New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-28
QUEER MEASURES IN MISSOURI

QUEER MEASURES IN MISSOURI
While the Missouri Legislature is as whole
reasonably conservative body, 1t nevertheess mas
some members who believe in legislation as a
remedy for all social and moral evils. Laws duly
enacted at the State Capital. they believe should
regulate habit and conduct for all the people In
the State Among these believers is Mr.. Hood. OF
Barry Mr.. Hood is opposed TO employees OF rail-
road flirting with women passengers, and his OPP
conduct illegal. The brilliant smile worn by con-
qsq o M o6d se and it
intention to give the rainmen In its place what Is
is cooqulay known as the frozen face" His
bill prohibits all conductors. engineers, fremen
and brakemen from flirting in any way with
women the trains. and makes them subject to
a fine Of s25 If they attempt to play the agreeable.
whether the woman in the case betrays a willing
Mr. Rebo, OF Clark, holds the palm. however, for
bills Of an unusual nature His efforts are now
directed against the unprincipled portion Of the
bovine race. Mr.. Rebo does not believe in running
the risk OF being tossed by an angry bull So he
has introduced a bill calling for the dehornng Of
all bulls at an age Of two years, the time at which
most of them show the evidences OF a dstaste for
red rags and an ability to remove the offender.
will pass
In line with these bills is one just introduced by
Representative Wamsey, of Jackson County. 1t
provides that railroad companies shall be pro-
hibited from using wooden rails and tying them
with string. The penalty attached for a viola
ton Of the proposed law is $4,000 fine: OF course,
It Is understood that the bil must be in some way
through the regular routine OF legislation.
KANSAS A FRUITFUL FIELD
II is likely that for legislative measures OF
freakish and remarkable nature Kansas wears the
been killed by committees during the present
session. and more are under consideration A bill
of corsets, and another OF like nature have been
done away with There are several st... left how
ever
An anti-theatre hat bill is one of the latest de-
velopments. The bill provides that it shall be
lawful for any person, male or female. TO wear
his or her head anything except the natural adorn-
ment at any theatre, concert or public entertain
ment. Senator George Hanna. Of Clay County.
went 10 the opera house a few nights ago 10 see
Frank Daniels. but instead made minute investi
cation OF the fora and fauna two high hats.
The bill is the result.
or the mass OF freak measures now before the
Kansas Legislature II is likely that only the anti
cigarette bill will pass.
INDIANA EVOLVES SOME STRANGE BILLS
There are twenty-one bachelors and eleven
widowers in the Indiana Legislature and the gall
eries have been noted for a larger attendance of
smart-ookng girls and spinsters Of varying and
uncertain age than any legislative session in the
HoOsier capital for years. Therefore : touching
legislation regarding women the legislators found
a hard hoe Elmer f. Fornshell made the
first move in the freakish legislation of the
sion with bill designed to do away with feminine
gush over prisoners. Had his bill passed IT would
have been impossible for women to have struggled
even little faded flower to cherries culprit
without bribing the jaer. The lobby
working overtime against srettes and Sunday
I baseball forgot what it VI. IN hand for and be-
sieged the Judiciary Committee until IL promised
| 10 Kill the "anti-jailbird flower senders' bill No
sooner was this settled than Fornshell came back
was not so easily disposed Of. The committee re-
| ported favorably. but the bachelors and widowers
with one eye on the galleries and the other the
| Speaker began 10 load it up with amendments
| about men removing their shoes when they wen.
! to church and going out between acts the play
house. until the bill was laughed of the House
A freak move that attracted little attention
| was Bellamy ;. Sutton's amendment 10 the Hotel
bill requiring the bills OF fare be printed in Eng
| lish sutton Is down in the House directory as a
| Shelby County farmer He had something 10 say
about "Pattay day foy graw' and "Booon" when
| his measure introduced. and when IL came up
for consideration this week there was authorization
| of something unusual. but Sutton said he had no
trouble 10 read trench, at least the French the
bills OF fare but he believed there others who
| had not been given his advantages. While he is a
farmer now 1t Is only for pleasure.
! The greatest laugh in the legislature thus far
created by Representative Taylor l. Record a
! Posey County farmer, who introduced the bill es-
tablishing "A New Mathematical Truth" This
the squaring of circle, the twin boyle per-
petual motion. Speaker Petit when he heard a.
forgot his dignity learned during his years At the
! United States Naval Academy. and laughed out
| bill 70 the Committee Swamp Lands But the
tables have been turned The author of the new
mathematical truth got II before the Educational
| Committee, which reported it favorably, and the
! bill has since passed under a suspension OF the
rules.
DANGER SIGNS IN MINNESOTA
For many years past has the Hon. Henry Keller
| Of Stearns County, been chief purveyor to the
vaudeville and farce-cOmedy. On unnumbered oc-
| casions has he inspired universal sigh OF regret
that away back In the past untOward fate diverted
his efforts from the domain Of Thespls TO the trade
erabe thought the state OF affairs brought about
! by the fact that wine IS mocker and strong drink
curing saloons to abolish the green screen and at
| night display outside the dOOr a red light illumln-
| ating the warning sign: