The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-04-01
THE MISSOURI LEGISLATURE

JEFrERsoN CITY. March Both hCasei
yesterday adopted a resolution TO adjourn sine
die on the q. Among the bills 10 pass the sen
ate yesterday were: Revising the pharmacy
law. Requiring bond Investment com
panies TO deposit tlO0O with the stats
treasurer heioT" engaging In business in the
state, Allowing tenants growing and uhhsr
vested crops Sh iaAd sold usdcf mortgage o,
deed Of trust. Defining lawful fence. In codh.
ties having adopted the stock Law. 10 he two
strands OF wire on posts 20 feet apart. the
upper wire to he feet from the groC-@
Authorizing corporations TO change the par
value OF their shares by o majority vote oil
stockholders. Modifying the teachers insti
tute law in regard to the number OF days school
teachers must attend same and the expenses
thereof. Prohibiting my person from being a
director of hank against whom such hank
holds n judgment. Amending the Australian
ballot law so as to require judges OF election q
prspare ballots for iliterste voters in the pres
ence o. the other judges
HoUsE-Senate amendments to the house bill
apprOpriating money for support OF the elee-
mosynary institutions were called up. The
first amendment. reducing the appropriation
for The Fulton insane asylum from Esn.Opo 70
s55uO. was concurred in, but the item cutting
down the industrial home 5000 was rejected.
Senate bill providing for the payment of
the travelling expenses OF circuit judges in cir
cults composed of more than one county was
called up q special order. motion to table
was lost by one vote. and then the bill was
amended so as to limit the annual expense nf
any Judge to $50. The previous question was
ordered and the hill defeated-yeas, ~; nays.
81. The house fellow servant law was called
up out OF order and passed without debate -
yeas, ~: nays, s. Senate bin giving
the St Louis exposition control of
the Worlds fair exhibits belonging te
the state until Is.6 was called up and pa Ssed
Senate amendments TO the general appropria.
tion bill were considered. Two items were re-
iected one cutting the bureau of geology down
from $4,000 to 10000. and appropriating 400
for an assistant supreme court reporter.
Senate bill repeating the present school
teachers institute law and re-enacting the law
of 1889 was defeated. Senate bill appropriat-
ing $4,000 for q typographical survey Of tho
sunllen and overfiowed lands of southeast Mis-
souri, was passed.
JEFFERSON CITY, March s3-The principal
work in the senate yesterday was the
reading OF ills. The hill giving the po-
lice of Kansas City and ST. Louis two holidays
n month was called up and passed. The
house amendments to pending appropria-
tiOn bills were considered. Conference
committees were appointed on the general ap-
preparation bill. the eleemosynary bill and the
pharmacy bill.
HOUSE-A resolution passed allowing the
chief clerk ten clerks for ten days after ad-
iournment. Numerous bills were passed,
among them the corrupt practices act and the
hill enacting a system Of government for cities
OF the third class, with number Of minor
bills.
ADJOURNED SINE DIE
JEFFERSON CITY. March e4.-The Thirty
NJ cIn
its career yesterday a few minutes after I?
o'clock The usual resolutions thanking every
body for everything were adopted. In the
senate an effort vas made to transact some
business. The house bill placing Justices of
the peace and constables in Kansas City on
salaries was reported and passed, with some
amendments. and hurried over to the
house. but the latter body refused TO
concur. and the hill was lost. Sen.
ator Stone, from the judiciary committee,
reported without recommendation 4 house reso-
klution asking congress 10 enact laws that will
prevent federal courts from interfering with
| ocal government and the officers thereof Mr..
Stone asked for n suspension OF the rules with
view to placing the resolution on its passage.
II requires a two-thirds vote to suspend the
/ Fules and the motion was lost.
/ HoUsE-The house made no attempt to pass
bills, but spent an hour considering resolutions
pf complimentary nature. Speaker pro tom.
Stuart was the recipient of a very handsome
ane. and the oratory OF the occasion was furn-
shed by Mr.. Lehr.
THE BUREAU OF GEOLOGY
. During the night the conference committees
on the appropriation bills reached an agree.
ment. and no time was lost in adopting the re
ports. The chief tone OF contention was over
the appropriation for support of the bureau OF
geology. The house wanted sa5.0O0 and the
senate s20.ODO and tn e senate won
THE PHARMACY BILL DEAD
The pharmacy bill died between the two
houses on account OF some senate amendments
To which the house would not agree and from
which the senate would not recede, so,
after passing both houses. the measure
was lost. Its defeat will cause universal re-
Eret among the pharmacists OF the state. and
corresponding JOY among the proprietors of
whisky drug stores. One object of the law was
TO break up the business OF drug stores doing
an Illicit saloon business