The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-02-25
THE MISSOURI LEGISLATURE
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ssrrRoAy, FEBRuARY IL
SESKfs-The senate ; is f.5t In session
Houss Bills were disposed OF Is foiioEs:
To prevent tho imposition by swindlin9
nursery agents on fruit growers by rem
dering such contracts void Passed.
Amending ths law in relation to the manner
OF making petitions for the opening OF pub-
lie roads, and requiring same to contain the
names Of all resident, through who's, land the
claimed By each Passsd- To restrain goats
from running at large in townships having
adopted the stock law. Lost Requiring the
railroad and warehoBss ommiJsionsrs to es-
tablish and enforcs a just schedul, Of rates to
he charged by express companies Passed
yeas %. nays2
MONDAY, VEBRuAR1 Il
SKNATE-yery little business was transacted
beyond the eugrossment Of several unimpor-
tant bills
HousK-several bills were introduced. and
the following passed: Appropriating sL0oo,-
600 for tho purchase OF state bonds Appro-
priat ing one third Of the states revenue to tbs
public schools. Appropriating money for
sessing and collecting the reven ne for the years
lS93-4
TUESDAY, FEBRUAhY H
SKNATK-The retail merchants garnishment
bill was called up by Mr.. Wurdeman, and an
ment wages Of ST. 81 per day or less paid to the
beads OF families In this shape the bill was
ordered engrossed. The following bills were
passed: House bill adding Audrain county to
the St Louis court Of appeals district Senate
bill to prevent the sale OF intoxicants to In
dians or intoxicated persons Authorizing
county school districts to levy 20 cents on the
slOo valuntion for road purposes.
Iiotss-House bills were taken up for third
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Requiring applicants for marriage license to
file Joint affidavit that they are of legal ag,
and that their marriage is not prohibited by
law in any respect Passed. Enlarging the
scope of authority Of cities Of the fourth
class In regard to improving streets
Passed. The substitute bills amending
the fish law were ordered engrossed-
House bill providing for the annual assess.
ment of real estate was debated briefly and
laid over Informally. Mr.. Bonds bill. regulat-
ing the charges Of telephones. was passed
yeas, So; nays. ld House bill providing for
the appointment of nine medical examiners to
pass upon applicants for license to practice
medicine and surgery in the state. was tabled
after a long debate-yeas, 81; nays, %
House joint and concurrent resolution ask
| ing congress to pass q law to prevent the
gerrymandering OF congressional districts
was tabled without debate-yeas, Il; nays, A.
wBpN EspAY. FEBRUARY Is.
sxxArz-Mr. Yeater's bill requiring probate
| judges to furnish the assessor annually with a
list of personal property of estates for taxation
| was taken tip and passed. Mr.. SsbEe,'s senate
| bill to prevent persons living in cities and
| towns from keeping honey bees within lOD feet
| OF a street was called up, and afforded the
senators of humorous disposition a subject
OF much levity. This bill was defeated Mr.
Rouner's bill for the taxation Of notes held BY
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| grossment, and. peniiag discussion, recess
| was taken. At tbs afternoon session of the
| senste Mr.. Rouner's bill to tax merchants ac
| counts was engrossed with a number oi
amendments. Senate bill giving jurors in at,
tendance at Justice courts one dollar per day
/ was defeated.
i HousE-The COMMITTEES on constitutions
amendments reported unfavorably propos &c
| constitutional amendment giving women the
right to vote at school and municipal elections
| A minority favorable report WIS also submit
ted. On motion of Mr.. Fogle the measure wa:
Indefinitely postponed-ysas. IS: nays, S The
| committee on labor reported Mr.. Kalbfell's bill
| making the first Monday in September legal
| holiday. The bill repealiny the school.teaci'
ers' institute law was called up out OF order for
| ongrossment. and debate followed lasting an
| hour motion to table the bill was lost
| yeas sc; nays, SO The bill was then male
|
Under a suspension OF the rules Mr.. Haw
kins introduced bill appropriatins S25o0Oo fol
the erection OF new buildingsin connectio;
with tho state university. the sau1s to be e1
| pended during ths years of ls9 ald 1891 Hous
| bill prohibiting any person from being direc
| tor in a bank against whom the bank holds
judgment was read third time and passed
| THURSDAY, FEBRUARY l6.
| SESArH-The com mittee on Mines minin
and labor submitted majority and minorit
report on the fellow servant law" The ma
jority report recommended substitute, whici
includes miners within the benefits OF the &C
and the minority report recommended tina
| only railroad employees be includ ID There wa
a somewhat lengthy debate over receiving tn
two reports. but they were finally lail befor
the senate. The reports were g ven precedenc
in printing, and Mr.. Sebree moved TO make tn
entire matter a special order for Tuesday tth
2lstl at 10 o'clock: lost-yeas, l6; nays. Ii;
requiring two thirds affirmative.vote to max
a special order.
HousE-The speaker submitted communics
| tion from Senator Cockrell, addressed to th
chief clerk, in which Mr.. Cockrell returned hi
sincere thanks to the assembly for re- -electin
| him to the United States senate. The judiciar
| committee reported about two dozen bills NJ
favorably, among them being a m easure n
| quiring the suprems court to examine all al
| plications for license to practice law; also
| bill making per cent. the legal rate OF interes
The high license dramshop substitute wi
| then taken up as a special order for engros
| ment Several amendments wers offered, an
pending consideration OF the same Mr.. Fog
| moved to table the pending ameniment an
| the BILL which was carried-ysls, 35; nays,
Bills passed: Exempting money received III
der accident policies from attachment
giving holders Of obligations the rigl
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| such rotes; amending the surety law relatir
to bonds SO As not to require surety to be
freeholder; authorizing the employment
| one teacher for every seventeen pupils ar
fraction over nine in the stats institution 4
the deaf and dumb: repeating the law und
which summons are issued for witnesses In
Louis every time q case is called.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY II.
SKSArE-The committee on elections repor
ed favorably two bills introduced by Mr.. Ye:
tor One provides that no election precin
shall contain over 800 voters, and tho other 7
peals that part OF the Australian ballot Ia
which requires q political party to represe
, | per cent. OF tho voter. before being official
recognized. Senate bill prohibiting persons
citi,s from keeping honeybees within 100 fe
| of highway was reconsidered aud passed. A
iourned till the 2Oth.
HousK-Bils passed: Providing for q
weighing OF all grain consigned to public war
houses hy the state grain inspection depal
ment. Re?,aling township organization Law
; Providing that in the redemption Of free or q
, | borrowed building and loan association shar
| no more than the face value and premir
shall be paid. Providing that when unpledg
building and loan association shares reach m
turity all payment OF dues shall cease.
"A watchful soul is a soul upon q
wing-a soul out Of gunshot-a SO
above the clouds. Brooks