Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-02-14
MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.

/ JEFFERSON CITY, Feb. CATER lively de
| bate yesterday morning the senate adopte
| Senator Dayidson's resolution calling O
| clerks of all counties in the state to submit in
| formation as to the number of insane patien;
confined in the poorhouses. The object in
| tended is to get Information which to has
an effort to establish an asylum for the help
/ 1Gss insane of the state
| Senator Tunnels bill requiring prosecutin
| attorneys. when they draft indictments for fel
| ony, to furnish copy to the circuit judge
| which may be used in case the original is loS
/ was passed.
Among the bills sent TO engrossment wer
| the following: To bring the officers OF trus
| companies under the provisions of the bankin
laws; the bill recognizing the state militia
| making Kansas City bonds security for stat
| deposits.
| HoUsE-A bill introduced by Mr.. Higbe
| was sent to engrossment by a vote of 80 to 81
1t makes a most radical change in the crimina
CODE 1t relates to testimony in crlmina
cases. and as amendmended and engrosse
reads:
AT the time of filing the Information, o
within twenty-four hours thereafter. the pros
| court a brief statement of the substance
| of the testimony of each witness TO
the state with the name residence sn am
remain in his Office as a record ant
| be subject only to the inspection Of the judg'
clerk the defendant and his counsel or hi
clerk; and the clerk of the court must. within
two days after demand made, furnish defend
ant or his counsel copy thereof withou
charge or permit defendant or his counsel o.
clerk to take copy thereof.
The anti-Sunday baseball bill was up fol
consideration and received Endorsement num-
| Der two. and was sent to engrossment by &
vote Of "a to IS. It was reached in the regular
order
JEFFERSON CITY Feb. 7.-SENATE-Yester.
day Mr.. Davisson introduced a joint resolution
that existing seminary certificates held fol
various school funds may be funded with pc,
cent bonds, and the eventual merging of such
| money into the public school fund.
Bills passed:
Authorizing corporations to increase their
capital stock from SIC, GOO. 900 to $50 900. 600
Abolishing the three days of grace on nego-
table paper.
Requiring foreign corporations doing bust
ness IN this state to maintain pubic office.
The bill to give homeopathists representa-
ton in the management of the state eleemoSy
nary institutions was defeated.
HoUsE-Among the bills introduced were:
Mr.. Steele: For the establishment of an in
dustrial home for dependent boys, in connec-
ton with the agricultural college farm at Co.
lumbia.
The committee on roads and highways re-
ported favorably bill providing for working
idle convictS on the public highways.
The committee on judiciary reported favora-
Oily Dill giving attorneys lien on judgments
for their fees.
Among the bills passed were:
Giving the husband the same right in wifes
homestead as the latter has in the husband S
homestead.
Prohibiting the leaving of cotton seed ex-
posed where it may be eaten by hogs.
increasing the age Of female consent to Is
years. Passed by q vote of 101 to Ill
Making train robbery capital offense.
Compelling road overseer to put water gauges
at the crossing places of streams
Prohibiting druggists from substituting diff
ferent medicines in prescriptions from that Or
dered.
Requiring justices of the peace to furnish
transcripts of judgments when required to do
So
Making it felony to falsely obtain note,
deed or other valuable paper by representing
that the original is lost.
Allowing special judges in criminal cases S.
a day and travelling expenses.
JEFFERSON CITY. Feb. S-SENATE-Thec COM
nlittee on education yesterday reported sever
al bills of Importance. 1t reported favorably
the measure to establish a school of Journalism
in the state university, and unfavorably a bill
providing method of pensioning dependent
school teachers in St. Louis. It also reported
favorably the bills to abolish the three state
normal schools and to endow the state uni
versity.
Senator Gray's bill authorizing cities, towns
and villages to prohibit by ordinance the sale
of cigarettes and cigarette wrappers to minors
was engroSsed. as was Senator Lancaster's
bill allowing the board OF managers of fire de-
partment pension funds to lend money on req.
estate.
HoUsE-House bills were disposed of as fol-
lows:
Authorizing villages to impose poll tax Of
81 on persons subject to road work Passed.
Empowering cities OF the fourth class to take
a census Passed.
Requiring petitioners for new road to give
bonds for $50 for costs. Lost.
Prohibiting officers of trust companies from
receiving deposits subject to check. Passed.
Increasing the salary of the physician of the
penitentiary from $l,a00 to 1880 annually.
Lost.
Amending the law SO as to authorize FIVE
persons to incorporate railroad company in
place of ten. Passed
Exempting peddlerS OF agricultural products
from being required to take out peddler's Ii
cenSe Passed
Requiring officers of trust companies to file a
similar statement of financial condition with
the secretary of state as is now required by
banks. Passed.
Amending the law relating to cities of the
second class SO as 20 require in damage suits
that notice must be served on the mayor within
sixty days from the occurrence OF damage.
Passed.
JEFFERSON CITY, Feb. 9.-SENATE-Yester-
day Mr.. Loves bill imposing tax of 81 600 q
year on cigarette dealers and empowering cit
les to also impose a similar tax, was passed.
Senator Lancaster's bill prohibiting BARRIERS
from keeping their shops open on Sunday was
read third time and passed.
Among the bills engrossed were: Creating
state board OF embalmers; to abolish the three
normal schools: making directors of trust
companies liable for deposits received and
debts contracted when such trust companies
are in failing condition.
The committee on judiciary reported favor
ably Senator Lancasters bill giving ST. Louis
three additional circuit judges.
Adjourned till the 18th.
HoUsE-Among the bills passed were:
Providing that if a wife dies intestate the
is now awarded the widow when the husband
dies.
Prohibiting the killing of California quail
and other imported game birds.
Recurring county courts to furnish justices
OF the peace record dockets.
Authorizing the taxation of homesteads.
Prohibiting the sale of imitation sterling"
silver
The committee on criminal Jurisprudence re-
ported favorably house bill requiring all con-
vicr-made goods to be plainly stamped as the
product of convict labor.
The committees on labor reported the fellow
servants law unfavorably.
Missouri Finances.
The amount of finances on hand in
the state treasury February l was
Laos, 6.S.45
OUT OF THE ORDINARY.
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