Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-02-23
THE MISSOURI: LEGISLATURE
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY II.

THE MISSOURI: LEGISLATURE
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY IL. s4# Sc
EENaTE-The senate was not in session
HOUSE -Bills were disposed Of as follows:
To prevent the imposition by ssvindlinS
nursery agents on fruit growers by ren-
dering such contracts void. Passed.
Amending the law in relation to the manner
OF making petitions for the opening OF pub
| lie roads, and requiring samc to contain the
names OF all residents through whose land the
road is to run, with amount OF damage, il any,
claimed by each. Passed To restrain goats
from running at large in townships having
adopted the stock law. Lost. Requiring the
railroad and warehouse commissioners to es-
tablish and erfprca q just schedule of rates to
be charged by express companies. Passed
yeas SO, nays2
MONDAY, FEBRUARY ID.
SENArR-Very little business wac transacted
beyond the engrossment Of several unimpor-
tant bills
HorsE-Several bills were introduced. and
the following passed: Appropriating $l600,-
600 for the purchase Of state bonds. Appro-
prat ing one third OF the state revenue to the
public schools. -Appropriating money for as
sessing and collecting the revenu ne for the years
1894
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY lH
SENArE-The retail merchants punishment
bill was called mp by Mr.. Wurdeman, and an
amendment adopted exempting from garnish-
ment wages OF 81. 30 per day or less paid to the
heads of families. In this shape the bill was
ordered engrossed. The following bills were
passed: House bill adding Audrain county to
the St Louis court OF appeals district. Senate
bill to prevent the sale of intoxicants to In
dams or intoxicated persons. Authorizing
county school districts to levy 20 cents en- the
S10O valuation for road purposes.
HoUsE-House bills were taken up for third
reading and passage and disposed OF as follows:
Requiring applicants for marriage license to
file n joint affidavit that they are of legal age
and that their marriage is not prohibited by
law in any respect. Passed. Enlarging the
scope of authority Of cities of the fourth
class in regard to improving streets
Passed. The substitute bills amending
the fish law were ordered engrossed.
House bill providing for the annual assess
laid over Informally. Mr.. Bonds bill, regulat-.
ing the charges of telephones, was passed
yeas, SO; nays, 16. House bill providing for
the appointment of nine medical examiners to
pass upon applicants for license to practice
medicine and surgery in the state, was tabled
after long debate-yeas, 81: nays, 49,
House joint and concurrent resolution ask
ing congress to pass law to prevent the
gerrymanderiDg OF congressional districts
was tabled without debate--ysas, Il; nays, a.
wEDN EspAY. FEBRUARY Is.
SENATE-Mr. Yeater's bill requiring probate
judges to furnish the assessor annually with
list of personal property of estates for taxation
was taken up and passed Mr.. Sebree's senate
bill to prevent persons living in cities and
towns from keeping honey bees within 100 feet
of a street was called up, and afforded the
senator's OF humorous disposition subject
of much levity. The bill was defeated. Mr..
Rouner's bill for the taxation Of notes held by
merchants for goods sold was taken up for en-
grossment, and. pending discussion, a recess
was taken. At the afternoon session of the
senate Mr.. Rouner's bill to tax merchants ac-
counts was engrossed with a number of
amendments. Senate bill giving jurors In at
tendance at justice courts one dollar per day
was defeated.
HoUsE-The committee on cons titutfonal
amendments reported unfavorably propos ed
constitutional amendment giving women the
right to vote at school and municipal elections
A minority favorable report was also submit
ted. On motion of Mr. Fogle the measure was
indefinitely postponed-ysas. IS; nays. 4S. The
committee on labor reported Mr.. Kalbfell's bill
making the first Monday in September q legal
holiday. The bill repeating the school teach
ers' institute law was called up outof order for
engrossment. and a debate followed lasting an
hour. motion to table the bill was lost
yeas. So; nays, SO. The bill was then made
q special order for Tuesday t2lstl at 2 O'Clock.
Under a suspension of the rules Mr.. Haw-
kins introduced bill appropriating 700 for
the erection of new buildingsfn connection
with the state university. the same to be ex-
pended during the years of 1891 and 1884, House
bill prohibiting any person from being direc.
tor in a bank against whom the bank holds .
judgment was read = third time and passed.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY L.
SENArR-The com rnittee on mines, minins
and labor submitted majority and minority
report on the fellow servant law" The ma.
jority report recommended q substitute. which
includes miners within the benefits Of the act
snd the minority report recommended that