Iron County register., 1899-05-18
The MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings of the Fortieth General as.
RenihIy.

aembly.
JEFFERSON CITY. May s-This was
the day fixed by the Morton resolution
fo~ the indefinite rostpoaement of tho
Consideration of an bills except revision
and appropriation bills, bills of local
character and bills carrying special ap-
An amendment was offered by Senator
Ma tor, of Pike, and makes the revenue
biz apply to franchises OF public and
Quasl-public corporations.
After considerable debate ana few per-
sonal remarks the bill, as amended, passed
by vote of q to g.
House revised bill No S, relating to
banking institutions and trust companies,
passed the house.
house this afternoon: 1t was drafted at
the instance of Chief of Detectives DeS-
mcnd, OF st. Louis, and makes 1t felony
for person to manufacture, mend,> de-
sign or have in his possession burglar 3
tools.
The bill introduced by Senator Ander-
son, of Boone. relating to building and
loan associations, passed the house. IL
m& kes it larceny for officers of the asso-
cia tionS named to accept premiums or
dnes from members when such associa-
tIons are In failing condition.
9he bill introduced in the senate re-
quiring pharmacists to register annually
was defeated in the house.
Judging from the difference between the
house and senate, it Is hard to tell when
the legislature will adjourn.
JEFFERSON CITY, May 9.-The sem
ate ordered engrossed by practically q
unanimous vote the greatest cOnglOmGra-
ttcn of laws. under. the title of IAN Act
to Revise the Chapter on Revenue, ever
heard OF in this state
A franchise law was introduced, with
about twenty, attachments, but no def
mite action taken.
Mr. Major, of Pike, introduced two bills
In the senate cutting down the salaries
OF coal oil inspector ana excise commls-
sioner of ST. Louis.
the United States flag for advertising
purposes was '.joshed'' to death in the
! senate.
bill, with all the senate amendments at
tached. by a vote of 81 to 20.
JEFFERSON CITY. May 1o.-The bill
tional guard was taken up in the senate.
1t was amended to reduce it from $4,000
A roll was called, and the S4o,0O0 amend
ment adopted by a vote of 20 to II.
The genral appropriation bill was called
up by senator McClintic in the senate.
Most of the amendments agreed to by the
committee of the whole We're adopted
without debate.
adopted, and a new. section added by SEN
ator Wilson, which appropriates $4,000
for new shop building at the pentten-
tiary. 1t was passed.
The house made an attempt to pass an
adjournment resolution, and the effort
lacked but ten votes of proving sue
cess. The resolution was introduced by
Mr.. Macey, of Ray, ana provided for final
adjournment Wednesday. May II, at L
O'Clock. Mr. Jones. of Butler, moved to
table. which was carried by vote of 81
to 81.
called up in the house and passed. It is
designed to prevent the croWdlng OF
cloth. feather and garment WORKERS IN nv
ing rooms in wretched tenement quar-
terS.
JEFFERSON CITY, May 1.-THE SEN
ate revised street railway bill, which had
ago, was taken up in that body a mo-
tion to reconsider that order for the pur-
pose of amending it, The motion pre-
vailed, and Senator Drabelle offered three
amendments, which We're adopted without
debate.
this afternoon. The volcanic eruption of
oratorical pyrotechnics was caused by a
resolution for sine die adjournment, which
was finally adopted, and the date fixed
for Monday, May, %, at T. o'clock.
JEFFERSON CITY, May 12-The SEN
ate this. morning, otter heated discus
passed by the house yesterday providing
for sine die adjournment on the I'D. The
debate on the resolution was brought up
Senator Dowell moved that the resolu-
ton be laid over until next Tuesday to
give the senate time to ascertain if the
work before it could be completed within
the time allowed by the resolution. He
agreed with Senator Farris that some
definite date should be decided upon, to
expedite the work of revision.
The senate, by vote of % to Z, passed
the street railway bill.
The house passed the two bills by Sena-
tor Major to reduce the compensation of
the excise commissioner and the coal oil
inspector of St. Louis. The fees of the
excise commissioner are reduced to about
$12, 900 year, out of which he must pay
all the expenses of his office. The coal
oil inspectors fees are cut to about 1900
a year, out of which he must pay all the
expenses of his office.
JEFFERSON CITY, May 15.-The house,
Saturday, ordered 1000 copies of the tes-
timony in the Fulton insane asylum in
Vestigation printed.
There was quorum in the senate, and
an adjournment was had until TO-DAY