The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1893-03-25
MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.

March 16.-The house after q hot debate, by
d vote OF 10 to A, indefinitely postponed the
motion to expunge from the record the report
Of the Judiciary committee dividing the Green
county circuit court clerks ONCE and giving
the governor power to appoint another clerk.
The present clerk is a Republican, and it liz
sought to give part OF his fees
to a Democrat. The house put in.
the entire afternoon in committee
Of the. whole considering eleemosynary institu-
ton appropriation bills. In the senate Coch-
rams bill to prevent corrupt practices in cleo
tons; to limit expenses of candidates; to pre-
scribe the duties of candidates and political
committees, and to provide penalties
and remedies for the violation OF
the law. being the special order for
II u. m, was at that hour called up and passed
Senator Wurdeman's bill to amend the gar
nishment law, was next taken up, but failed Of
passage, as did also Senator Yeater's bill TO
create the office OF examiner OF state institu-
tions. Newberry's bill repeating the teachers
institute law was read the third time and
passed, receiving in its favor just exactly the
IL votes required to give 1t Il Consti-
tutiOnal majority. The senate next went
into committee of the whole on the house edu-
cational appropriation bill. The item appro-
priating Sl5,OOO to clear and grade the campus
at the state university and to build walks, etc,
was, after q parliamentary battle. finally
stricken out and the recommendation of the
bcuhIc appropriation COulHllJltt lnS6Tlcu III
lieu of It, an appropriation of 81. 900 to erect
and equip a laboratory at the Rolla school OF
mines was adopted.
March l8.-House: The eleemosynary appro-
priation bill for 1893 and 1894 was engrOssed.
Senate bill 166, providing for the reorganization
Of cities Of the third class and placing them in
their proper rank among the cities of the
state, was taken up out of its regular order and
passed. Senate bill providing that in any school
district where there are fifteen colored
children OF school age q free school for such
children shall be maintained was passed In
the senate o resolution was passed allowing
each senator for the balance of the session each
day to call up one bill for third
reading and passage. Tn senate then went
into mmi of the whole on educational
appropriation bill The Warrensburg normal
school appropriation was fixed at &27,5O In
stead of $50, 900. as it passed the house. The
Lincoln institute appropriation caused an an
mated debate, but the appropriation as 1t came
from the house was finally agreed upon,
the amount Of the appropriation footing up
2 $500. At the night session of the house, SEN
ate bill 140, which authorizes the temporary
investment OF school money In bonds, for such
q period Of time as 1t Is not needed, passed.
The house also passed the senate committee
substitute bill, which extends the Australian
ballot law to cities Of 5000 population and to
all voting precincts in the state
March 17.-Governor Stone vetoed the bill
ASRSoAAA hhS "AS sew 49,
the ground of its unconstitutionality. The
house passed the grain inspection bill, Cochran's
corrupt practice bill, Zines bill prohibiting
incorporation Of bond investment companies
and senate bill providing for annual assess
ment of real estate. The senate passed
Choate's bill requiring county clerks in max
ing out the abstract Of the vote Of their coun-
ties to be sent to the secretary OF state, to
tabulate the vote by precincts; Rus
sells bill, raising the fine for betting
on gambling devices from the existing rate OF
from $40 to S25 to S25 to 5000; house
substitute bill prohibiting for the next five
years the sale or shipment out of the county
where killed, of quail and prairie chickens;
Heidarn's bill, permitting county courts to
loan out surplus school moneys at q minimum
rate of five per cent, instead Of the present rate
Of six per cent; Senator Yeator's bill providing
punishment for those who defle the water
Of any well, spring, brook or reservoir nsed fol
domestic purposes, or for obstructing them oil
diverting the natural course OF any running
stream used for such purposes; house bill
compelling county courts to build and main
tain guard rails on all county bridges.
March fs. -Ninety-four out OF the 10
members OF the house were present. Sen
ate bills were mostly disposed OF. Bills were
passed as follows: Providing for O peniten
tiary chaplain at q salary OF 81, 200 per year
taxation OF merchandise for school purposes
giving the circuit courts of st. Lonis jurisdic
tion over contested election cases; appropriat
ing g., 500 from the state insurance funC
to the state revenue fund, requiring the count,
J clerk to cause to be delivered election ballots
to the judges OF each district. changing tn,
date for railroads making annua reports T.
the state officials to the second Tuesday Ii
March; requiring pharmacists to register Il
the county where they reside and do business
providing for the appointment OF assistan
prosecuting attorneys in the counties o
Buchanan. Greene and Jasper,
nyl.a 1,.n -asaoA fha onnnta n naurranf raaf
luton submitting an amendment to the stat
constitution providing for the legal separation
OF Kansas City from jackson county. Th
senate spent nearly the entire day considerin
the general appropriation bill In committee G
the whole. Only nineteen out Of the thirty
four were present, which means that severe
sections of the bill must be considered again.
March a0.-Brigadter General Moore's bi
providing for the reorganization, equipmer
and discipline of the state militia came up fo
passage In the house and was summarlly an
decisiyely defeated. The vote stoo
G6 10 Al. The judiciary committe
OF the house reported unfavorably the bi
!, which passed the senate, giving attorneys
lien for their fees on all judgments which the
may recover in personal injury suits. IT
senate spent the entire day In consideration {
the appropriation bills, and a~ccomplfshe
some admirable work, passing oil the bills bt
one. Most OF the day was spent by the SCI
ate in committee of the whole discussing tn
%eleemosynary and general appropri'
ton bills. A bitter ight was II
dulged In over the appropriation {
go, 900 for the support OF the INDECENT insane 8
the st. Louis asylum, and though the apr
priation was attacked on the ground OF its III
constttutionality it was finally recommends
as received from the house. The senate RI
} voked its action in committee of the whole o
Saturday when the state geological department
was cut off without q cent by adopting a
amendment which will give that departmer
$50, 900 for the next two years. The amour
approved by the house was $4,000. The Fulto
asylum and the Industrial home for girls Q
Chillicothe were both cut down 5000 in the
? appropriations.
The appropriation bills as passed with the
amendments were sent to the house for II
concurrence, the total amendment OF tn
states money appropriated by the senate 81
proximates 2,000.010.
: March 22.-Both the house and senat
adopted q resolution fixing Thursday, Mare
%, at noon, as the time for final adjournment
the Thirty seventh general assembly I'll
house rejected the cut OF $1,000 for the lndu
trial home for girls at Chillicothe, and also +
, fused to concur in the senate amendmer
, reducing from s35. 000 to $50, 900 the appropri
I t~ionIfor the state geological department. III
| house passed the fellow servant bill by a vot
OF SO to 5. Representative Requa's bill requi
ing bond investment companies and otht
companies selling bonds on the installmel
, plan to deposit, within thirty days from IL
passage of the act. 800, 900 with the sta
. treasurer as a pledge Of good faith Or
stability, passed Senator Newberry's bill pr
viding for q repeal OF the institute law was d
feated In the house. The house also passe
Z the pharmacy bill The senate defeated Il
bill prohibiting water, gas and electric ligl
U companies from discriminating in charges