Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-02-12
The MISSOURI LEGlsLAT.,r :
synopsis of the Proceedings of the Til. y
Sixth General Assembly.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY :.

| sixth General Assembly.
| MONDAY, FEBRUARY :.
sENATE-Mr. McGinnis presented petition
| against the passage of Mr.. stones bin
| amending the Mechanics Lien law. Mr..
! Heaolee introduced concurrent resolution
| asking Congress to appropriate $4,000 for
| the construction of bridge in Ozark Coun
/ ty. over the North Fork OF White river Sew
| efdl bills We're introduced, and the Senate
| adjourned till the 3D..
I HoUsE-Mr.' Murphy introduced a resolu
/ ton asking Congress to appropriate $4,000
tor the construction of bridge over White
river, in Ozark County, near the town of
Somerset. The committee on criminal juris
| prudence reported favorably a bill reducing
the interest pawn keepers may charge from
| twenty four to twelve per cent. y motion to
| engross resolution for an amendment to
| the Constitution excnpting 50, 000 of the in
debtedness Of each individual from taxation
| preciptated long debate. 1t was en-
! crossed by vote of SO yeas to 33 nays
! Several bills were introduced, and the House
| adjourned till the 3D..
TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 3.
| SESATE-Mr. Miller offered resolution
| providing for dispensing with the present
| chaplain and the employment of a different
| chaplain each day. Referred to the COM
| mittee on unfinished business. Mr. Major
introduced bill repeating an old law which
| denies farmers damages from loss by fire of
| stacks of hay grain if the same is stacked
| within 100 feet of any railroad track. The
/
| church may own was debated two hours and
| refused cngrosslnent. Adjourned till the
| ith.
| HOUsE-Among the bills introduced
| one by Mr.. Amelung, for the regulation of
street. car fare in cities of 10000 inhabitants
| and over. The bin fixes fare at two and
| half cents between and q. and 5 and
| p. MI House bill restraining domestic geese
| from running at large was passed by a vote
! OF Il to 80. Joint resolution asking for
| states Senators to be elected by popular
| vote of the people was adopted. Adjourned
| till the 9Th.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4.
SENATE--I0use bills appropriating money
! for payment of interest on the State debt
! and redemption of bonds were taken up and
| passed Mr.. MCGinnts' bill appropriating
| $4l 900 for placing of statues of Thomas H.
| Benton and Frank Z. Blair in Memorial Hall,
| Washington, ID. G., was reported favorably
| Senate bill fixing the salary Of clerk of the
| supreme Court was taken up Tor engross-
| mcnt. and an amendment was adopted,
which reduces the salary from s, 900 to 81 800
| Mr.. stones bill amending the Mechanics
! Lien law was recommittcd to the judicial
| committee. Several unfnportsnt bills were
| engrossed. Adjourned till the 9Th.
| HOUSE-AmOng The bills introduced were:
! Mr. DivSSon An act for the appointment
| by the Governor OF Il beer inspector in cities
! of 10000 inhabitants and over, to be governed
| the same as inspectors OF oil. Mr.. RUSSELL
| requiring all legal notices to be published in
| the English language. Mr.. Davis: Prohibiting
| physicians who nos registered pharma-
t cits from compromising prescriptions Mr..
| Smith, OF st. Louis: To prohibit physicians
| from making eXtortiOnate charges. Mr.
Farris, of PemiScot: Prohibiting aliens
from acquiring title TO real estate The re-
/ port of the state Board of Agriculture
received and read. Adjourned till the 9TH.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5.
SENATE-Mr. stones bill prohibiting pool
selling and bOok-ma!ing vas reported IA
vorably. Mr. Espenschied's bill authorizing
police to hold persons suS pected OF crime for
forty eight hours WAS reported unfavorably.
Mr. Millcrs bill for inspection of factories
and prohibiting the employment of children
under fourtccn years OF age in factories.
work shops and mines, was amended by
striking out the fe allure which limits the age
or employment, and further consideration
postponed one day. The internal improve
mcnt colnmi tee reported faEorably Mr..
EoChran's bill placing express and transpor-
tation companies under control Of the Rail
road Commissioners, ana empowering the
latter to establish rates, prohibit discrimina-
ton, etc The labor committee reported ia
vorably MIR. Cochran bin requiring employ
ers of female help to provide suitable chairs
for the same. Adjourned till the 9Th.
IOCSE-Mr. Hickman introduced Il resolu
tiOn for the appointment of special
mittcc of five to consider the ACCESSIBILITY of
discoHncctinS the Agricultural College farm
and the state University. Adopted. The
bill setting apart fund of ten per cent of
the county revenue fer building court houses
and jailS in counties not having same WAS
defeated. House bill making il Z felony to
abuse or neglect the care of children under
fourteen years OF age passed without objec-
tion. House joint and concurrent resolution
cEe'nptin& from taxation property on which
there is Indebtedness, to the amount of such
Indebtedness, not to exceed $4,000, was de-
hatcd two hours, and lacked one vote of
being adopted. Adjourned till the 9th.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY s
SE;NhTE.-NGr. richardson introduced! a bill
amending the Local Option law us aDpli-
cable TO cities Of 900 inhabitants The bill
! iuccs the number OF si@ncrs necessary 10
a dramshop petition to ntty. The judiciary
committee reported faY0rably resolution
providing Tor a Constitutional conventions
The same committee reported adversely NJ
MiIler's bill repeating the entire chapter. on
Wills. The bill fixing the salary o. the Clerk
uf the supreme Court was again taken up
aTl3 after two hours Debate fixed at s.. 600 per
annum. The bill requires that all fees shall
be paid into the state Treasury. adjourned
TIL y. of the 9TH.
HOUsE-Thc Speaker announced the com
In.ttec to investigate proposition to sepa-
rate the Agricultural College from the state
University. 2ir Ryan offered "a resolution
for the appointment OF Il committee of five
to investigate the method OF leasing convict
labor Adopted. Mr. Eubanks introduced
Il bill increasing salary of county as.
SCISSORS about twenty per cent. House
bill granting police in cities of
10000 inhabitants and over sixteen HOLIDAYS
per year was reported favorably Joint and
concurrent resolution mcmoriaiizing Con-
gress to amend the Constitution so as to au-
IhoriZe the election of United states SEN
atorS by Il popular vote of the people was
read third time and passed. House bill ap-
prOpriating 100000 for collection and assess
ment of the revenue was cngrosscd. Bills
were taken up for cngrOSSnent and quite a
number were passed upon. Adjourned till
the 7tn.
Two cases of the importation of
snakes in lunches of bananas are re-
ported in the American Naturalist In
both cases the snake WIS a boa boo |
llpperator}, one of them about three |
feet long. One bunch was carried to |
Philadelphia and the other to Cincin-'
nati. In lunches brought to Provi-
dence the large trap-door spider (N1y- |
gale) has occurred.
Know thysclf and keep the irfor- |
nation to thyself. This Is good advice. |
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