Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-03-14
MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.

JEFFERSON CITY, March 5.-SENATE-Th.
| capital removal question keeps bobbing vi
with much regularity. Yesterday Senato
Morton Introduced joint resolution calling
| upon the Sedaiia people to deposit s3,b00,0O
| with the state treasurer within ninet.
days after adjournment of the legiSla
ure to indemnify the state from an,
possible loss Should the capital remova
| amendment be adopted by the people Th'
resolution contains proviSo to the effect tina
unless the security is deposited the secretar,
! of state shall withhold the amendment from
| being submitted. No action was taken on tn.
resolution, but it will be called up in due time
Senator Peers concurrent resolution fixing
| March IL as the date for adjournment sine dit
was taken up and passed.
HoUsE-The wrangle in the house over tn.
fellow-servant measure terminated with thu
engrossment Of the steel bill. The efforts t.
amend it failed. save one, and tina
was offered by Mr.. Davidson, o
Marion. and adopted without debate
1t exempts from the benefits of the fellow
servant law railroad employees who belong t.
organizations that seek to prevent railroad.
from employing such men as they please
In its present shape the bill is not in.
dorsed by the railroads. and no doubt the
secret organizations of railway employees will
have much to complain of because of the Da.
wilson amendment, for if they undertake t.
dictate to railway MANAGERS in the future, as
they have in the past in regard to who may
rive any benefits from the law
JEFFERSON CITY, March 6-SENATE-Mr
Yeater introduced a bill yesterday relating tc
any proposed removal of the state capital II
authorizes the governor in the event of a re-
moval amendment being submitted, to require
the town and city seeking the capital to put uI
such security as the governor may deem SUI
fcent to indemnify the state from loss.
The house bill raising the age of consent
from IA to 18 years was debated at considerable
length. Mr.. Goodykoontz offered amend
ment making it felony to debauch any female
under the age of Is years. The amendment was
adopted and the bill passed.
The bill allowing insurance companies to
pay into the state treasurer the whole Of the
state tax OF 2 per cent and giving the state
ties, was passed.
After a sharp debate the bill reducing state
grain inspection charges in St Louis from e
cents car to so cents car was passed.
HoUSE-By vote of % to A the house
passed Mr.. Murray's bill providing for the sep
aration of the state university and agricultural
college, and 1t now goes to the senate.
JEFFERSON CITY. March THE senate COM
mittee on ways and means yesterday reported
favorably Senator Lyman's bill providing for a
state inspection of beer.
Mr.. Morton's bill amending the election and
registration law was made special order for
Thursday morning.
Mr.. Dunn's bill empowering county courts to
reclaim swamp land enormously sold was read
a third time and passed.
House bill authorizing the holding OF two
terms Of circuit court at Ell Dorado Springs,
Cedar county, was called up and passed. A
similar measure providing for two terms of cir
cult court at Dexter, Stoddarc county was also
passed.
House bill making a separate circuit out of
Jasper county was debated and passed.
The afternoon session was almost entirely
consumed in considering appropriation bills.
In the house bills were taken up for third
reading and passage and disposed of as fol-
lows:
Empowering judges of courts of record to re-
Qulre byStanderS to arrest offenders against
the dignity OF the court and bring them before
the bar. Passed.
Providing for the assignment of policeman
in cities having a humane society to act in
injunction with such society in preventing
cruelty to animals. Passed.
Authorizing graduates of schools of oste-
opathy to practice healing arts taught by
the science of osteopathy. Passed.
Repeating the law which prohibits husband
and wife from testifying for or against each
other. Lost-Yeas, IS: nays, 81.
Amending the law in relation to the employ
ment of teachers at the deaf and dumb school
so as to permit an extra teacher for deaf and
dumb colored pupils. Passed
Reducing railroad passenger fare trunk
lines to 21s cents per mile and 81 cents on
to furnish the railroad commissioners with q
list of all persons travelling on passes. Lost.
Changing time of holding circuit court in
Platte county. Passed.
House substitute authorizing new schoc
districts to be formed with twenty pupils
Passed.
Amending the civil practice act in relation to
St. Louis SO as to allow three days for filing
exceptions to referees reports. Passed.
Prohibiting alien preachers from solemniz-
ing marriages Passed.
Prohibiting railroad employees from precipi-
tating strikes without notice and prohibiting
employers from discharging employees without
notice Lost.
JEFFERSON CITY. March s.-SENATE-The
house deficiency bill was taken up yesterday
and passed The Morton election law was de-
bated at length. but without action. The after
noon session was taken up with lively debates
over the bill to separate the Agricultural col
lege from the State university and the oleo-
margarine bill The separation bill was re-
ferred to the committee on agriculture. The
oleomargarine bill was made a special order
for Friday morning.
HoCSE-Senate bill changing the time Of
holding circuit court in Cole county was taken
up and passed: also, senate bill rearranging
the dates of holding court IN the Fifteenth
judicial circuit. Senator Gash's bill prohibit
ing pool-Selling and bookmaking except on
race tracks during the racing season, was
taken up and passed
The house in committee of the whole con-
sidered and sent to engrossment the bill ap-
propriating money for the penal and eleemo-
synary institutions.
Mr.. Murray's bill prohibiting the sale of imi-
tation butter. unless plainly designated as
such, was taken up and passed
JEFFERSON CITY, March 9.-SENATE-The
house bill providing for the state inspection of
banks under direction of the secretary of state
was passed: also bill prohibiting county courts
from keeping incurable insane at county poor
farms. The bill prohibiting immoral houses
within 100 yards of any church or educational
institution was engroSSed.
HOUSEHOLDS revising building and loan as
ISOLATION laws, for examining and licensing
pharmacists, amending the primary election
law of St Louis and Kansas City, recurring
mine operators to pay wages in lawful money,
harmonizing the law regarding writs of pro-
hibition, appropriating si50,00J of state reve-
nue. to permanent school fund, to protect fish
in private ponds and requiring county prison.
ers to be worked on public roads were passed