Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-02-11
THE MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.

Saturday sessions are not exactly popular with
Missouri statesmen. This conclusion is drawn
from the fact that many OF the Legislators were
late In arriving Saturday morning, and there
was but little business transacted The house
adjourned shortly after II O'Clock, until two
o'clock to-day.
JEFFERSON CITY, Feb 2.-SEEATE-Senatol
Landrum yesterday introduced a bill changing
the present law governing the compensation Of
members Of the legislature. His bin does away
with Sunday pay and fixes the mileage at ten
cents per mile.
The committee on constitutional amend
ments read favorable report on the bill call
ing special election April 5. 1897, for the pur-
pose of voting on proposition to hold 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 q private contract that he
would so pay, aroused 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
of the bill
number OF bills and petitions were pro-
sented There was also a discussion on COM
pulsory education.
JEFFERSON CITY, Feb. 2-SENATE-Yester-
day Senator klene introduced bill to allow
year salary and q 800 for clerk hire, the bal
snce to be paid to the hospital fund of st.
Louis. 1t will, II passed give the hospitals
10000 to 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 fled was passed.
The bill prohibiting the killing of quail for
five years was taken up, discussed at length
and killed
HHa nrf TO- ant he
appropriation bill for the support of the state
goverr-nent, for the interest fund and sinking
fund.
The bill prohibiting the playing of base ball
on Sunday was passed by vote Of n to q
number Of bills were introduced, one by
Mr.. Mcpherson, of St Louis. to re-enact and
limit the scope Of the mechanics lien law.
JEFFERSON CITY, Feb. 4-SENATE-Yester-
day 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 IS to 40 pounds
Senator Anderson presented his bill to in
crease the salary Of circuit judges from 1900
to $500.
HoUsE-There was an extended discussion
on the question of prohibiting the playing of
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 for enlistment, and making 1t INSIDE
meanOr on refusal to enlist.
JEFFERSON CITY. Feb. 5.-SENATE-The
house feilow-servant bill, introduced by Mr..
Avery, OF Lincoln, came up third reading in
the senate yesterday morning. There was con-
siderable discussion, but the measure passed
10 TOT.
Senator Hohenschild's bill to compel the as
sessment insurance companies to pay for
deaths due to suicide we'll as for any other
cause was passed--1s to H.
HoUsE-A petition was received from jack
son county asking that osteopathy be rec
ognized a physical science The pc
ton referred to the committee on
swamp lands.
Representative Burks, of Saline, offered q
resolution asking that the board OF railroad
commissioners be abolished, if the committee
on internal improvements finds, as charged,
that 1t has failed to reduce freight rates in the
interest of the people MIR. Burks said that
Col. Phelps had stated it was within the power
Of the commission to control freight rates.
lCoL Phelps is connected with the Missouri
Pacific, and is well-known lobYistl
Mr.. Ward, of Stoddard, moved to amend by
making the resolution stronger. Then it was
adopted
The committee on internal improvements re-
ported fayorably on the bill to reduce freight
rates.
The committee on constitutional amend
resolution submitting an amendment reQuir-
ing United States senators 20 be elected by
TIE 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-
Stated at length. and laid over informally.
DR.. 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 SEN
ate held a short session yesterday.
Senator Brewster introduced q bill author
Izing one railroad company to own stock in
another, the effect of which, the opponents
peting companies.
Senator Busche: bill to prohibit sweat
shops and the manufacture 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 1t 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 9Th.
HousE-Speaker Ferris and Speaker pro.
tenn Lee both being absent and the two days
limit having expired, uud 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 DR.. Tubbs. OF
Usage.
Mr.. Mccain, of Carroll county, introduced a
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 q committe of three to investigate
stock-yard matters in St. Louis, St. Joseph
and Kansas City, was adopted after a brief de-
bate.
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