The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-02-19
MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.
= Condensed Report Of the Proceedings Of
the Past Week

the Past Week
THE Senate was not in session on the 7th
.. The House had barely a quorum present
Considerable time was devoted to talk on
tho stnte eieomosynary INSTITUTIONS Hnd
finally special commlttees were appointed to
visit those at St. Louis and Fulton and re-
port The school book question was debated
at length and a substitute adopted which
was made the special order for Thursday
No other business OF interest was transacted
PETITIONS were presented in the Senate on
the gth and several bills Introduced. The
bill for the establishment Of penny Savings
banks was fayorably reported also Mr.,
stones mechanics lien bill This bill gives
sub.contractors and day laborers the lien
now provided by law, but persons who fur
nleb material can only avail Themselves OF
the lien law when they have contracted with
lkhaavEnsn r. OF the property or his agent. In
tho House many resolutions on as many dlf-
fertnt subjects were offer d. A resolution
to appoint a committee TO investigate every
thing connected with the NOlnnd dhialcaton
yss ~, ~ bssks n
\ ftots0Vernor Frahcis Tor 'his prompt aetiesi
In the defalcation ofFNoland was adopted.
Among the bills passed were: Forbidding
alien ownerebip of lands; requiring m ne
Operators to give employees the noon hour
~aboye ground; eNemptinB farmers mutual
insurance companies from the operations OF
/ the general insurance laws authorizing
married women to testify IN all cases anu
other bills, mostly Of aioeal nature
IifE saiiate oft the 10TH cousidonca, iii Com
mittee of the Whole, the bills in relation to
1 pu6i fsellinG tthsrc bhiuR three of tisetni ard
/ the whole session was devoted to debate 30.
fte hnuao ahnptun n rcsdiutinn calling on
7 thal Commissioners af IahaF To- Investigate.
the contract system OF working convlcts and
deport to the House. The bill giving widows
| and heirs the right to sue for damages where
/ the head of the family had been killed Whlle
] q m n 81 n "a IN
! preparation bill was debated for time.
! At the afternoon session bills were passed on
I third healing, amhnRi them the hill,-making
| valid land titles OF record 20 years after the
destruction Of original regords; fixing the
| limit Of killing prairie chickens between Au
! gust Is and January /, and fixing January I
as the time for county treasurers TO assume
ofiice.
! PETITIONS and resolutions were presented
in the senate on the nth and several com
mittees reported. INC bin passed making
the Australian ballot system applicable to
| ali parts of the State Several other bill.
| nasscd merely of a local character. . In the
House Mr. Aytielot Introduced a resolution
to investigate the defalcaton' OF the late
State Treasurer holland with avlew to ascer-
tain II any OF the shortage occurred under
| any preV1ous AdmihistrauOn, WHICH was
tabled. The concurrent resolution for a con
Htitutonal amendmentdoubling the liability
of holders Of corporation stock passed. The
bill also passed prohibiting tn" publication
and circulation Of filthy and sensational
newspapers Also the Dill approprlatlnl
| 10000 for assessment and-nollecuon OF tht
revenue.
IN the Senate on the 18TH Mr.. Cochran in
| troduced a bill to prohibit the sale OF imlta.
tion butter. The anti. cigarette bill was
favorably reported. Tho remainder Of the
forenoon session was taken up In consider
ing, In Committee OF the Whole, the bin FOL
ffa nf
afternoon session the bill placing express
transfer and sleeping car companies undel
control OF the Railroad Commissioners wal
ordered engroseed and the bill taxing sur
plus bonds and undivided profits of bank
passed. d.... Petitions were presented AM