The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-03-25

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dietary of the entire state, but does not
contain the contingency appropriations,
the national guards, state institutions.
etc. Following will show a subdivision
Of the items in the Measure passed:
Governors salary INSTRUMENTATION. l0,UO0
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS salary 1900. 1000
Governors private Secretary-....... 4,UU
Governors ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 2.iU
Judicial salaries 800, POO
Secretary of state and clerks....... $4,000
Treasurer and 1890
Auditor and clerks. %. 500
Superintendent of schools .......... 1c. 500
Railroad commissioners .....-..-.... 2l,nOe
Adiutant general O
Public buildings 700
Total ..........A75.s soc
The St. Louis police bill was enrolled
and read at length in both the senate and
house. After being signed by the officials
of the assembly it was sent to the gov
ernor. He has ten days in which to con-
slider the bill, and either approve or veto
IL.
JEFFERSON CITY. March 16.-The
house steering committee yesterday report
ed several important bills, which were
advanced Tor cnGroSsment- Among them
Were the 2-cent- railway bill. preventing
the employment of convict labor in com
petition with free labor providing Tor
Inheritance tax, for benefit of state uni
vcrsity; : per cent. contract interest bill:
imposing a tax of !. cent Per gallon on
al! beer manufactured or sold i'll state,
for road fund.
Under the resolutions pdo3ted by both
house and senate, yesterday was the last
day FOR the Introduction Of bills. The
number offered was surprisingly small
however. and few Of them were iripOr-
tant- Exactly foo bills and resolutions
have been introduced i'll me senate and
Sn5 in the house
JEFFERSON CITY. March 1.-THE
rule against the introduction OF new
measures was set aside by consent in both
Tkg house reSuIngd the calendar recon-
rnen1ed by the steering committee, and
took up the Barnett bill to levy a tax o.!
5 per cent on Ill i~nhcritaaces, lcGacios and
.heVucStS lift to others than li0oal de-
SceuGantS or adopted children. the pro-
Ceeds to- go to the state university. Tie
Alll was up for enSroSSment, and was de-
bated for nearly three hours, and then re-
csived. the Endorsement of the house by =
vote OF ~ to -.
The house applied itself all day to the
calendar of bills recommended by thG
steering committee, but did not make
much progress.
The measure to reduce stock yarl
charges was ordered to third reading in
spite of the protest of some of its friends,
and then. at the request Of the autor,
was laid over informally. Evidently the
friends of the bill Were afraid to put ii &c
a vote, although more than lU members
were present. There is strong opposition
to this measure from the stock yards peO-
pie. II is said to be an exact copy of the
law enacted by the Kansas legislature a
few years ago. and it Is said there are nc
stock yards now in Kansas.
Two bills were passed that are of pub
lie concern. one, a measure introduced
by MIR. Johnson. of Cooper. at the in
stance of the State Bar association, would
require all DEGREES of divorce to he pro-
visiOnal for one year, and only be made
permanent upon proof that the person
seeking the decree was of good char
actcr.
The other bill would prohibit. for a
period of ten years, the shipment from the
county We're killed to any other county in
the state, or outside of the state, deer,
turkey, quail, prairie chicken and pleas
ant.
JEFFERSON CITY. March 1S.-Beer
legislation occupied Il good share of atten-
ton of the lawmakers in both the senate
and house yesterday. In the senate the
FarTiS beer inspection bill, was referred
to a committee of the whole, and in the
house the bill introduced by Mr.. Chinn,
of Shelby, was taken as a special order,
amended, and ordered engrossed by a vote
Of 50 to Il.
There was very little debate over the
house bill, but it was amended in a dozen
places. and one new section inserted. As
the bill now stands. the governor would
appoint one chief inspector at a salary of
81. 100 a year, and the latter would be al
lowed four deputies at 81. 500 each. All
fees would go into the state revenue fund,
in place of the good roads fund. The pro-
posed inspection WAS raised from y cent
a gallon to , cents. and the cost of stamp
ing packages from > cents to 5 cents. The
FarriS senate bill would also give the
proceeds 90 the general revenue fund.
The senate completed its work a little
aften noon, and adjourned until Monday
afternoon. The house continued work,
with members absent. but during the after
noon the attendance was SO slim that only
the ENDORSEMENT of bills could be COnsid-
cred. One of the SpeCial-nrder measures
sent to cngroSSment was the house bill to
reduce the contract rate of interest from
5 to . per cent.
The bill for the establishment of a state
fair was made 4 special order for en-
groSSment by the steering committed, and
will come up for consideration early next
week.
JEFF ERSON CITY, March Ex-senator
Drabel.e's bill creating the office of state
eneinaer was passed by the senate yes
terdHy. There was but little opposition
to the bill, ii having been amended to
meet the objections advanced to il. The
vote was ~ yeas. & nays.
As amended the bill applies only to
cities Of $4,000 inhabitants or more. 1t
provides for the appointment at a salary
of $3.50 per annum- Two local examiners
are To be appointed by the state engineer
examiners are to get 50 each per day
when actually employed. The state en-
gineer is also allowed n clerk at 81. 600 per
year, and his Office is to be in St. Louis.
Engineers are divided into two classes.
according to the examinations passed. 1t
Is made unlawful for any persons to OPP
crate Il steam holster or elevator ma
chinery without having first obtained a
license. The provisions of the law do not
apply to locomotive engineers. to en-
gineers with United States licenses. or 10
engineers operating boilers used purely
for heating purposes with a pressure of 10
pounds or less.
Senator McClintic's bill. appropriating
Sl,51 for a monument to be erected over
the grave of the late Gov. John S. Mar
maduke, was passed by the house will
but one dissenting vote. The remains of
the late governor lie in the cemetery in
jefferson City, with not even a simple
slab to mark the spot.
The state department store bill was en-
crossed in the house. The author OF the
bill offered an amendment, which was
adopted. eXempting wholesale houses
from the provisions of the bin. The bill
ella ssifieS the mercantile business. and for
a single line of business only the custO-
mary tax is prescribed. For each addi-
tional line a special tax of $500 4 year
must be paid. 1t is said hat under the
provisions of the bill some of the big de-
stores in St. Louis and Kansas
City would have to pay special taxes to
the amount of nearly 500. OG0 a year. Ths
bill does not apply to cities Of l0,ne In
habitants n lesL
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