The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-03-28
THE MISSOURI LEGISLATURE
synopsis Of the Proceedings of the Thirty
Sixth General Assembly.
MONDAY, MARCH l6.

MONDAY. MARCH l6
SENATE - Following house bills were
passed: Extending the Australian el, ction
law to every voting precinct in the state;
re- enIcting the old fish law governing the
seining of fish; joint and concurrent r.so!u-
ton authorizing the pensionng of disabled
firrm"n and the widows and orphan children
of deceased firemen. The bill providing for
the payment every two weeks of wages to
miners was lost-yeas, l6; nays, s.
HOTSE-Bills passed: Making il felony
for spoilers or detectives to make false re-
port concerning railroad employees; provid-
.ng for the establishment of penny savings
banks; authorizing voters of re ad districts
to increase road tax; appropriatng
s0,ocO for support of the state militia;
requiring consent Of all stockholders of an
Incorporation TO Increase capital stock re-
quiring medical students to take three
', ars' course before being granted a GER
tiiicate to practice medicine and surgery;
apprnpriatin= Sl,ciD.l>O for the general ex-
penscs of the state gov eminent; re-
qu.r'ng the state to pay jail board
Of persons convicted of felOnies:
author zns the fund commissioners
to refund state debts at lower rate of
interest: amending school law 50 as to per-
nit of formation of school d stricts with less
assessed valuation than S30,UJO; invLlidatng
notes and cv dcncc OF Indebtedness not list
ID for taxation; authorizing counties to
rcate II sinking fund for purpose of building
ire proof Yault~: requiring telegraph COM
psnics to forward messages by most direct
route.
TUESDAY, MARCH Il.
SESATE-Bills passed: Authorizing st.
Louis to pcnsion disabled policemen; au
thOriZins arrangement of assessors books
IN more tran one volume; to loan sinking
funds ON unincumbercd real estate; author
Zin@ street railway to carry United states
mails; requiring probate courts to be open
OF business the same as other public offices;
.ncI eaSins salary Of secretary of railroad
commissioners to g Gn. several other bills
Of less Importance were passed.
HOUsE-liou-e Will hereafter meet mt 8 a
II. Bill appropraiing money refunded by
hr governm mt under the direct tx bill to
thc state university wa passed; also bill re-
iutring letters of administration to be pre-
served.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH j..
SENATE-Mr. MckillOp introduced a reso-
luton for sine die adjournment next Mon
lay at u O'Clock ILL., An amendment was
.dOptcd fixing Tuesday noon. After con-
adorable debate vote was taken and the
csolutiOn Wis defeated by 4 vote of IL yeas
lS nays. House bill requiring dealers in
risinal packages fliquor tc take out dram
-h"p licenses WIS taken up and passed Al
he afternoon session Of the senate appro-
'riItiun bills were considered
HOJSE-Bill- passed Rendering void notes
occurred by sw milling peddlers and light
Iing rod agents. requiring employers of fe-
male help to furnish suitable seats for same:
xemptinS unplattrd land in cities of the
Aird class from city taxation; adding the
Id"e of the court of criminal correction to
ne 1t. Louis jury commission.
THURSDAY. MARCH 10.
SESATE-Bll- passed: The Davidson anti
rust law. making backl,sting felony; au
hOriz.ng board Of public improvements
IT It. Jo-e -eph: authorizing non residents to
edition county court Tor opening of public
uatis: empowering secret Iry of state to
'egulat" bu lGing and loan companies; re
.uirin= governor to appoint a comm ssion of
even lawyers to cndIfy revised statutes
me weekly payment bill came up for recon
Iteration. and wis 4 ain defeated.
Hot a resolution requesting congress
improve the Usage river was passed Bills
,Is~cd. Adding AudrIin county to the 1t.
."Uis coart of appeals distr ct: prohibiting
Ge sale of imitat on cider vineg gr; prohibit
n= miIlers who do an exchange business
rom charging more than lawful toll EN-
covering boards of education to accept
requests and gifts for the purchase of
IlTarirS; prov ding for reOrg IMITATION of
he state board of a%r culture and tor one
acmbcr from each congressional district:
-rquiring county courts to furnish sta
l'4istIN l'l N4i'l ms. W I'i'tf'N h'ttl- http
T. from dead Leafs; appropriatinS SlJl.OOc
or Il state exhibit at the words far: fixing
ne legal contract rate of interest at per
-rnt. per annum. The bill fixing the mini
num price per day of conviCts employed un
FER the contract system at seventy five
-'sts per day was los. also the bill pro
.iibiting the hunting of deer nth dogs.
FRIDAY. MARCH -.
SENATE-Thc deficiency apuropr alton bill.
taxing corporations 1T their real value, were
passed by the senate. The bill appruprat-
r;s 20 90 for the III litia WAS returned with
i favorable report from the committee on
education.
HOUsE-The house adopted a resolution
riAing Tuc-dly, March -. at noon. the
late for aG journmcnt sine die. The resOlu-
lion WAS off red by Mr. Mayo, of Greene, and
was adopted without debate, as the house IL
pr.tc. ically up with its work and has nothing
to do but Hill time. II the senate can finish
its work Ly that time the Eaycl will fail.
The house also had an int, RESTING debate
over the time when in its opinion the extra
session should be convened by tine governor.
some of the farmers were anxious to have It
IN january. while others wanted it in OctO-
bet. The lawyers expressed themselves as
being ready to return at any time. \ rcso-
luton was finally adopted asking the gov
rrIor to call the session in October. The
bill providing for beef inspection in st.
Louis was pass d by vote of - to2 81.
SATURDAY. MARCH 81.
SENATE The senate took up the worlds
fair appropriation and passed it. The com
mittcc reported in favor of an amendment
reducing the amount of the appropriation
from $3.50, ,GIJ to S.OO,COJ- The amendment
was defeated after AN hour of debate. The
bill, when it came to passage, received q
votes. House bill climinat NJ; that feature
of the Australian ballot whicn requires a
party to have p0llrd per cent. of the vote
at the last preceding election before oLt Iin-
in. recognition, Wis passed.
HCUsR-The hun>c passed the Dewey bill
introduced by senator stone. The bill il
the one which Dennis Deyoy has been work
in. for twenty years The bill provides for
seven Justices in St. Louis, " no shall receive
II salary of $500 year each. The house
ais passed senator Cochran's hi which re-
qui-cs the railroad commissioner to inves;i-
gate uv'rchargcs by inter state lines and to
report any such to the inter state Commerce
commission. Senate bill repeal ng the law
which prohibits farmers from stacking gran
or hay within 100 feet of any railroad, was
passed.
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