The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-05-27
THE MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings of the Fortieth General As.
sembly.

era OF ~ days after unal Iu1OLTfifltil
1t Is expected that before that ,ime the
department stores will take up he mst-
ter into court on the question VI con3l-
tutiOnality.
Owing to the fact that the present isws
relating to grave-robbing have E-1yec in
effective, the senate passed n DHl wfiich
hal been recommended BY the revision
committee. 1t provides heavy firle< ana
Imprisonment for the OrenSr.
Senator Davisson's wine--oom bill was
passed in the house. 1t was amended.
however, by striking out the word dis
| reputable" before the word wine room"
JEFFERSON CITY, May 1S-Yesterday
the BOhart bill, distributing the foreign in
surance tax money now in the state treas
ury, amounting to 500, 900, among the va
rious counties of the state and city OF st.
Louis, was signed by Gov. Stephens.
The house passed the senate revised bill
relating to peddlers and their licenses.
This bill provides that whoever sells pat
ents. patent rights. patent medicines,
lightning rods. merchandise. except pi-
amos. books. sewing machines; organs,
tural or horticultural products shall be
licensed as peddlerS-
The senate passed the Drabelle bill d.
recting the state treasurer to refund all
franchise fees or taxes paid. in accord
ance with the provisions of the act of 1895,
as amended by the act of 1891. providing
for the of the state university
and for the establishment and
Of free scholarships in every county. The
sum of e ssh. % is appropriated ont of the
state treasury. chargeable to this fund.
Senate revised bill Il, introduced by
Senator Dnwell, by request of the revis-
ing committee. relating to levees, passed
the senate. = new section is Incorporated
in the chapter providing that whenever
the right OF way snail be obtained over
not more than one mile of any railroad
right of way in any one place by NOlun-
tary REIMBURSEMENT of the same or by
condemnation proceedings. ii shall be the
duty of the railway company or person
OWNING the property to construct its road
bed nr embankment as high as the top OF
the leVee without openings betWec the
points connecting the levee to the rail-
road track or em~bankment. and if any
person or corporation fails to 50 construct
its @mbankmcnt after the building of an
adjacent leXec, person or corporation
y IL be liable in damages for all injuries
sustained by the levee district, or any per-
son 10y reason of its failure 10 SO con-
struct its embanErDeEt
JEFFERSON CITY. May 19.-The street
railway consolidation bill passed the
house yesterday afternoon by Il vote of
81 TO -. after scenes or excitement and
confusion. The emergency clause was
a,sC adopted by a vote of 90 to Is. The
bill now goes TO the governor. y sen
si'tional scenes We're precipitated by the
statement OF 2Ir. Jenkins. of Jasper. that
he had been offered $l0O for his vote on
tie street railway bill
After a deadlock lasting for n week over
ICcedel from its amendment cutting down
ire nGmber which shall constitute the
commission to codify the statutes from
u to tesf. and passed the senate bill.
Upon the representation OF Mr.. Rubey.
o. Macon, that the bill to appropriate
3iJ.cp for a state exhibit at the Pan
American exposition at Buffalo was un-
constitutional. the house Indefinitely post
u"Ied il. The senate had passed il.
The house passed the Mott change of
Venue bill. The bill vas supported by
the st. Louis real estate exchanges. 1t
will have the effect of ~eXpediting the trial
OF chang of venue cases, and thereby
save much in the way of costs 10 land.
lords.
JEFFERSON CITY. May 2o.-The
house Yesterday refused to adopt the rom
ference committee report on the appro-
priatiOn bill carrying the militia item.
The report recommended that the national
guard be allowed S20,0o1 for the two years.
This the house would not agree to, and
arother conference committee was APP
pointed. This is the Fourth conference
committee report on this bill that the
house has refused to ADOPT.
The house slaughtered the senate re-
vised bill treating of insurance laws. The
bin was indefinitely postponed by a vote
that WAS almost unanimous. In conSe- J
qUenCe of this action, this particular
chapter will not be revised. ard the chap
ter will remain as it stands. The bill con-
tatned. among other NJ" matter. Il meas
ure of which Senator iIortOn was the au-
thor, and which the house indefinitely
postponed a few days aSv. This meas
IRE required mutual life insurance COM
panieS to file annual statements OF sal
aries paid to officers and other expenses.
When the house learned that this meas !
ure had been introduced into the revised
bill II fell on the latter measure and sent
II to the mOrgue in a hurry. Mr.. Pope
and Il few others pleaded for The bill. bu.
in vain. !
bill to establish a colony for the feeble
minded. and appropriating $4,000 for the
purpose.
JEFFERSON CITY. May 22-Gov. Ste
phens vetoed the Farris anti-schoolbook
trust bill. and also the measure to pre-
vent justices of the peace from retaining
notary fees. The national guard appro-
priItiOn was increased to So, 1000.
The Nesbitt election bill. applying &c
St. Louis, was passed, amid much excite
nent.
JEFFERSON CITY, May 23.-The legis.
lature adjourned sine die yesterday.
During the day Gov. Stephens sent a
of about 2.UJ words to the as
franchise legislation. In the house no at
tcntiCn was paid to it. while in the sem
ate 1t WAS not even read.
Before the final adjournment there were
the usual presentations to the officers OF
both houses. In the senate Secretary Cor
nelius Roach was the recipient of Il very
handsome sterling silver set of pearl
knives, forks and spoons. with Il
new-fanEled knife, which he will put to
the proper purpose when he determines
that may be.
~ all tIltlb II i'll =, VII III VI Z
the senate. presented to the president,
iieui.-Gov. Bolte. Il watch and chain.
Senator McClintic. president pro tenn, OIL
of the senate, was presented with
2 gold chain and knights Templar charm.
Senator Nandiver was next with a crayon
portrait of President Bolte, which the
president accepted on behalf of Mrs.
Miss Bertha Franklin. the senate
stenographer, drew the next prize. It
was a iamond-studded watch. presented
Tor the senate by Mr.. Walker.
While the assembly was waiting for the
-cturn of the enrolled eleemosynary bill.
the permanent revision committee organ
zed. Senator Wilson was elected chair
and Mr.. Coltrane secretary. The
committee is composed as follows: Sem
itors Wilson tof Plato. Major (of Pike,
Haynes (of Buchanan, Dowell (of Lewis,
Farris (of Crawford. Walker (of ST.
and Matthews (of St. Louis
ountyj; MesSrs. Pope (of Cole, Hamil-
on tof Daviess). COltrane tof Greene),
Huck (of Ste. Genevieve), Blair (of De
O'Fallon (of Holt and Sullivan (of
1t is expected that the first
,olume will be out by October l at the
attest. and the second volume by Deem
)er /.
In executive session the senate con-
the nomination of DR.. John D. Viz
of St. Louis, as curator of the state
University.
There were several protests on the man
Ter in which Il number of bills were
,assed. and some strong language was
lsed. but the ugly moods disappeared af-
er adjournment
ACROSS THE SEAS.