The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-02-28

ViuinB IOr tne puD1caJ1On OF the
session acts in the country newspa
pers.
House bill appropriating ~, ,25O, ,00t
for the redemption Of state bonds
was taken up and passed; also, house
bill appropriating 100000 for the
assessment and collection of the rev.
enue.
House joint and concurrent resolu
tion fixing Tuesday, March, IL as the
day of final adjournment Of the gen
eral assembly, was called up and dis
cussed at considerable length, and
further action postponed until Marcel
1.
Senator Davisson introduc I'D bill
appropriating 100000 for the erec-
ton Of additional buildings at Asylum
No. 2, n St, goesph. The hiilsaee
provides that the superintendente ol
the three asylums shall constitute q
board of building inspectors, to do
eide what kind OF building shall be
erected.
Senator Mott introduced two bills
at the request of the Women's HUI
name Society, in st. Louis. One ID
to prohibit the docking of horses
tails; the other to make owners oil
horses responsible for drivers cruel
ties.
Senator Love introduced two bills,
one to prohibit the writing of fire in
surance policies by foreign agents,
and the other to place all assessment
insurance companies, save benefit
companies, under the insurance laws.
In the house a communication was
read from the attorney general in
regard to the prosecution Of COM
plants Of overcharges against the
express companies. He informed
the house that only one complaint
had been filed with him, and that II
afterwards had been withdrawn.
This was the complaint of E. NJ.
Flynn, Of Lebanon, and against the
Wells Fargo Express Company.
Mr.. Bothwell's bill allowing the
circuit judges of Pettis county fee
Of 90 on each civil suit fled as ar
addition to his salary of $4,000 a
year was called him. Mr.. Davidson
Of Marion, offered an amendment
giving all circuit judges the same
fees. The amendment was defeated
and after All hour and thirty minutes
debate was ordered engrossed.
Mr.. Avery's bill amending the Law
relating to changes of venue in civi
cases, 80 as to prevent more than one
county being sworn against in such
cases, was ordered to engrossment
House bill amending the Austria
lian ballot law SO as to eliminate 6
clause which requires a politica
party to have polled per cent OF &
popular vote before being officially
recognized, was engrossed, but mo-
without protest.
Mr.. Lynch's bill fixing the mini
mum price of convict labor under
the contract system of Toe a day
was indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Tubbs' bill fixing the salary O
the state superintendent of insur'
ance at $500 year allowing 81, ,75t
for clerk hire was engrossed by {
vote Of 81 to a..
Mr.. Robertson, of Johnson, intro
duced joint resolution providing
for an amendment to the constitu
ton authorizing nine jurymen t.
return a verdict in all cases othel
than felony.
The speaker presented resolution
from committee OF the Crane
Army of the Republic OF Kansas Cit!
asking that Lincoln's birthday, Feb
ruary IL, be made legal holiday.
Bills were introduced as follows:
By Denslow: Prohibiting fir
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insurance companies from carrying
risks in excess OF the value of prop
erty.
By Phipps: To establish pension
fund for the Kansas City police.
Mr.. Hammond: Empowering tn
governor to remove recorders o
votes.
The following bills were intro
duced in the house:
By Tatum: Providing for q com
mission Of three to sell the st. Loui
blind asylum and purchase a NOR
desirable site.
BY Tstum; Empowering the fire.
| school library board of st. Louis t
issue building bonds.
BY Marsh: Directing the adju
tant general to certify to claim {
$4,000 on behalf of Col. James 4
Birch for services in the late war o
the staff OF Hamilton r. Gamble.
By Davidson; Prohibiting schot
directors from employing mes
relatives as school teachers.
BY Mcintyre: Repeating the usur
laws. E,-5