The weekly intelligencer., 1899-02-04
MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.
House aud Senate Meet In BisaaiaI ssssieu
to Pass New Laws aud Amend
0ld OnRs


IE The senate on the esth senator Drums
bill 10 establish an insane asylum In southeast
Missouri was laid over until February l. Gov.
Stephens sent to the senate the name OF Harry
Hawes for police commissioner Of ST Louis
Seaator Wilson presented bill TO prevent
lawyers from soliciting business. In the
house Speaker Ward named the following COM
mittee to Investigate Lincoln institute: Tubbs,
OF Usage; Cleary. Of jackson; barrett OF St
Louis; Ellis Of Vernon. and Johnston. Of 81
Louis county. The house ordered to engross-
ment bill providing that when any county
collector fails to collect penalties for taxes he
must pay the penalties himself. Among the
house bills introduced were; To appropriate
sis, 900 for the purchase Of two blocks OF land
adjoining the capitol square for state property;
providing for the taxing Of all franchises, pub
lie and private; providing for home rule In
police Affairs IN Kansas City aud St. Louis
Senator Davlsson created q lively debate In
the senate on the eeth BY introducing resolu-
tion asking Senators Vest and Cockreli 70 sup
port the Paris peace treaty After much dis
euasion and the Offering OF various amendments
the whole matter was referred Senator Mott
introduced bill providing for commission to
ascertain II the state can print books free
for the public sahoola Senator Faris present.
cd bill along the same line. In the house
much time was spent In discussing whether Q
member can draw double pay The matter
went over until the s7th Whitecotton's bill
reducing the rate Of Interest to six per cent
was sent 70 ennossmeut
In the senate on the 9Th Senator FAris pre-
sented q bill exempting Insurance. comblna-
tlons from the antitrust law, Senator Fields
presented measure Tor m addition 70 tho
state normal at Kirksvllc The senate con-
lrmed the following appointments Of the GOV
ernor: Harry Hawes for police commissioner
OF ST Louis; Mary + Perry, DR. X L. Young
Mrs Il ID Ingalls, Rev r. T.. Haley, r. NJ
Abercromhle and II. II Robinson for members
OF the state board Of charities; A. w. Muller
and S NJ Pickler as members OF the board ol
managers OF the Klrksvllle state normal.
The house engaged In 4 heated and exciting
debate over the resolution against pay
Ing members OF iunketInG committee.
more than their reguiar per diem
introduced BY Kneislsy, OF Boone. I
democrat Whitecotton and Kneisley led th'
nght for the resolution and It was adopted. u
to a. Twenty -eight democrats voted with th'
81 republicans for adoption. The resolution 4
aimed Mt the committee appointed TO audi
state accounts, which has already consumed
eight days In the work and wants more time
Speaker Ward. Mr. Mueller (rep) OF st
Charles, and Senator MoCllntic (dem.), OF Ma
rlon. compose the committee It is to prevent
the members OF this committee from drawinl
pay as members OF the committee aud also n
members OF the assembly that the resolution
was offered
Gov. STEPHENS sent about % nominations y
the senate on the 10Th, including John d. Vincil
Noah Givens and o. d. Jones for curators 0
the state university The nominations wer
all referred Among the senate bills intro
duced were: Providing for tax OF 25 cents pc
800 valuation on all franchises: to make It
misdemeanor to drive mans horse withou
his consent; 10 require abstractors to pm
liconse; 10 make Wentworth military scadem
at Lexington part OF the national guard. ....I
the house Bohart presented resolution pro
viding for the dismissal OF o. house clerks |
the interest OF economy. 1t went over unde
tile rules Slate, Of Maries, presented o bi
prohibiting the employment OF children unde
10 In any mercantile establishment and pre-
viding that women shall have the same pay .
men when theY do the same work