The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-02-23
MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.

"i. buuh- Alucu4luR buC cAcCLlOu Avs ~
that travelling expenses Of candidates may be
omitted from campaign expense accounts.
Mr.. Lyman: Authorizing property owners
in cities of the fourth class TO petition for i'm
~provements, whether or not they live on the
street sought to be improved.
Senator Peers bill relliring COUNT record
ers to have an official seal and empowering
them to take ACCOMPLISHMENTS. etc.
Senate bill reducing the price Of boarding
prisoners in Jail to 10 cents in the large AID
80 cents in the small cities.
Senator Williams bill imposing G peddlers'
license on commercial travellers was defeated
on final passage by q single vote.
HoUSE-Mr. DavlsSon. Of Marion. offered a
resolution calling on the board of railroad COM
missioners for information as to why express
rates are not regulated by the board. Adopted.
The house then resolved itself into a COM
mittee Of the whole for consideration Of ap-
preparation bills. Mr.. Bittinger, of St. Joseph.
was called to preside. Appropriations ag-
gregating si95.09S for payment Of interest on
the state debt, were passed upon f~avorably.
The next bill taken up and agreed to appro-
PIRATES si,250,00 for the redemption Of state
bonds.
House appropriation bill setting aside one
third OF the entire state revenue for the sup
port of the public schools was ordered en-
crossed.
hOuoC oAh dpPiOpil1linB ooOOsOpV " AZ ~
seSsment and collection OF the revenue and
contingent expenses of the state board of
equalization was ordered engrosSed.
JEFFERSON CITY. Feb. 14-SENATE-The
committee on criminal Jurisprudence reported
favOrably yesterday the bill to prohibit book
making or pool selling in any form.
The committee on labor presented its sub
stitute for the fellow-servant bills. The SUBJ
stitute is a copy of the Arkansas law, applying
the fellow-servant clause to all persons en-
gagged in hazardous occupations.
Senator Morton's bill requiring life-insur-
ance agents to leave q copy of the policy with
applicants was engroSSed.
Senator Morrissey introduced a bill to in
crease the penalties for selling lottery tickets,
SO that after the Srst oiense the punishment
may be doubled.
Senator LEADER introduced a bill to reduce
the costs OF settlement OF estates by guardians
and curators. by reducing the fees.
HoUSE-The committee on university re-
ported favorably Mr.. Bittinger's bill revising
the chapter relating to the state university
and providing Il separate management for the
agricultural college. An amendment was
adopted making the board of curators nom
partisan.
M. Johnson's bill authorizing pool-selling
AMI bOokrnakin. on race courses during the
racing seasons fter a brief debate was rescued
from the morgue by "a vote of s. to ?. and or
dered printed and placed on the calendar.
The Tatum election bill was called up for en-
grossment, but so many objections were made
from democrats who said they wanted TO amend
it that u motion to make it special order for
Friday at 10 o'clock was adopted.
Mr.. Cherrington's bill making the bondsmen
of acknowledgements liable for all damages &C.
casioned by the sale Of intoxicants by the
dramshop-keepcr was reported adversely by
the committee on criminal Jurisprudence. A
motion was made and carried to print the bill
and place it on the calendar.
JEFFERSON CITY. Feb. 15.-SENATE-Thc
following bills were passed yesterday:
House bill to restrain domestic animals from
running at large.
BY Lancaster: Allowing the board Of man.
ayers OF the St. Louis firemen's pension fund
to lend money on real estate
by Morton: Making officers Of trust COM
panieS amenable to banking laws
BY O'Bannon: requiring all bank statements
to be published.
BY McClintic: Giving insurance companies
sixty instead of thirty DAYS to return state
ments to the state denartment.
BY Mott: Destroying of all unpaid personal
tax bills over five years old.
A number of bills were introduced.
HoUsE-Mr. Julian introduced a resolution
HSklUH the MlNNuuEl REPRESENTATIVES III COH-
gresS to vote for measures to forecloSe the
government mortgage on the Union Pacific
railroad. and for the government ownership
of the same. After debate. the resolution was
adopted by n vote of 7s to a
The committee on judiciary reported adj
versely Mr.. Arnet's bill abolishing the offices
of railroad commissioners and grain inspectors.
a protest was made by Mr.. Arnet, and the bill
was recommitted.
n At ,,rr,r.y hill providinr for -ar,oral ~
the agricultural college from Columbia, and
appropriating $4,000 for n relocation, was taken
up for engrossment. Mr.. Moran offered ar
amendment striking out the appropriation. A
debate OF over three hours followed. The pre-
yiOus question was ordered and the amend
ment defeated-yeas, 45, nays, 20. The bill was
ordered engroSsed bv u vote OF a to 81.
Among the bills introduced was one by Mr.
Anderson appropriating l.5OO for the purchase
Of buSts of Abraham Lincoln, Generals Grant
and Lee, the same to be placed in the house OF
representatives.
JEFFERSON CRY, Feb. 16-SENATE- Yester-
day the committee on education reported an
amendment to the bill giving private normal
schools the right to issue state certificates.
The amendment gives the superintendent OF
public schools the right to pass on the certif-
Gates.
The bill creating a state board OF embalming
OCOuSlNl u y IL w W -
the governor was passed. 1t is Endorsed by the
State Undertakers' association,
The committee on agriculture reported IA
vorably The house bill creating the ONCE OF
watermelon inspector. 1t also recommended the
passage Of the bill to- reduce charges for state
grain inspection and for elevator and rfare-
house charges. Adjourned till the 18th.
HoUsE-The Tatum election and registration
bill was taken up as a special order for amend
.,.nt and .prroSSnnapt and its consideration
occupied the entire day before it was ordered
engrosSed.
THE bill had been previously considered In
the republican caucus and Endorsed against
the protest of some OF the Kansas City men
and 4 few others. who argued that Chaun-
cey 1. FiIley was behind the measure
and forcing its consideration to the exclusion
of other measures. But the caucus said the
bill must be engrossed and all the republicans
stood up in line and voted for it. The bill Is
certain to pass the house and equally as GER
tain to strike a snag in the %senate.l
There is 4 big tight going on betNeen the
members OF the house committee on ways
and means over three bills. One provides for
the valuation and taxation of franchises; an
other for the taxation Of nonresident rail-
road cars used in this state, and the third Tor q
state inspection OF beer. a meeting OF the
committee was held Thursday night 20 con-
slider these bills. and did not i liourn until ]
o'clock yesterday morning. At that time a
vote Of those present was taken. and all the
bills were recommended for passage.
JEFFERSON CITY. Feb. ls.-The senate was
mot in session Saturday. Only about 80 out OF
40 members Of the house we're present. Moth
Ing of Importance was transacted. the time De-
Ing consumed in engrossment OF bills.
MRS. GRUMPY SAYS: