Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-01-31
MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.

JEFFERSON CITY, Jan. 22-SESATE.--Yestcr
Gay the senate took up the bill making the
board of curators OF the state university nom
political A motion was made to reconsider
the action OF Saturday in adopting an
amendment to exclude professors OF
high schools and colleges from being MEM
oers OF the board of eurators. The motion
TO reconsider was made by Mr.. Cash
OF Clay, and carried by vote of Is 90 TO-
vigorous speech was made by Mr.. Harri-
son In defense OF the amendment, and ii
was opposed through strong speech from ii
klene As the hour was growing late the SEN
ate adjourned with the matter at issue pend
ing, and the fight will be renewed again.
HoUsE-What regarded as A. P. A.
fight was precipitated in the house. The
engrossment OF bills was being proceeded
with when bill introduced by MIR.
Hinde. OF Jackson, and reported favor
ably from the committee eleemosyn-
airy institutions, called up. Mr.. Hinde
made a brief explanation of his bill, but the
confusion was so great he could not be dis
tlnctly heard. The measure provides for
the appointment in cities by the mayor OF
i've commissioners on charitable institutions
who shall have a general supervision over all
penal and charitable institutions in the
city. and may remove any officer or emp1oye
from an institution supported wholly
or in part by the city. Commissioners
must visit each institution at least once each
month. Half dozen members were on their
feet and trying to talk. when Mr.. Davis, OF
fancy, moved to table the whole matter, and
the motion carried by a vote of a to 40.
JEFFERSON CITY, Jan. 23-SENATE-rhe
greater portion of the day in the senate yester-
day was taken up by the McGinnis memorial
exercises, which were held in the senate
chamber before the members Of both
houses, and large number OF visit
properly draped, hung in front OF the
chief clerks desk. The memorial adj
dresses were made by Senators Peers,
Mott, Yeater, kennish apd Wurde-
ator. her three sons and a grandchild occupied
places in front Of the house, facing the audi
ence.
HOUSE-The committee criminal juris-
prudence yesterday recommended the passage
of Speaker Russell's bill making train robbing
punishable by death.
Gov. Stone laid before the house a special
message on state taxation. After the reading
of the message, Mr.. Boutwell, moved that 900
copies be printed, which motion was carried.
JEFFERSON CITY. Jan. 24.-SENArE.-Iester-
day Senator k1ene OF ST. Louis, introduced a
telephone bill fixing annual charges at $50 for
cities over $1,000 inhabitants: $50 per annum
in cities under 5000, and five-minute con-
versations with suburban points . cents
Senator Yeater's bill reducing the maximum
cost of feeding prisoners in jails was amended
to read 40 cents The present maximum is so
cents. The original bill made it 80 cents.
The senate proceeded to the discussion of the
bill making the board of curators of the state
university non-partisan.
HOUsE-The speaker presented the opinion
of the encouragement concerning the ques-
ton of doubts pay for the ''junketing'' and
auditing committees. Mr.. Walker found that it
was the purpose of the law-making power to al
low the per diem of IS to members of these COM
mittees only from date of appointment until
the converting of the assembly, and that after
tie assembly convenes they begin to draw
their regular pay and are not entitled to the
extra Ave dollars day. He found further that
the members of these committees are en-
tiled to their mileage and expenses.
remonstrance by citizens of Linn county
against the establishment of two additional
normal schools was offered by DR.. Pettijohn.
Various petitions against cigarettes and In
favor OF the passage of an oleomargarine iden-
LITIGATION bill we're offered and referred.
Mr.. Sullinger offered a resolution calling on
the commissioner of insurance for a statement
of the premiums collected and amounts OF
losses paid in every county in the state with
the names of the companies doing business IN
each. Adopted.
The military committee reported the militia
reorganization bill Of Davis, of fancy, cutting
out the section increasing the pay of the adju-
tant-general from s. GOO to 50, COO
JEFFERSON CITY. Jan 25.-Memorial services
in honor of the late John r. Coffman, of Scott
county. the late Hon. j. Requa of Vernon, coun-
ty, and the late John L. Paxton of Boone, were
held in the house yesterday the senate being
present in body. The eulogy upon John
R. Coffma. was delivered by John w. ORA
belle, Of st. Louis that on J. Requa by Cor
nelius Carroll, OF Vernon county, and that
John l.. Paxton by Henry jenkins, OF Roone
county Each address was prefaced by
the reading of resolution OF eulogy
already adopted by the house as a tribute to
the memory of the deceased. The resolutions
were all ordered spread upon the records and
copies sent to the respective families.
The memorial services interrupted legisla-
to-. and very little was accomplished.
It is states, that Rev. Ben Deering has Sc
cured from the house committee criminal
jurisprudence favorable port on his bill fix
ing the minimum license OF all Saloons in the
state at 81 900 year. 1t also requires saloons
to be closed from midnight until o'clock in
the morning and all day Sunday.
After a long wrangle the house de-
cided to investigate the official affairs
of Excise Commissioner Bell of st.
Louis. and also the affairs Of City Collector
Henry Ziegenhein of St. Louis in SO far as the
collection of dramshop revenue is concerned.
JEFFERSON CITY, Jan. 26.-SENATE-Yester-
day Mr.. Orchard, of Howell, introduced bill
prohibiting. under fine of from $50 to $500. all
games Of chance and amusementS ON Sunday
in the state of Missouri. The act specifies
baseball. football, racing and theaters.
Adjourned till the 18th
HoUsE-Two bills were introduced requiring
the weekly payment of wages to laborers of
corporations and miners in lawful money.
DR.. Petition introduced a bill to require
trust companies to increase their deposits
with the state treasurer until the same shall
be adequate security for the vast interest
which such companies have in charge. At
present the trust companies deposit but $780,
600.
JEFFERSON CITY, Jan. 2s.-The senate was
not in session Saturday.
HoUsE-There was not quorum present in
the house.
Petitions were presented from Kansas City
and Jefferson county asking the enactment OF
an anticigarette law.
The committee criminal Jurisprudence
submitted substitute for bill regarding the
execution of condemned criminals, which was
adopted by the house. It requires all persons
convicted of capital offenses to be imme-
diately transferred to the penitentiary, and in
course of law executed within the prison
walls. The act appropriates 81 600 for the erec-
ton of suitable building in the penitentiary
20 be used as an execution chamberl
A Swedish Colony.
Negotiations are pending for the set
tlement of Swedish colony in Pulaski
county.
Good Rains.
Good rains have relieved stockmen OF
Sullivan county, for water was scarce
BEFORE THE REVOLUTION.
THE doctor carried his own medicines
and himself fixed the enormous doses