The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-01-21
MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.
to Pass New Laws and Amend
Old Ones.

LYONS, Of jackson county, introduced bill
In the senate on the nth making sweeping re-
ductions In tho fees OF jurors and witnesses In
criminal cases Morton, Of Ray presented q
resolution memoriAlizIng congress TO lend Mis-
souri, some four-inch cannon and other trophies
OF tho war, 10 be exhibited at the capitol
Among the bills introduced were; Repeating
the special Jury law; making the payment OF q
poll tar not to exceed 20 per annum qualthca-
tion for suffrage; TO include n reasonable at
torney's fee In the amount that can be re-
covered on on insurance policy -. Among the
house bills introduced were For the collection
Of penalty taxes due after January 1; to
compel all street cars 10 be equipped
with tenders; TO repeal sections 10
IA OF the corrupt practices act wipina out
that part OF the Law. compelling candidates for
once TO fle reports OF their expenses; reQuir-
ing colleges. before they car be chartered. 70
have endowment funds OF not less than 900. 900;
10 compel parents TO send their children be-
tween six and 10 years Of age TO school; TO make
railroad tickets transferable and good At any
time; for tex Of q on all dogs In the statei TO
repeal the state normal school law, pro-
hibitlng tho products Of convict labor
from being soldfn composition with free labor;
70 repeal that section Of the schoolbook law Of
1907 which makes II . misdemeanor for school
directors 70 permit tho use Of any schoolbooks
save those contracted for by the state school,
book commission; leaving the question OF capt.
tal punishment In murder cases to the Jury.
The committee on clerical force recommended
the appointment for the house OF ei2 clerks,
janitors and pages tThis does not include
about 100 committee oierkAl Ths report was
adopted, ~ to %, republicans voting against
the report
In the house on the ieth Mann, OF Kansas
a. lot - "A
law, which would change the whole system OF
real estate transfers Ellis, Of Bates. offered q
resolution commencing the Missouri volunteers
who enllsted In the recent war II was adopt
ed The senate resolution calling on congress
TO lend Missouri certain trophies Of the Span
sh war. passed the house Bills introduced
included the following Reducing stock yards
charges; 10 prohibit and punish nepotlsm In
public schools; to compel railroads TO make
connections with other roads at crossings; for
the purchase Of schoolbooks for INDECENT fam
ilies.. In the senate bill was introduced Ia
compel all BARRIERS TO pass q satisfactory exam
ination beforn n state board Of examiners; also
bill to create the office Of circuit attorney
THE joint committee on plan Of revision OF
the statutes made its report 70 both houses on
the 18th. The report provides for Joint COM
mittes OF ssven from each house who shall have
general supervision Of the work Of revision.
though the bulk OF the work will be done by
the standing committees OF both houses The
report was adopted Senator Field introduced
Q bill TO make II q felony to remove Q dead
body from o grave for any purpose what
ever without proper authority In tho
house the following bills were presented: BY
Cardwell. providing that when an execution
against q town city or school district Is re-
turned unsatished the court can, by mandamus
compel the proper officers TO make levy from
year 10 year within the limits Of the constitu
tion 10 pay the debt. allowing just enough Il
pay necessary expenses Of the city governmen
/ or school expenses: by Musser, repeating th'
law under which counties can compel prisoner
10 break rock; By Ransdell authorizing schoo
boards to purchase schoolbooks for schoo
children; by Young. to exempt town mutua
insurance companies from the control OF tn
Superintendent. OF insurance and place then
under control Of the secretary OF state
TWO measures were presented In ths senat
on the 18th tending TO reduce criminal costs
One BY Senator Clay providing that probat
courts shall have jurisdiction in all misde
meanor cases, and one by Senator Wilson, dc
ing away with the grand jury system Senate
yandiver presented a bill that would max
more dificult fusion between political partie
49,. In the house. the following bills, anon
others were presented: by Barnett, TO tax q
inheritances ave per cent that do not 90 TO d
rect descendants BY O'ConneiL 70 comp
mine owners 70 permit miners 70 come 10 u
surface TO eat their meals by Hubbard, 10
n tu ave years after the decree b Klboy. CON
pelling the Immediate recording Of ali mort
cages and deeds Of trust for purposes Of idsn
| tinoation.