Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-03-07
The MISSOURI LEGISLATURE
pR. TUBES RAILROAD FARE BILL DE
FEATED IN TIiE HOUSE.
Bittingers Humane society Police IiiIi
Passed without Dissenting Vote
Defeat of Murray's Conpro-
mise Bili-Bcer inspcc-
tion in the senate.

Jefferson city Mo-. March 6.-(spe-
clalD MIR. Tatum. of st. Louis. intro
duced a bill In the house this morning
which might have good effect upon
the future fortunes of the state univer-
sity II by any chance it could at this
late day be passed. Tho bill provides
that the graduates of the first grade.
and those of the higher grades of the
! university. may elect six of the curators
OF the university. The six thus elected
would occupy the same position in this
state that the fellows" I'll in relation
To Yale, and they would be elected in
| the same way, To make room for the
| curators thus TO be elected six of the
| present board will be retired. The
| scheme underlying Tatum's curators bill
IS that by interesting the graduates In
the prosperity Of the university many
private donations would in future be
MADE to it, Private donations have
been the great source from which Hnr-
Nard ana Yale have drawn their en-
| dowments.
Major Bittinger's Humane Society po-
Ice hill passed this morning without a
dissenting vote. 1t reads as follows: "1n
cities wherein an incorporated society
Tor the prevention of cruelty to animals
exists. known as the Humane Society. :
itan police system, II shall he the duty
OF the board Of police commissioners Of
said city to appoint one special officer.
to be recommended by the Humane So
cietE OF said city. whose term
OF office and wages shall lie the same
as that of regular policeman. The
said special officer shall he subject to
the authority of the board of police but
ununiformed in costume, but shall wear
over his left breast the badge adopted
4, ,gs.l, 4.
Sents."
The osteopathy bill, which provoked
heated discussion some time ago. and
the full purport Of which is we'll known.
passed this morning. The bill simply
legali2es the practice of osteopathy. or
the art of healing without the use of
drugs.
From an Industrial standpoint the de-
feat of DR. Tubbs' bill reducing passen-
ger fares from 4 cents to 81. cents per
mile on branch railroads. and from
cents To 2la cents per mile on main lines.
was the most important act of the
house this afternoon. Men who are
known to be absolutely beyond the
reach of the railroad lobby voted against
this bill for the reason that they be-
lieNed the railroads simply could not
stand the reduction. The question was
one of economy. in the broadest sense.
The vote stood: Ayes, "a; nays. 50.
Mr.. Benner's bill amending the mar
riage law passed this afternoon. 1t pro-
rides that marriage may be solemnized
by any judge of court of record, jus
tice of the peace, or any licensed or or
dained preacher Of the Gospel who is
"A citizen of the United States.
Mr., Moran's court of criminal correc-
tion bill applying only to Buchanan
county, passed. In effect the bill makes
the judge of the present criminal court
eX-otficio judge of the court of criminal
correction.
BY an overwhelming vote the house
defeated Mr.. Murray's compromise bill.
which prohibited railroad employees from
stopping work in body, except by first
giving thirty days notice. and making II
unlawful for any railroad company to
discharge employees without first giving
thirty, daYy' notice. The bill also made
1t unlawful for any person to interfere
with the company in the hiring of en-
ployes or the running of trains and the
moving of traffic. 1t was argued, against
this bill that it would restrict the rights
of employer and employees alike. and
would bind laboring men to employment
from which, for good reasons, they
might desire to escape; that its good
features were overshadowed by fatal
blunders.
Mr.. De Reign's hill, making the putative
father of any illcgitimate child respon-
sible for maintenance, was badly de-
feated.
The senate pool bill was favorably re-
ported this evening.
A strong lobby from st. Louis arrived
to-day TO push a resolution to remove
the capital to st. Louis county.
Senate.
The beer inspection bill is not vet "A
dead issue. The senate ways and means
committee to-day made a favorable re-
port upon 1t. The report was purely
upon political lines, the three Democrats,
Cash, Drum and McClintic, favoring,
and the Republican members of the
committee, Tuunell and Landrum,o m,oppos-
ing This suggests that Democrats in
the senate hope to pass the bill at such
a late day that the house will not be
enabled To take favorable action. Poll
tics seems To be in everything. The sen
ate by passing the bill late in the ses-
sion, and when the house cannot reach
it, says Don't you see; we did not
mean it," To the country it can say:
we passed it,
Martins election bill was made the
special order for tomorrow at 10 a, IN.
The Laughlin bill has been sidetracked
in the senate and the Filley bill is care
fully pigeOnholed in committee. APP
pearanccs are that a fair election bill
cannot pass.
The house bills establishing two cir
cult courts in Cedar county Cat Stockton
and Eldorado) and in Stoddard county
at Bloomfield and Dexter passed. So
also did Mr. Stckneys bill making Jas
per county n separate judicial circuit,
Senator Mott introduced a bill prOhih-
iting immoral houses within 100 yards of
any school or church, The bill is in
dorsed by Mayor Walbridge and Chief
Harrigan, of ST. Louis,
The butterine bill remains the chief
topic Of conversation in the lobby. j.
Martin Jones, of the Dold Packing Com
pany Of Kansas City, is here fighting