The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-03-18
MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.
House and Senate Meet In Biennial ssssisa
to PAss New Laws and Amend
Old Ones

FOR two hours on the 9th the house debated
the resolution by Hamilton. of Davless, for
tax levy for road and bridge purposes aud BY
4 vote Of iN to ls ordered IL TO engrossmenh
The bill by Smith, Of Saline to tar foreign In
suranes companies four per cent Of their pre-
miums was defeated BY practically unani-
nous vote the house passed bill cutting on
the extra pay OF the state board Of equAliEa-
tion. The bill to make county assessors eligi-
BILE TO reelection was killed Huck. OF Ste
Genevieve, presented bin 10 pension super
animated school-teacherS Farrar OF Iron, In
troduced q measure requiring railroads TO fur
nish seats to passengers or charge only hair
fare In both houses bills we're introduced In
cooperating the ST Louis worlds's fair COM
pany -, The senate passed senator Wilson's
bill to turn ell OF the money received from the
two per cent tax on foreign insurance compa-
nIes into the state treasury for general revenue
purposes On the basis Of last years receipts
this bill will increase the states revenue uie,-
776 yearly.
THE senate and house on the 10Th each passed
resolutions DECLARING that after March IS the
greater portion OF the session should be devoted
to q revision Of tho statutes Gov Stephens
| sent to the senate the names Of Robert l. Greg
| ory and Hugh O Ward 70 be police commits
| sioners Of Kansas City. -Four bills for the pro-
| lection Of miners we're passed by tbs senate
| In committee OF the whole the senate also
| agreed 10 the appropriation bills One appro-
PIRATES tJl0 900 10 pay the Interest on the atate
| debt; the second carries sl. SC, 900 70 redeem
state bonds; the third appropriAtes one-third
| OF the ordinary revenue for the public schools; /;
the fourth Approprlates tSjo oOo To pay The cost
OF assessing and collecting the revenues The
Fields bin, creating onioe Of circuit attorney
was defeated In the senate senator Wilson
I t.e n hill Nrnvidtnu thai N nnruigl- l.
ment shall be issued when the amount asked
is 600 or less, where railroad wages are con-
concerned, until judgment shall have been
obtained. -. In the house Bohart Of Clinton.
introduced an appropriation bill for'ths edu-
cational Institutions Of the state as follows;
State university at Columbia. site 100; normal
school Of Kirksville. t3i, 900; normal school Of
warrensburg. tSS, 500; normal school at Cape
Girardeau, s2Sb0O Lincoln institute, Rs, ts0i
Rolla school Of mines tsaooo
In the house on the nth RansdelL Of Cedar
introduced resolution inviting William
Bryan 10 address the legislature Jones, o.
Howell, moved TO amend By inviting Presidcn
Mckinley also On motion Of Davis. Of Pike
the whole matter was tabled by vote Of u Il
81 The two-cent railroad fare bill came u
for engrossment but by vote Of 81 to % va
laid over. Amick introduced bill 10 tax fran
ohises one-fourth OF dollar for every q, 90 Of
their capital stock the money 80 raised 10 q
into the seminary fund Amick also Introduce
n municipal ownership bill Kiskaddon. o
Franklin introduced bill to punish merchant
who refused 10 sell 10 all alike. Bradley. OF 81
Francois introduced bill providing that eigh
hours constitute days work Both house
adjourned at noon In order 70 attend the ban
quet In ST Louis given BY promoters OF III
Louisiana purchase fair.
THE senate on the 18th defeated Fields bill
providing that In damage suits against fourth
| class cities the owners OF abuttng propert
must be made parties to the suit Senate
Farris presented measure TO prevent mem
bers OF trust companies from being appointe
executors curAtors or receivers Gov Ste
} | phens sent TO the senate the names Of Mrs J
, X Slack, OF Chlilicothe and W. I. Dameros
OF Huntsville, to be members Of the board q
managers Of the Industrial home for giria IN
nominations were referred ... The house. BY
vote Of IS TO SO against adopted resolutio
/ inviting W. J. Bryan to deliver an address
a the legislature before Adjournment Republic
|, ans voted solldly against the resolution. n
!. house sent to engrossment the bill permittin
volunteers Of the Spanish war 70 attend q
: state university or any Of the state norm
, schools free OF charge provided he shall pa
!. the required examination. The bill compsiliI
= railroads 10 grant the same rates for potato
and apples as for cantaloupes and watormeio
y was ordered 10 engrossment The house ape
o three hours In discussing amendmenu 10
a | good roads bill no final action being take
by q vote OF 60 to 30 the house ordered o
y | crossed the initiative and referendum bi
}. Halls bill TO prohibit public exhibitions
!. mesmerism, hypnotlsm or animal magnets
A was sent 70 engrossment