The weekly intelligencer., 1899-04-15
MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.
House and Senate Meet In DiennlHi Session
tn Pass New Laws and Amend
Old Onea

DY unanimous vote the house on the bth |
passed the bill TO incorporate the St Louis
Louisiana Purchase Centennial Worlds Fair.
a corporation designed TO push the interests OF
the exposition ut St Louis In 1901 Among
other bills passed by the house were: Proyid-
ing that all clerical work in future legislatures
shall be done by contracts TO abolish the grand
Jury system except in extreme cases, provision
being made for judges to summon grand iuries;
establishing o state fair the site TO be selected
by competition; to tax all franchises S cents
on each 100 valuation The house and senate
named committees to meet W. J. Bryan upon his
arrival in the capital The committee Is asfol-
lows: Lieut. Gov Bolte Senators Tandy, Will
son. Morton. Haynes Young Mott aud Ramp;
Speaker Ward and Representatives Barrett
Philips, Gordon, Calvert. James. Palmer and
Maclicy .. The senate passed two antitrust
bills one prohibits trusts OF all kinds and
provides methods Of prosecution and the other
provides that testimony in trust cases shall be
taken In this state Senator Whaley's bill 10
include iire underwriters In the provisions OF
the Anti-tru,t law was passed by vote OF "
to the senate passed the bill prohibiting the
manufacture Of goods in crowded tenement
houses
BY a vote Of % to 81. partisan division, the
house on the 9th tabled a resolution BY Tubbs
| WenD, OF Usage denouncing Gov. Stephens for
| insinuating in an interview that some demo-
| Gratis and republicans OF the house had con-
| splred TO defeat the revision work 10 make an
extra session OF the legislature necessary.
| Among the several bills passed by the house
we're, Placing the fire underwriters OF Kansas
City and st. Louis under the provisions OF the
antitrust law; approprlating trSeSsl for the
various state educational institutions proyid-
ing for the voluntary dissolution OF private
corporations. The senate ordered TO engross-
ment the Farrls beer inspection bill The SEN
ate Indefinitely postponed the resolution for q
constitutional convention; also the measure
TO remove the state capital to St Louis county
The house on the 7th passed bill providing
that tho county court shall levy for road pur-
poses poll tax Of not less than tLSO nor more
than % upon every male inhabltant over u and
under 60 years OF age living In the road district,
and may levy tax Of not less than i've nor
more than 20 cents on the 100 valuation. BY q
vote OF lOT to the house passed q bill granting
special privileges to union depot companies.
Young's bill placing town mutual hre insurance
companies under control OF state insurance de-
partment passed Morton's bill to prevent po.
lioemcn, deputy marshals and sherins from
drawing witness fees in criminal cases passed
the house by vote OF 81 to the house yotet
for the bill to abolish the state board OF chart
ties
THE house on the sth by vote OF o. to %
, passed to engrossment the Nicholson bill re
ducing stock yards rates The house also sen
. to engrossment q bill for the employment OF al
, assistant superintendent Of negro schools at
salary OF tl,tO0 per year The house passe'
the bill which prohibits school directors iron
. hiring relatives nearer than second cousins q
. school teachers.
A THR house on the 10th passed bill maxim
the act OF breaking into bank building bur
Z gary in the second degree leedle's bill
e compel street railway companies to vestibul
n all motor and grip cars also passed. The oi
s requiring all canned goods to be stamped wit
g date OF packing was killed Among other bill
t passed by the house wjre the following; Fo
i the payment OF oil miners in full at least ever
4 two weeks; to require oil printing TO be don
10 by union labor; compelling all state teIt-boo
% companies TO establish agencies In every nv
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