The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-03-26
MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.
A Condensed Report of tho Proceedings Of
tho Past Week

tho Past Week
THE senate transacted 10 business on tho
lith, but the house had an unusually busy
session. The following bills passed: Re-
qulring corporations to report gross earn.
ing annually to the secretary of state. pro.
viding for the appointment OF n state board
OF pharmacy and L. qu ring all persons who
compound prescriptions to be registered
pharmac ats requiring assessors to stamp
notes listed for assessment making it n
pCnitcnttury offcnso to blacklist employees;
providing for the punishment of pools,
trusts and other consp racics to control
pr ccs; amending tho road law so that work
can be done any time between March ana
October l. amending the Australian election
law by striking out the three per cent.
clause; requiring coal oil inspectors to turn
over fees to the state and making the office
salaried requiring ra lroHds to hl"a list OF
stockholders with PAGES of residence; the
senate pool room bill, and the bill relating &c
trust companies. The bill requiring tho
publication of the laws in county papers was
defeated; also the bill providing for the
election of circuit attorneys in judicial dis.
tricts of more than one county.
THE senate met at o'clock on the 18th and
purscd thefoilowing hOuso-Ltiis. Extending
| the Australian ballot system to every voting
precinct in the state, rec enacting the OLD
| law governing the scining for fish; provld.
| Ing for che payment, every two weeks, OF
| W gcs to miners and several local bills...
| The house agreed TO senate amendments 10
| the school t. xt book bill except the appro-
| priHtion of 100000 for the publicnt on OF
| books by the state. Several bills passed,
| among them the following; Appropriate
| $4,000 for the support Of the militia; the de.
| hcicncy bill; authorizing corporations to
| issue preferred stock in certain cases; au
| thOrzny the rcfunding of the sta o debt ut
| lower rate of interest: for the cstai lshmcnt
| OF penny savings banks. aud invalldnting
| notes and indebtedness when not listed for
| tnxntion. Several minor bills were passed
| ut the night session.
| IN the senate on the 18th the bill to prohibit
the sale Of imitation butter was reported
| favoraby A motion to indefinitely post.
ponc the house freight bill was lost by one
| vote and several bills passed ut the morning
| session. At the afternoon session the house
| amendment to the school text book bill was
| agreed to. a number of bills passed o.. The
| house debated at length the bill appropriat
| ing the refunded direct tax (from the gene al
| guvcrnmcnt) us an endowment fund OF the
| university passed also the educational ap-
| propr att n bill. At the afternoon So sion
many bills were passed none, however, OF
| general public interest.
| THE senate on the 18th voted down reso
| luton for final adjournment. The house bill
requiring deal r. in original packages of
| liquor to take out dramshop liccns - passed.
| At the aftcrnOol session approp iatiOn bill >
| were considered and = 'vcral passed one Tor
| the veterinary department and another for
| the support of various departments of state
| and contingent expenses. The house
| passed the Lii rendering VOID notes
secur d by winding p"dd crs and lightning
rod agents. also the senate bill requiring
| employers of female help 30 furnish seats
for samo. The wor d'4 fair appropriation
| bill was then considered in cOmmittc" Of the
whole, a long discussion followed Tho bill
| was finally ordered cngrbs-cd by vote of
| 81 to 2S 1t appropriatcs slln,OOO
| THE senate on the 18th passed the house
| bill mpOwcring the fund commissioners to
| fund bonds ut n lower rave OF interest. Btl s
| were +, ported from committees ana the sen.
| ate at the afternoon SOS sion aGrc ii to the
| amendment to the house bill DroniOitin the
blacklisting Of employees. The bill cmpow-
ering tho secret Try OF state t. regulate
| building and loan associations passed. The
| house tabled II resolution for final adjourn
ment saturday, March 81. Among the bill
passed were the following: Fixing the min
imum price OF conyicts cmplovc on thu
contract system at I5 cents per day, rrquir
ing state nstilutIons to adopt inform -ys
TEN Of book keeping; to protect hoteI keep
crs from dead beats the worlds fair aupro
prlation b Il. uppropriuting .l5n 900; ; r." organ
izing the state board of agriculture Hnt
providing for one member from each con
grcs slonal district; increns ug the penalty
for attempted abortion; prohibiting milrr'
who do AN exchange business from char in.
more thaH lawful toll.
THE senate on the 2ist passed the hous
bill requiring foreign corporations to be
come Incorporated under the state laws als'
the duNic cncy approximation Dill, ana tn
educational appropriation bill At the after
neon session the house bill was passed con
vcrting the money due the state from tE
federal direct tax to an endowment fund 10
the siversity by yeas q. nays7.. The hors
adopted resolution requesting the guvcrA
or to call II special session October Is for h
purpose OF redistricting the state, and II jIin
resolution to adjourn the cath was adopted
The senate bill for the regulation Of expires
companies was amended and passed, beside
a number of other bills of little general i'm
Dortuncc.