The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-02-18
THE MISSOURI LEGISLATURE
SATURDAY, FEBRuARYL

| SATURDAY, FEBRUARY l.
sEyATs-The senate was not in session
HorsE-Mr. Bonds bill TO regulate telephones
and establish maximum chzrges at 500 year
| was taken up for enyrossment under 4 sus-
pension Of the rules Mr.. Fogsl offered an
amendment fixing the price at $40 per year.
| AID Mr. Davidson went one better with al
ameulment to the amen lIrsnt making SIS tie
maximum charge. This latter amendments
WAS, howevea withdrawn after short debate.
Mr.. Fogers amendment was adopted and the
bill orlerei engrossei by large majority.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY Q.
| SBSATE-Petitions were presented from every
district in the state asking for the enactment
| of the retail merchants garnishment law Sem
| ate bill requiring equitable distribution Of
| revenue TO municipalities from the rolling stock
| OF railroads was read the third time and passed:
Mr.. Cochran's bill for the regulation Of express
| charges by the railroad commissioners was or.
| dered engrossed.
| HOUsE-When the house convened at q
| o'clock there was not quorum present, but in
| the course OF an hour the requisite seventy
| one were in their seats. A large number Of
| petitions were presented in favor OF the enact
nient Of ths retail grocers' bill. The speaker
| presented communication in the naturs Of q
resolution from the legislature OF Indiana ask
| ing the cooperation Of other legislatures In
| urging congress to enact a law adding secre-
| tary of labor to the presidents cabinet, which
was referred to the committee on federal rela-
| tions. Bills PASSED: House bill requiring q
classification OF assets Of deceased persons. re-
quiriug notSTias to keep q record of offic ial
business; house bill fixing weight of cucumbers
| at ~ pounds aud tomatoes at IS POUNDS per
bushel; houss bill authorizing the establish
| rnent of libraries in towns and cities Of tie
| fourth class.
TUESDAY. FEBRUARY. :.
| SESATE-The committee on labor, mines AMI
/ 1fftin cd
bill for the establishment Of free labor employ
| ment bureaus in St. Louis, Kansas City and st.
Joseph Mr.. Yeater offered an amendment in
cludilg S,dalia AMI appropriating $1,000 to
| carry the act into effect, which was adopted.
Then amendments came fast Springfield.
| Hannibal aud Moberly were included
within tho scop, Of this bill by
| amendments. Mr. Morrison then offered
an amendment to strike out st. Louis and in
| sert Jefferson City, which was rejected. More
debate followed and finally the bill wns laid
| over informally. Senator Stones bill repeal
| ing the Is per cent. improvement tax in Sc.
Louis was passed. Mr.. Sebree's BILL prevent.
| ing persons from keeping honey bees In cities
within 100 feet Of any street, was reported IA
| vorably by the committee on cities. towns and
| villages. Several remonstrances were pre-
sented against the passage of the retail gro
| GERS bill.
HorsE-The committee on criminal juris-
| high license law. and SOD copies were ordered
printed The committee on elections sub
| mitted Il long report on the Swanger-Crouch
| contest from Sullivan county. In brief. the
| committee found that Mr. Swanger had re-
| ceived clear majority Of votes, and that he
| hal not paid real estate property tax in Sui
| livan county for the year preceding his elec-
| tion, but had paid the same in Mercer county.
and that on this issue Mr.. Crouch based his
contest. The committee. with single eIcep
tion, reported in favor OF Mr. Swanger retain
ing his seat. After some preliminary skirmish-
ing Mr.. Ferguson moyed that the report be
sent to the committee on judiciary. The mo-
ton was lost and Mr.. Amelung moved
that the report OF ths committee be adopted,
which was carried By practically unanimous
vote. The hOuse bill providing that imitation
butter toffered for sale must bs colOred pink
was called up for third rea1ing and passage As
a special order. Tie bill was ordered to third
reading without debate and was defeated
yeas, 25; nays 81 At the afternoon session
the bill reducing stock yard charges was taken
up as a special order. A debate lasting over
two hours followed. when the previous ques-
tion was ordered. The bill was defeated. Yeas,
81; nays, 6l.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY s.
SENArE-The senate discussed various i'm
portant measures, but reached no conclusion
on anything CT importance.
HousE-Ths bill regulating the toll OF eX-
change mills in the matter Of grinding -four
was passed; yeas, -: nays, AZ Mr.. Davis
tof Buchananl moved to table the vote to
reconsider the hill regulating stock-yard
charges, which was defeated on the 1th.
The motion was carried. The bill Is now
dead. and can not bs called up again House
bill amc nding the probate laws so as to exclude
the collection OF accounts against estate IL not
presented within one year after the granting
Of letters read third time and passed.
l.. -
under supervision Of the grain inspection de-
partmant was engrossel. Mr.. Gernezs bill
authorizing boxing and sparring matches un-
der the auspices OF athletic clubs was refused
engrossment. 1t received 50 votes.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY o.
SEHArE-Mr Bradly's bill to increase the
state dramshOp license TO 500 per year was
passed. Senate substitute bill prohibiting cor
rorltions from Interfering with employees be-
longing to labor organizations was passed with
tire, dissenting votes. Senate bill giving Jus
tees of the peace jurisdiction over preliminary
proceedings for violations OF the liquor laws
was passed. House joint resolution inviting
Henry George to deliver an address on taxa
tiOn was defeated.
ToUsE-Mr. Eaton introduced a resolution
referring to the rumor that State Superintend-
ent L. E. Wolfe withheld part OF the wages
dre Miss Sue O'Bannon, former clerk In his
Office, and converted the same to his own use.
and asking for he appointment OF a committee
of five to investigate the charges and report to
the house. Adopted. Nr. Adkins, OF Buchanan,
offered resolution, which was adopted, re-
turning thanks to those who contributed to the
purchase AMI maintenance Of the confederate
homo at Higginsvle.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY IL
SESArE-Ths committee on judiciary re-
ported the retail merchants exemption law
unfavorably, and It was indefinitely postponed.
Senate bill taxing express companies per
cent. on their gross earnings was taken mp and
passed. The president announced the follow
ing committee to go to ST. Louis and investi
gate the under z -ound wire matter and the
blind asylum: Messrs. Yeatsr. Burks, New
berry. Stephens Basket and Sebree. Adjourned
till p IN. OF the 18Th.
HoUsE-The committee on judiciary submit
ted a substitute for the retail merchants gar
nishment bill. fixing the amount Of wages sub
feet to ga rnishment at one fourth. A minority
report was submitted signed by Messrs. Haw
kins, Bond and Meiners. Debate the re-
ports opened up at once and continued till
noon, when both reports were indefinitely post
ponei-yeas, %; nays. 30 There was Q pro-
iracted debate over the engrossment Of . bill
prohibiting the hunting OF deer with dogs at
nny season OF the year. Efforts to amend were
defeated and the bill was ordered engrossed-
yeas. 81; nay s. d Adjourned till 10 g. m. Of
the llth-
Lost, yesterday, somewhere be
tween sunrise and sunset, two golden