The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-03-11
tHs MISSOURI LEGISLATURE

tETT-RsoN Cry. March In ihe senate
yesterday Mr.. Sehrces resolution opposing LIS
anncxation Of TIC. Sandwi,h h islands was adopt
ed Without da,,ate. The cSlruni.tee on criu!.
inal Jurisprudence reported tTYhraAls til
requiring pharmacists 10 register In Les
county where they are doing business.
The committee on appropriations reported
fGvorahly till appropriating sl0.50O for a
typographical survey OF southeast Missouri.
The senate spent the entire afternoon engross-
Ing bills. One of the measures ena,roSsed in
eteascs the salary of the chaplain Of the prni.
ten,iaty to 81, ,so1 per year, and another protides
FOR state inspection Of building and loan asso-
Citations.
HoUsE-The committee on normal schools re-
ported adversely q iill to establish 4 normal
school in southwest Missouri. The committee
on criminal Jurisprudence reported favorahly
house bill to prohibit the sale OF ci-
garettes within the state. Senate bill
ihalIing judicial circuit OF Pet
It's county was repCrtad faverably by the jul
dietary committee. House bin requiring county
courts to place guard rails on all county bridges
and house bill authorizing corporations to
change the par valre OF stock, were pass u.
The Bill requiring abutting property IN st.
Louis TO pay ali the tax OF street Improvements
failed TO pass: yeas. 90; nays. 81. A lar-e
number Of ILLS changing dates OF hold
ing circuit courts were cngrossci. House bill
abolishinS the preparatory department of the
normal schools was refused cngroSsment. The
senate bill requiring abuttins property in 81.
Louis to pay the cost OF improvements and
which was defeated in the forenoon. was recon
sidered in the afternoon and passed-yeas So
nays 81 Bills passed az afternoon session: Re-
quiring corporations engaged in business with
in the state TO keep a general ofice therein.
JEFFERSON CITY. Mar,h 2-in the Senate
yesterday, Mr.. Bledsoe introduced a concur
rent resolution empowering the governor to ap-
Point two commissioners to locate for the
United States commissioners the position
occupied by the Missouri troops at
the tattle of ChickamauFa. Senator Stones
bill requiring telephone and tele-
graph wires to lie placed under
ground in st. Louis was reported unfavorahly
by the committee on cities. towns and villages.
Rills passed: Senate bill requiring merchan-
disc to he listed for taxation in a like manner
as personal property. Senate bill giving the
coroner of st. Louis an additional deputy.
Senate Iill making the terms Of the members
of the board of health four years duration.
HOUsE-The house transacted very little
business. Mr.. Smith (of Rallsl introduced
resolution calling upon the members of the
lower house Of congress to use every possible
effort to secure the enactment of the Hatch
anti-option bill. The resolution was hampered
by dilatory motions until the morning hour ex-
pired.
JEFFERSON CITY. March 3-In the senate
yesterday senate ill eliminating the > percent.
political clause from the Australian ballot law
WIS passed. Senate hill relating to disposition OF
the Worlds fair exhibits was ordered engrOssed
after being amended so Us TO give the St Louis
exposition the exhibits belonging TO the state
until 1895. Senate bill revising the chapter re-
lating to the organization Of the state militia
was passed. Senate hiu providing for the an
nual assessment of real estate was defeated.
Senate bill requiring the counties OF Cape Gil
rardeau Linn, Sullivan and Pike to pay into the
state treasury certain taxes levied upon rail
roads for the revenue and interest funds was
lost. hut will be reconsidered. THE amount OF
money involved is said to over si0,OO1l
HoUsE-Mr. Smith tof Rails, with the con-
sent of the house. withdrew his resolution con-
cerning the Hatch anti-optiOn bill The com
mittce constitutional amendments sub
mitted a majority aad minority report on
Mr.. Pachall's resolution for constitutional
amendment exemptins 500 of personal
property from taxation. The majority re-
ported the measure unfGvorably and the
minority protested. A motion to print carried.
The committee on unfinished business reported
favorably the house joint resolution ne
March - at - O'Clock m, as the date of
final adjournment Of the general assembly.
The general road law tiil was taken up aad
some clerical errors corrected and the meas
ure ordered re-engrOssed- The bill TO amend
the teachers law was tabled House bill max
ing street railway companies responsible for
damages received by employees through the
carelcssness or negligence Of co-employes was
lost. House bill to preserve fish from destruc-
tion hy the use OF dynamite and other explo-
sives was read thi I'd time and passed-yeas. %;
nays. ~.
JEFFERSON CITY. March I'm the senate
yesterday Mr.. Stones underground wire bill
"a measure applying 20 st LOUIS was inden-
nitely pOStponed-g to L.
HOUsE-Mr. Davidsoa's bill reporting the
act requiring Incorporated companies. other
than railroad and insurance companies to re-
port annually to the secretary OF state and
enacting new law on the subject. was passed
by a.voie of &c to II The friends of the teachers
institute law demanded correction of the
journal showing Ton the sdl that the teachers
institute bill had been tabled. After considera-
bic wrangling motion 10 that effect was car
ried and the bill sent to engrosSmcnt-7l TO 40
An act declaring that in case OF seduction II
shall he no defense that the defendant offered
TO marry the prosecuting witness. and where
defendant does marry the seduced woman to
avoid prosecution. that if he abandon her with
out cause sufficient to warrant a divorce he
shall he guilty Of n felony, was passed.
JEFFERsoS CITY, March 6-On Saturday the
senate transacted considerable routine bust
ness. Many hills were engrossed, among them
one providing for an excise commissioner for
ST. Louis. Mr.. Schree pronounced u glowing
euloCy on the democratic party and on PreSi-
dent Cleveland. Adjourned till p. m of to
day.
HoUSE-Thc house passed q hill providing
for the establishment into levee district OF
that portion Of the st. Francis basin lying
within the counties CT Dunklin, New Madrid
and Pemiscot which is subject to overflow from
the Mississippi river. The st. Louis improve
ment bill was signed by the speaker and chiei
clerk.