Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-02-16
The MISSOURI LEGISLATURE
SATURDAY. rEBRuARY i.

SKHArE-The senate was not in session.
HousE-Mr. Bond bill to regulate telephones
and establish maximum charges at $50 q, yea
| was taken up for engrcssment under sus
pension OF the rules Mr.. Fogel offered a
amendment fixing the price at $40 per year
and Mr. Davidson went one better with n
amendment to the amendment making SIS th,
maximum chargs This latter amendment
was however. withdrawn after short debate
Mr.. Fogers amendment was adopted and tn,
bill orlered engrossed by q large majority.
MONDAY. FEBRUARY 9.
SKNATE-Petitions were presented from ever
district in the state asking for tho enactment
of the retail merchants garnishment Law. Sen.
ate bill requiring an equitable distribution O
revenue to municipalities from the rolling stool
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 ut
o'clock there was not a quorum present, but II
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
ment OF the retail grocers' bill. The speaker
presented q communication in the nature OF
resolution from the Legislature OF Indiana ask.
ing the corporation OF other legislatures II
urging congress to enact law adding 4 secre.
tary of labor to the presidents cabinet, which
was referred to the committee ON federal rsla.
tions. Bills spassed: House bill requiring
classification OF assets Of deceased persons. re-
Quiring notaries to keep . record Of ofiic ia
business; house bill fixing weight OF cucumbers
at ~ pounds and tomatoes at 10 bounds pei
bushel; house bill authorizing the establish
ment of libraries in towns and cities Of the
fourth class.
TUESDAY. FEBRUARY. Z.
SENArE-The committee on labor, mines and
mining reported favorabiy Senator Cochran'l
bill tor the establishment OF free labor employ.
ment bureaus in st. Louis, Kansas City and st
Joseph. Mr.. Yeater offered an amendment in
GLIDING Sadalia and appropriating $4,000 &c
carry the act into effect, which was adopted
Then amendments came fast Springfield
Hannibal and Mobsrly were included
within the scope OF the 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 was laid
over informally. Senator Stones bill repeal.
ing the rs per cent improvement tax In St
Louis was passed. Mr.. Sebree's bill, pre- vent
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 circumstances were pre-
sented against the passage Of the retail gro-
GERS bill.
HoUsE-The committee on criminal juris-
prudence reported favorably the dramshop
high license law and 500 copies were ordered
printed. The committee on elections sub
United a 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
had not paid real estate or property tax in Sui
Ivan county for the year preceding his cleo
ton, but had paid the same in Mercer county,
and that on this issue Mr.. Crouch based his
contest. The committee. with single excep-
ton. reported In favor Of Mr.. Swanger retain
ing his seat. After some preliminary skirmish-
ing Mr.. Ferguson moved that the report be
rant m, coyoy tao f,1di the
ton was lost, and Mr.. Amelung moved
that the report Of the committee be adopted,
which was carried by practically unanimous
vote. the house bill providing that imitation
butter lofered for sale must be colored pink
was called up for third reading and passage as
special order. The bill was ordered to third
reading without debate and was defeated
yeas. Is; nays. 50. At the afternoon session
the MI reducing stock-y yard charges was taken
up as a special order. A debate l.sting over
ton was ordered. The bill was defeated. Yeas
81; nays, 81.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY
SENATE-Ths senate discussed various inn
portant measures, but reached no conclusion
on anything Of Importance.
HousE-Ths Lii regulating the toll OF sx-
change mills in the matter Of grinding -four
was passed; yeas, "a: nays, a. Mr.. Davis
(of Buchanan) moved to table the vote to
reconsider the bill regulating stock-yard
charges, which was defeated the 7th
The motion was carried. THE bill is now
dead. and can not be called M again. House
bill amending the probate laws so as to exclude
the collection OF accounts against estate II not
presented within one year after the granting
of letters was read third time and passed.
The bill providing for the weighing OF grain
under supervision of the grain inspection de-
partment was engrossed. Mr.. Gernez's bill
authorizing boxing and sparring matches un-
der the auspices of athletic clubs was refused
engrossment It received SO votes.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9.
SENArE-Mr. Bradlv's bill to increase the
state dramshop license TO 500 per year was
passed. Senate substitute bill prohibiting COR
porations from interfering with employees be-
longing to labor organizations was passed with
three 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
ton was defeated.
HousE-Mr. Eaton introduced a resolution
referring to the rumor that State Superintend-
emit L. e. Wolfe withheld part OF the wages
due Miss Sue O'Bannon, former clerk in his
Office, and converted the same to his own use,
and asking for the appointment of a committee
of Eve to investigate the charges and report to
the house. Adopted. Mr.. Adkins of Buchanan,
offered a resolution, which was adopted. re-
turning thanks to those who contributed to the
purchase and maintenance OF the confederate
home at Higginsvile.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY II.
SENArE-The committee on judiciary re-
ported the retail merchants exemption Law
unfavorahly, and It was indefinitely postponed
Senate bill taxing express companies per
cent. on their gross earnings was taken up and
passed The president announced the follow
ing committee to go to st. Louis and investi-
gate the uudefg 'ound wire matter and tho
blind asylum: Messrs. Yeater, Burks. New
berry Stephens. Basket and Sebree. Adjourned
till 2 p. m. OF the l3sh.
:. HousK-The committee on judiciary submit
ted a substitute for the retail merchants gar
nishment bill, fixing the amount Of wages sub
ject to ga rnishment at one fourth. A minority
report was submitted signed by Messrs. Haw-
kins Bond and Meiners- Debate on the re-
ports opened mp at once and continued till
noon, when both reports were indefinitely post
poned-yeas. %; nays. 90 There Was pro-
tracted debate over the enRrossment OF bill
prohibiting the hunting OF deer with dogs at
any se ason OF the year. Efforts to amend were
defeated and the bill was ordered engrossed-
yeas 81; NAY 8, q. Adjourned till 10 h m. OF
thu 11th.
Lost, yesterday, somewhere be
tween sunrise and sunses, two golden
hours, each set with sixty diamond
minutes. No reward is offered. for
they are gone forever.-Hornce Mann.
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