The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-20
THE MISSOURI LEGISLATURE

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ating money for the interest and seminary
fund.
An important measure, enabling cities,
towns and villages OF 10000 inhabitants and
over, operating under special C harters, to is
sue bonds for the improvement Of streets. was
read the third time and passed. Also, the bill
enabling such towns to issue bonds for the i'm
provements. These are the measures demand
ed by the convention OF mayors recently held
at the capital. An emergency clause is at
tached to both.
The bill requiring street car companies TO
provide accommodations for motormen passed
by a good majority.
HoUsE-The house killed the bill by a vote
of 56to5O introduced by RepresentativeMcPher-
son, Of st. Louis, to provide for the inspection
of all private and public hospitals, reformatory
homes, houses OF detention, private aSylums
and all correctional or reformatory institutions
in this state. 1t was defeated, on motion Of
Mr.. Regain, OF st. Louis. The bill was popu-
larry accredited to the A. p. A, and one OF its
alleged objects was to cause state inspection
Of r~eformatory and other institutions con-
Quoted by Roman Catholics Its defeat is be-
lieved to be a triumph for the opponents OF the
A Z. A.
The committee on internal improvements re-
ported favOrably q bill to regulate the freight
and express charges on apples and berries.
The farmers OF southwest Missouri complain
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high and this bill contains q long schedule
making reductions in the present rates that
range from D to 10 per cent, and the average
about - per cent. less.
JEFFERSON CITY. Feb. l0-SENATE-In the
senate yesterday morning Rev. DIR. Palmer,
editor of the St Louis Christian Advocate.
made the opening prayer. He said: "Oh,
Lord. deliver US from trusts and heartlesS COR
porations, deliver US from the influence of
brewerieS and saloons, and nelp US always TO
keep the Sabbath holy"
Later u copy Of the Advocate was laid on
every desk, containing an article attacking the
saloons, and expressing establishment at Gov.
Stephens because OF his appointment or Mr..
StueYer, OF st. Louis, who is a brewer, to be a
police commissioner.
The senate passed the Seaber bill, which pro-
VldeS for doing away with the blanket ballot in
elections, by a vote OF % to 6.
1.-THE bill provides that ballots for each party
shall be provided, and shall be printed on the
SAINT kind of paper, so that from the backs no
one can tell one ballot from the other. The
judges are TO furnish each voter with a bundle
of ballots, one ballot for each party having u
ticket IN the field The voter is 10 Tx one ball
lot and vote it and return the others to be de-
strOyed.
Senator klene's bill providing that all en-
ployes should have two hours of on election
day in order to vote, was passed.
Senator Peers bill requiring all executions
to be hal in the penitentiary was called up,
discussed and passed.
HoUSE-The house voted by 4 large majority
to reconsider the bill of Representative Me-
PhersOn, Of ST. Louis, concerning the inspec-
ton of private hospitals and asylum. Mr..
Regain. of st. Louis, undertook to show that it
was an A z. A. movement, but the speaker
ruled that private conversation did not con-
Germ the house.
A message was received from the governor
that he had signed the bills con-
corning fellOw-servant legislation and those
appropriating money for the interest and sink
ing fund.
JEFFERSON CITY, Feb. I1.-SESATE-Sena-
tor Lyons introduced a bill to prevent the sale
of railroad tickets by scalpers. A penalty is
provided OF $50 for violation.
The senate went into executive session and
Stueyer, of St Louis, was con-
frmed by an almost unanimous vote. There
was no other appointment considered, the ex-
session being simply q 'Stuever affair.""
brought about by DR.. Palmore's attack.
H~oUsE-AmOng the bills introduced were:
By Cox: An act to require sherifs to keep
bloodhounds to be used in tracking fugitiyes.
By Bubey: An act to define the liabilities Of
coal mining companies in relation to damage
to employees.
Also n similar bill by Representative Christy
BY Woods: An act to tax bicycles s. each
for state purposes.
BY Nanderhoef: An act protecting newspa-
per men from being forced to divulge sources
OF news in the courts.
The house committee on municipal corpors-
tious made a favorable report on the bill to
abolish the Kansas City police system and to
give the city control.
BY Hendrickson: An act to compel banks 20
give security for all deposits.
on criminal Jurisprudence re-
ported adversely on Mr.. McPherson'S bill to
punish violators OF the seventh command
ment.
Committee on education. reported Mr.. Ayde-
lOtt's joint and concurrent resolution to with
draw state support from the state normal
with the recommendation that it do
not pass.
JEFFERSON CITY, Feb. 12.-SENATE-The
senate yesterday took up and passed the bills
apprOpriating money to purchase the Higgins
vile home for eX-COnfederate soldiers and the
James home for Union soldiers.
The bills appropriate $1,000 for the Union
and 24,OOO for the eX- confederate home.
bills provide that when the necessity for
the homes 10 longer exists. on account of the
passing away of the veterans, the property
shall revert to the state.
HoUSE-The house passed q bill introduced
by Representative Ward, of Stoddard county,
providing for the taxing OF franchises and re-
luiring the state board of equalization to
Suiut me SAINT. l.
The bill provides that franchises. in addition
10 other taxes, shall pay OH their value a tax OF
ID cents on each 800 valuation thereof for
state purposes, and 10 cents on each OOfOrth he
payment Of all state Indebtedness to the state,
and d local tax thereon to the county, city, in
,OrpOrated town or village, township. taxing
district and school district where its franchise
1r franchises may be exercised.
JEFFERSON CITY. Feb. 13-SENATE-Senator
bill. providing for a new constftu-
ional convention, passed the senate yesterday,
This is one OF the most important incidents OF
the session, and will have an important bear
ng on the work OF the legislature.
There was q long debate over the question
If reducing the appropriation for the public
schools from one-third to One-fourth. The
came up in connection with Senator
bill appropriating S250,COO for
he cyclone sufferers OF St. Louis city. The :
therefore. are that if the cyclone
receive an appropriation the school
,und will suffer to that extent.
Adjourned till the 18th.
HOUsE-There was 4 long debate on the SUBJ
Of awarding money 10 contestants and
in connection with the fight In the
Fourth representative district Of St. Louis. 1t
resulted in allowing sl10 each for the sitting
members and 1865 for Thomas Dumont. {
JEFFERSON CITY. Feb. 15.-SENATE-Tbe |
senate was not IN session on the 18th.
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