The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-03-02
THE MISSOURI LEGISLATURE

,dttrERruY CRY, Fob e2.--ln the senate yes
s2saay inbfrifg S'hriht BlStAi'-lii 0eciatins
taofc al %atchoqiSF p 2:c'' pnsAels arta
Ltored, was read a thiEd tine and passed
Senai"r byadlcys bfll eliminating persons
VINO furnish building loRlqiiJs from the mo
chnnicS lien law w"J discussed for an hour
ana indefinitely postponed There was % long
dcbatc over the engroesmcnt OF Senate So.
brccs bill appropriutng iijO) for monuments
over the graves Of cX-Gov. MarmadulIc Gen
james Shields and Judge Scott. II was refused
enRrossment Adjourned till the @id
House "A communication vase read from the
governor. In which he recommends the repeal
q >eeiion of the act appropriatlng money for
,'e Wo'ld'' fai. exribii, ~hich provides for
Mluipg az manH n. ne sxhibilr as possible
oyer 10 tho state bureau o. geology Fud fSt q
sale OF the remainder ut auction and a rctuib
OF the proceeds to the state treasury. III place
OF this section the governor recommends the
passage OF u law for n transfer Of all suitable
exhibits 10 the museum of the state university.
lBills to this effect are pending in the senate and
house. Senate bill with u numhcr OF amend.
ments, increasing tho state tax on dramshops
from $50 to 500, was reported favorahly. House
hill repeating the teachers institute law OF 1891
and enacting the old law was taken up a spe.
cial order for cngrossment. An amendment was
adopted excmpting st. Louis, and the bill was
engrossed-yeus, II; nays, II. The hrcmcn's
pension bill wns ordered engrossed. Adjourned
till the I'D
dErfHhsoS cry, Feb ei-Mr. wnlkrr. In
Tire senate ,cstcrdar called up resolution
ihttbductd sbile tire dgU p'Nv'ding fbf spH
c'nl cbhirti''ec ~ t'Hkc inquiry into thG ctr
yct.lahor question. Adopted without dthaic
Mfr. Yeater introduced bin to create the ONCE
Of criminal clerk for Greene county The com
iittec on internal improvements reported favor.
ably Mr.. Walkers bill fora survey OF the swamp
lands of southeast Missouri. The special com.
mttec appointed to investigate the matter Of
placing electric wires underground in St. Louis
submitted majority and minority report
which were referred to committee on cities
towns and villages. \ Hill providing for the
annual assessment uf real estate was cngrosscG
after n long debate. The special committee
that examined the site OF the st. Louis blind
asylum submitted report recommending the
sale ~ the ri'e for s3iDCm1 mud the purchase OF
d more suitable idcutidn
HousE-A G hmmul'it alton from Senatbt NhN
| TO the cliief clerk of the hnuPe was reaH II r.
| latcs to the action Of Tie Rouse IN asking him
| to vote for the anti option lil and aftcrwarH
| rendering him vote Of confidence. for which
| the senator returned his thanks. The commit
| tee on normal schools reported adversely Mr.
Davldsons Till aHOlishing the preparatory de
| partincnts OF the normal schools. The house
| however. ordered the bill printed and placed on
| the calendar
JEFFERSON CITY. Feb. 25-There was q
| lengthy debate in the scnnic yesterday over n
itnblUti''H ~ tHkt UP HbuSt WIS lNT tDFU ltHi
| Ing, tile real poin. at issud Icing II cnnsidcia-
| thin ~ tic fcllow.servani Law. The son.
ale fcfuscd 70 take ~ house hills
| The committee on judiciary reported favor
| ably the resolution providing for revision OF
| the constitution Of the state. The committee
| on WAYS and means reported unfavOrablv Sen
| ator Lyman'- Till to establish II state board OF
| undcrtakcrS. The afternoon session of the sen
| ate was devoted entirely to consideration for
| engrosSIncut Of the fellow ser want law and the
| measure was not completed.
| HousE-Mr Fogcl introduced resolution
| mcmorialiEing congress to enact legislation to
| limit the jurisdiction OF the federal courts in
| the matter OF encroLuhing upon state rights
| There followed DEBATE of thirty min
utcs, and then the resolution was re-
| fcrrcd to the committee on judiciary. 4
| resolution was adopted giving general ap-
| Precipitation bills the right Of way in the house.
| The committee I'm roads and Highways reported
\ fbvorahly the bill requiring state inspection
uf beer and imposing tax Of iic per gallon us
an inapection fee. TbD house gave tre btll
precedence over other bills In printing and cbn-
sidcfaton The committee on ways and means re.
ported with amendment, senate bill i'm
posing general tax of per cent. on the net
earnings Of express companies. TIL" amend
| nient proposed 10 cut the tax down 10 | per
| cent, but the house rejected tile amendment and
the bill went on the calendar for the third read
| lns. House bill req uiring fees received by the
| oil inspectors to re turned over to The state
treasurer and limiting the salary OF ius pee tors
| TO not exceeding i,ODO per year, was taken up
and passed House bill preventing coal oil in.
| spectorS from inspecting oil at less than the
statutory rate. was read the third trc and
| passed.
JEFFERSON CITY. Feb. 21,-,In the senate sat
| urday the fellow. servants hill was ordered to
| cngrossmenl, after lengthy war Of words
The bin not only applies Ia railroads. hut to
every mine and corporation using dangerous
| machinery.
HorsE-Thc vote by which IA general road
| law measure was defeated on the 2Ith re-
considered, and the hill ordered cugrus>cd. Tho
bill to increase the salary of the chaplain of
the pcnitentary from $3.50 to II .2DI per wear was
ordered cngrosscd. The fellow.scrvants' law
was ordered engroSSeG; also an act to prevent
political assessments OF any kind.
JEFFERSON CITY Feb. 2s.-Thc senate con-
vened at . p, m. yesterday with quite number
OF members absent. Senate bin revising the
chapter regulating cities Of the third
class was taken up and passed.
| Mr.. Sehree introduced II bill providing for
the payment Of all taxes now delinquent with
out the usual penalty. House bills appropriat-
ing money for the public schools the sinking
fund and for the assessment and collection OF
the revenue, were taken up md passed.
The primary election Law relating To Kansas
City and also the bill authorizing electric
railways to construct lines from county seats to
| a lengthy debate over Mr.. Scbrce's bill provid.
Ing for the election Of county road supervisors.
The hill was finally ensrossed
House Mr.. Stuart ,of Buchanan introduced
q resolution asking congress for legislation to
reduce the tarin on binder twine. Referred to
the committee on federal relations The com
mittec on manufactures reported favorably the
senate hill providing for the rcgistrato ion of trade
marks. Senate bill making It Il msdemeanor ia
either sell or furnish an intoxicated person In
toXiCuutS was read u third time and passed.
The senate bill creating the onlce OF circui,
attorney in judicial circuits composed OF
more than one county was the source OF a
lengthy debate. The bill was defeated yea :
~; nays ~, Senate bill authorizing recorders
| To issue marriage licenses to persons under age
with consent OF parents, in certain cases was ro
jected. The senate bill increasing the state Ii
| cense on dramshops from so to 500 was taken
up, together with the amendment providing fol
| the appointment OF excise commissioners In
| St. Louis and Kansas City Mr.. Smart Offered
| an amendment to exclude Kansas City from
| the necessity of having an excise commits
sioncr. Mr.. Tatum raised the point OF order
The amendments were s0t germain to the bill
it being an act to increase the state dram
| shop tax, while the amendments provided fO
INHERENT legislation, Mossrs. Fogel, Tntum
| Edwards. Gernez, Moore of Laclede), Putricl
| and Coots all spoke in support OF the point o
| order, and Mr.. Drabelle, Hayes and Davidson
opposed to. The chair ruled that the point o
rejected under this ruling, and the bill read o
length and passed. Senate hill authorizing th'
publication OF circuit court dockets in 81
Louis was tabled.
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