The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-03-23
THE MISSOURI LEGISLATURE

ptttEhapE Cry, Marth H. In the scnat,
yes'erdny Mr.. WurIuh,tr rllC' III spuott
% ~ Gouliyins the gUrnishmcnt laws nud RfHat
uiS Known as the rrtlil pro,crs' bill Mr.
.o.hrah moved that tho rill lie definitely post
pohcd' Whit was cnrried by "A vote of is Il
~ the president Of the SENATE voting in The M
hIIhltlVc At the afternoon session OF the sen
ute hr' featcr's III for the appointment of an
vN"lnIhcf OF state Institutions was defeated on
thlrd reading. Senator Cochrnn's hill TO Pre-
vent RI cry, corruption and in,lmidutions al
,,G, ,, uonS was ,allod up aud passed Senate
'h rcpsnnnH ihe teachers institute law aud
de- ate Wv" '''''''' NJ W.T. ""s
HOUSE he entire forenoon session was
wasted In wrangling over correction of tho
puthlL Tuesday night tho house passed a 10.
ohl fill dividing the dticcA NJ circuit cIcrI; and
recorder IN Ircnnc county asanst the strong
protest OF The republican mCml Cra his caused
h"d feeling, which ctpppcd out when the iorr.
l"l was taken up fbt apprHtJl Erllcnll after
roil'Chil was ordered for the cyIdCnl puFpnst.
OF kilnt time and preventing the demo, rs
from taking up tho iii appropriatlng money
Tor support Of the cleemosynary institutions,
Ihc roll-tnlls were continued until the noon re-
cess AZ the afternoon session Of the house
inc general appropriation hill was passed after
several unnecessary roll calls 1T approprlatcs
money for tho general expenses OF the
state government, including $3.50 90 for Grim.
inal costs.l Al the night session the bill appro.
priating money for the clccmosynary instit,l.
tions was completed and ordcrrd In cn,,nss
ncnt.
JEFFERsos CRY March FIN the senate
yesterday Mr. CO,hrans Till fixing the price Of
ecmp1sition on state printing at si2ty.i!ve cents
per OD ems waa lost Y tWu votes House liil
enabling counties to pay outstanding dc!t4
incurred In the construction of hridycs was
pN3seu' THO senate then took up the IN
approplla'ing nlTucy for sgpnbrt NJ tic cduca.
tionni Institutions IN committee Of The Whole.
With Mr. Dium ptcslding. The lin waa con.
sluered Tor two hours and reported back favor.
a " touAe I'LL giving Higginsyilie Two
terms OF circuit court was passed.
HOUSE h. appropriate for the support
OF The st. Louis asylum Tor tie insane vas III.
creased from SO 0O to ~ o0O. Senate III re.
CURING road oycrSccrs TO put s'n pnd mpintain
WItrr-"a'HcS nj tho fordS Of dangerous streams
passed., House III providing for the inspection
oil steam ioilcrs and for the appointment OF "a
competent tnspc tor failed to pass. Other ills
TO pass were: Revising the chapter on. cities
oi thc thlrl class so aS TO afford more literal
moan, OF improving streets. REQUIRING pro.
ate jJdEcs to furnish the assessor annually a
l!Nt OF IN" property OF estates 81 jcct TO taxa.
ton. 10 enable counties to fund iondcd dcut
ana make leNies for interest thereon.
JEFFERSON CITY. March X. -nj!lls to pass the
'cnate yesterday: Authorizing county courts
20 loan surplus sOnol funds at i rcr cent. per
innrin. Requiring deeds, Of trust to he fore.
losod In like manner us mortgages All
h9rizinS tho governor. uttorney.pCncral
ma secretary Of state 10 sell tho
ST. Louis blind asylum for i2uOrl and rcl1tnto
he institution. Increasing The fine for
from 81 to 500 Rendering void
fraudulent contracts secured by AGENTS
or fruit trcoa Requiring county clerks in cer.
lIylhS election returns to the secretary Of
'tatc to give IN a stract Of the vote Ot ea II
'rctinet Prohibiting the shipment df 1uails
ma prairie chi,kcns for n period of Eve
ears. Giving justices OF the peace like jul Is.
uttlon as in assault and battery eases. over
rylng eases for infraCtion of the law
or the prOtc ton, ,Of la els and trndc-m To
prevent the destruction of fish ly the use OF cx.
'losvcs. aud requiring persons selling cXplo.
Ives to Keep registry thereof. Prohi iting
ne oi Stru, tion ci springs. bruu..S or erceAs thu
water Of which is used for domestic or muniyi.
,al purposes. Requiring guard rails on all pub
lc bridges.
HousE-The following bills passed the house:
% prevent corruption and bribery at clcc.
Ions and requiring candidates to lle an
lemlHeu statement OF their campaign cx
ense' Providing for the annual as.
essment OF real estate. Changlngt,.IIItJc, :.
.oitsts- Ui -,,o rsB'-' pths,;,., ~ Nj
tc hill repeating that portion OF tho
Australian tnllot law which requires u polti.
al party to represent per cent of the total
'otc before being recognized officially was de-
Gated.
JEFFERSON CITY. March 2o-Thn senate
pent nearly the entire day saturday consider
ny the general appropriation bill Several
hangcs were made. the most importAnt icing
he striking out OF the entire appropriation of
80 go for the geological bureau
HousE-Tha house passed numbor OF bills
,ut none of great importance
JEFFERSON CITY, Marth 2l.-In the senate
yesterday two house Hills, amending and rcvis-
NJ the general rond law, were taken up us spe-
ial orders and passed. After this the remainder
II the session was devoted to the consideration
" appropriation Ills. and the following; were
passed: For the deficiencies OF ls4i and ls!r9.
,'or support OF tho elccmosynary institutions
" the state. Appropriuting S2'DO@ for main
building In Connc'tlon with the state untvrr.i-
~ night session was held for reading en-
oiled bills.
HousE-A resolution was adopted for the
payment OF S3iO OF costs in tho lIuloy.PCsi john
contest. a large numtcr Of enrolled
ails were read at length and signed
,y the speaker and chief cicrlt. Senate
bills were considered on third reading and
passage and disposed of as follows: For the
Of drainage districts in counties
having swamp lands. Passed. Joint rcsulu.
Lion asking congress TO appropriate money Gor
a Typographical survey OF the sunk and over
flowed lands Of southwest Missouri. Passed
Joint resolution empowering the governor
to appoint two commissioners TO visit the
battlefield OF Chickamnuga and designate
the positions occupied ly Missouri troops,
Passed. Revising the chapter relating to
militia and state guards, and providing
for a reorganization OF the state guards, Lost.
on this measure the vote was immediately
and the bill again dofnatcl--yeas,
ca: nays. II. Amending the Australian lalot
law so as to empower the proper committees to
FIJI vacancies on tickets caused Ivy resignation
or death at any time prior to an ttiOn. Passed.
A night session was held to discuss amend
mcnts to road laws and read enrolled Nils. At
the evening session OF the house the police
holiday bill. requiring boards OF police commits
sioners to grant two holidays in each month
to all policemen, was read Il third time and
passed.