The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-12-31
PROPOSED LEGISLATION.
Some Things h Missouri LeEfsls-
ture In Expected 30 do st its
coming Session.

sas lily III paItfCuini 10
to have the existing law changed
There are 331 licensed saloons in tina
town, end OF the revenue the city re
ceives $4,000 and the county Sl75.
600. Cities of the third class have
hard time in making both ends meet
They are limited TO a levy Of SOC OF
the 500 valuation, and are not al
lowed any Of TIC license imposed by
the county on dramshops. With thell
limited they End it a diff
cult matter TO make the necessar!
improvements. The country Eiem'
her. %;ls Legislature have generally
opposed all aii~;~a.r.,,..
scGIfe n share 0, tiiD dfaInsr
collected by The couuties. becatisc j
means 20 irucA taken frn!l the roa,
fund. AccoriiaI to the present pro
gra:amc Kansas City viii ASK for e.
PER cent OK. the dram.hop reycnu.
AMI the Smaller toms WIZ lily b.
satisfied with a similar share.
lion. Ricl$sI !. Love. State Sena.
Tor from Jackson County. has a Bill
prepare! "a a5 ,:ish the tee system in
Jackson CoIa... sni il seems evident
hat a royc WI be InaGe + make 6
cnn"Ta. Il" nu The subject. in Jack
.on CD:ia;y The fees Of some of the
n;ii"i Is "r, said 10 have u 10 #@2.C9j
p"r year. Ti.e idca j. 10 place al
o:iiciai, Oh = -. atc.l sii;rr. ami
require the fees 30 b. turned over IA
the proper Treasurer. In behalf "t
His contemplated change il = urg"!
thai th- fee system : responsible" for
i. ~ All ,eS. AID Frequently Giiiriii
dishonesty. Petty Officials Who have
jurisdiction n m:-'!cma nor cases
OILY receive f:ay FOR Their, Scr.i:,. il
ca,e of :. conviction. aad =. ;empia-
tinn Of Il hard-up olicial 70 consider
iha evidence with bias viii hardly be
r"~E;reiiri"d. For petty Gtl.ci:is whose
service are altogether contingent "n
circumstance: Il !, proposed 10 iix 3
certain price for = certain SERVER, anil
allow I:i:a 10 draw hi. p" Oh a var
rant ON ia" proper Treasurer.
There will BE- ID lack of bill.
materially and amcnhinG
ihc existing drtai,hop Iaw~. TIi"
proaihili"ni-;s !irvc Abandoned a!
% securing tha adoption ~ -
,rohihitOry aHcn,imrat 10 the Cor
~:iluiio;,. an.! -. turned Their
Intention Ia taxing aai restrict
IL" IN" -:ie Of intoxir3Ii-. DHr bill
that VIII H. presented early in :he
rriaic, sni.ly 10 cn:orrin"
Strict regulations and tie med
of granting i:.rr>c>. viii provide
Il iir"rd Il Commissioners III
I':--. 10 .'.,;I .savr rxr.n-;lr cen
;rni IS i---.3.: l:r.u.es. Ti.a Las !
,i:.,! II :: i.nui-. although it
j. "rua" "a: u l., .-rt,:an, $50 pr
fur C,ra:y U>l.-:; and Justices
ri liz, P,Iai i"?.ainE board II tie
ii :r:.i,. In the mrt:cr OF
Gfa.a-h - it "i:es TIC
son -! Fee n3nra iufi-Gic-
:, r"gH:rc, Inspection Of DRAM
eat. i"aT u:fa for chcyiHG :he
In cities L @y, Pcr.ons on the
,p2rs't" -;j' q : street the tight to
against the opraiug Of 4 dram
,hoD within Oh" limits CT q block.
The old BIZ th:; Re-. ion I;ecr;ng
ricd 10 Ta.- four yer. ego has been
'c%surrrc:s Il. and j., Tcr" VIM AZ t~cniion
L provides tor a maximum and mil
rai;n license Tor cities, ard aids
bout - per c"nt o"cr = pro rata of
what such !:rCHsr row costs.
There vii bc $ rast amount Of lcg-
ATTEMPTED uaicr The head Of
corporation laws: AID the rai!Tad will
ONE in Tor \ 0&T share. Freight
'ates have about Fcrn settled by VIA!
.as known - the ",'raTf angel bill.
rated in 1897. but dcsG!io-y attack,
ave been mGiH .: tho law ever
bat wit;ioat attracting much
unport. aui Il T:;cwai Of h1stiiitice
: MT viewed with concern. An
VIII lie ma.!c 10 reduce ,'a--
rrgcr rates TO &c per mic on frank t
iHcs and Sc or branch roads. AMI AZ
I:tacpt will be. made TO regulate
car rat" Al this kind ot
hes been repeatedly con
.idcrCd for The last ten wears. Rail
pod c:npioyos, particularly trainmrn.
ire ANXIOUS for legislation that VIII
better protect their lives. They want
improved 9p1;;pncos :o- coupling cars .
md tic nee,ssary protection in
aud frogs.
The express companies will not
attention. and n noss deterin;n-
ID effort will lie made TO rcGr!r!e
heir rates as TIE railroads are re"u-
.a.ed. There's much complaint about
.xorbitant cx; fess charges. A bill to
-cgulate the charges of snch COM
wa defeated by a narrow
margin two wears ago. and will re-
sui; in making private citizens out Of
country Senators. The effort
This winter TO regulate such charges
will be in the nature Of the present
regulating freight ratcs-ihat is.
The Iiailroad Commissioner will be
required 10 establish just rates and
prosecute violations.