The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-03-14
MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.

In the senate Mr.. wurdeman's
bill requiring probate judges to be
lawyers wac ordered engrossed.
* House bill requiring a record to be
kept Of jury proceedings in justices
OF the peace courts was taken up
and passed.
Senator Gray's bill allowing own
ers Of land sold for taxes one year
In which to redeem the same was
passed after long debate.
Gov. Stone returned to the house
Mr.. Bourne's house bill making It a
felony to enter horses ut a raco track
Or fair Association upder an assumed
name, without executive approval.
The governor says the title of the
bill indicates that the object OF
the measure is to promote the breed
ing of fine horses, while the bill
itself makes felony OF an offense
which had nothing to do with horse
breeding. This, the governor says,
is contrary to the constitution, and
for this alone he vetoed the measure.
The normal schools won victory
In the house. Mr.. Leasenby's bill
authorizing private normal schools
to issue state certificates to graduates,
OF q similar character as are now
issued by the state normals, was
brought up. Messrs. Bittinger and
Robertson made strong speeches
against the bill on the ground that
private normals are not under state
control and they convinced the
house that they were correct and the
bill was tabled.
In the house Mr.. Leroy's bill pro-
viding that any officer Of bank who
receives deposits when the same is
in a failing condition shall, upon
conviction, be sentenced to the PEN
itentiary for a period of thirty years,
or be hanged, was taken up for
engrossment and tabled.
House bill fixing the salary of the
state veterinary surgeon at $1,000
per year was taken up and engrossed.
Mr.. Rothwell, of Randolph, intro
duced bill that caused a great
uproar. Under its provisions $780,
600 is to be appropriated for the
purchase of silver bust of Chaun-
cey 1. Filley to be placed in Col.
Eph Houston's "Eagle's Nest" st.
Louis. The speaker rejected the
measure, and sharply criticised Mr..
Rothwell for what was considered
an uncalled for insult. Messrs. Dra-
belle and Moran started an endless
chain of points Of order, and finally
the speaker reversed his ruling,
ordered the bill read, and then took
the floor to denounce it. Mr.. Roth
well, in reply, said he had introduced
the bill as a joke, and did not expect
1t to be taken seriously. After
long talk Mr.. Tubbs moved that the
o-called bill be printed in the jour-
nal, and this was adopted.
Mr.. Tatum's bill providing for a
sale OF the St. Louis Blind Asylum
was engrossed.
Mr.. De Reign's bill prohibiting
women from wearing hats in theate ers
and Mr.. Davidson's bill forbidding
school directors from employing
relatives as school teachers were
killed.
Some weeks ago the senate adop-
ted resolution, introduced by SEN
ator Davisson, calling on county
officials for information as to the
number of INDECENT insane kept at
poor houses. Reports from ninety
six counties have been received.
They show total Of 1181 incurable
insane and 284 insane idiots, making
a total at the poor farms OF 1485.
At the city aims houses there are
762 of these unfortunate persons.
Mr.. Davisson has bill ending for
the establishment OF an asylam for
incurable INDECENT insane. It ap-
proprlates 100000, and provides
that the asylum shall be constructed
a. an adjunct Of the st. Joseph
Insane Asylum. The attention OF
the legislature has been called to the
matter before. 1t is generally con-
ceded that poor farms are not suita-
BILE place for insane persons.
The house took up for passage a
bill empowering cities to acquire by
condemnation proceedings, or other
wise, property within one mile Of
the city limits for park purposes.
Tho bill was argued at considerable
length and passed.
A large number Of petitions were
presented asking for the enactment
Of law requiring the payment Of
wages to miners In lawful money
and prohibiting the struck store"
system.
The committee on private corpora
tions reported favorably the senate
bill providing for 8 state inspection