The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-05-04
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MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.
Work of the Extra session-Trylng tn lass
an Election Hill.


THE senate held a very brie. sessi-1 on the
24th The only business transa-tel wis the
announcement OF the al iito1al members OF
the committees on railroads. elect .oas AMI la
Dor rs follows; Railroads -McClintic. Cash.
Madison. Dunn. MorrisSoy Yeater. Keanish
and Williams. Elections s-Morton, Peers,
Lancaster. Walker. Ballard. Basket. Klene
Landrum. Ame,ung and Brewster Labor
Peers. Dunn. Yeater. Madison. Cash Lam
caster. Mcclintic. Kcanish. Williams
and Dawson THE house pat ia about
two hours In speech making ia which
members took the opportunity to severely
condemn certain structures CT the press. A
resolution was adopted asking thc governor to
ii.cinie Ia his supplemental message u bill to
require the excise commissioner oi St Louis
and the coal oi inspectors OF EaGs ~ City and
st Louis to turn in their fees to the state treas
ury. While the long debate was In progress Mr.
Tubbs. from the e!ections co:Gnit,ee. favor
ably reporte his election bill. and also the
bill relating to the duties OF judges OF cleo
tions. anl then speech m mlking continued.
THE s-nate held u brief session on the morn
ing OF the 9th In the afternoon the Basket
fellow servants bill. which applies mainly to
railroad employees. was sent to the committee
on railroads. and the Peers bill. which II gen.
eral In its provisions. was referred to the labor
committee. The elections committee made
two reports. the majority reporting In favor of
the safety committee election bill and the mi
norty the "Filley" bill. The minority report
was defeated and the majority bill sent to en-
grossment BY party vote. petition from
railroad employees for fellow servants bill
was presente .... The house discussed the
"F'illey" election bill all day. n vote being
reached at o'clock p. m. and the bill was
passed by party vote 70 yeas to ~ nays. The
resolution for an investigation to what state
of1ieers and members OF the legislature had re-
ceived and used railroad passes was referred.
Adjourned
No business was transacted by the SENATE on
the sUth. The body awaited the enRrossment
OF the election bill until noon and when in
formed by the engrossment committee that IL
would not be ready before night adjourned un-
I'll Monday afternoon -. Mastery inactivity
also characterized the session OF the house II
was waiting for the senate. having agreed to
transact no legislative business until the SEN
ate acts on the election bill The committee
on criminal Jurisprudence reported favorabIy
upon Mr.. Davidson's resolution for an investi-
gation OF the railroad pass question, and the
speaker appointed Messrs. Hammond. Ssr-
geant. Grubo, Armstrong and Rothwell said
committee Mr.. Julians bill granting mem
bers OF the legislature immunity from punish
ment for bribery II they. testify against the
bribe glver was favorably reported from COM
mittee and the house adjourned until Monday
afternoon.
afternoon Of the 23th, resolution declaring In
favor OF this government maintaining the Mon
roe doctrine was the subject OF lively debate.
The house election bull was read first time,
the appropriation bill for the pay Of members
and employees passed. and the senate adjourned.
when the house met II plunged into de-
bate of the Nicaraguan situation which occu-
pied the most Of the afternoon
WHEN the senate met on the 30th the elec-
tions committee reported the house election
bill with q recommendation that It pass with
amendments. The amendments consisted Of
substituting the St. Louis safety committee
bill for the "Filley" bill. After y long debate
the substitute PASSED by 25 10 s. six republic
ans voting for the bill They were brewster.
kennish. Kline. Powers, Sesber and Williams
Mr.. Yeater introduced an anti-lobby bill.
and Senator Davidson n fel,ow-serrants bill
-. The house held q brief and unintere sting
| session. Mr.. Tubbs introduced q new election
bill The Committee on federal relations re-
ported the Nicaraguan resolution and 1t was
adopted 1t faTors o rigid maintenance Of the
Monroe doctrine AT IJ:3) O'Clock the house
| adjourned.