The Forrest City times., 1891-03-20
THE STATE LECiSLATURE0j
Missouri.


 Missouri.
 JEFFERSON CirY, March F. --- The bin providing for the semi-m monthly payment of miners wages was defeated in the Sen- ate this aftern ooa by vote of 16 yeas to s nays.
 The joint and concurrent resolution au- thorzing the Governor to receive tho money due the State from tho rect tax was passel.
 The House amendments to the existing rr.mary election laws were agreed to by the Senate, and the bill passed. This is what is known as the Ryan election law, applying only to St. Louis. It places tho primary election law under the control of the Recorder of Voters.
 Tho amendments to the Australian law were also passed.
 Mir. Cootes' bill prohibiting the soining Of fish was passed.
 In the House Dr. Abraham's bill requirs ing three years course of study before they are allowed degree in medicine wsa passed by vote of Ss to 22
 T T-e bill to protect railroad employees from false reports and ''spottng' was passed. The Senate amendments to the bill ap-
 
 institutions were concurred in.
 JEFFERSON CrrY, March 15.--The House took up and passed by unanimous vote the bill introduced by MT. Dalton of Rails requiring corporal ou property to tc as- sessed in the county where 1t is located at it's actual value and also requiring that shares of stock must be assessed as indi- vidual property.
 The following bills were also passed:
 Establishing q State Board of Pharma- cy; requiring assessors, to stamp securi- ties, the St, Louis boulevard bill. Dalten's black ist bill
 JEFFERSON CITY, March l4--The House passed the ire mt rates bill
 In the Senate the school text bill was carried.
 JEFFERSON CITy, March 13.-In the Sen ate the eleemosyuarv appropriation bill was passed.
 In the House the bill for the training and licensing of teachers passed.
 Illinois.
 SPRINGFIELD, March 1.-The two houses of the Illinois Legislature will convene this morning The members who went home last Thursday and Friday are getting back to the capital to- night, and it is pro- bable there will not be mora than half . dozen abseutees to morrow As soon as the House c)nvenes the committees will ba spso nted and then the real, work of tho session will beg n. There is Q vast amount of important legislation to be enacted, and the two houses will have to work night and day If everything is given proper atten- aon. The first thing taken up by tho Honso will probably be the ballot reform bill. which Is nov in the course of preparation bv the committee on Elections. The re- vision of the revenue code is also loudly de- manding attention, and about twsnty bills for the regulation, and about twenty billa for the legislation of ck-yaris will have to be disposed of. It is,not probable that much will be accomplished this w elk, as it will take several days to gfoap tho com. mittees, and get them ready for,work.
 In the Senate vest 'riay Mir Crawfora introduced joint resolution amending tho Const tuition so thatno person shall bs held to answer for a criminal offens unless on. indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases vera the maximum puaishm snt ia of less grade than felony.
 The railway commission, was further considered.
 An amendment striking out the long and short haul clause wa, defeated by a.vote of 20 to 1.
 The Senate adjourned, pending further consideration of the bill.
 SPRINGFIELD, March l5.-- In the Senate a joint resolu tion that when the House and Senate adjourn today they stand adjourned to 10 o'clock next Tuesday morning was adop.ed.
 message from tho Governor aunounc- ing tha appointment of John k. Wheeler. l. N. Phil ps and John E. Tanner Raj road and Warehouse Commissioners was ra- ceived.
 Senator Chapman introduced bill pro- vididg that fire insurance companies shall not only pay losses on buildings insured. but also repay excessive premiums sce;v cd by them
 Senator Ferguson intro luced bill regu4 lating the sale of intoxicating liquors by making the saloon keepers liable for illegal sae', whether the same were male with or without his knowledge
 In the House Representative Van Praag's bill limiting racing on all trac ss in ,ha Staie to 30 days per annum and pro stding that per cont. of the gato receipts of racing associations shall b, turned over. to tho Stlte Board of Agriculture f)r tho benefit of the various coun ty fairs of tho State came up DOT SD, cial order to b read . second tms. Representative Miller moved that the bill b. referred to the Con- mi'tee on Municipal Corporations when ap- pointed. The yeas and nays being ds. manded. no quorum voted.
 ArkAnama.
 LITTLE Rock, March 17.-ln the Sennto the bill was passed provi ling for tha leas- ing of the psnitentiary.
 The following bills were also passed hy the Senate: Senate bill to authorize coua- ty courts to establ sh fencing dis,r cts in