Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-02-21
MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.

JEFFERSON CITY. Feb. 1s.-sENAzE-Yester
| and passed.
Mr.. Yeater: Requiring 50 per cent. of in
crease of corporate stock to be paid up in law
| full money.
Mr.. Dunn Amending the election laws sc
| that travelling expenses of candidates may be
| omitted from campaign expense accounts.
| MIR. Lyman: Authorizing property owners
in cities OF the fourth class to petition for i'm
| provements, whether not they live on the
| street sought to be improved.
| Senator Peers bill requiring county record
| ers to have an official seal and empowering
| them to take acknowledgements. etc.
Senate bill reducing the price of boarding
| prisoners in jail to 40 cents in the large and
| 80 cents in the small cities
Senator Williams bill imposing peddlers
| license on commercial travellers was defeated
| on final passage by single vote.
| HoUsE-Mr Davisson of Marion. offered a
| resolution calling On the board OF railroad COM
| :nISSfoners for information to why express
| rates are not regulated by the board. adopted.
| The house then resolved itself into a COM
| mlttee OF tne whole for consideration OF ap-
preparation bills. Mr.. Bittinger, of st. Joseph,
| was called to preside. Appropriations ag-
gregat1ng 1886. 093, for payment of interest on
| the state debt. were passed upon favorably.
The next bill taken up and agreed to appro-
| PIRATES 81 go, 600 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
House bill appropriating $500 600 for the as
| Scssment and collection of the revenue and
| contingent expenses of the state board OF
| equalization was ordered engrossed.
| JEFFERSON CITY. Feb. A.-SENArE-The
co-mittee on criminal Jurisprudence reported
| favorably yesterday the bill to prohibit book
| making or pool selling in any form.
| The committee on labor presented its SUBJ
| stitute for the fellow-servant bills. The SUBJ
stltute is copy of the Arkansas law. applying
the felloN-servant clause to all persons en-
gagged in hazardous occupations.
Senator Morton's bill requiring life-insur-
anee agents to leave 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 first ofense the punishment
may be doubled.
Senator LEADER introduced bill to reduce
the costs Of settlement of estates by guardians
and curators. by reducing the fees.
HoUsE-The committee university re-
ported favorablv Mr.. BittingerS bill revising
the chapter relating to the state university
and providing separate management for the
agricultural college. An amendment was
! adopted making the board of curators nom
partisan.
Mr.. Johnson's bill authorizing pool-seliiog
and booamaking on race courses during the
racing seasonal fteT brief debate was rescued
from the morgue by vote of S. to .. and Or
dered printed and placed 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 motion to make it special order for
Friday at 10 O'Clock adopted.
Mr. Cberrington's bill making the bondsmen
of dramshop-keepers liable for all damages &C.
casioned by the sale of intoxicants by the
dramShop-keeper was reported adversely By
the committee criminal Jurisprudence. A
motion was made and carried to print the bill
and place it on the calendar
JEFFERSON CITY. Feb. 15.-SENATE-The
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 fremens pension fund
to lend money on real estate.
by ;na>rton: Making officers of trust COM
panies amenable to banking laws.
BY OBannon: Requiring all bank statements
to be published.
BY McClintic: Giving insurance companies
sixty instead of thirty days to return state
ments to the state DEPARTMENT
By Mott: Destroying of all unpaid personal
tax bills over five years old.
A number of bills were introduced.
KoUsE-Mr. Julian introduced a resolution
asking the Missouri representatives in con-
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 vote of 70 to A.
The committee on judiciary reported adj
versely Mr.. Arnets bill abolishing the Offices
of railroad commissioners and grain inspectors.
A protest was made by Mr. Arnet. and the bill
was recOmmltted.
Mr.M urray's bill providing for removal of
the agricultural college from Columbia, and
appropriating $50 600 for relocation, was taken
up for engroSSment. Mr. Moran offered an
amendment striking out the appropriation. A
debate of over three hours followed. The pre-
vious question was ordered and the amend
ment defeated-yeaS. 45, nays, a. The bill was
ordered engrossed by a vote of n to 81.
Among the bills introduced was one by Mr..
Anderson appropriating 81 500 for the purchase
OF busts of Abraham Lincoln, Generals Grant
and Lee the same tc be placed in the house OF
representatives.
JEFFERSON CITY. Feb. 16--SENATE- Yester-
day the committee 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 certlh-
Gates
The bill creating state board of embalning
to consist of five members to be appointed by
the governor was passed. 1t is Endorsed by the
State Undertakers association.
The committee agriculture reported IA
vorabIy the house bill creating the Office of
watermelon inspector. 1t also recommended the
passage of the bill 10. reduce charges for state
grain inspection and for elevator and ware
house charges. Adjourned till the 18th.
HOUSE-The Tatum election and registration
bill was taken up special order for amend
ment and engrossment. 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 few others, who argued that Chaun-
cey I. Filley 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
tain to strike d snag in the senate.l
There is a big fight going on between the
members of the house committee on ways
and means over three bills. One provides for
the valuation and taxation of franchises: an
road cars used in this state, and the third for
state inspection of beer. meeting of the
committee was held Thursday night to con-
slider these bills, and did not adjourn until
O'Clock yesterday morning. At that time
vote of those present was taken. and all the
bills were recommended for passage
JEFFERSON CITY, Feb. 1s-The senate was
not in session Saturday. Only about 30 out OF
40 members of the house were present. Moth
ing of Importance was transacted. the time be-
ing consumed in engrossment Of bills
WOMEN IN BUSINESS.
Miss ELLENE A. BAILEY, of New
York, has invented and put upon the:
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