Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-03-16

THE MISSOURI LEGISLATURE
JEFFERSON CITY. March s.-The morning
session OF the senate yesterday was confined
almost exclusively to the debate over the BILL
| to repeal the township organization law. The
bill was finally passed. and several counties ~
the state which have been acting under the old
law viii have to change their form OF local gov
/ eminent should the governor sign the BILL
Senator Stone introduced joint and con-
current resolution memorialing congress to
pass laws In conformity with the governors re-
cent message on the st. Clair county bond case
The governor returned. signed, the bill permit
ting workfngmen to belong to union labor or
CARNATIONS and guaranteeing them protection
from hlacklfstfng.
HoUsEBy o vote of 90 70 IS the house passed
the bill which empowers the governor to APP
point special judge to act in the place of the
judges OF any county court who, for any rear
son, may be unable to perform their od1ctal du-
ties Mr. Gernezs bill roviting for the appoint
ment by the governor OF q state board of phar-
macy (which was defeated on the 9TH, was
reconsidered and passed. The hremen's bill
WAS taken up as special order and passed b
JEFTERsoN CTR. March 0.-In the senate
yesterday SenatorMcGinnis vigorously assailed
the beer inspection bill and fmpugned the mo-
tives Of the men who introduced IT, He said
that 1t had been pending In the general assem-
bly IN one form and another for twenty years,
and had been introduced for the purpose OF bleed
Ing the brewers and competing them to give up
Doodle. The brewers refused and the house
had been hoodwinked into passing the bill. It
was intended to place tax upon the Missouri
manufacturers I'm the interest OF manufacturers
outside Of the state The bill was finally re-
ferred to the committee on ways and means.
which practically kills it. The bill providing
for Typographical surv ey Of the St. Francis
basin in southeast Missouri. including the over
Moved and swamp lands In ten counties OF the
southeast and appropriating $4,000 therefore,
was passed.
HoUsE-The resolution to investigate the
charges that numerous members OF the legisla-
ture are travelling on railway passes was re-
fefred to the committee on criminal 'jurispru-
dence. House bill requiring all notes, bonds
and evidences OF Indebtedness listed for taxation
TO be stamped by the assessor with seal was
taken up for third reading and passage as
special order. The bill was passed with two
votes to spare Mr.. Drabelle moved to recon
slider the vote and table the measure but at the
afternoon session Mr.. Drabelle's motion was
voted down. House bill requiring the annual as
sessment of real estate and the listing annually
Of statement of solvent notes, securities, etc,
was passed-yeaS, 76 nays, 30. House bill re-
peallng the present teachers institute law and
re-enacting the old was put up on its passage and
defeated The vote by which house bin prohi BIT
ing constables from making arrests without
warrants was lost YVES reconsidered, and the
bill passed. House bill reducing the number of
annual reports printed by the state board OF
agriculture to 10000 and adding the state horti.
cultural society as a department OF the board
was passed. The localoption road-law bill was
read third time and passed. 1T outlines gen.
era1 features for opening roads. which
either be adopted rejected by districts
The house also passed bill requiring road
supervisors to take care OF all road tools.
JEFFERSON CITY. March 10.-In the senate
yesterday house amendment to senate bill tax
ing express companies on their gross earnings
was concurred in. THE original tax was 2 per
cent and the house amendment reduces 1t ato
Ia per cent? The governor returned to the
senate with his approval senate bill increasing
the state license on dramshops from $50 to S1O9
per year.
HoUsE-House bill reducing maximum
freight rates about IS per cent four classes OF
freight. the same being carload rates on grain,
live stock mixed stock and lumber, lath and
shingles, was pass ed-yeas, 49, nays, 2.
House bill appropriating S25OOO0 for ad-
ditional buildings in connection with the state
university was reported back from the
grossment committee and Immediately taken
up for final consideration and passed-yeas, So;
nays, 80. The emergency clause also passed.
JEFFERSON CITY. March lin the senate
yesterday house bill for pensioning disabled
fremen and the widows and orphans of de-
ceased firemen was taken up en- q favorable
committee report, and imme 1iately read q
third time and pas sed-yeas, 30; nays, 2 Mr..
Yeater's bill providing for constitutional
convention was debated on third reading and
lost-yeas, Q; nays. 10. Senate committee bill
making corporations responsible for damages
received by employees through the carelessness
or negligence OF fellow employees. known as the
fellow servant law" was considered on final
hearing and defeated-yeas Is; nays, Is. Adj
i0urned till the 18th
HoUsE-The committee on elections submit
ted a report in the contested case of Robert
Haley against A. ]. Pettijohn, from Linn
county. THE report favors the claim of
his seat in the house since
the organization. Mr.. Pettijchn is republican
and. according to the returns, was elected by a
majority of 1. The committee found many fr-
regularities but nothing sufficient to set aside
the result. certified by the proper OH Gals.
The report was adopted unanimously
House bill prohibiting judges OF elections
from entering voting booths to prepare ballots
for illiterate voters, and requiring such ballots
to be made out in the presence of al the judges,
was called up out Of order and passed.
JEFFERSON CITY. March 13.-In the house
Saturday the committee on clerk hire recon-
mended that thirty five clerks from the house
force be dispensed with; adopted. Bills
passed: Providing for the use of safety
cages in lead ard zinc mines; authorizing
Judges to hear evidence for and against grant
ing changes of venue: prohibiting the shipment
Of quails and prairie chickens for period OF
FIVE years: prohibiting the selling or giving
away of cigarettes or tobacco to minors: au-
thorizing county courts to levy 15c on the s10G
valuation for road purposes: providing that
deeds Of trust must be sold under the same re-
strictions mortgages and one
years time be granted to redeem
property; authorizing county seats with
out railroads to construct electric lines and
make connections with main lines; empower
ing the governor to appoint an additional mine
inspector; authorizing county courts to loan
surplus school funds at per cent. interest.