The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-02-02
MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.

JEFFERSON CITY. Jan. @.-SESAgE.-YeSter-
day the senate took up the bill making the
beard OF curators OF the state university non
political A motion was made to reconsider
the action of Saturday in adopting AZ
amendment to exclude professors OF
high schools aud colleges from being men,
bers Of the board of curators. The motion
TO reconsider was made by Mr.. Cash,
of Clay, and carried by q vote OF Is 20 TO-
A vigorous speech was made by Mr.. Harri-
son in defense OF the amendment. and ii
was opposed through a strong speech from Mr..
hlene. As the hour was growing late the sem
ate adjourned with the matter Il; issue pend
ing, and the fight will be renewed again.
HoUsE-What was regarded as an A. p. A.
fight was precipitatei in the house. The
engrossmeut OF bills was being proceeded
with when a bill introduced BY Mr..
Hinde, Of Jackson. and reported favor
ably from the committee on eleemOsyn-
airy institutions. was called up. Mr.. Hinde
made a brief explanation Of his bill. but the
confusion was so great he could not be dis
tinctly heard. The measure provides for
the appointment in cities by the mayor Of
five commissioners on charitable institutions
who shall have a general supervision over all
penal and charitable institutions in the
city, and may remove any officer or employe
from an institution supported wholly
or in part by the city. Commissioner
must visit each institution at least once each
month. Halt a dozen members were on their
feet and trying to talk, when Mr.. Davis, of
fancy. moved to table the whole matter, and
the motion carried By q vote of "a to 40.
JEFFERSON CITY, Jan. 23.-SENATE-The
greater portion of the day in the senate yester-
day was taken up by the NcGinnis memorial
exercises, which were held in the senate
chamber before the members of both
houses, and a large number of visit
orS. The portrait of the deceased senator,
properly draped, hung in front of the
chief clerks desk. The memorial adj
dresses we're made by Senators Peers,
Mott, Yeater. KenniSh and Wurde-
man. The wife of the deceased St. Louis SEN
ator. her three sons and i grandchild occupied
places in front Of the house, facing the audi
ence.
HoUsE-The committee on criminal iuris-
prudence yesterday recommended the passage
of Speaker RuSSell's bill making train robbing
punishable by death.
Gov. Stone laid before the house a special
message on state taxation. After the reading
of the message, Mr.. Bothwel moved that 1000
copies be printed. which motion was carried.
JEFFERSON CITY. Jan. 2i-~ENATE--YeSter-
day Senator klene. Of st. Louis, introduced Il
telephone bill fixing annual charges at $50 for
cities over 5000 inhabitants: $50 per annum
in cities under $500. and five-minute con-
versations with suburban points y cents.
stidloT eater = III reducing the maNlIlu.l
cost OF feeding prisoners in jails was amended
TO read I0centS. The present maximum is s.
cents. The original bill made it so cents.
The senate proceeded to the discussion of the
bill making the board OF curators of the state
university non-partisan.
HoUsE-The speaker presented the opinion
OF the Encouragement concerning the queS-
tiOn Of doubts pay for the ".iuaketing" and
auditing committees. Mr.. Walker found that il
was the purpose OF the law-making power to al
low the per diem Of s. to members OF these COM
mittees only from date of appointment. until
the converting of the assembly, and that after
the assembly conyeneS they begin to draw
their regular pay and are not entitled to the
extra five dollars a day. He found further that
the members of these committees are en-
tiled to their mileage and expenses.
A remonstrance by citizens of Linn county
against the establishment of two additional
normal schools was offered by DR.. Pettijohn.
Various petitions against cigarettes and in
favor of the passage of an oleOmargarine iden-
LITIGATION bill were offered and referred.
Mr.. Sullinger offered a resolution calling on
the commissioner of insurance for a statement /
of the premiums collected and amounts of
losses paid in every county in the state with
the names OF the companies doing business In
each. Adopted.
The military committee reported the militia
reorganizat ion bill Of Davis. of fancy. cutting
out the section increasing the pay of the adju-
tant-general from 5000 to 5000.
JEFFERSON CITY Jan .5.-Memorial services
in honor of the late John r. Cofman. OF Scott
county. the late Hon. J. Requa.Ot Vernon, coun-
ty, and the late John l.. Paxton of Boone, were
held in the house yesterday, the senate being
present in a body. The eulOgy upon John
X. Coffman was delivered by John W. ORA
belle. of st. Louis. that On J. Requa by Cor
nelius Carroll. OF Vernon county, and that on
John L. Paxton by Henry Jenkins, of Boone
county. Each address was ~prefacei by
the reading of resolution of eulogy
already adopted by the house as q tribute 10
the memory of the deceased. The resolutions
were all ordered spread upon the records and
copies sent to the respective families.
The memorial services interrupted legisla-
tion. and very little was accomplished
II is stated that Rev. Ben Deering has Sc
cured from the house committee on crimina:
Jurisprudence 4 favorable report on his bill fix
ing the minimum license of all saloons in the
state at 81 600 a year. 1t also requires saloons
to be closed from midnight until 5 O'Clock in
the morning and all day on Sunday.
After a long wraugle the house de-
cided to investigate the official affairs
of Excise Commissioner Bell of St
Louis, and also the affairs Of City Collector
Henry Ziegenhein of St. LOUIS in so far as the
of dramshop revenue is concerned.
JEFFERSON CITH. Jan. ester
day Mr.. Orchard, of Howell. introduced a bill
prohibiting, under n fine OF from so to 500. all
games OF chance and amusementS OF Sunday
in the state OF Missouri. The act specifies
football. racing and theaters.
Adjourned till the 18th.
HoUSE-Two bills were introduced recurring
the weekly payment of wages TO laborers of
and miners in lawful money.
DIR. Pettijohn introduced 4 bill to require
trust companies to increase their deposits
with the state treasurer until the same shall
be adequate security for the vast interest
which such companies have in charge. At
present the trust companies deposit but $780,
BOO.
JEFFERSON CITY, Jan. 2s.-The senate was
not in session Saturday.
HoUsE-There was not a quorum present in
The house.
Petitions were presented from Kansas City
Ind Jefferson county asking the enactment of
IN anti cigarette law.
The on criminal Jurisprudence
a substitute for a bill regarding the
execution Of condemned criminals. which was
by the house. 1T requires all persons
convicted of capital oIenses to be imme-
transferred to the Penitentiary, and in
'ourSe of law executed within the prison
walls. The act approp-iates 81 600 FOR the cree
ion Of a suitable building in the penitentiary
o be used as an execution chambcr.1
a Swedish Colony.
Negotiations are pending for the set
of a Swedish colony in Pulaski