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

Gov. Stone sent to the senate
the report OF the Missouri school
text book commission, recommend
ing the amendment OF the text
book law 80 that the commission may
be continued by the government. 1t
is urged that the continuance of
the commission will save many thou
sands Of dollars to the people Of the
state, and the governor urges the
legislature to act.
Senator Walker introduced bill
creating the office of immigration
commissioner.
-, Senator Cash presented bill pro-
hibiting bookmaking and pool selling
save at the race track.
Senator Bledsoe's bill appropriat-
ing $4,000 to locate the position Of
Missouri troops ON the battie .fieId
Of Chickamauga was passed.
The senate committee on agricul-
ture reported favorably, with amend
ments, the bill to prevent coloring
oleomargarlne the color Of butter.
The amendments rendered the bill
practically imperative. The amend
ments we're agreed to as reported
by the committee. This report was
followed by another, recommending
that the bill to require oleomargarine
to be colored green be indefinitely
postponed.
Senate bills we're taken up for the
third reading and disposed Of as
follows:
By Kennish: Amending the law
so as to allow but twenty days Of
imprisonment for costs Of insolvent
persons. Passed.
BY Wurdeman: Allowing circuit
judges actual expenses of travelling
from one court to another. Passed.
By Yeater: Providing for the
recording of rolling stock of street
railways and railroads. Passed.
BY Basket: Increasing the sal.
airy of the penitentiary physician to
$500. Passed.
By Klene: Exempting dentists
and specialists from jury duty.
Passed.
By Klene: Making 1t misde
meanor to fraudulently release
deed Of trust by false entry. Passed.
By Gray: Requiring contractors
on public buildings to furnish bond
that material will be paid for.
Passed.
By Basket: For the organization
of independent road districts in con-
nection with cities Of the third and
fourth class. Passed.
In the senate Senator Lyman in
troduced the house bill to create the
Office Of state beer inspector and in
urging its passage he said that it
would give all the additional revenue
asked for by the state. In addition,
1t was time the state took cogni-
zance of the alleged authorizations in
the brewing Of beer. He also in
troduced bill creating the Office OF
state bank examiner. Senator
Goodykoontz introduced the bill
creating a board OF medical ex
aminers, to pass upon the qualifica-
tions Of practitioners. The house bill
providing for water gauges at public
crossings OF streams was passed.
The house bill introduced by Mr.,
Short, Of Phelps, making it a mis-
demeanor for pharmacists to substi-
tute other ingredients for those
prescribed by the physician, which
had been reported adversely by the
committee, was defeated. House bill
making it misdemeanor to enter
horses under false name at horse
races ("ringers'O was passed after
some debate. The original bill
made the offense a felony, but it was
so amended as to provide a penalty
of $1,000 or six months imprison-
ment in Jail, or both.
Senator Yeater introduced a bill
to tax security companies that make
bonds for employees per cent OF
their gross earnings.
Senator Williams bill changing the
law covering the the State Reform
School for boys was passed. II
makes number OF minor changes
intended to perfect the law so that
the board may have complete and
full control.
The bill allowing third and fourth
class cities to issue bonds for build
ing city halls and other public build
ings was passed.
In the house Mr.. Tubbs' bill re
ducing railroad passenger fare to III
cents per mile on trunk lines ant
cents on branch roads was ordered
engrossed without opposition.
House bill giving lawyers lien OF
Judgments obtained for their fee
was defeated after long debate,
House bill providing for stat
inspection Of banks under direction
Of the secretary Of state was debates
for an hour and ordered engrosse'
by q close vote.
Under : suspension Of the rule