Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-02-06
MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.
DISCUSSION IN THE HOUSE OVER THE
GOVERNORS RECENT MESSAGE.
Iiii to Prohibit Baseball ON sunday Passed
to Engrossmcnt After u Hard
Fight - Proceedings in
the senate.

Jefferson City, Mo, Feb. 5. 80 Especial
| This morning MIR. Davison's motion to re-
| consider the printing of 1000 copies of the
| governors recent message prevailed. ana
| the order to print was reversed The mes
sage to which reference Is had included
| reports from the state geological bureau,
| the Missouri worlds fair commission and
| the adjutant general. The messdge, which
| In Itself was very brief, would have been
| exceedingly voluminous with the reports
| incluued The motion to reconsider print
| ing was passed with an intention OF saw
| ing money. Ihat was all there was in IT,,
| but for some reason strong party night
was made upon 1t. 1t prevailed because
| Republicans supported IT,
thlef the call Tor reports OF commits
tees the committee on Insurance favoraby
reported Dr. Tubbs' bill, reducing the
salary of the state Insurance commissioner
from 5000 to S2.bOu, and his chief clerk
from S,2oV to Sl,'oV, being reduction OF
S5up IN each case.
The bill Introduced by MIR Lynch. of St
Louis, hxlng a minimum price for convict
labor at 10 cents per day, was favorably
reported from the committee on peniten-
tary. y minority report, recommending
that the bill do not pass precipitated a
debate along the lines OF political economy
The minority report was ordered printed
which indicates night at "a later day.
Major Bitunger, OF ST. Joseph, introduced
a bill which looks to an improvement In
the teaching of agriculture and the me
chanic arts at the experiment station at
Columbia. 1t puts the college under the
control OF the state board of agriculture.
After the expiration of the morning hour
consideration was resumed of Higbecs
bin. providing that transcript of the evil
dcnCe IN justice courts IN criminal cases
be furnished the clerk of the circuit or
criminal courts. to be by him certified to
the grand jury, and that indictment may be
found upon such transcripts.
The farmers this morning took an active
part in the discussion. the lawyers were
not allowed to have 1t an their own way.
Murray of Holt, made one of the best
Ia. 4,4fy
1t was nnally ordered engrossed by a vote
of " TO "a. 1t is evident that the more
these bills are discussed and the clearer
understanding of them men nave the more
earnest is the support given Them and the
prospects that they VIII pass grow con-
Stanty brighter.
The bills. however. are radically different
from the present law ana even lawyers
slowly grasped their meaning and ex-
tent, The tact that the law IS wrong and
weak, and that it is constantly increasing
criminal costs, was an ever present. silent
but powerful mentor favoring the bill. The
other two bills Companions to the one un-
der discussion yesterday and today went
to engrossment without prolonged debate.
The afternoon in the mouse was devoted d
to q Consideration Of he sunday baseball
Mr. GCapes' biz providing, the placing Of
baseball, cock fighting and the racing of
horses sundays; after hard fight, went
to engrossment by a vote of u to ij. Every
Kansas CITY member voted against the
bill, one family, Jones, Of jackson; Jones,
of Polk and Jones, of Hickory. united in
opposition TO It. This Is the FIRST time that
the Jones have been In conjunction, There
Is IA growing sentiment against the bill and
1t may, by hard and persistent work. be
defeated on third reading,
Three hours We're devoted to the debate
upon the bill recognizing osteopathy as "A
school of surgery and healing and prescrih-
ing rules under which it may be practiced
These three hours cost the people of the
state not less than Sl0pl-rather costly ad-
yertsng 81 The bill went TO Snsross,ment n, by
able defeat on third reading,
Senate Proceedings.
a large amount Of important routine
work was done in the house to-day, In
and used IT, Several of the most impor-
tant measures Were from his hand, His
militia bill was. engrossed almost without
debate. Opposition to it was very light
This is, in effect, the same bill which he
introduced two years ago; and which was
senators whom the people have since re-
tired. 1t provides for thorough reorgan-
izatLon Of the militia and makes the drill
the United States army.
senator Lyman's bin, allowing the state
Repositories to give Kansas City bonds as
security for state deposits, was also en-
crossed; his bin amending the charter Of
and also his bin permitting Kansas city
to use for Other purposes the money col
lected some time ago for the purchase of
Among other important bills passed to
BY Senator punn-Amendng the corrupt
practices act, SO that candidates need not
keep account ot hotel and travelling eN-
penSeS.
by Senator Soaber-Amending the Aus
tralian ballot law so that separate tick.
cts. Identical iu shape and size, instead of
the present blanket ballot, shall be fur
nshed the voter.
BY Senator Morton-Making the law now
applicable 10 bank officials apply TO Of
ticers of trust companies.
BY Senator Lancast ter-Prohhit bar
herring on sunday, and providing penalties
for violations.
by Senator Iaudrum-To allow special
petty iurics the same per diem (2l now
allowed regular jurors.
\ bill by senator Cash, extending the Of;
fetal term of assessors to four wears, and
making them Ineligible TO hold any Of
&C thereafter until two years have
elapsed, was read a third time and passed.
Senator Cash has not specifically stated
what especial spite he has towards asses
SOrs.
Senator Elona's bill. exempting oculsts,
aurists neuro'oglsts and other specialists
from jury service. was to-day reconsidered |
and passed.