The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-05-25
THE MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings Of the Fortisth General As.
ssu.hiY.


JEFFERSON CITY. May i7.-C"v Ste.
lhens hHs signed the Hlat' drta,ruurnt
store biiL iic fetunlrd the bll o. the
iOure yesterday. with me s5nIe merely
aiatmE that BE- had approved ihr meas
ufe The hili Will bccumC u Law ut the
gUd uf ~ days after llnul udjnEruinrut
u b. expected that before that time he
department stores VIII take up he mat
tcr Into court on the question " consti-
tuttuuNlttY,
Owing 10 the fact that lha prrscnl laws
relating 90 gfavc-fubHing have I'lvcd in-
effective. the senate iassoi q uul which
ha been recommended uN she -rNtHlen
Committee. II provides heavy nur3 and
imEtiEunmcnt for tbr uTcnht
Senator bavisaou'H wine. '9pFu u'll was
passed tn thr house. 10 NhH 8uiN nurl,
however by strikuE out tug WoIu tls.
reputable before the word wine room '
IEFFEHsoN CITY. May . Yesterday
~ hobart hill, distributing the foreign IN
EufHucD tax money now in the state treas
uFN amounting 90 tfN among ihe vH-
riuuH counties of the state ant city OF IA
i4ritiiu, was niEuUd ny tsuv. Trnpnruu.
rr uutrr rlTsFu rrc SENATE revised nil
relating tn peddiof1 and their liCgurus.
This hili provides that whoever sells pat
eu,s. patent rignia. patent mcdicinca.
lightning rods. merchandise. except pit
amos books. sewing machine. organs.
charts. maps ana stationery ana aRrlcul-
;.-al o. horticultural pTpaagts FhaH -
rbr senate passed. the prabrlis bll ht-
rvctinE ths state treasurer tu refund all
franJhiEr fees or taxes patti, in accord
uiItr with tiir pruviriuur ui tine Hrt nf t7,p.
as amended 10y the nTI Uf isaa providing
Tor thr endowment ~ the state University
and for tho establishment Ansi sttsls.ss 'saf
uf fT"r schliArsblps h every county The
sum ui tuiai 70 BE- appropriated 1ut of the
state Treasury chIrEuHnlr tu this fund
s'Eatr rr,lsvd bli a. introduced by
Senator DuWyu. by regupst ut tHu rgyia-
lEE c'Wmlit., relating Co ltNn'e. passed
th" senate new agcii0u ia Incorporated
ln thy rhNplrr providing That whenever
tho rirht ~ way snail b. obtained over
NOT moro than one miie uf uuy railroad
right ~ way lu amy one place hy yuluB.
tary rrlluVui-uWsut or tur same ur hy
condemnation proceedings t shall Dee the
duty ui Oh" railway company ur person
owning tho prup. rtF So construct lta Tuad
brd ar ,mhJukmvnt aH high no tur top of
the lcyrD without openings between the
points connecting the lnNor Go thr rtil.
road track or vmhHnkmyut, end tf any
DrTHpU uT corporation fails Go an construct
its amulukmoUt utter lhp building ~ an
Hdjtrcui lu''r. urrruu ur corporation
% fN Dr. liable Iu damage for 4lI injuries
SUSTAINED ny ih" lryrn district. ur any per-
ron 10y reason - lH failure Co su con-
Eiruct ifH ymbaukWgE'
JETFERsuS CITY. May u Tho Hrrat
railway consolidation bili passed thu
house yesterday afternoon hy vote ut
~ 10 80, after sCvutH 90 excitement and
&, Infusion. The emergency clause was
% NN W'NNfINNN'# NN "a hNNNN fII ~ NN AME
llh now goes iu ihr governor. A aHn-
Fftti1Hll HDfutr Wsru Urvripltatui by the
5:":ssss.t 90 sr Jenkins. 81 iarprr. thar
De hah been offered 500 fur hlu vote on
tie street railway OH.
After "a deadlock lasting for week over
thr act dcClhrHtUry 90 revision the mouse
rcCEdc1 from Sc amendment cutting down
tfr number which shall constitute the
~ tn ten. aud passed The aeunte bin
tpou the representation ~ Air. Kubcy
o. Macon, thEt the biN 20 appropriate
9lU.tsg Tor n state exhibit al the Pan.
constitutional, the house indefinitely post.
ugued g. The senate Ind passed a.
he house passed the Mott change Of
Sruur hill The hill wuH supported by
tHy St. louis real estate exchanges IL
vlil have tho effect of cxpCiitlnE the irlai
ul change 81 venue cIHoH. and thereby
EuHr much Ia TIN way ut costs 60 land
lords
JEFFERSON CITY. May gg-T'hs
house yesterday REFUSED 10 adopt the cuu-
ference committee report on the npprB-
urihiian biN carrying the militia Item,
TIE fvpnrt recommended thut the national
guard BE- allowed Fanmo for tue two years.
This the house wnuld not uErre 10. and
another conference npmmittes WAS up-
pointed This is the fourth conference
committee report on this bis that the
huu@e has refused Go adupt.
The house alauehicrrd the senate re-
vlsed bill treating af Insurance laws The
bill wHH indefinitely postponed hy vote
that Was almost unanimous in cuuae-
qucuec uf this srtipu, this particular
chapter viii not be revised and the chap
ter vii remain as Il stands The tin com
t'insi, among other nvs" matter. q meas.
ura Of which Senator siurtun was the au-
thor. and which the house indefinitely
postponed q few days Nv This meas
LTp required mutual NE Insurance com.
rantes tu NE annual statements - sal
uTira paid Go officers and other expenses.
When ih" house learned that this mons.
uu' had been introduced into tho revised
hlii 10 fril on the latter measure and guut
g. tu the mnrguv in q hurry, Mr Pope
and a few others pleaded for the bill. but
tn vain.
The house rocousidrr.d and uaSrod the
bit tn establish Culony for the feeble
minded, and upproTatinE s5',uW FOR the
purpose,
JEFFERsoN CITY, May Y Coy. Ste.
phenH vetoed the Farriy uuti-srhunlbaak
trust htii. and also the meas i-e Co pre-
Vcnt Justices Of the peace from retaining
notary fees. The national guard dppru-
prlation was Increased 20 tbuu.
The NcAhilt election bin applying &C.
st. Louis, was passed, amid much c@Cite-
munt.
IEFFERsON CITY. May a-Thc lrgia.
lature adjourned sine die yesterday.
During the day Gov. Stephens sunt e
message 0f about 200 words to the as-
urmhiy, pointing out the ineCeHsity for
franchise legislation, In tho house no at
tcntitH was paid tu II. while IN The apn-
att u was not even read.
Before the ilnal adjournment there were
the usual presentations Ia tho officers of
both houses In the senate Secretary Cor
nelina Roach was the recipient Of u very
handsome sterling silver set Of pearl
handled knives, forks and spoons, with "A
neN tangled knife which he VIII put 90
the pruprr purpose whom he determines
what that may hg.
FIRST ~ al senator Fnrris on behalf OF
!ha senate, presented to the President.
senYtnr Mcclintic. president pro tenn. on
prhaif Of the senate. WAS presented with
q gold chain and knights Templar charm.
portrait OF President Holic. which ths
president accepted on behalf uf Mrs.
hoiie Miss Bertha FRANKLIN. the senate
Htenugrnpher, drew The next prize. "
WAS q diamond studded watch. presented
for the senate by Mr. Walker
MhIte the assembly was waiting for The
return Of the enrolled clecmuNynnry bill.
the permanent revision committee organ
lied. Senator Wilson was elected chair
man. and Mr.. Coi,rane secretary. The
committee ~ composed as follows Sem
Ators Wilson lof PiAtu, Major tof Pikui.
Haynes (of Buctananl, Doweii tof Lcwisl,
FArrfs taf Crawford, Walker tuf 81.
charlesi and Matthews Cof St Louis
county; Mcazra Pope tnf CGlsI. Hamii-
son tof DavieBst, Coltrnne tpf Ugeenei,
nuck lof Ste. Gensyleyel, blaiE tof De
Chrixtian). u IN expected thar the first
volume will hc out by October I AT the
latest. and the second volume hY Dccefn-
her l.
Ia executive session the senate con-
fiffned the nomination of Dr John ID. VIM
CT. Of St Lotiia, Rn curator Of the stats
university,
There were several protests on the man
ner in which a number og bills vert
passed. and some strong language war
used. but the ugly moods disappeared af-
ter adjournment.
pARAGRApHERS AND TRUSTS.
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