The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-01
THE MISSOURI LEGISLATURE,
Proceedings of the Fortieth General As.
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C.. ha house passed Senator Drums bill
10 a.. .opriate $4,000 for the establish
mcnt Z 4 new insane asylum in south
east Missouri. 1t was amended so as to
provide for Il tract of land in connection
with the asylum of $40 acres The old bill
only called for $50 acres. OF the lis MEM
bers ia their seats all voted for II. Astate-
ment IS made that all the other asylums
are full. The location of the new asylum
will be determined by Il commission TO be
named by the governor next summer.
The house engroSSed Il general road law.
1t provides that all work on the roads
shall be performed by contract. Road dis
tricts are 10 comprise not less than three
nor exceeding six square miles, and three
commissioners shall be elected for each
district. Thu poll tax shall not be less than
Sl-D nor exceeding IS. Towns and villages
Incorporated in a road district shall pay
- cents on the Sl0 for road tax.
The senate passed Senator Rollins bill
authorizing the appointment by the gov
ernor of a state board of BARRIERS to pass
: upon the qualifications of those who de-
sire TO follow that avocation. As amend
ed it will apply only to St. Louis and Kan
saS City. 1t was introduced and passed
at the instance of the BARRIERS Organiza-
tiOns of ct. Louis and other cities.
JEFFERSON CITY. March 23.-The
house ommitte on eleemosynary insti-
tutiOns has again changed its views in
, regard to the bill to repeal the law Great
ing the state board of charities. Tuesday
cided to report the bill favorably. We'd
nesday afternoon the held an
other meeting and a majority of the
committee decided to report il adversely.
The house spent more that half of yes
to-day considering for engroSSment n bill
Hppropriating SIG. 900 of the taxes received
from insurance companies for the years
1897 10 1888 to the various counties and the
city of ST. Louis for school purposes.
An amendment was tackled on to appro-
pirate S:50,cTO for the ensuing two years
from the same fund and for the same
purpose. Pending discussion the bill was
laid over.
The house passed n resolution providing
for a constitutional amendment under
the terms of which only felony cases are
10 be investigated by grand juries. The
resolution was introduced by Mr.. WOOL
fox. of Lincoln.
The senate committee on municipal cor
p"rationS submitted a favorable report on
Senator Drabe:le'S bill to prohibit city
councils from granting franchises to street
except upon petition of n ma
JUrity of owners of abTtting property
along the proposed route.
Senator Wilson's bill TO provide that
GarniShments against a railroad for the
WAGES of an employe shall have no effect
until after Il Judgment has been obtained
passed the senate. This measure is IN
tended to operate against 4 class of
mOrey lenders who thrive in the large
cities, and are generally known as
sharks"
The senate passed Senator Clay's bill
To prohibit officers of mining corporations
from acting as judges. clerks or wit
nesses of elections.
. F.f L fISoN ill1, A1slrcn Zi-Ihe
house, yesterday. killed the stock yards
bill.
re Drabelle election bill. which. ap-
plies only to st. Louis and Kansas City,
passed the senate without opposition.
judges and clerks of election may be ap-
pointed by the election commissioners
without the approval of the circuit Court,
now required. Il is provided also that
there shall be registration At the Office OF
the election commissioners every day, eX-
cept Sunday, in September OF each year.
rf,fN- - O. a.. "a .ranArl TN
every four years.
ne bill which passed the senate. pro-
viding that It member Of 4 fraternity So
cicty may make his benent certificate pay
able to any person he may designate, will
be reported unfavorahly by house commit
tee on fraternal insurance.
Or. W. w. Boyd. of st. LopiS. appeared
before the house judiciary committee and
ur&ed the passage OF the Dewey social
evil bill. but with an amendment en-
larcing the district in which it is pro-
posed TO cOntine the houses of ill-repute
uf st. Louis. DIR. Royd thinks that if the
Dewey bill passes the house it will so
not the purpose TO license evil in any
form. but simply to concentrate it within
one district and attack it with all the
moral influence available.
JEFFERSON CITY. March 25.-The ap-
propriltions bill passed by the house went
through the senate yesterday. Having
the emergency clause. they will become
effective as soon as signed by the gov
"Tnor. Following are the appropriations:
For the public schools. one-third of the
revenue, which will amount to about
SNtN.UJl. For the purchase and redemp-
1ion of state bonds. 81 .5GJ.00O Fer assess
ing and collecting the revenue, s350.OOO.
For interest on the public debt. $500 90.
he joint ard concurrent resolution
providing for an additional road tax, Of
fered by Mr.. Hamilton. of Daviess, was
passed in the senate. The resolution pro-
Vides that an amendment to the consti-
tuition shall be submitted to the people
of the state at the next general election
authorizing county courts to levy an adj
ditional tax not to exceed 10 cents per
$50 of valuation of road and bridge pur-
poses: st. Louis. Kansas City and st.
Joseph are excepted.
The house killed the Bolton bill. provid-
ing for an annual registration of ali phar-
macists and the payment of a fee of 81
10" each registration.
Senator Wilson's bill. aimed at money
"Sharks.' and framed by Harry Hawse,
Nice-president of the ST. Louis police
hoard. passed the house. and only needs
the signature OF the governor to become
Il law. 1t provides that any person. firm
or corporation who shall take or receive
over 2 per cent a month for the use or
forhraraace of any money or property
shall be guilty of Il eme pun /
ishablc by both fine and Imprisonment.
Dr. Tuhhs, of Usage. scored = victory
placing the excise commissioner and the
coal nil inspector of st. Louis on salaries.
The bill goes to the senate.
JEFFERSON CITY. March 2S.-What
I III INIT Wis l4N III liz III re-
duCin- railway foreS was squeezed out
yesterday, when the measure was in
definitely postponed in the house by a
vote of 81 to ~.
by Il vote of 81 to ., the house paSSed
the anti-CiGarette bill. 1t is short, and
reads ~ follows: II: shall be unlawful
for any person to sell. give away or other
wise dispose of cigarettes or cigarette
wrappers i'll the state. Any person or
persons found guilty o. a violation of this
act shall. upon conviction thereof, be
fined in "a sum n z mot lAGE than ( nor
more than S1Ut."
The house also passed a bill to make
Slot machines gambling devices. The old
law makes the operation of gambling de-
vices a felony. The maximum punishment
j. two years in the penitentiary. and the
minimum six months in Jail. This law
designates a number of gambling devices.
among them being keno tables. poker
outfits. etc. and in these the DelZell bill.
which passed the house, inserts the fol-
lowing: Slot machines, stand or device
OF whatsoever kind or make. however
worked. operated or manipulated" 1t
seems this law is intended 10 catch all
kinds of slot machines. from the small
which yield chewing gum in re-
Spouse to a penny dropped III the slot
10 the more pretentious machine large
enough to accommodate 4 bUshel of nick
els.
The senate passed Il house bill. intro
GuCcd by Mr.. Whitecotton, of Monroe, to
provide that private corporations may
dissolve through the process i'll the cir
cult court.
Practically every vessel nj the Chi
cago end of Lake Michigan has been