Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-05-02
MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.


G1Gk1 0ee8IOns
IErrrRsoy Cry Anri1 24-The ffrst DAYS
which convened Yesterday was rather tame
In the senate three bills were introduced, and
in the house eleven making a total of fourteen
for the day
Legislation on the fellow-servant bill will
undoubtedly be most troublesome question.
house and one in the senate. Ali differ In i'm
portant particulars Briefly they may be
cIassed as follows:
The Steel house bin applies to railroads
alone. and makes such CORPORATIONS In the abb
sence of contributorv negligence. liable for ALI
damages sustained by any agent or servant
thereof while engaged in the work OF
operating such railroad Superfntendents
and inspectors are made vice PRINCIPALS and
are not fellow-servants This act was passed
by the house at the regular session, and toma-
hawked In the senate. It is the bill recon-
mended by the railway employees and the
friends Of the hin ernress the hone that II will
mass the house ninns an amendment adonte1
to exclude employees from it's benefits VINO be-
long to labor organizations that NEEDLE in the
matter OF who shall or shall not be employed
to operate railroads. Many members OF the
house say If this amendment Is again accepted
the measure will pass the house without din
Guilty.
In the senate Lieut. Gov -OrMeara made 4
short speech concerning prospective leeisla-
ton, which was out OF the usual order. he
said certain interested parties had mfsrepre-
scented his position regarding an election and
registration law and fellow-servant legislation.
From his remarks the inference Is that the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS now fndorses the election
bill of the St Louis safety committee.
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mediatelv after the senate convenet. YESTERDAY
PRESIDENT O'Meara submitted the names Of the
new members Of the three b.r committees
railroads, elections and labor, as follows:
Railroads-McClintic,G Cash, Madison, Dunn.
Morrissey, Yeater, Kennish, Williams.
Elections-Norton. Peers, Lancaster, Walk
er. Ballard, Basket. klene, Landram, Ame-
lung, Brewster.
Labor-Peers, Dunn, Yeater, Madison, Cash,
Lancaster, McClintic, kennish, Williams,
Davidson.
The committee on clerical force reported,
suggesting that the clerical force be cut from
sixty-eight to thirty-three, and that the COM
mittees with clerks be reduced from twenty
one TO seven.
Senator DasAel. in.Iouuced ieiio"-se'sans
Jaw appiicaoie 70 ra'iroaos aione'
dousE-Mr. Tuoos introduced reSoiutlon
recitlng that the appropriations made at the
regular session OF the legislature were In ex-
cess OF the estimated receipts, and concluding
with resolution requesting Gov. stone Co
transmit an additional proclamation authorlz-
ing the enactment OF law under the operation
OF which the fees OF the excise commissioners OF
81. LOUIS anu GOAL OH inspectors may DC tuEneu
over to the state treasurer
In speaking to his resolution Mr.. Tubbs said
he had consulted with the auditor, and from
him learned that the appropriations would
exceed the estimates Of revenue from SIS 600 to
$4,000 He explained briefly that such laws
had passed the house at the regular session.
but were killed in the senate. On a roll call
the resolution was adopted by vote OF 50 to
A, every democratic voting against it.
The fellow-servant bills were read second
time. and referred to the committee on labor.
and the anti-brfbery bills to the committee on
criminal if1risprudence
Mr.. Spencer. of St LOUIS. introduced the
election hill nreDared nv the St Louis safety
committee
The Snencer election hill, wac favorah1v re-
ported from the COMMITTEES on elections and
ordered printed: also a hin amendine the law
so as to REQUIRE election ballots in contest
cases to be preserved as long as needed for
evidence
Clif' Aprli -oISIsAIE-a es Is eao
oay' SENATOR gray plese..eo pe.i.iou VI Nv
.aliroao e"pioyes IIom vernon coun1y, ASK
lug ioi sno Snoe'lue Va i.iio"-eoh sans low
senator Fo"ers Antroo1eeo senerai ieiio"-
servant law
AFTER the second reading OF Oils recess
was t.Aeh uhlil p. u
Al Tue aiternoon SESSION senator Dann' A,on1
.ne conailt.ee On eiec lions, pIesenteu .ne eioc-
ton OIL Oh Inc safety comni'.ee' "Atn tne Eec-
concentration tnat II pass.
senator hiine' Representing the lePuoAcan
minority on the commltsee. onered minority
report SUBSTITUTING the rihey Oil Iof the
safety connntt'ee ofh,
.ne oonlnl.. su oa eieeI.ons ssesCs.eu soae
nol ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AoS' Vi "A e'0
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$3.50 go. ~ ~, . -. A.. 80 =. - 20
An amendment was also adopte,i providing
that the recorder OF voters in Kansas City and
ST. Louis shall net as commissioner until the
of his term of once.
The bill was debated at length. and finally
the majority report was adopted and the hill
encrossed.
HousE-Ouite a discussion was occasional
by the Introduction of resolution containing
what unmarried tn he a nriyate letter from Gov
Stone to Senator Ballard. in which the former
discussed fellow-seryant legislation as a polis-
ical move The resolution concluded with a
proviso calling on the secretary of state for q
copy of the letter, if the same is in his possess
sion, as proclamation NO 2"
After motion to table had been defeated
the resolution was referred to the judiciary
committee
The Spencer election and registration Law
was taken up for eugrossment
Mr. .RothwelI offered the St. Louis safety
committee bill as an amendment.
Col Crisp secured the floor and talked until
he was cut of with the previous question.
The amendment was then defeated by q
party vote, and the bill ordered to engross-
ment
cured the floor and talked about election s laws