The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-13
THE MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.

JEFFERSON CITY, Feb. 2.-SENATE-Senator
Landrum yesterday introduced q bill changing
the present law governing the compensation Of
members of the legislature. His bill does away
with Sunday pay and fixes the mileage at ten
cents per mile.
The committee on constitutional amend
ments read a favorable report on the bill call
ing a special election April 5. 1897, for the pur-
pose OF voting on a proposition to hold o con-
Stitutional convention.
HoUsE-A prolonged discussion on the
bill to declare the equality of silver
and gold, and to prohibit any person from
collecting debts in gold when he may
have made a private contract that he
would so pay, aroused q political question that
would not be drowned. The bill passed by a
strict party vote. Mr.. TubbS, of Usage, an
nounced to the house that no supreme court OF
any state or of the United States would for a
moment acknowledge the legality or propriety
of the bill.
number Of bills and petitions were pre-
scented. There was also i discussion on COM
pulSory education.
JEFFERSON CITY. Feb. 2-SENATE-Yester-
day Senator Klene introduced a bill to allow
the excise commissioner of St Louis 5000 u
year salary and 1850 for clerk hire, the bal
ance to be paid 10 the hospital fund of st.
Louis. 1t will, if passed, give the hospitals
$4,000 TO 5 500 yearly.
The bill by Senator Williams ordering that
in contest cases the taking OF dispositions shall
begin within ten days after the notice of con-
test is filed was passed
The bill prohibiting the killing Of quail for
five years was taken up, discussed at length
and killed.
HoUsE-The house sent to engroSSment the
appropriation bill for the support Of the state
government, for the interest fund and sinking
fund.
The bill prohibiting the playing OF base ball
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a number Of bills were introduced, one by
MI. Mcpherson, of St Louis. to re-enact and
limit the scope Of the mechanics lien law.
JEFFERSON CITY. Feb. 4-SENATE-Yester-
day a petition was presented from the millerS
of st. Louis asking for the defeat of the house
bill increasing the quarter barrel sack of flour
from As to 10 pounds.
Senator Anderson presented his bill to in
crease the salary Of circuit judges from 5000
to $500.
HOUsE-There was an extended discussion
on the question of prohibiting the playing Of
baseball on Sunday. The measure went to en-
groSSment.
Representative States bill concerning the
assessment and taxation of property IN Mis-
souri, was discussed. Mr.. WhitecottOn offered
an amendment cutting out the section which
provides for the stamping of notes and pro-
Viding fer enlistment, ana making it 4 II INSIDE
meanor on refusal TO enlist.
JEFFERSON CITY. Feb. 6-SENATE-The
house fellow-servant bill, introduced by Mr..
Avery, of Lincoln, came up on third reading "a
the senate yesterday morning. There was con-
siderable discussion, but the measure passed
l9tOE.
Senator HChenschild's bill to compel the as
seSSment insurance companies to pay COR
deaths due to suicide as well as for any other
cause was passed-1S to IL.
HOUSE-A petition was received from Jack
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ognized as a physical science. The petit
tion was referred to the committee on
swamp lands.
Representative Burks, of Saline, offered a
resolution asking that the board OF railroad
commissioners be abolished, if the committee
on internal Improvements finds, as charged,
that it has failed to reduce freight rates in the
interest Of the people. MIR. Burks said that
Col. Phelps had stated 1t was within the power
of the commission to control freight rates.
lCol. Phelps is connected with the Missouri
Pacific, and is a well-knOwn LOBBYIST
Mr.. Ward, of StOddard, moved TO amend by
making the resolution stronger. Then it was
adopted.
The COMMITTEES on internali improvements re-
ported favorably on the bill to reduce freight
rates.
The committee on constitutional amend
ments reported favorably OH the concurrent
resolution submitting an amendment requir-
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the people direct.
The bill providing for the repeal Of the gen.
eral and special laws permitting special juries
in certain cases was reported upon favor
ably.
Representative States bill concerning the
assessment of property was called up and de-
bated ut length. and laid over informally.
DIR. Tubbs' bill to stop and guard frogs and
switches was taken up, debated, many amend
ments offered, and passed.
JEFFERSON CITY, Feb. 6.-SENATE-The sem
ate held 4 short session yesterday.
Senator Brewster introduced n bill author
izing one railroad company to own stock in
another, the effect Of which, the opponents
claim. is to allow pooling and trusts Of COM
peting companies.
Senator Busche: A bill to prohibit sweat
shops and the manufacture or sale OF sweat
shop goods.
Senator Mott: A bill to prohibit the manu-
faCture of products from horse meat, upon re-
quest OF the St. Louis board Of health. He de-
clared that it could be proved that essence of
beef" was being manufactured in St. Louis and
sold in Chicago out of flesh Of aged and sickly
horses sold at the pound.
Adjourned till the Sth-
HoUsE-Speaker Ferris and Speaker pro.
TEN. Lee both being absent and the two days
limit having expired, und er the rules it be-
came necessary for the house to hold an cleo
ton.
Mr.. Avery, OF Lincoln county, was elected,
the republicans supporting DIR. Tubbs. Of
Usage.
Mr.. Mccain, of Carroll county, introduced q
bill providing that the surviving relatives Of
victims Of mob violence may sue the county
and recover damages.
a resolution by Whitecotton, of Monroe,
calling for L commits e of three to investigate
stOck-yarj matters in st. Louis, ST. Joseph
and Kansas City, was adopted after n brief de-
bate.
Adjourned till the sth.
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