The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-03-13
THE MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.

JEkfERSON CTTH, March L-SENATE-A JUL
current resolution was introduced by Senator
Mott yesterday to allow the city Of St Louis to
issue $40, 600, 900 additional bonds.
HoUsE-The house in committee Of the whole
on appropriations for eleemosynary institu-
tons, reduced the amount Of salaries Of officers
and employees Of lunatic asylum No. l $4,000
compared to two years ago.
The appropriations recommended for the Mis-
souri, school for the blind, at St Louis, and the
reform school for boys, at Boonville, were
adopted without amendment. All the proposed
appropriations for the industrial home for
girls, at Chillicothe, were increased until
the total had risen from the commit
tees report Of $500 to s27,920 Rep
resentative johnson, Of St Louis county,
offered a new section appropriating $4,000 for
the support Of state patients in the St Louis
insane asylum, but 1t was voted down By q large
majority. The committee rose and the bill was
ordered to engrossment as amended. with the
adoption Of a section introduced by Mr.. Regain,
of St Louis city, appropriating $4,000 for the
St. Louis insane asylum.
The resolution introduced by Mr.. Cox, Of Ore
gon, to depose Charles w. Green from the chief
clerkship, was brought up, and it failed to pass,
Al to g..
JEFFERSON CITY, March 3-SENATE-Among
the bills passed by the senate yesterday were
the following:
The G~oodykoontz bill to create q board Of ex-
aiming dentists.
The Burkhead bill, relating to disposal Of
mortgaged property.
The DAVIDSON bill prescribing the form Of re-
ports for clerks Of school districts.
Senator Motifs bill relating to the erection o.
buildings for the free public libraries in incor-
porated cities passed the senate by an over
whelming majority.
HoUsE-The Bohart bill designed to prevent
coercion Of employees passed.
Representative Johnson's bill providing for
the appointment Of a committee Of five by the
governor to conduct the Missouri school for the
blind in ST. Louis, and to purchase a site for the
institution, passed without opposition The bill
provides for a 10000 appropriation to be used
in the purchase OF q new site.
The two-cent railroad fare was also passed
The state university endowment bill met with
crushing defeat.
The house was entertained by q rough-and-
tumble fight between two cleakS, which was re-
ferred to a committee to investigate.
JEFFERSON CITY, March 4-SENATE-In
executive session the senate confirmed the ap-
pointment of Ed T. Orear as state sperm
tendent of insurance.
The greater portion Of the day was devoted to
legislation concerning cit~ies-schOols, taxation,
etc.
HoUsE.-The ST. Louis Civic Federation
school board bill was sent to engroSSment, but
II was III oA1A CA-N-NAC S-NN
DR.. Boyd, Of st. Louis, would not recognize it
The appointive feature was stricken out, and
the provision for the election of II directors at
large inserted.
The bill to repeal section 1853, Revised Stat
uleS, which provides that in criminal cases be-
ore justices OF the peace, where the justice
deems the prosecution malicious or without
probable cause" he may tax the costs against
the prosecutor, passed with scarcely any oppo-
sition.
JEFFERSON CITY, March 5-SENATE-The
senate yesterday passed the house bill which
increases the number Of state bank inspectors
to three, provides for them a salary Of s1,sO per
year each.
Houston motion Of Mr.. Clymer, the house
reconsidered the engrossed bill providing for
the protection of farmers who sign notes to
lightning rod agents and book ped
dlers, and proceeded to amend it by exempt
ing banks from loss unless the name, quantity
and description Of the note and for what pur-
pose given are plainly written on the note. The
bill was then ordered engrossed-
The bill changing the fiscal year Of the state
from January 81 to June l passed.
The new primary election law governing the
CITY Of St Louis has passed both the senate and
house, and is in the governors hands 1t car
ries the emergency clause
JEFFERSON CITY, March 6-SENATE-A d.
vorce bill, applicable only to jackson county
Kansas City, was passed by the senate yester-
day. Senator Young said that there were about
go divorces granted in Kansas City at eachterm
of court. The bill was prepared by Judge John
w. Henry.
BY unanimous vote the senate passed the
Busche bill to prohibit the running Of dyna-
mite bucket shops.
The senate also passed a bill to close up the
"blind tigers which are reported to be common
In southern Missouri
So,otor NTotffS raco1utiou submitting n r0O-
stitutional amendment authorizing St Louis to
issue $40. 200, 900 Of bonds for improvements
passed without opposition.
HoUsE-Mr. Mueller. of St. Charles, offered a
concurrent resolution directing the county
clerks to forward at once to the adjutant gen.
eral all the muster rolls and army records in
their possession. 1t was adopted.
The committee on normal schools reported
favorably on the bill to establish a state normal
school at Maryville.
NJ. Ayery's bill revising the state banking
law was read a third time and passed.
JEFFERSON CITY. March s.-SESATE-The
bills appropriating money for the support OF the
eleemosynary institutions, and for the mileage
and per diem of members were passed on the
9th.
The senate bill authorizing the railroad COM
missioners to fix maximum rates on expressage
was read the third time and passed.
BY a resolution, all the committee clerks were
dismissed, except the clerks OF the committees
on accounts. was and means, appropriations,
judiciary. criminal, Jurisprudence, engrossed
and enrolled bills.
HoUsE-The house did but little outside OF
considering the general deficiency bill. Tit
retrenchers and reformers were disposed
to cut of many Of the deficiencies,
and they succeeded in striking out the item
for paying for the transportation OF the
Missouri state guards to the worlds fair. This
amount was S2,674l0, and is due several rail-
road companies. A 1000 deficiency in the state
board of health account was also stricken out.
The retrenchers argued that the board had ex-
exceeded its appropriation and should pay the
deficiency.
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