The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-02-13
MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings of the Thirty-Ninth

Condensed Proceedings of the Thirty-Sinth
General Assembly In Biennia Session.
n senate on the I'd passed the Peers bill,
which makes II a misdemeanor to exhibit de-
formed persons and animals in public. The bill
to compel prompt proceedings In election con-
test cases was also passed. The senate devoted
some time to Senator Peers bill to reorganize
the state militia. -. The house, after an ami
mated discussion, passed the bill to prohibit on
Sunday any horse racing. cock fighting, playing
cards, baseball or games of any kind. The vote
was n to Il. Among the bills introduced were:
Prohibiting contractors, sub contractors. agents
OF lumber dealers from taking liens on build
ings; to compel every railroad company to op-
crate q passenger train each way every day; Tor
protection from dead animals and diseases they
are likely to convey.
SENATOR BUsCHE on the Sd introduced in the
senate q bill to prohibit gambling in stocks or
bonds The senate committee on railroads re-
ported favorably two fellow-servant blIs-one
referring to railroads alone and the other in
GLIDING every form of common carrier The
house. by a vote of Al to 81, refused TO recon-
slider its vote declaring against Sunday games.
Dyer, of DeKalb, presented a rigid antitrust
bill; Pope, to appropriate Sl00.0O to purchase
ground for q state park ut the capital; SeSs1ng-
haus, TO prohibit the use of the overhead check
rein on horses; Hood, of Barry, to prevent rail-
road employees 'intruding attention and con-
versation upon female passengers ana pro-
viding penalties therefor. The house again dis
cussed Aydelott's resolution against further
appropriations to normal schools, but the house
tabled the resolution. "a to "a
THE senate on the 4th, by a vote OF 20 TO Z.
passed the railroad fellow-servant bill Powers
presented u bill giving women the right to vote;
Mott, five bills to amend insurance laws The
bill to compel assessment insurance companies
TO pay for deaths due to suicide as well as for
any other cause was passed. A favorable re-
port was made on the bill to make the home for
ex-union soldiers ut St. James and the home
for ex-confederate soldiers at Higginsville
eleemosynary institutions. bill was pre-
scented in the house making 1t a
felony, punishable by q penitentiary sem
tence, for q married man to be found
guilty of matrimonial inhdelity. A resolution
to abolish the board of railway commissioners
IL II was found that they had failed to reduce
freight rates was. after considerable discussion,
passed. The house spent some time discussing
the bill making notes uncollectable unless
stamped by the assessor, and a motion to de-
feat It was laid on the table. 60 to ~.
In the senate on the 5th Mott presented a bill
TO prohibit the killing and sale of horses for
food; Brewster, to permit one railroad COM
pany to own stock in another; GoodYkoontz, to
appropriate $3.50. 600 to beautify the capitol
grounds and repair the capitol building
When the house met Speaker Faris and Speaker
Pro. TEN. Carter were both absent and Avery,
OF Lincoln, was elected to preside, receiving 20
votes TO 50 for Tubbs, OF Usage.
OF three was appointed to investigate the con-
dition of affairs ut the Kansas City stock yards.
NEITHER house was in session on the 9Th,
The house committee on railroads decided to
report fayorably the bill compelling railroads
to report the number of ~full-fare passengers
and the number and names of those having free
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