The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-02-12
MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.
Condensed Report Of the Proceedings o
the Past week

A Condensed Report Of the Proceedings Of
the Past week
THEsenatc was not in session on the siat
,... The proceedings Of the Houee were OF
title Importance. Several bills were nitro.
dnned.-Th bill hAing tho well ght of a barrel
or Hour at iB pounds passed. Among the
bills int reduced was one by Mr.. Miller giving
persons sent to tho penitcntlary and after.
ward proven innocent, an indemnity OF 81
per day. the Governor, Attorney General and
Chief Justice of the supreme Court to be a
board to pass upon such Innocence. Ad-
iourned until 2 p m Monday.
THE Senate met In tho AFTERNOON on Feb
ruary when petitions were presented and
several bills introduced, among them bill
by Mr. Newberry placing express companies
under the general railroad laws and cinpow-
crlng the Railroad Comm ssioners to estab-
llsh rates. Pending debate on a bill TO fix.
the amount OF land a church may own the
senate adjourned In the House.tho special
COMMITTEES TO visit the elecmosynary and
educational institutions Of the state made a
fheFort A nnmler Of stAhnins .aeunnitscrA,
reportea The rcsOlniion cNeiabt iniffA 2OtAs
Of the indcbtedneas Of ench iuilitjduHl IRON
taxation Was debated at much length AND
/ finally ordered engrossed adjourned. n
IL the Senate on the sd Mr. Mlller offered d
resolution Tor disnahsinR with the serNinea
! OF the Re gular chaplain and the emp oy
ment OF a dlferent chaplain each morning,
| which was consigned to a committee pigeon
hole, Mr. Major introduced bill repeating
mn old lay which denies farmers =damaHrs
I ifelnloasby fro OF stacks Of grain or hay n
the ahiiie " staeheii WITHIN iWt fett ~ anvi
l .railtaad track The bill limnlng the amount
f',ot rtst-'satstss Aeh,lteh Why oaafw n seiss
y lated Two ,honra and refused engrossment
I y. fnt ffOuae inter ttfU ntfotttfion ~
biIls pdssH5I tfe HilI fefIrirlHE
I lcctors to make oath on settlement that they
have exhausted an Remedies to collect de-
/ ltIHiuent taxes also the bill restraining do
I "a
| Joint resolution asking for a constitutional
/ amendment requir ng United States senators
Ia. be elected by a pppuar vote OF the peo.
ple.' The afternoon session of the House
] was devoted exclusively to the engros sin mt
of unimportant bills. There was u long
wrnngle over some amendments to the stock
] law.
TUE Senate on the 9Th passed the House
! bills nrovidng for the payment Of Interest
on the state debt an Tor the rcdempti0ndf ~
/ bonds. The bill fixing the salary o the clerk
OF the supreme Court was taken up for en-
! grossment and an amendment adopted re
ducing the salary from S,0D0 TO s. ,5Ol The
! remainder OF the proceedings were uums
! portant.. IN the Senate many petitions
I from the Alliance were presented. \ pctl.-
/ tiOn was presented for a law compelling
newspaper correspondents TO sign their
/ ndnics to auieae{gRss-liiilH= ilH=Wgrn-
] introduced and long wrangleemduiged In
over engrossing the bill relating to the pay.
! finally required to be made weekly and pro
| hibting the using Of pay cheeks. Adjourned
IN the Senate on the JtlI petitions wrrcpre--
! sentcd, bills introduced and committees re-
| ported. Among the bids fayorably reported
was Mr.. stones bill to prohibit poot7srifinR;
also Mr., Gochran's biu placing express ana
transportation companies under control OF
the Railroad Commissl oncr-i-H also the bill
requiring employers OF female help to pro
vide suitable chairs for the -eHlPlayCs.----ln
the-llousc- a-c committee was or lcrcd to con :.
] slider the udysability Of disseminating the
Aaricuitural College farm, On third re ding
several bills passed, among thcm the mn
! making Il u felony to abuse or neglect to
| care for children under II years OF age. The
/ joint resolution eNcuptmg Ai,'Ol worth uf
| Indebtedness from taNat on was 'Ost by one
! vote after dcDtte Of two hours. The I'm
was also defeated setting apart iund for
I Duilding court houses and iiiIs IN counties
not having such buildings, Adjourned. 49,
! TIE work Of the senate on the 9th was OF
/ little general interest Mr. Richardson In.
troduced bill to amend the locnl option
| law 50 as 10 make II HppfUUbtr-tU rttiy-s- Of
\ 2,51O inhabitants. The Judiciary Committee
| favortbly re porte Il the resolution providing
/ fora Constitutional convention. Adjourned
] THE House had barely quorum present.
TIC SpuaKur HppUintut Airssrs:- ~ ietftiitf,s-
! webb. Davidson, Smith (of Pike) and Wecks
] the committee to investigate a propos ition
! for separating the Agricultural College from
] the University. Bills were Introduced and
the concurrent resolution asking Congress
| to prov de for thc0Rction of United States
! Senators by the people wis a loptcd At the
afternoon session bills were considered ir
Committee of the Whole.