The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-03-19
MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.
4 Condensed Report of the Proceedings OF
tho past Week


THE senate was not in session tm the 7th,
ana but little business was transacted In the
house. The cdistficting committee reported
the senatorial district bill. Thanks were
voted to the representa- YES Of the press and
the session was otherwise void Of general
interest.
The senate met at 2 p. IN. on the 9th and
passed Il number of bills, a few of them only
being OF general interest. The bill fixing tic
contract rate of interest at 8 per cent passed |;
also the committee substitute for the me.
thanics lien law also the bill for taxing
railroad bridges separately. Upon recon.
siderutlon the penny savings banks bill
passed.. Many resolutions were offered In
the house, and the bill to domesticate all
foreign corporations passed, and also the
legislative appropriation bill. The amended
substitute for the school text book bill passed
with the emergency clause Anpropriat on
bills were then cons dered in committee Of
the whole. The concurrent resolution de-
ploring the d preston of agriculture and
approving the remedy suggested by t g alli
ahcr was adopted. TAe upportionment bill
was also passed.
PETITIONS were presented In the senate on
the 10th and the coinmitt' &c on erin nal 1urls
prudence reported favorably the bill to pro.
hibit the sa of cigarettes to minors. The
civil appropriation bill passed Atthc after.
noon session the special committee reported
memorial on the death of Senator Allen,
which was spread upon tn" records. House
bill rcpeallng the law prohibiting appt ais on
habeas corpus cases passCd....The house
defeated, by close vote, "A res olttion to ad.
iourn March IL The bill requiring slct ping
car companies to pay n tax of 81 on every 500
gross rccclp pts passed also the bill authuriz
ing trust or indemnity companies to furnish
bonds for officials. At the afternoon session
the b.ll passed requiring road oversccrs to
put up gauges at dangerous fords: so tn"
bill requiring county clerks to loan surplus
funds to the highest re- ponsiblc bidder APP
pronriution bills were then considcrc In
committee of the whole.
IL the senate on the 18th the bill max ny
the first Monday in September Uabor day) n
legal holiday was flvorably reported, and
the Joint resolution permitting the deduction
of Indebtedness from property liable to tau
alton was ind tlnltcly postponed. 4 long
discussion was had over the bill requiring
mine owners to pay wages weekly. 4 SnbstI.
tute requiring scmi.mOnthly payment waI
finally agreed to Mr. Spark bitl to prcvvr'
frauds and bribery NJ elections was indrl-
nitrly postponed. .... In the house the com
m ttee on congressional appOrtonm"nt re-.
ported back the senatorial rcdi-trictn, II
with two changes Tie first takes ID a~
county out OF the Twentieth district a d
places 1t in the Nineteen h, and TIL second
takes Wright out of the Twenty. second and
places 1t in the Twentieth. At the afternoon
session appropriation Ills were cons dcrrI
in committee of the whole. Bills passed 10
prohibit the sale of imitation butt,r. rrduc.
Ing pawnbrokers' rates of in crest to on per
cent. per m nth, and several 9th r bills. \
resolution congratulating the llin0, Irgi~.
lature upon the election o. Gen Pa mcr wt-
adopted.
THE scuatc on the morning OF the ~ had
under consideration the blll ma <in@ hppro'
priations for the elccmosy lary Institutions,
which occupied the time until RECESS \;
fh.n ntt hal h. t,,,t Mt
to the revised chapter on tees wrru cors d
cred, half of which were I, jrcteh. The house
school text book b II WAS favoribly report Il.
The bill author ling this government to own
not exceeding nvc acres for pubic bu lding
purposes in cities passt td.....I The huust
| tabled Mr. Turner's resolution plcdging II,
! passage of a redist rictlng~ b.ll the Pre- rul
| session. A resolution asking the gov"rnCr
| to call a special sess on in Octob, r was dc'
| fcated Appropriations wcr' tiau consii'
cred. The house bill pruvi ling for county
| institutes p issrd. At the evening srSsiuli
the veterinary appropriation bill WAS con
sidcred, but no action reached.
THE morning hour of thr Senate On IL,
IIth was devoted to d scussing rcsolu,, ION
for adjournment March 10 The school t, NJ
| bonk bill was discussed until rccts. AMI IN
the afternoon the bill, was ag lin taken up
and debated aturrat length. lhc bill lin las
passed but slightly umcndc a It cam" rou
| the house, The house passed the sem
atorial diStrictigy bin also the bill a.n,nl
ing the game law by extending the re o e
month for XII ling quails Appropril. .uI
bills were considered in comm ttcc Of the
whole, and Mr. II Hers bill reducing irr!g i
rates ON classes ID, q and 1 was taken up au
passed-ys yeas to Il nay.