The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-03-16
LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY.
Condensed Report OF the Proceedings of
the Missouri Legislature

In the senate on the 9Th the ways and means
committee made favorable report on the
beer inspection bill The elections committee
decided to report adversely both the Fllley and
Laughlin elections bills. The house bills es-
tablishing two circuit coIrts each in Stoidard
and Cedar counties. and the bill making Jasper
county n separate judicial circuit, passed. -.
The house passed Mr.. Bittinger's humane
olety police bill. DIR. Tubbs' bill reducing rail-
road fares was defeated by vote OF % ayes TO
80 nays. Mr.. Benner's bill amending the mar
riage laws passed and Mr.. Murrays comprO-
mise bill prohibiting railroad employees from
stopping work In a body except by first giving
thirty days notice. and making IL unlawful for
any railroad company to dischlr employees
without first giving thirty days notice. was
defeated.
THE bilisseparating the agricultural college
from the state university brought on lengthy
debate In the senate on the 9TH and 1t finally
gave place to the special order-the elections
bill and another long debate followed without
final &C ton In the afternoon the agricultural
college bill was further discussed and referred
to the agricultural committee. The remainder
OF the afternoon was devoted to the pure butter
bill The house passed . number OF bills.
among them the senate bill prohibiting pool
selling and bookmaking In any place except on
race tracks during races. The bill making ap
propriations to the insane asylums WAS con-
sidered In committee OF the whole all the fore
noon. The committee on judiciary reported
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commissioners. The bill providing for an sp-
propriation Of sl2 900 for the purpose OF placing
statues OF Blair and Benton In statuary hall of
the national house Of representatives was sent
to engrossment. The bill requiring dramshops
10 be closed on Sundays and holidays passed
and In committee OF the whole the house
agreed upon q a. 900 increase in the university
appropriation and $4,000 increase for the
school Of mines. THIS makes the total appro-
priation for the university and the school OF
mines e3J5, ,lA7J.
THE senate on the sth passed the bill estab-
fishing court OF criminal correction ut st. Jo-
seph with an amendment including Kansas
City. As the house had previously killed the
Kansas City bill this sent the whole question
back to the house again. The senate also
passed the bill creating the ONCE OF bank and
fund companies inspector. Senator Wurde-
man introduced resolution giving St. Louis
county chance to be voted for for the state
capital. The house butter bill was ordered en-
crossed. and the bill for the organization and
equipment Of the militia passed 80. The pro-
ceedings OF the house were Of no great inter-
est. The building and loan inspection bill
caused some debate, but passed. Rev. Sam
Jones addressed the house in the afternoon.
after which the Kansas City criminal court
bill was indefinitely postponed number Of
local bills passed.
THE capital removal question was again
sprung I'm the senate on the 9th. The PROPOSE
tion to give St Louis county chance to secure
1t was defeated by % to g and the fight Is left
sQuarely between Sedalia and Jefferson City.
and the resolution requiring ample deposit
from Sedalia was Carried after long talk
The Murray bill to separate the agricultural
college from the state university was favorably
reported from committee, and the Tubbs bill
reducing the salary of the insurance COM
missioner was killed 80. The house made haste
slowly on the appropriation bills, bat passed
the bill to prevent the opening of barber shops
on Sunday by vote OF 80 to 70 The Choate
bill to prohibit the alien ownership OF land.
passed and the Btteuger bill to place q statue
Of Benton and Blair In the capitol at Washing
ton. passed. II appropriates $4,000 The bill
to establish q board OF managers and pardons
for the pententiary was killed by a vote Of G.
nays to 81 yeas.
THE senate on the iith adopted resolution
appointing committee to investigate reports
rs to smallpox In the penitentiary. number
Of bills OF a local nature passed. The bill
passed providing that school directors shall
have the right to. as necessity demands, trans
fer money from the incidental to the building
fund and vice versa. The senate also passed
the house bill giving village trustees the power
to levy poll tax OF IS upon male Inhabitants
between the ages OF 81 and 50 years: also the
bill to protect game and fish and to provide for
the appointment Of Q game warden: also Mr..
Motifs bill making 1t . penitentiary onense to
run house OF ill-repute within 100 yards Of u
church. school. oity hall. theater, etc. The
Sedslia before the capital removal proposition
shall be submitted The beer inspection bill
was killed The house passed DR.. Tubbs'
resolution for an amendment to the constita-
| tion to convert the bonded debt Of the state
including all school fund certificates OF the in
| debtedness. into an interest-bearing fund
! Appropriation bills were considered all day.
| and at o'clock the last appropriation bill was
| sent to engrossment.
THE senate got into quite q discussion on the
| l2th over the Moran antitrust bill and 1t was
| virtually killed In the afternoon Mr. Williams
| called up his resolution instructing the cleo
| tions committee to at once report amendments
| to the Tatum or Mclaughlin election bill but
| 1t was defeated. The substitute for the fellow
servants bill passed; also Mr.. Hisbees bill
regulating the science Of osteopathy, or the
science OF healing without the use Of drugs 80.
| In the house DR.. Tubbs had read the report OF
| the committee appointed to investigate the
| charges against the state librarian and clerk
to the adjutant-general Bills passed author
| izing the board OF railroad aud warehouse COM
| missioners to require railroad companies
| where tracks cross az q grade to build joint
| depots At such crossing: striking out the per
| cent. clause Of the present election laws. which
requires that every political party shall east ct
| least per cent OF the entire vote cast at the
last election before II shall have right TO place
the names Of its nominees on the ticket for any
| once; TO prevent the Australian system OF vot-
| ing applying to city elections In cities OF the
fourtE-class. Representative Spencers bill to
prevent blindness In children also passed.