees the ticket The
| farmers passed a bill giving them the privi
| lege of doing their road work any time be-
| tween March and October. The present law
| makes them have it half done by the 1st of
| July. The bill was introduced by Hawkins,
| OF DunklIn- Adjourned till the 18th.
MONDAY. MARCH is.
| SENATE - Following house bills were
| passed: Extending the Australian election
| law to every voting precinct in the state;
| re-enac ting the old fish law governing the
| SEEMING of fish; joint and concurrent resolu-
| ton authorizing the pensoning of disabled
| firemen, and the widows and orphan children
| of deceased tirem The bill providing for
| the payment every two weeks of wages to
miners was lost-yeas, Is; nays, s.
HOUSEHOLDS passed: Making it felony
| for spOtters detectives to make false
| port concerning railroad employees; provid-
| ing for the establishment of penny savings
banks; authorizing voters of road districts
! to increase road tax; appropriating
| $4,000 for support of the state militia;
| requiring consent of all stockholders of an
incorporation to increase capital stock
| quring medical students to take three
years course before being granted a
tficate to practice medicine and surgery;
appropriating 81 ,040,1S0 for the general ex-
penses of the state gov eminent;
curing the state to pay Jail board
of persons convicted of felOnies;
authorizing the fund commissioners
to refund state debts ut a lower rate of
interest; amending school law as to per-
NIT of formation of school districts with less
assessed valuation than $50 900; invalidating
notes and evi dence of Indebtedness not list
ed for taxation; authorizing counties to
create a sinking fund for purpose of building
fire proof vaults; requiring telegraph COM
panies to forward messages by most direct
route.
TUESDAY, MARCH II.
SENATE-BillS passed: Authorizing St.
Louis to pension disabled policemen; au-
thoriZing arrangement of assessors books
in more than one volume; to loan sinking
funds on unincumbered real estate; author
mails: requiring probate courts to be open
for business the same other public Offices
increasing salary of secretary of railroad
commissioners to 81, 000 Several other bills
of less Importance were passed.
HOUsE-House will hereafter meet at a.
m. Bill apprOpriating money refunded by
the government under the direct tax bill to
the state university was passed; also bill re-
curing letters of administration to be pre-
served.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH IS.
SENATE-AIr. Mckillop introduced
luton for sine die adjournment next Mon
day at IL O'Clock IN. An amendment was
adopted fixing Tuesday at noon. After con
siderable debate vote was taken and the
resolution was defeated by vote of II yeas
to IL nays. House bill requiring dealers in
original packages ofliquor to take out dram
shop licenses was taken up and passed At
the afternoon session of the senate appro-
priatiOn bills were considered.
HOUSEHOLDS passed. Rendering vOd notes
secured by swindlng peddlers and light
ming rod agents; requiring employers of fe-
male help to furnish suitable seats for same;
eXemptng unplatted land in cities of the
third class from city taxation; adding the
judge of the court of criminal correction to
the st. Louis jury commission.
THURSDAY. MARCH 10.
SENATE-Bills passed: The Davidson anti
trust law; making Dlacklistng a felony; au-
thorizing board of public improvements
for ST. Joseph; authorizing non residents to
petition county court for opening of public
roads; empowering secretary of state to
regulate building and loan companies;
quring governor to appoint Il commission of
seven lawyers to codify revised statutes.
The weekly payment bill came up for recon-
SidcratiOn, and was again defeated.
HOUsE-A resolution requesting congress
to improve the Usage river was passed. Bills
passed: Adding Audran county to the st.
Louis coart of appeals district; prohibiting
the sale of imitation cider vinegar; prohibit
ing mllers who do an exchange business
from charging more than lawful toll; en-
towering boards of education to accept
requests and gifts for the purchase of
libraries; providing for reorganization of
the state board of agriculture and for one
member from each congressional district;
requiring county courts to furnish sta
tionary for sheriffS; to protect hotel keep
ers from dead beats; appropriatng S150,00e
for a state exhibit at the worlds fair; fixing
the legal contract rate of interest at per
cent. per annum. The bill fixing the mini
mum price per day of convicts employed un-
der the contract system at seventy five
cents per day lost, also the bill pro-
hibiting the hunting of deer with dogs.
FRIDAY. MARCH 20.
SENATE-The deficiency appropriation bill,
the normal school bill and the Dalton bill
taxing corporations at their real value, were
passed by the senate. The bill appropriate
ing $50. 0G0 for the militia was returned with
favorable report from the committee on
education.
HOUSE-The house adopted a resolution
fixing Tuesday, March "A, at noon, as the
date for adjournment sine die The resoIu-
ton was offered by Mr.. Mayo, of Greene and
was adopted without debate, as the house is
practically up with its work and has nothing
to do but kill time. If the senate can finish
its work by that time the gavel will fall.
The house also had an interesting debate
over the time when in it's opinion the extra
session should be convened by the governor.
Some of the farmers were anxious to haveit
n WI nfh tod inf ptD-
bet. The lawyers expressed themselves as
being ready to return at any time. A reso
luton was finally adopted asking the gov
ernor to call the session in October. The
bill providing for beef inspection in st.
Louis was passed by a vote of Il to 81.
There are now 20, 900 Protestant
Christians in Mexico. Criticism has
been made that the American board is
not keeping pace with other denomina-