The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-03-14

road convention, was passed, As was
also another bill amending the road
laws of the state IN the interest OF bet
ter roads. This last bill being similar
to the bill introduced into the senate
by Senator Weeks, and ordered en-
crossed bv that body several days ago.
The bill permitting the governor,
in certain contingencies, to appoint a
special Judge in county, to perform
certain specified duties. was also pass
ed, as was the appropriation bill aP-
propriating the sum of $4,000 to pay
Deficiencies. caused by the expenses
of certain departments exceeding the
amount appropriated for them by the
General assembly of 1891. Several
other minor appropriation bills were
also passed.
The Fireman's pension bill, which
authorizes the municipal government
of any city in the state containing
over 20. 600 inhabitants, to appropriate
for a Fireman'S pension fund, sum
not to exceed one per cent. OF the
revenue derived from city licenses,
and provides that anv city ofless than
~. 900 population may take advan-
tare of the law by first submitting the
matter to the vote of the people at
which two thirds of the votes cast are
/ in favor of adopting the law, was call
ed up and passed.
! The bill granting the Lexing-
ton and Higginsville terms
of each court year, was
/ passed and the mouse then
adjourned till tomorrow.
NOTES.
There is a committee OfSt. LOul.
ladies here advocating the change Of
the law regarding kindergartens so a
to permit children of the age Of foul
wears 10 attend the kindergartens
They are also advocating law allow
ing women Ia he elected to the schoo
board in any town or city in the state
SENATE.
JEFFERSON Cry, March SD
the Senate this morning reso
luton providing for sine die adjourn
mept on the 10Th was laid over TO
one week. 4 number of bills wer
> read at length and signed by the pre-
, siding officer. The joint and concur
, rant resolution, protesting TO congress
, against the action of the federal court
in imprisoning county officials of tn
P state of Missouri. and asking tor legi:
} lation preventing the United State
: from infringing on the rights Of tn
: states. was called up. Senator Cool
: ran moved that the resolution b
: ordered printed, and that ii lie owe
informally.
e There being no objection. it was S
= ordered.
!. A number of house bills were rea
: the first time. and also several rea
e the second. time and referred.
O. The Beer Inspection bill passed b
the House was read second time
4 the senate.
. Senator Cochran offered sewers
4 amendments, the first two OF whic
h provided that the chief inspector an
l. his assistants shall he expert brewe
- and SEMITIC chemists were adopted.
- Cochran also offered an ammend
y ment providing that Beer importe
- into the state shall also be SUI
;, iect to inspection and taxed the san
a. is beer manufactured inside Il
n borders of the state; amendmeI
adopted.
Senator Cochran also secured Il
adoption of an amendment providir
,p that no deleterious matter shall be :
r. lowed in the beer which passes inspet
,e ion ; also an amendment prOvidiI
l. that in all cities of over 1OO.OOO
~ habitants the entire amount of the I;
Of collected from beer inspected inst
ee their borders, shall 90 To the sire
d. and alley fund of said cities, and tn
he i'm cities containing less than lOO,Oo
ed one-halt' of such amount of tax sh
DIS he given to the county road fund, a
de one-half to the street and alley fu
he of such city.
~ Senator Yeater offered an amer
lc- ment providing that all beer shiPp
to from this state into other states sh
NJ not have to bear the tax. Sena'
a Yeater's amendment was agreed to.
rk Senator Cochran offered a motion
W. refer the bill and amendments to
ith committee on WAYS and means; !
rn- ton carried. Recess was then tai
lar till , p. m.
lu- In the senate this afternoon. Sc
tor Dunn's bill changing the time
M holding court in the Tenth Judl'
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