The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-01-19
THE MISSOURI, LEGISLATURE.

BOMBAY, JANUARY, Q.
SrSATB-The senate listened to tho address
Of the retiring lieutenant 90 fprner Mr.. Clay.
comb, aua 10 the address OF tho incoming len.
tenant. governor Mr, o'Meara, AMI adjourned.
HousE-There were forty. nv bills introduced
In the hosse, and properly referred.
TUESDAY, stNUARY TO-
1.-THE flood Of bills hns begun " both houses.
Yesterday thsre were over forty bills intro.
ducod in the house, ard to- day tbir y five wet6
presented. The senate hns not beeu able to
keep pace with the house IN tt matter OF in
Producing BILLS hut 1t may catch up
SkEAfg-The sepat convened at 2 o'clock,
and ths first bH,ness wa, a report from the
committee On rules Which provided substnnti.
ally for the same Hdmber Of standing commit
tees as was the case two 7sats ago, twouty'
disht In all. Mr. McGinnis Submitted n'luori'
ty report increasiHg tlfe number to thirty four
After a running debate tho majority was adopt
ed. The special order for considering the
right IL Ryors to ssat in the senate wsg
postponed until SEe Nth A number of bills
werc introduced Adjourned.
HOUSE. Mr.. Bulla offered a res5It'"m In.
structing thu commissioner of p'rmtncnt s6is
OF soterntneut to display til, American flag
from the doms Of t1e capitol durinI the s1s.
sjou OF the Legislature. Adopted. IIr. Davis
fof Honryi introduced concurrent
resolution ihcmoi1alzinl congress 10
enact law repeating the 10 pr cent. tax OF
state baiits. Ref rrcl to com nittce ori fed
eral reationa Mr.. C9ots presented a petition
from merchants Jf p,at q county asking for
changes in the garnishmliit Inv that will bet
ter protect them IN the collection u nrchunts
Thirty -fve bills wcrs INTRODUCED. AdjouriGa
%rr~Rsphy JANUARY IL.
sESArR-Thc presiding oi,,r7r pros ntcd re.
port from the State Bar association owing at
tcnton to needed changes in contradictory ara
Useless laws. Very little busne 50 Of Importance
was Transacted. ana tho senate adj ourncd,
Ho6sf:--The shower ut bills increased in the
house to-day nc less than fifty .o1o NV MAS
ures being prassntol Tho corp,rasioas cam,
IN for a large shar, Of attoltion, ar1
the liquor interests dill net escarN.
Among tho bills introduced T5rc;
Mr. McRobsrts =" "a joint anl con.
current resolution): Fol ::n amendmentlto th'
constitution increasing the levy fct rcs pur-
poses from l0c to 2lc on the SlO) va!untkr
Mr. Smith tPks): Applying tn, general cx.
emption laws as II har to til, ssizura OF property
ortax4s, Mr.. Titum: Requiring the state to
support the public scbo lis maltainol for negro
children.
THURSDAY, JA%tkRs "a
SENATE-Among tho bills introduced vert:
Mr. bres: Providing for commission to
revise and codify exis ing laws each year be-
| fore the decaunial revising session OF the g'n-
eral assembly. Mr.. LYMAN milli, bill
prepared by Brig Goa Milton Moore. cf i N.
sas City, provi ling for gen sral re- o-organi4a'
| tion of the state militia.
HousE-The house had short but busy ses
sion, the work of introducing bills b ing tho
| principal business. Several of tho bills ar, of
great Importance to latg, G.tiss.
FRIDAY, JANUARY Is.
| SKNArE-A few bills were introduced. 4
resolution vas passed to appoint n j>int COM
Inittee of five to inquife into the question Of
| convict labor, and its relation to o;tsae labor.
| When the senate adjourn ID l. was until = y. m.
OF the 10 Ii.
Lieut.. Gov. O'Meara announced the follow.
ing standing committees:
Judiciary - Stone. Bnrkes. Espenschied
| Stevens, Lyman. Seater. Wurda amnn,
:, Criminal Juri'prudencc - Ruikps Dunn.
hiRs1 RsiIroaI STne M, PREF ,s arassr M"Glnn1r
non, McGinnis.
bradley, Rouner. Colley, Dockery.
insarstice 7Lsve, Cochran. Walker, Drum.
Ways and Msans-E, ,t,la5etied Dunn, New.
berry, Hines, Kenrish.
Approprlations-C Cochran. Rouner, Lyman.
Drum, McClintick. Weeks, O'Bannon.
School Text Books-Yeater. Burkes, Stevens,
| tqSe, Duscho.
Ki3catio Hines, Ysater, Walker, Basket,
| McGinnis.
erickson. Morrissry, Basdctt, Wiild- s,taiIr.
BANKS Ncwb .rry, Hines, Cochran, Dt,un,
| Keiiilish
Agricultural -Tagrart, colley, Cash, Weeks,
CitiaJ Towns aud vilng,s--t lyman. Hem
erickson, Cooley, Bradley, .Tnnnell.
Roads and Hghwavs~Week- Cash, NcCin.
tick, Taggart Tunnel. :.
aceounts -Rouncr, Newberry, Cash. 9eGtet
| Buscna.
Pcnitentiary- -Starte Drum, Basket, ,Rouner.
Federal Relations-Morrlssey Bieic"e' 'colley,
| Starke Buschn
Labor and Mines-G Cash. Dcckery, Hines,
| Nowberry, Kennish.
Elesnlosynary Institutions-Ba Coch-
ran, Espeischi.d Stone, Busche
| Township Ufsarizaion Drum, Tagsart,
Rouner. O'Bannon, McCiinlick. .,
| Privileges and Elections-Bledsoc, Morr,iev.
Love, Hondrickson, Konnish.
Justices Of the Peace-Dunn, Sebrcc Burkcs,
Mitia-sebree, Stone, TogsGis Rcdsoo,
Retrenchment and Reform-Mc Clntick,
Weeks, Starkc. Morrissey, Busche.
Enrolled Bills Bradley, Starke Basket
Sabree, Wurdemann.
Engrossed Bills-Colley, Hendrickson, Bled-
soc. bockery. O 'Bannon.
| Printing-Walker, Cochran, Espenschiel
Cash. Wurdemann.
HotsH-A number oe resolutions AMI bill.
were introduced. When til, house adjourned
1t was until q p. m. of the 18th.