The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-01-26
THE MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.


MONDAY, JANUARY 10.
| BsNArR--The senate convenad at 9 o'clock
| Mr.. Sebreo Offered n resolution fixing Tuesday,
the nth inst, at 10 o'clock ns the time for tile
senate to vote for United States senator.
| Adopted. A second resolution providing for
a Joint session to vote for senator was also
adopted: Following bills were introducsd: (:
Mr.. Sebree: Appropriatng $3.50 to erect
monuments over ths graves OF Gov. John $.
Marmaduke, Judge William Scott aud James
| Shields. Mr.. Dunn: Adding Audraiu county
to the st. Louis court Of appeals district Mr.
O'Bannon: For the establishment Of four nor.
NAL school districts AMI for n n,w normal
| school In southwest Missouri. Mr.. Yeater;
Striking out the per. cent. feature OF the Aus
tralian ballot which applies to the legal recog-
milton OF political parties.
| HoUsR-Mr. Bond offered resolution for the
| appointment Of committee OF five. to act with
a similar committee from tho senate, TO in.
quire into the price Of convict labor AMI ts
relation to outside labor, etc. Ioferrcd to
committee Oh penitentiary. Mr.. Haw-
kins presented resolution adopted at
farmers meeting In Dunklln county ask.
ing that tho ohicai Of collector and assessor
| be abolished and the assessments b. made by
| magistrates AMI .he taxes collected by con-
| stables. petition presented from citi.
zens OF Phelps county asking for repeal of
the teachers institute law, and that school
teachers be prohibited from drawing pay for
holidays.
| TUESDAY, JANUARY IL
| SESATE-A rcsllution by Mr.. Lyman, ito
| prevent the committee on accounts from certi-
| flying to claims for service by employees for n
| greater amount than specified by law pro-
| voked considerable discussion, but the resOlu.
| ton went over without action, The senate, in
| executive session, confirmed the appointment Of
| Col James i. Pace, of Bates county, ms warden
| OF the rententiary. The senate thcn took up
| the mattor OF voting for United States senator.
| Senator Cockrel was placed In nomination by
| Mr.. Sebree. aud seconded by Messr5 Stone and
Newherry, Chauncey I, Filley was placed in
| nomination by Mr.. McGinnis, and hocOn1el by
| Mr.. Windeman. After tho orators had ex-
| hausted themselves q vote was taken, with this
result: Cockrell, %: Filley, O. Several bills
| were introduced.
HousE-On convening the house proceeded
to tho nomination and bal!otinS for United
States senator. Mr. Cockrcll was ncm,aate1
by the democrats and Mr.. Filley by the repub'
| lcans The vote: Cockrcll, SO; Fillcy, ;3
Quite number of bills were introduced.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY lS
SESATE-Mr. Romer introduced resolution
calling on the attorney geueral for al opiIion
| as to the payment OF accounts of employees
| with reference to different amounts duo eNch
under statutory provisions. The resolution
was debated an hour and half and badly do
feated. Quite a number of bills were intro
| duced
HousE-The resolution directing tho commit
tee on accounts to audit the claim per diem
| and mileage of Mr.. Swanger, who's, scat IS con.
tested. was calle up by Mr.. Tubbs. Mr.. Arn1t
offered substitute requiring Mr.. Swnrg2r to
| give double bond for tho return of any money
he may draw, provided he is oustei from Lis
seat. Debate lasting two hours followed, at tho
| conclusion Of which the substitute was de-
T. ated and the original resolution adopted by n
vote of 90 rgsinst 3t
| THURSDAY, JANUARY 10.
| SRNATB-The senate received an invitation to
| attend the road convention In session at Se-
| dalin. The invitation was accepted. and the
Messrs Kealer Cash and Turner were APP
| pointed committee to attend the convention.
| The resolution asking congress to repeal thu
| law closing the Worlds fair on Sunday WAS
| called up for adoption. A vote to table the
measure was lost-yeas, 10; nays, l5. 1t was
then made special order for to morrow at II
o'clock The senate then took mp the resolu-
tion offered over two weeks ago by Mr.. McCtin-
mis- to allow the old senator. r. s. Ryors, Of the
| Fourteenth district, to occupy seat in the
senate until his successor is elected and quail.
ifcd-the newly elected senator, Samuel Mos.
| by, having died. The resolution was defeated
| by II vote OF 22 to Q
HousE-Messrs Marsh, Banks (of Saline) and
| Davis (of Henry We're appointed, on motion
of Mr.. Landrum, q committee to attend the
| road convention at Sedalia. Mr.. Choat offered
| resolution commenting tho services of Hon
F. NJ. Cockrell in the United States senate,
| which wers adopted. Petitions wtre pres oi
from merchants of Clay, Platte, Ray, Grean
and Daviess counties asking for the enactment
of the retail grocers' bill. A number of bills
were introduced. Mr.. Tubbs offered n rcsoll-
| tion ia reference to the death of ex-Presiiant
| Hayes. and directing that the house adjourn
over Friday and the flag he placed at hall. :;
| out OF respect to his memory. Adopted, aud
| the house ad djourned.
FRIDAY, JANUARY -.
| SBNATE-Mr. Winleman's joilt resolution
| asking congress to repeal tho act closing tho
| Worlds fair on Sunday was laid over nCorma
| ly A petition was presented from IN 'rchGntS
| of Macon county asking Tor the pas.
| similar petition from Bates county
Mr.. Busche offered n resolution that tn
| senate adjourn over Saturday as n mark of 10
| spect to the memory of exP President Hayes.
| Senator McGinnis opposed tho resolution Oh
| the ground that Mr.. Hayes was not an officer
| of the government or state ut the time ot his
death. Senator Burke also opposed the reso-
| luton with brief speech Penlin "a discu ;-
sion of the resolution the senate ad journc un
| til the 23d
HoUsE-The house was not in session.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 2l
| SENATE-The senate was not in session.
HousE-There was quite n number of bills il:
| troduced, among which were: Mr.. Gri,t: II
restrain domestic geese from running at large
Mr.. Murray: To indemnify owners % shsar
| tnut nave Deen klllel ny dogs from u iun,
to be derived from licensing dogs. Mr. D vi
(of Taney) Requiring railway passeng'
trains to stop ut all stations Mr.. Hays
Providing that when the attsnlanc> o
colored school children Of district fail!
below twenty-five term OF four month
school shall b, desmed sufficient. Mr.. Cholte
| Prohibiting the shipment of quails AMI prLirit
chickens for period of Ave years Mr.. Pnn
land: Relating to the qualification of member
of the honse. lit requires representatives t
have paid taxes one year before electionl
| Legislative Gossip.
| DRAM-sHoP LAW.
| Senat or Bradley has introduced n bill in tn
senate to increase the state license on dram
shops from 500 to slOO Ipr year. This bill en-
bodies recommendation to be found in Go,
Francis message. There are over b 800 dram
shops and the increase proposed will swell tn
statc's revenue some S?d1.0O) per year. Ac
corling to the opinion OF many members OF tn
legislature, this il about the only law effactn
the cost of dram shop license that will b. er
acted this winter.
FOR THE RELIEF OF NJ. e SOUTH MINISTERS.
| DR.. Eaton, OF Washington county, has intro
duced bill In the house IN the interest Of n
Southern Methodist preachers. He has learn,
that this church holds its conference anlu
ally in October, and transfers it's preacha,
to new fields of labor; consequently ever
two years about 800 of them chang
residences at n timo that deprives them of vo,
! ing Mt the general election. Dr. Eaton propAs
| to give them the right TO vote provided tn
have resided in the stats long enough 10 ar
,uire citizenship. This may provo 10 b IN
| Iind of class legislation prohihiisi nv i.!a cou
l stitItion.
SMALL CHANGE.
LOOKING for flowers without thor
Is a good way to fool the time away.
; Ir will not helm your crops to fir