Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-03-10
MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.
Extra Session. .

MONDAY, FEBRUARY %.
SENATE-The senate transacted no business OF
Importance, and adjourned till the 1st.
HousE-The house spent most of the day dis
cussing the university. Nothing definite was
arrived at. Adjourned till the 1st.
The house committee judicial districts
and salaries proceeded this morning to undo its
work of last week, and prepare an entirely new
substitute for all the districting bills pending.
The most intimate friend would not recognize
the mangled remains of the bill agreed upon last
Friday The number of districts is fixed at
twenty eight, the work equaliZed, or partially
So but salaries remain the same. The house
took up the substitute, and adopted it without
debate.
TUESDAY, MARCH, l.
SENATE-The senate met at 2 p m. Senator
Clay, from the committee on State university,
made majority report unfavorable to Senator
McGlnnls bill providing for the cancellation of
the certificate of Indebtedness given by the state
for the seminary fund. The report is volumin-
Gus and holds there was duplicate Pay
ment of the fund, but that the debt
created by act of the legislature in 1872
was for reimbursement of fund for I'M
paid dividends of the bank stock held by the
state in trust for the university Senator Per
ry submitted minority report holding that the
certificate been twice paid. Discussion of
these reports was postponed by reason of a mo-
ton from Senator Major to print. Adjourned
till the I'd.
HoUsE-The state university matter devel-
oped a sensational fight in the house
Mr.. Coults. of Platte, offered a substitute
to rebuild at Columbia, which was de-
feated by vote of ayes, 30; noes ia. Then
followed skirmish to defeat the consid-
Grafton of the original resolution. which
called for the separation of the agricu1-
tural college from the university and the re-
moval of the latter to another town. To the
surprise of the house it was carried by vote of
los yeas to II nays. The next action
ai1Ifin r. turn fhp univ ifvr ma
terial at Columbia to the agricultural depart
ment Defeated by vote of 81 yeas to IS nays.
The next question in the resolution was that of
removing the State university from Columbia,
which defeated by vote of 81 ayes to 81
noes
Bennett Boisseau, Bradford Bulla, Coffman,
Collier, C3ppedge, Grove, Davis tHenryl,
est. Faris tPemiscot), Ferguson U4afayettel,
Fraser, George, Greer, Hendrickson, Hitler,
Ise SONS kseS er an
owen, Reynolds, Rufs. Scott Wright, Shear
Stafford, Terry Webb Weeks Woods-52
r, Noes- Am. Anderson I1. Knox Anderson
carnes; carter Church. Cook sH coots' Coulter,
Cowgirl, Crouch, Dalton Davidson, Davis
Payag DGnns
st. Clair, Florea, Fogle. Gristy, Quinn,
R fins s H Thjs Ha Punkl Hess Hex Hex
man, Hughes, Kenamere. Kerwin. Killam,
kurtz Lane, Lilies, McCrary, Mcintyre, McIin,
M Ma9Tey Mag go R Ry Rn arsTr
Sanders Scott tA1onroel, Smith pike, Stew
art Sullivan Underwood. Via, Ward Weim
bold Wells, Zimmerman, Mr.. Speaker-64.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH2.
SENATE-The senate was in session only fif-
teen minutes. The Judiciary committee pre-
sented substitute fixing judicial salaries
follows: Judges of the supreme court, 5000
per year: circuit judges, 81, 500; judge of the
Sixth criminal district, 81, coo. 1t is provided
that st. Louis shall not pay exceeding So. go to
the circuit judges, reduction of $500 per year.
The substitute was adopted. Adjourned till
the Sd.
HousE-The university question occupied the
attention of the house the greater portion of
the day. Mr. Neff's resolution asking the gov
ernor to recommend legislation to repeal that
provision of the Australian election law which
requires party to poll per cent of the total
vote at preceding election before being recog-
nized was taken up and adopted by vote of A
to So Adjourned till the Sd.
THURSDAY, MARCH 8.
SEs,ATE-House bill providing for reappor-
tionng the state representative districts
amended by adding emergency clause and
then passed. Senate bill fixing judicial salaries
was taken up and engrossed after some unim-
portant amendments had been adopted. Ad-
iourned till the 4th
HoUsE-The house resolved to receive bids
for the location of the state university up to the
4th, and on the Sth to ballot the place of oca-
ton. House bill rear1anging the judicial cir
cults was taken up and passed by vote of S5 to
AZ. Mr.. Julian kansas City, introduced
resolution asking Gov Francis to empower the
legislature to tax franchises for county and
municipal purposes. The resolution is prepared
with reference to the necessity for increasing
the receipts of the revenue fund cause for
levying the proposed tax. Adjourned till the 4th.
FRIDAY, MARCH 4.
SENATE-The senate held an afternoon session
of short duration and adjourned till the 9TH.
HoUsE-The emergency clause adopted by
the senate to the state representative appor-
tionment bill was taken up and agreed to. This
is the first bill that has passed both houses.
Under it's provisions ST. Louis will have
fifteen members of the house, gain of one,
and Jackson county six, a gain of two. Nod
away, Pettis and Johnson counties will each
lose one member A resolution passed re-
quiring the university curators to turn over the
insurance money, STAT 600, collected for the de-
structon of the old building to the state treas
urer. to be held by him until the question of To-
cation is settled.
All Democratic.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, March 3.-The caucus
of the democratic members of the senate and
house of the general assembly convened at 8
O'Clock this evening. The attendance was
large, and the caucus organized by eIecting
Hon. j. L. Farris, of Ray county, chairman.
The proceedings were conducted behind closed
doors. A resolution adopted instructing
the senate and house committees, or rather the
members thereof. to prepare bill
making fifteen democratic congressional dis
tr lets and submit the same to the caucus for
final action. Each democrat present pledged |
himself to stand by the action of the caucus.
Silk Sashes and Blouses. |
Among the revived fancies are very
handsome Roman and Persian silk |
sashes, also silk blouses. made of richly |
striped silks land satins. These are |
above black skirts of silk, wool, or lace, |
making bright and becoming toilets for |
dull, sunless days. The blouse does |
not droop like the old variety, although
soft, full folds of the goods are brought |
from shoulder to belt, front and back: |
and in addition a fringed ruche much |