The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-01-24
being distressed, and yet compel men
who earn large salaries to have some
regard for their obligations.

being distressed, and yet compel men
J who earn large salaries to have some
regard for their obligations.
Senator Klene has introduced a
bill providing for the appo intment
by the Governor of three persons to
regulate the practice of dentistry In
the state. The persons 80 named
shall not be connected with any
school Of dentistry, but must have
had fite years. experience in their
profession and be resident citizens
of the state. Every dentist engaged
4, business at the date the act goes
into effect can obtain a certificate
from the board to continue practice,
on application and without pay591s
any Tee.- craouates or dhiy -fecox&l
nized schools of dentistry will be
registered upon presenting their
diploma, duly attested, and paying a
fee of %. Persons desiring exami-
nation will be charged $40 il passed
upon favorably. To present false
diploma is made felony. Each
dentist must register with the county
clerk, or in st. Louis with the city
register, and will be charged fee OF
so cents. While actually engaged in
business the members of the board
are to receive $40 each per day, pro-
vided the fees collected are suffi-
cient to 30 reimburse them.
Mr.. Sullinger Of Gentry has intro
duced bill to establish district in
stitutes for training and licensing of
teachers who shall teach the higher
branches which are not included in
the common school course. This
bill Is simply an endorsement of the
plan Of Superintendent Wolfe Of
holding district institutes under
special instructors who recommended
for certificates. 1t embodies the
idea Of the training school which
was abolished two years ago. 1t is
safe to say that the people of the
state desire that the state superin-
tendent shall examine applicants
and grant certificates to persons who
are qualified in the higher branches
and that this authority should not be
delegated to persons appointed by
the state board OF education as the
bill provides. When this measure
gets before the house the teachers
of the state will be heard from.
Mr.. Mueller, Of st. Charles, intro
duced a bill providing for the holding
of teachers institutes for a term of
two weeks, beginning December 26,
or on the first Monday thereafter,
the salary of the teachers continuing
during the term the teachers are in
attendance, which attendance shall
be compulsory. The examination
for certificates will be had during the
first three days of the session.
Mr.. Boutwell,, Of Randolph, has
introduced several important bills in
the house. One is for fellow servant
law, applicable to railroads alone.
A clause, however, provides that 1t
| ha ahnun i'm 1nfanaa that tho
person injured was guilty of negli-
gence, contributing as a proximate
cause, to produce the injury. The
last section of this bill reads:
No contract made between the employer
and employe, based upon the contingency
of the injury or death OF the employe,
limiting the liability OF the employer un-
der this act, or fixing damages to be re-
covered, shall be valid and binding.
This bill was followed by second,
defining who are and who are not
fellow servants, and prohibiting con-
tracts limiting liabilities. Superln'
tendents, with authority to direct
others, are not fellow servants, but
persons working to a common pur-
pose and not superintendents are
made fellow servants.
He also introduced two bills con-
cerning telegraph companies. Under
the present law IL telegraph COM
pany is rendered telegram for
transmission and fails, neglects or
refuses to receive or transmit the
same, the company incurs penalty
of 5000, to be paid on civil suit to the
person rendering the message.
Under the late decision of the appel
late courts IL has been held that the
word "transmit" does not include
the delivery OF the telegram. The
bill introduced amends the law SO as
to make it include both transmission
and delivery.
The courts of the state have very
recently been compelled to hold that
) under the present law in relation to
, kilograms there can be no recovery
! of damages for mental pain and an
guish from telegraph companies for
, failure to deliver messages in cases of
\ death, sickness, etc., the present
! state of the law permitting only re-
covery for pecuniary loss and Injury.
The bill introduced seeks to remedy
, this defect in the law, as suggested