The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-02-07

VI Mr' iuUpb tne Dill was ordered
printed In spite Of the adverse re
port.
The committee on judiciary sub
mitted an adverse report on house
bill prohibiting officials from succeed :
ing themselves in office more than
once.
In the house Mr.. Drabelle's bill,
providing for the creation Of a fund
from which to pension superannuated
school teachers In the city OF St.
Louis, was engrossed after a sharp
debate.
MIR. Swanger's bill, providing for
the election OF county superintend- =
ents OF public schools, precipitated a
four hours debate. The bill was
finally eLgrossed.
The militia bill was ordered on
crossed after a short debate.
Senate bill providing for making a
new judicial circuit out of Pettis
county was read third time and
passed.
House bill making 1t a felony to
enter horse at any race track or
fair association under an assumed
name was read q third time and
passed.
House bill making 1t a felony to
incarcerate any alleged insane person
without due process Of law, was
taken up and passed.
The committee substitute bill re-
quiring all felons condemned to death
to be executed within the walls of
the penitentiary was engrossed by
strong vote.
The house has adopted substiiut
for half dozen bills relating to the
sale of cigars, tobacco, etc. II pro-
hibits the sale of cigarettes, cigarette
paper or tobacco to any minor under
the age Of 18 years. A violation is
made misdemeanor, subject to a
fine of from $3.50 to $25 for each
, offense. The senate bill, which re-
quires license OF not less than 81
200 annually for selling cigarettes,
has not yet been acted upon.
The committee on criminal jnris-
prudence submitted uDiavorable
reports on the following house bills
To suppress option dealing; to pro-
hibit the sale of cartridges and ar
munition to minors; for the taxation
of franchises; to regulate railroad
stock yard charges; prohibiting Sum
day baseball; prohibiting BARRIERS
from plying their trade on Sunday
prohibiting the auctioning OF jewelr,
after dark; for the establishment nj
state board Of dentistry. The
same committee reported the follow
ing bills favorably: To legalize the
Krksville medical school OF osteop.
athy 30 that graduates thereof may
practice healing arts; house bill pro-
hbiting the sale of cigarettes to
minors.
After the adverse report Of the
committee on criminal jurisprudence
ON the Sunday base ball law had
been received, a minority report
was sent up, signed by Messrs.
Higbee, Robertson and Pritchett.
Mr.. Higbee moved that the minority
report be accepted and the bill
printed. An hours debate followed
this motion. Finally the previous
question was ordered and the mi
nority report accepted by vote Of
80 to 33 as follows:
Yeas-Anderson, Armstrong, Arnet,
Atkins, Avery, Baugher, Bennett, Best,
Bettinger, Briet, Brock, Burks, Cope,
Cherrington, Chinn, Collins, Coppedge,
Correli, Cox, David son, Davis OF Wayne,
Dawson, Denny, Denslow, Dorum, Dyer,
Edgar, Ferguson, Freeman, Fuson, Gill,
Grifiith, Grubb, Hall, Hancock, Harrison,
Hart, Higbee, Hinde, Jenkins, Jones Of
Hickory, Jones OF Polk, Lane, Leazenby,
lie Favor, McCullam, Mcintyre, Nc
Kearly, Mckee, Mcpherson, Mahan,
Marsh, Merriwether, Middleton, Miller,
Moore OF Mississippi, Moore OF Stone,
Murray, ODeli, odneal, Old, Pettiiohn,
Phipps, PorterHeld, Pratte, Pritchett,
Robertson, Rothwell, Russell OF New
Madrid, Sartin, Sawyer, Schoppenhorst,
Shaw, sheriff., Short OF Phelps, Smith of
Phelps, Smith Of Buchanan, Smith OF
Howell, spencer Of 81. Louis, Steel,
Stickney, Swanger, Tartar, Tate, Tubbs,
Watson, Weaver, Wetzel, Young OF St.
Francois, Young Of Texas, Mr.. speaker
so.
Nays-Benner, Daneri, Davis o. Taney,
De Ford, De Reign, Drabelle, Gay,
George, Gmelich, Hammond, Johnson,
Jones Of jackson, Julian, Kasey, Kline,
Kyler, lie Roy, Lynch, Martin, Moran,
Mueller, O'Reilly, Rohne, sachse, Sailor,
Schooler, Schumacher, Sullinger, Tatum,
femme, Walton, Waymeyer, weinhold-
80.
Mr.. Tubbs' house bill, reducing
the salary OF the lieutenant COVER
nor from $1,000 to $500 a year, was
engrossed, after sharp debate.
Mr.. Freeman's house bill repeal
ing the law under which members OF
the state board Of equalization
receive % day, in addition to their
salaries, while they are equallzing
and assessing property, was en-
crossed with little opposition.
Representative Rothwell, Of Ran
dolph, introduced a bill making .
change in the mining laws recon-
mended by State Mine Inspector