The Cape Girardeau Democrat., 1895-02-16
MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.


confined in the poorkouses. The object in
1 tended is to get information or which to bast
an effort to establish an asylum for the help
less iISane Of the state.
Senator Tunnel's bill requiring prosecuting
attorneys when they draft indictments for fel'
ony, to furnish n copy to the circuit judge
which may be used in case the original is lost
| was passed.
Among the bills seat 10 engroSsment were
the following: 10 bring the officers Of trust
| companies under the provisions Of the banking
laws; the bill reorganzing the state militia:
making Kansas City bonds security for state
| deposits.
HoUsE-A bill introduced by Mr.. Higbee
| was sent to engrossment by vote of so to 81
| 1t makes most radical change in the criminal
code. 1t relates to testimony in criminal
cases, and as amendmended and engroSsed
| reads:
AT the time OF filing the information, or
| within twenty-four hours thereafter, the pros
ecuting attorney shall file with the clerk Of the
| court brief statement OF the substance
| of the testimony of eacn witness for
the state, with the name. residence and
| remain in his office as record and
De subject only TO the inspection of the judge
OF the court, the prosecuting attorney or his
clerk. the defendant and his counsel or his
| clerk; and the clerk of the court must, within
| two days after demand made, furnish defend
ant or his counsel copy thereof without
| clerk to take copy thereof.
| The anti-Sunday baseball bill was up for
consideration and received Endorsement num-
| ber two, and w3s sent to engrossment by a
| vote Of 81 to IS. 1t was reached in the regular
| order.
| JEFFERSON CITY Feb. T.-SENATE-Yester-
fdas'AlF Dapisson intEQduced a joint resolution
| providing for-a constitutional amendment so
that existing seminary certificates held for
kyarious'schodl funds may be funded with per
cent. bonds and the eventual merging Of such
money into the public school fund
Bills passed:
Authorizing corporations to increase their
| capital stock from Si0,00o,O00 to s5O,OO0OO0.
Abolishing the three days of grace on nego-
| table paper.
| Requiring foreign corporations doing busi-
ness In this state to maintain public office.
The bill to give homeopathists representa-
| tion in the management Of the state elecmosy
| nary institutions was defeated.
| HoUsE-Among the bills introduced were:
| Mr.. Steele: For the establishment of an in
| dustrial home for dependent boys, in connec-
tion with the agricultural college farm at Co.
| lumbia.
The committee on roads and highways re-
ported favorably bill providing for working
idle convicts on the public highv ays.
| The committee on judiciary reported favora-
bly, bill giving attorneys a lien on judgments
| for their fees
| Among the bills passed were:
| Giving the husband the same right in wife's
| homestead as the latter has in the husbands
| homestead.
Prohibiting the leaving of cotton seed ex-
posed where it may be eaten by hogs
Increasing the age of female consent to is
years. Passed by vote of 101 to Ill
| Making train robbery capital ofense.
| Compelling road overSeer to put water gauges
at the crossing places of streams.
Prohibiting druggists from substituting diff
ferert medicines in prescriptions from that or
| dered.
Requiring justices of the peace to furnish
| transcripts of judgments when required to do
so.
Making it a felony to falsely obtain note,
| deed or other valuable paper by representing
| that the original is lost.
Allowing special judges in criminal cases s.
| a day and travelling expenses.
| JEFFERSON CITY. Feb. S.-SENArE-Thec COM
mittee on education yesterday reported sever
| al bills of Importance. 1t reported Gavorably
| the measure to establish a school of journalism
| in the state university, and unfavorably bill
| providing method of pensioning dependent
school teachers in st. Louis. 1t also reported
| favorably the bills 10 abolish the three state
| normal schools and to endow the state uni
versity.
Senator Gray's bill authorizing Cities towns
and villages to prohibit by ordinance the sale
of cigarettes and cigarette wrappers to minors
was engroSSed. as was Senator LancaSterS
bill allowing the board OF managers Of fire de-
partment pension funds to lend money on real
estate.
HoUsE-House bills were disposed of as fol-
lows:
Authorizing villages to impose poll tax Of
81 on persons subject to road work. Passed.
Empowering cities Of the fourth class to take
q census Passed.
Requiring petitioners for q new road to give
bonds for $50 for costs. Lost.
Prohibiting officers of trust companies from
receiving deposits subject to check. Passed.
Increasing the salary OF the physician Of the
penitentiary from 81 200 to $3.50 annually
Lost
Amending the law so as to authorize five
persons to incorporate a railroad company in
place of ten. Passed.
Exempting peddIers Of agricultural products
from being required to take out q peddlerS Ii
cense. Passed
Requiring officers CT trust companies to file a
similar statement of financial condition with
the secretary of state as is required by
banks. Passed.
Amending the law relating to cities Of the
second class so as 20 require in damage suits
that notice must be served on the mayor within
sixty days from the occurrence of damage.
Passed.
JEFFERSON CITY. Feb. 9-SENATE-Yester-
day Mr. Loves bill imposing tax of 81 900 a
year on cigarette dealers and empowering cit
les to also impose similar tax, was passed.
Senator Lancasters bill prohibiting BARRIERS
from keeping their shops open on Sunday was
read q third time and passed.
Among the bills en- crossed were: Creating
state board Of embalmers; to abolish the three
normal schools; making directors OF trust
companies liable for deposits received and
debts contracted when such trust companies
are in a failing condition.
The committee on Judiciary reported favor
ably Senator Lancasters bill giving st. Louis
three additional circuit judges.
Adjourned till the 11th-
HoUsE-Among the bills passed were:
Providing that il n wife dies intestate the
husband shall have the same property rights as
is now awarded the widow when the husband
dies.
Prohibiting the killing OF California quail
and other imported g;aie birds.
Requiring county courts to furnish justices
of the peace record docketS.
Authorizing the taxation of homesteads.
Prohibiting the sale OF imitation sterling
silver
TIE committee on criminal Jurisprudence re-
ported favorably house bill requiring all con-
Wet made goods to be plainly stamped as the
product OF convict labor.
The committees on labor reported the fellow
servants law uniayorably.
Missouri Finances.
The amount of finances on hand in
the state treasury February / was
81, AS ,GsS. Ia