The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-03-04
THE MISSOURI LEGISLATURES

JtFFERsoN CiTE FrS aI.--In tho senate yes
| tcriay senate TN TO ni6ytfs lhe anti peol
| law permitting th0f bale g. ,pHSns I'm sIFlefr
events whilc the s4lhe are IN pioySCsS Frs
paSSed-2i to :.
HoUsE-Soaate ill prohibiting corporations
| from interfering with employees joining lawful
| lai or organizations vas taken up and passed
without dc"atc. McSssrS- Smart and Medley
| voting against il; House bill requiring clerks
Of city councils in the third class 10 lie elected
| as other officers was passed: also hoase liu
providing the manner of fencing in counties
| having adopted tho stock law.
JEFFERSON CITY. Feb. EN- the senate yes
terdGy morning Senator Baskets bill dec hiring
PUZZLE all warehouses Of 5000 bushels md
over. in which gYsin of different owners is
stored. read third time and passed
Senator Rradley-s till eliminating persons
who furnish building materials from the me
chnnics lien lTv Ers discussed for an hour.
ard indefnitel, postponed. Tfpte vas a hong
dictate over the engrossment OF Senator Sc
-hress ssiifaqprorrfSS Siug - 80 for monuments
over the graves OF cx1iov. Marmaduke. Gen.
james Shields and Judge Scott. 1t was refused
engrcssnent. Adjourned till the 2ld.
HoUSE-A communication was reaG fr-R the
governor. in which he recommends the repeal
of section Of The act aprropriatin:s money for
the Worlds fair exhibit, which provides for
turning rs many Of the exhibits as possible
over 10 the state bureau OF geology. and for
sale of the remainder At auction and return
Of the proceeds &c the state treasury. In place
OF ibis section the gGrernor recommends the
paSSacc Of "a law FOR Il iransfct Gf oil suitnhie
exhibits to the miCSeuEi Of the stale universally.
Bills to this Cffcct peaGing in the scrotc and
house. Senate tll. with number Of imchi-
ments increasing the state tax On dfamSH6ps
from 80 TO *I0o. was reported favOtahls. HoCse
lill repeating the teachers institute Law of 1881
sr. Ell
cial order for enlrrossment. An amendment was
adopted exemrtinE st. Louis. and the till was
cngrOsscd- yeas, -: nays, Al. The fire.nens
pension till was ordered engrossed. Adjourned
till the I'd
JEFFERSON CITY Feb. sf-Mr Walker. in
the senate yesterday. called up a resolution
introduced scmr time ago providing for i si'e-
cial committee 10 make inquiry into the con-
vict-la question. Adopted without dctat
Mr. Eeater introduced tiu to create the OH e
Of criminal CLERK for Greene CcuniT. The com
mittee on internal Improvements reported favcC-
ably Mr.. Walkers hill fora survey Of the swamp
lands of southeast Missouri. I he special COM
mittee appointed TO investigate the matter Of
placing electric wires underground in ST. Louis
submitted a majority and minority report.
which were referred 70 committee IN cities,
towns and villages. lin providing fer the
annual assessment of real estate was cngrOSseG
after long dela:e. The special committee
fiIat examined the site Of the st. Louis blind
asylum submitted 4 report recommending the
sale of the site for S.OO010 and the purchase OF
n NOR" suitable location.
HOTSE-A c communication from Senator Vest
to the chief clerk OF the house was read. II re-
lates to the action Of the house in asking him
to vote for the anti-oi.tiOn ill and aftcrward
rendering him vote of confidence. for which
the senator returned his thanks. The commit
tee on normal schools reported adversely Mr.
Davidsons I'LL abOlishing the preparatory de-
partmeutS Of the normal schools. The house,
however. ordered the till printed md placed On
the calendar. The committee on scieGtific and
benevolent institutions reported adversely Mr..
Martins Till requiring local fhards hf health
to cremate the bodies OF INDECENT per
sons who die from infectious diseases. The
bill requiring assessors 10 he provided with
seal for stamping notes listed for taxation was
ordered enGrOSSed. Bills passed: Appropria-
ting money for paying the salaries Of state off,
GERS and various contingent expenses and for
clerical hire. Requiring all moneys collected
for the clecmOSynary institutions to he turned
over TO the state treasurer. and further provid-
inr that such money can only he drawn out on
warrants. Authorizing county courts TO pro-
vid~ ~ tho orgaai,ation <f ievee diStriets.-
Providing that plaintiffs in rarnishr1ent suits
MAY lie required 10 give security for costs the
same aS in ordinary actions.
JEFFERsoS CITY. Fc', :5.-Thnrc Was a
lengthy DEBATE in The senate yesterday over a
resolution to tric up house tilIs for Third read
ing, the real point al issue teing Il considera-
tion of the fcllow-servant law. The sen
ate refused Ia take up house Hills.
The committee on judiciary reported favor
ably tn" resolution providing for revision Of
the constitution of The state. The committee
on ways and means reported unfavo-ahly Sen
a.or Lyman's i'll to establish state board OF
undcriakcrs. The afternoon session of the SEN
fsHsrn ION
engrossment Of the ecllow-scr want law, and the
measure was not completed.
House Mr.. F0gcl introduced a resolution
mrmOrialiZing congress to enact legislation 10
limit the jurisdiction Of the federal courts in
tn" matter uf CnCroat hing upon -taie rights.
There followed debate Of thirty min
utes. and then the resolution was r..
.crrcd to the committee on judiciary. A
resolution was adopted giving general ap-
preparation ills III" ri=h; af way In the house.
The committee on roads and highways reported
flV0Tahly III" tiIl requiring; a state inspection
of beer and imposing 4 tax Of i,c per gallon as
an inspection fec The house gave the bill
precedence over other bills in printing and cua-
sideration. III" committee on WAYS and means re-
ported. with an amendment, senate hin i'm
posing general tax Of per cent. on the net
earnings OF express companies. The amend
mcnt proposed to cut the tax down TO I per
cent. hut tn" house rejected the amendment and
The hill went on thr calendar for the third read
ing House hill rel uiriE" fees received hy the
oil inspectors to lie turned over to tn" state
treasurer AMI limiting the salary Of inspectors
TO not exceeding SION per year. was taken up
and passed. House till preventing co1l oil in
SpcctnrS from inspecting oil al less than the
statutory rate was read the third time and
passed.
JEFFERSON CITY. Fec. e7-In the senate Sat
uriay the fellow-scryants' hill was ordered to
ens;ro>SrcHt. after !caSthy war OF words
The lill not only applies - ,ailroacs, hut to
eTcry mine and ccrpor' .---u using dangerous
Tnarhin.< ~
HnUst. The vote ty which Il general road
law measure was defeated on the 2ith re-
considered. and the tifl ordered cnIrosSed. The |
nill 10 increase th1 salary OF the chaplain OF
the peuitCntiary from $50 TO 81 800 per year w.s
ordered earrosscd. The fellow servants law |
was ordered engrOssed: also an act TO prevent |
Political assessments OF any kind.
1t is not alone in the west that |
wolves are source of trouble and loss |
to the farmers. In Louisiana these |
beasts are reported to be playing sad |
havoc" in the De Lartigo region and in |
Grant parish. They have cleaned up |
all the lambs and pigs" says the re-
port, ''and are at work on the tougher |
muttons and porlers." The farmers |
are planning 4 grand hunt, after the |
manner of the western wolf drives, to |
clear out the ''varmints."
1t would be good idea to have
society" people who hire theater boxes |
bound over to keep the peace before |
they are permitted to enter them -