Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-02-16
MISSOURI, STATE NEWS.
Az the House Sees It. !

500
The lower house Of the legislature,
acting as committee of the whole
agreed to the following appropriations
for the support of the civil officers OF
the state for the ensuing two years:
Salary of governor. $1,000; lieutenant gov
ernor, 5000; governors secretary. $4,000;
governors stenozrapher, $2.400: salary seven
judges OF supreme court. $6a. 600: official re-
porter supreme court. $500; judges st. Louis
court of appeals $1,000; official reporter court
of appeals. $1,000: judges Kansas City court OF
appeals. &2L0O: Official reporter court OF APP
peals, $500: salary of thirty eight circuit
judges. sl5eoD; judg, St. Louis criminal
court. "a 600: judge Kansas City criminal
court, $4O0j; Judge st. Joseph Grim
iral court. $4,000; judge Springfield criminal
COST, 81. 600: judge Fifteenth circuit criminal
court, $1,000; judge Cape Girardeau court
&,O0O; salary attorney general. $1,000; sal
airy clerk OF attorney general. $1,000: stenog-
rapher attorney general. 81, 800: state librarian
81 500; assistant librarian. 5000; secretary OF
state. &C. 200; chief clerk to secretary. $1,000;
assistant clerks $200,; treasurer. 5000; chief
clerk and book keepers. $i0O 600: stenographers,
81 800; state auditor. 5000; clerks and stsnog-
rapher, $90600; superintendent public schools,
5000; clerks and stenographsr. 81, 800; rail-
road commissioners, 900; secretary of COM
mission, g O10.
This disposes of $4,000. and there is yet SIG.
600 to appropriate.
Tho school-Book Law Valid.
Chief Justice Black of the supreme
court rendered an opinion on the 9th in
an important case.
It was the case of the State ex rel. Wolfe,
state superintendent of public schools against
Ira T. Bronson and others, compo sing the Se-
dalia school board This suit called into ques-
ton the validity of the school book law. The
Sedalia school board did not put into use the
list of school text books adopted by thu school
book commission in April, 1891. and the state
superintendent proceeded. in the name of the
state, to compel the school board to do SO. The
school board held the act to be unconstitu.
tional because the title of the bill contained
more than one subject. After commenting on
the subject, and making references to sections
governing the law tsec. .8, art. of constitH
tion), the chief justice concludes: What we
now hold is that the present relator has the
right to prosecute these proceedings, that the
act OF April 4, 1891, is constitutional and must
be obeyed." Judge Barclay dissented from the
opinion. and holds that the title Of the act vio-
lates the constitutional provision referred to
by Judge Black. Judge Barclay, in concluding
his opinion, says: 1T affords plain iliustra-
ton of the very evil which the constitutional
provision was designed to prevent"
II the Sedalia school board desires to continue
transferred to the court in banc. as Judge Bar
clay's dissent warrants such transfer.
The Garnishment Bill Killed.
The senate, on the 10th, indefinitely
postponed the exemption law, and the
house did a like service for the garnisk-
ment bill.
There was considerable discu ssion in the
house, which was brought 20 an end by Mr.
Davis. OF Buchanan, moving that the entire
matter be Indefinitely postponed; carried
yeas. 81: nays, go
Nays-Messrs. Ameluag.- Boisseau, Bulla,
Carter, Coots. Davidson. Davis LOT Taneyl.
Drabelle. Fogel. Hackney. Harper, HAYS. Hell
Murray, Newton. Pachai. Pstrlck. Paxton,
Powell, Smart. Smith tof Pike). Stafford.
Stickney,, Strother. Tatum. Youngblood. and
The senate punishment bill is yet alive. It
provides for subsection of one-fourth OF wages
to garnishment when the earnings are above
$50 per month. the surplus over $50 alone be-
ing subject to garnishment.
Cass County Judges Released.
The three judges of Cass county
who have been in Jail in Kansas City
for nearly year for contempt of court,
in refusing to order a tax levy. APP
peared before Judge Philips, of the
United States district court, the other
morning, and reported the adoption, by
over 1000 majority, of the 20 cent
bond compromise proposition suggested
by Judge Philips He accordingly re-
mitted the $500 fine imposed upon each
and discharged them. If the bondhold-
ers accept the proposition new bonds
will be issued.
A Precedent.
The Jefferson City correspondent of
the Globe-Dcmocrat, under date of Feb
ruary Z, says:
In determining the right OF John E. Swanger
of Sullivan county. to retain his seat in the
house, by almost a.unanimous vote, the house
established precedent and settled a legal Ques-
ton at the same time. Mr.. Swangers seat was
contested on the sole ground that he had not
paid taxes on real estate OF personal property
in Sullivan county for the year prece ling his
election. He had. however paid taxesin Mer-
Ger fcounty. The committee determined that
his citizenship being in Sullivan county it mat
tered not in what part OF the state he paid
taxes. and this view was adopted by the house.
Wants Gasoline Inspected.
Mr.. Adkins, of st. Joseph. has intro
duced bill in the lower house of the
legislature requiring an inspection of
gasoline.
The insrection, il the bill passes, will be
spection OF illuminating oils by the same In
spectors. The price of inspection is fxei at
12ls cents per barrel by the act. Mr.. Adkins.
who was formerly coal oil inspector of st. Jo-
seph. saws that there are about 10000 barrels
of gasoline sold annually in this state. and that
in imperfect state it Is the cause of many
fatal accidents. most of which can be obviatel
in the future by a careful inspection
Four Negroes burned TO Death.
Mrs. Stephen James, Emma James. IL
years old; Arthur James, years old,
and Joe Mitchell, 6 years old, were
burned to death on thesmorning of the
sth in fire which destroyed the cabin
of Stephen James. at 1910 West Eighth
street, Kansas City. AL the victims
were colored. The fire caught from an
overloaded stove, and while all the oc-
cupanrs of the house were asleep.
The Propositions Accepted.
The citizens of Joplin have accepted
the proposition of the Kansas City,
Pittsburgh & Gulf Railway Co. to build
its line to Joplin.
Subscription lists were opened on the 9th,
AMI the amount required by the company was
subscribed. Joplin will give a right of way
through the city to the Kansas line and deed
Htteen acres OF 0round Tor terminals. The ROAD
viii be completed to Joplin by mid summer.
Captured In Oregon.
Charles K. Carter, who broke jail in
Lawrence county last summer, has been
in Portland. Ore, and re-
turned to the Lawrence county jail
Shot Her Mother.
At Nevada, on the 4th, the 4-year-old
of Mrs. john Robinson picked
nm a revolver. SaNinn .tI,ll shcr,k mn M.