The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-03-21

entered into by county courts
Passed.
House bi. -laking it misde-
meanor to trap ~ snare wild geese
and brants. Passed.
House bill requiring road overseers
to destroy thistles. Passed.
House bill adding misdemeanor
clause to the anti usury laws.
Passed.
House bill empowering county
courts to appoint local boards of
health in case Of pidemics. Passed.
House bill amending the banking
laws 80 as to provide that before a
cashier can sign papers of the bank
\ ~ lnutt first have the authority con-
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Senate bill making it a misde-
meanor for officers Of trust compa-
MES to receive deposits subject to
check. Passed.
House bill requiring normal school
funds to be drawn monthly on requi-
sions. Passed.
House bills empowering towns and
villages to organize independent of
township lines. Passed.
House bill providing for sale of
the st. Louis blind asylum, and the
selection of a more desirable site.
Passed.
House bill making it felony to
destroy dams, levee reservoirs and
waterworks supplies. Passed.
House bill requiring surplus county
school funds to be loaned under the
depository law as other funds are
loaned. Passed.
House bill requiring trolley wires
of street railways to be strung 22
feet above railroad crossings.
The senate sur rised everyone by
taking up and passing the house bill
prohibiting the sale of imitation
butter. There was no debate over
the measure, as it had been thor
oughly discussed some days ago.
Senators Lyman and Love, OF Kansas
City, have been its chief opponents,
and the latter tried to amend it, but
failed. The bill passed by the fol-
lowing vote:
Yeas-Messrs. Ameiung, Ballard,
Baskett, Bledsoe, Davisson, Drum,
Gray, Harrison, Kennish, Klene,
Landrum, Morrissey, Mott, Orchard,
Peers, Powers, Seaber, Williams,
Wurdeman, Yeater-20.
Nays-Messrs. Busche, Cash,
Goodykoontz, Love, Lyman, Nc
Clintic, Morton, Tunnell-S.
/ The bill is quite strong measure
since the numerous changes made by
the house, and was passed on the
theory that the dairy interests are
being ruined by the sale of oleomar-
| garine for genuine butter. The first
section declares that every article,
substitute or compound, other than
that produced from pure milk or
cream from the same, made in the
semblance Of bntter, and designed
to be used as a substitute therefor,
is imitation butter. No person shall
combine any animal fat or vegeta-
BILE oil or other substance with
butter, or any annatto or compound
for the person of coloring yellow in
imitation of butter for stle in this
state. Every person who lawfully
manufactures any substance designed
to be used as substitute for butter
shall mark by branding, stamping or
stencil,ng upon the top and side of
each package, in which such article
must be kept in a clean and durable
manner, and in the English language
the words, "Substitute for butter"
These ominous words must be in
Roman type, and the letters not less
than one inch in length. No person,
by himself, or another, shall sell or
offer for sale, any substance designed
as substitute for butter under the
pretense that the same is butter,
The penalties range from $50 to 500
for the first offense to $500 or six
months imprisonment for subse-
suent offenses. The state board of
agriculture is charged with the
enforcement of the law, and IS, ,00O
is appropriated to aid the board.
In the senste the house bill allow
ing coal miners check weigher at
their own expense was passed.
The bill amending the anti trust
and pool law, exempting fire in-
surance companies and boards Of
FIRE underwriters was passed.
Senator Motifs bill to prevent the
the docking of horses tails was
passed, as was the bill making it un
lawful for any person having the
care, custody or control OF any chile
under the age of IA years to exhibit
use or employ, or in any manner oil