Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-03-19

Perry, Ste. Genevieve and jefferson
| The district on the south side of US
will be composed of Ripley, Carter,
Butler, Wayne, Bollinger and Cape
Girardeau, and will elect senator in
1892. The congressional and judicial
districts viii not be changed this ses-
sion, but some time next winter Gov
| ernor Francis will call an extra session
for that purpose.
Both Houses have passed bill re-
ducing the maximum or contract rate
OF interest from ten to eight per cent.
in my last letter / spoke of the bill
requiring all foreign corporations do
ing business in Missouri to file their
articles of association in this State. the
Textbook " bill, the bill taxing
sleeping car compani4s two per cent.
on their gross earnings, and also the
Dill reducing freight rates. Since that
time these four bills have passed the
House and are now pending in the
Senate.
Owing TO the late decisions of the
United States courts on the original
package question, it was the opinion
OF our lawyer members that our pres
ent dramshop law was in danger Of
being knocked OUT" consequently
the House has passed a bill amending
the law, regulating the sale of infoxi-
eating liquors, whether in the original
package or otherwise. This proposed
law further provides that minors shall
not be counted for or against any Pc
tition.
The Hitler bill which passed the
House several weeks ago has created
quite stir throughout the State, but
the excitement is all over now. The
Senate has amended the bill by strik-
ing out everything but the coal and
leading mining industry. Itprovides
that the operators of such mines shall
pay their employees every two weeks
and in cash.
The Teachers Institute bill was
taken up in the House last Thursday.
and, after hard fight. was passed.
This is committee substitute and not
the original bill.
The House yesterday passed bill
changing the game law. 1t is very
rigid measure and prohibits the kill
ing of any game for marketing pur-
poses. One section of this bill reads
as follows:
SECTION 1901. II any person shall catch,
Kill or inture. or attempt to catch, kill or in
lure any wild buck, doe or fawn between the
first day Of January and the first day Of Sep
tember, or any wild turkey between the first
day of March and the fifteenth dav OF Sep
tember, or any pinnsted grouse, comm only
| called prairie chicken. between the first dsy
OF February and the fifteenth dsv of August,
or any ruffied grouse, commonly called
pheasant or partridge, or any Quail, scme-
| times called Virginia partridge, between the
| fifteenth day Of February and the first day
OF October, or any woodeock between the
| tenth day of January and the first day Of
July. or any wild duck or any wild goose
between the first day Of April and the first
| day OF September, or any turtle dove. or any
meadow lark, or any plover between the first
| day of February and the first day of August,
or any wild song bird, or any insectivorous
bird at any season OF the year, shall at
any time OF season catch. take or injure, or
| attempt to catch, take or irjure by means Of
| any nets, traps, pens or pits or other device
| OF the kind. any pinnated grouse, commonly
called prairie chicken, or any quail. some
| times called Virginia partridge, or shall at
any time disturb. rob or destroy any wild
birds nest, or take therefrom any egg or
eggs OF any wild bird wheisoey er, or shall at
any time or season catch or kill any OF the
game birds or animals herein mentioned for
| the purpose OF marketing, or shall sell or
barter in any manner whatever any of the
aforesaid game birds or animals, each and
| every such person so offending against any
| OF the provisions of this section shall be
| beemed guilty ot misdemeanor.
Both branches of the assembly have
passed bill repeating the act which
| provides for a division of the courts of
Wayne county. This abolishes the
Piedmont court.
Jasper Burks' circuit attorney bill
passed the Senate, but was "snowed
under" in the House to-day
Since the above was written I learn
that the Senate has passed the ''Text-
Book bill. Respectfully r.