The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-02-14

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mony anticipated, was debate
briefly and engrossed by . vote Of
| SO to A6.
A house bill legslizing the Kinks
vile medical school Of osteopathy
was engrossed by vote Of so to 54,
after the most bitter debate OF the
session.
House bills were taken up for third
reading and passage, and disposed OF
a. follows:
Prohibiting the leaving Of cotton
seed exposed where 1t may be eaten
by hogs. Passed.
Compelling road overseers to put
water gauges at the crossing places
Of streams. Passed.
Giving husband the same right
In wife's homestead - the latter has
: * &C. as ls5s' ~
tuting different medicines in pres-
scriptions from that ordered.
Passed.
Increasing the age Of female con-
sent to 18 years. Passed by vote
of 101 to II.
Making train robbery capital
offense. Passed.
Making 1t felony to falsely obtain
note, deed or other valuable paper
by representing that the original is
lost. Passed.
Allowing special judges in crimi-
nal cases IS a day and travelling
expenses. Passed.
House bill providing for the ap-
pointment of watermelon inspectors
by the board of railroad and ware
house commissioners was read third
time and passed.
Authorizing villages to impose q
poll tax of "a on persons subject to
road work. Passed.
Empowering cities Of the fourth
class to take census. Passed.
Requiring petitioners for a new
road to give bond for $50 for costs.
Lost.
Increasing the salary of the ply
sician of the penitentiary from 81, 400
to 81 500 annually. Lost.
Amending the law so as to author
ize five persons to incorporate a
railroad company in place of ten.
Passed.
Exempting peddlers of agricultural
products from being required to take
out peddler's license. Passed.
Requiring officers of trust comps-
MES to file a similar statement Of
financial condition with the secretary
Of state, as ia now required OF banks.
Passed.
Amending the law relating to cities
Of the second class so 40 to require
in damage suits that notice must be
served on the mayor within sixty
days from occurrence of damage.
Passed.
Representative DeReign, of Scott
county, who has derived fame by
getting bill through the house
creating the Office of watermelon in
spector, is on a new track to add
additional luster. To- day he intro
duced bill prescribing penalty Of
IS for every person who shall wear
any hat, or head covering in any
public assembly, church, theater, or
other public gathering, during any
sermon, speech or performance.
Representative Pettijohn, OF Linn,
introduced q bill providing for the
establishment OF a state industrial
reforn4Htory and appropriating $780,
600 therefor. 1t ranks among the
most important bills now pending
before the legislature. Its object is
to reform young convicts, something
that Is not possible under the present
system. Men convicted OF felonies,
II for first offense, and they are under
30 years Of age, are to be sent to the
reformatory under an indefinite SEN
tence. Five commissioners, to be
appointed by the governor, are to
decide upon location for the in
stitution and take into consideration
gifts Of real estate or money. Once
established, the governor is to ap-
point a board of managers, COM
posed Of Ave persons, who are to
establish rules for its government as
directed by the law.
The stay Of each criminal sent to
the institution will be contingent
entirely upon his conduct. The
labor of the inmates in all branches
is to be done by the piece, and 10
per cent or more Of the gross earn
ing Of each person must be set aside
for his use as an incentive to skillful
and rapid work. The mental condi-
ton of the inmates is to be looked
after by prescribing an appropriate
course Of reading and study, and his
physical condition Is to be cared for
through scientific athletic instruc-
tions. Upon the manner In which
the various tasks are performed, the
prisoner is to be graded, and when
the record fndicates that he IN obe.