The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-02-14

showing had been made for the
money expended by the state on
them.
The anti Sunday base ball bill was
up for consideration In the hous, and
was sent to engrossment by a vote Of
"a to 45. Mr.. Moran offered an
amendment making it unlawful to
ride or drive on Sunday. Mr.. Muir
ray launched bitter speech against
Sunday base ball, which he charac-
terized as immoral and productive Of
much evil. The amendment was
rejected. Mr.. Arnet offered an
amendment prohibiting the collection
of entrance fees to Sunday games of
ball. This was also rejected. Mr..
Swanger offered an amendment to
include foot. ball under the penalties
Of the act, which was adopted. All
vcifcr rffufss 70 e.sentf tire pfii prvved
fruitless, and the previous question
vas ordered and the bill engrossed.
After spirited fight in the senate
over the bill providing that all appli-
cants for license to practice law
must stand an examination before
the supreme court or one OF the ap-
pellate courts 1t was defeated by q
vote OF Is to ID. Nearly every one
of the senator's spoke on the bill, and
the debate lasted for three hours.
Senator Yeater, the author Of the
bill, and others Of it's friends urged
that the examination of lawyers be-
fore the circuit courts was in many
cases farcical, and that personal ia
voritism was such that almost any
one could be admitted, whether he
knew any law or not.
The bill was fought on the ground
that 1t would work great hardship
to poor applicants, who could not
afford to pay travelling expenses.
In the senate the Lancaster bill to
close barber shops on Sunday was
ordered engrossed.
After lively debate the senate
adopted Senator Davisson's resolu-
tion calling on clerks of all counties
in the state to submit information
as to the number Of insane patients
confined in the poor houses. The
object intended is to get information
on which to base an effort to estab-
lish an asylum for the helpless insane
Of the state.
Senator Busche wants to regulate
the sale Of liquors on railroad trains.
His bill for that purpose provides
for a railroad license on each car.
The license is fixed at 5000 a year,
and application must be made to the
police commissioners.
The bill introduced by Senator
Brewster to prohibit coinsurance
clauses in fire insurance policies was
sent to engrossment.
Senator Klene resurrected and
passed his bill to exempt all prac-
titioners Of medicine from jury duty.
The senate also passed Senator
TunnelPs bill requiring prosecuting
attorneys, when they draft indict-
ments for felony, to furnish a copy
to the circuit Judge, which may be
used in case the original is lost.
Senator Peers bill abolishing the
three days of grace on negotiable
paper was taken up and passed.
Senator Wurdeman's bill requiring
foreign corporations doing business
in this state to maintain a public
office was read three times and
passed.
The bill to give homeopathists
representation In the management OF
the state eleemosynary institutions
was defeated.
In the house bills were introduced
as follows:
By Phipps: Exempting property
to the amount OF $3.50 from seizure
for delinquent taxes.
BY Tatum: Appropriating 1884,
$50 to pay interest on tho bonded
debt.
BY Tatum: Appropristing one
third Of the entire revenue for sup
port Of the public schools, estimated
at 81, 100000.
BY b. Jenkins: Empowering the
board Of curators of the State Uni
versity to open . public highway y
through the agricultural college
farm.
BY Bittenger: Providing for a
board Of managers of the agricul-
tural farm, composed of three mem
bers Of the board Of curstors and
three members of the state board Of
agriculture.
The house took up Mr.. Lynch's
bill fixing the minimum price Of
convict labor leased to contractors
at Toe day, and, In spite Of an
adverse report by majority Of the
committee, adopted . minority
report recommending its adoption.
The house then resumed consider
alton Of Mr.. Higbee,s bill requiring
Recommendation, a. Ia. n.s-. ~ -,