The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-03-07
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. March l..

ton was offered by Senator Bledsoe
which provides for the appointment
of two commissioners, one representing
the northern and one the southern
cause, to cooperate with commits
sioners from other states in laying off
and marking out the lines of battle
occupied by the troops from the
various states, on the battlefield of
Chickamauga. On motion the reso-
luton was adopted.
The bill creating the Office of as
sistant prosecuting attorney in counties
of more than 80, 900 and less than 49,
900 inhabitants was passed with emer-
gency clause attached.
The bill providing that the exhibits
belonging to the state at the worlds
fair, shall ut the conclusion of the
fair BIZ transferred to the museum at
the state university, with the ex-
ception of the mineral specimens
which are to be placed in the school
of mines at Rolla, and appropriating
5000 to pay the expenses of such
transfer. was reported favOrably by
the committee on education.
STONES AMENDMENT.
Senator Stone offered an amend
ment. making the place 10 where the
exhibit is to be transferred, the st.
Louis exposition building. and pledged
that the exposition company would
pay all of the expenses of bringing
them from Chicago to St. LOUIS, and
keep them insured against loss of any
cause. Senator Stone ais, amended
his amendment 20 as to give the state
the power of at any time of removing
them from the 81. Louis exposition
building I" any other place in the
state.
The question was warmly debated.
Senators Stone. Burks. Sebree, Es-
pen>chied and Others supporting Sen
ator Stones amendment. and Senators
Yeater. Basket and Harrison opposing
it. The question was vet pending
when the senate took a recess till 2
p. m.
La the senate this afternoon senate
bill - was called up tor 3rd reading
and passed by a vote Of ayes 81 nays
1. This measure provides that cities
of over 1000 and les than 5000 in
habitants operatin. under special
charter shall have power to provide
for sewer and drainage system. The
emergency clause was also adopted by
ii vote of ayes ~ nays /.
The special committee appointed
10 visit and examine the elemosynary
Institutions of the state rendered their
report and 800 copies ofthe COMMITTEES
report were ordered printed.
Sen. Stone called up senate bill No.
.. and moved that the House amend
ments thereto he concurred in.
AN AMENDMENT.
Sen. McGinnis offered an amend
ment. making more specific that pOr-
ton of the law compelling
street railroads To perform the
the same obligations and duties re-
garding the construction and repair OF
street which they now have 10 perform
under the existing law.
On call of the ayes and noes. the
was defeated by vote of
ayes II, noes IL. The question then
REQUIRED on agreeing TO the house !
where were agreed to by .
a vote of aves 81, noes 4.
Senator McGinn;s then offered
protest against the bill becoming
law. which the chair, after reading,
ordered entered upon the journal
Senate bill l19, was defeated, il
lacking three votes of receiving con-
majority.
Senator Sebree'- bill providing for
the establishment of state board of
printing, was call up for 3rd reading.
AID was passed by Il vote of ayes Is,
noes 10.
MERCHANTS TAX RII.I.
Senator Newberry moved that the
vote by which senate bill 10 failed
of passage he reconsidcred; motion
carried, apd bill again placed on final
passage and passed by a vote of ayes
10, noes s. This is the bill providing
that merchants shall be taxed ON the !
within their possession
on the 1st day of June each year.
Senator Baskets bill making the
term OF the State Board at Health 1 /!
wears instead Of & years was passed
with emergency clause attached.
Senator Rouner's bill to repeal the
present law eNempting from taxation
for the term Of one wear from their
date, all notes given for real estate,
etc, was also passed, rs
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