Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-02-18
The MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.

ate AT length yesterday. ana signed py the
president
The bill appropriating 81 10000 to redeem
bonds during the next two years was read a:
length and signed, also the bill appropri-
ating money for the interest and seminary
fund.
towns and villages of 10000 Inhabitants and
over, operating under special harterS, to is
sue bonds for the improvement OF streets. was
read the third time ana 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 notormen passed
by good majority.
HoUsE-The house killed the bill by vote
of 56to5O introduced by OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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. It was defeated, on motion OF
MI. Regain, Of St. Louis. The bill was popu-
larly accredited to the A. P. A, and one OF its
alleged objects was to cause state inspection
of reformatory and other institutions con-
Quoted by Roman Catholics Its defeat is be-
neved to be a triumph for the opponents OF the
A P. A.
The committee on internal improvements re-
ported favorably bill to regulate the freight
and express charges on apples and berries.
The farmers OF southwest Missouri complain
that the rates fruit to Kansas City are too
high and this bill contains long schedule
making reductions in the present rates that
range from to 40 per cent, and the average
about . per cent less.
JEFFERSON CITY, Feb 1o-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 help US always to
keep the Sabbath holy
Later 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..
Stuever, of St. Louis, who is brewer, to be q
police commissioner
The senate passed the Seaber bill, which pro-
| vides for doing away with the blanket ballot in
elections, by vote OF "a to 6.
1.-The bill provides that ballots for each party
shall be provided, and shall be printed on the
| same 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 bundle
| of ballots, one ballot for each party having a
ticket in the field. The voter is to fix one bal
lot and vote it and return the others to be de-
Stroyed1
Senator Klenes 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 large majority
to reconsider the bill of Representative Nc
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. P. A. movement, but the speaker
ruled that private conversation did not con-
| Germ the house.
A message was received from the governor
announcing that he had signed the bills con-
corning fellow-servant legislation and those
apprOFriating money for the interest and sink
ing fund.
JEFFERSON CITY, Feb. 11.-SENATE-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
Commissioner StGeger, OF St Louis, was con-
frmed by an almost unanimous vote. There
was no other appointment considered, the ex-
ecutive session being simply ''Stuever affair"
brought about by DR.. Palmores attack.
HoUsE-Among the bills introduced were:
By Cox: An act to require Sheriffs to keep
bloodhounds to be used in tracking fugitives.
By Bubey: An act to define the liabilities os
coal mining companies in relation to damage
to employees.
Also a similar bill by Representative Chrfsty
BY Woods: An act to tax bicycles 81 each
for state purposes
By Vanderhoef: Al act protecting newspa-
per men from being forced to divulge sources
OF news in the courts.
The house committee on municipal corpora
tions made 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
givesecurity for all deposits.
Committee 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-
lofts joint and concurrent resolution to with
draw state support from the state normal
schools, 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
st. James home for Union soldiers.
The bills appropriate $4,000 for the Union
home and $4,000 for the ex- confederate home.
The bills provide that when The necessity for
the homes no longer exists. on account of the
passing away of the veterans. the property
shall revert to the state.
HoUsE-The house passed bill introduced
by Representative Ward, OF Stoddard county,
providing for the taxing of franchises and re-
Quiring the state board of equalization to
value the same.
The bill provides that franchises. in addition
to other taxes, shall pay their value tax of
10 cents on 6acn 1lUU ValuaLlOn En6FGO1 1Or
state purposes, and 10 cents on each s100for the
payment of all state Indebtedness to the state,
and local tax thereon to the county, city in
corporated town or village, township, taxing
district and school district where its franchise
or franchises may be exercised.
JEFFERSON CITY. Feb. 13-SEEATE-Senator
Morton's bill, providing for q new constitu-
tionai convention, passed the senate yesterday,
This is one of the most important incidents OF
the session, and viii have an important bear
ing on the work of the legislature.
There was long debate over the question
OF reducing the appropriation for the public
schools from one-third to one-fourth. The
matter came up in connection with Senator
Sehweickhardt's bill appropriating s250.OO0 for
the cyclone sufferers of St. Louis city. The
indications, therefore. are that If the cyclone
sufferers receive an appropriation the school
fund will suffer to that extent.
Adjourned till the 18th.
HoUsE-There was long debate on the sub.
ject of awarding money to contestants and
contestees in connection with the fight in the
Fourth representative district of St Louis. II
resulted in allowing $110 each for the sitting
members and 1896 for Thomas Dumont
JEFFERSON CITY, Feb 15.-SENATE-The
senate was not in session on the 18th
HoUsE-One hundred bills we're ordered en-
crossed
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SCIENCE CLIPPINGS.