The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-02-21
MISSOURI soLONS.
Quite q Number Of Bills Dis.
posed Of BY the Senate.
Three Sessions Held by the
House and Much Work
Accomplished.

rouse 8O0 MUCH Work
Accomplished.
Special correspondence Of The Bs1oo.
SENATE.
JEFFERSON CRY, Feb. II, IS.
The senate convened at 10 a. IN. =,
and after prayer by the chaplain, a
number Of bills were introduced and
read first time.
Among those offered were: Bill
by Senator Bradley to tax the value
Of all corporation franchises.
Bill by Stone to amend the law re-
lating to court of criminal correction
in st. Louis, go as to allow a prisoner
the benefits of the insolvent debtor
act.
The committee on internal improve
ments reported with amendments. the
bill placing express companies under
the control of the railroad commits
sioners.
The bill amending the Stone pool
law so as to allow netting on the
tracks of the state on events occurring
outside of the state was called up and
resulted in an
ANIMATED DEBATE.
After considerable discussion the
measure was lost by vote of ayes,
l6; noes II. it lacking two of having
constitutional majority.
Senator McClintic next moved
TO reconsider the vote by which the
bill was lost, but after some discussion
the matter was laid over without fur
ther action.
The senate then took recess till
three p. IN. at which hour i, reconven-
ed.
Several bills of minor Importance
were introduced and Senator Baskets
; hill amending the Law regarding the
support of the deaf and dumb chill.
. dren at the State Deaf and Dumb
. asylum was after a lengthy discussion
defeated.
The senate then adjourned till 2 p.
M. Monday.
The House held three sessions to-
day and accomplished considerable
routine business
During the morning. session several
bills were introduced, among them
being bill by Edwards, providing
that criminals hung shall be execut-
ed within the walls Of the Penitentiary.
Bill by Smith Of Pike. granting to
state board Of education the power Of
holding institutes and issuing teachers
certificates.
Bill by Wilson Of Saline requiring
railroad companies to build switches
where tracks cross each other.
Bill by Fogle changing the amount
Of bond required to be given when
property is attached.
A number Of committee reports
were made. Among them q favor
able report on the bill requiring rail.
road companies to display in every
coach of train the name
or EACH STATION
when it is about to he passed.
The bill prohibiting corporations
from preventing their employees from
being members Of labor organizations,
was also reported favorably.
At the afternoon session the bill
abolishing township organizations was
passed, as was also bill exempting
fourth class cities from the Australian
ballot law.
Three bills. Nos. los, 1O9 and ITO,
all introduced BY Black Of Davies
county at the request Of the League
of Building associations, were passed
without opposition.
At the evening session scarcely a
quorum was present.
Several bills were ordered engrOssed
and at | p. M. the house adjourned
till III Il. m. tomorrow.
JEFFERSON CRY, Feb. ls.-The
senate was not in session to-day it
having adjourned yesterday till Mon
day. The house. however, with a
bare quorum of members tried to do
business at the old stand, about all
that was done however was the ell
.rossment of a few bills.
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