The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-04-13
TIE MISSOURI LEGISLATURE
Proceedings of the Feriieth G~asrai As-
srmhir.


authorizing the Incorporation og Worlds
fair companies. which passed the house.
frlday without a dissenting vote. came
up Tor second rcBdiuR 90 thr senate Yoa-
terday. and Was referred ~ the Louisiana
centennial committee. uf which Senator
Juhn Morton. ~ Ray. 70 chairman. .
The senate rahssd an important i1int
ana concurrent resolution. offered BY sem
RtaF Wilson, ~ Platte. providing for
constitutional amendment whuSr purpose
is 70 giyo ass'asors lurisdlcii1n over notes
and other uyidnners of indcbicdue9a So
cured by mortgage Or decd uf trust 0n
ana held ny Eun-frslecnH ~ The state
Tue mortgage debt II The state ls csu-
mated Hi Slp.r11g in round numbers,
ard II iH said that thrpe.fourthH ~ this
s. not taxed Tnc author of tho yeanlu-
ZION estimated that, u 80 brcumgs law,
u VIII not the state ~ least Es.1HN
year. Under the provisions uf the VIII
SON resolution. fUofi gaze, decd 81 trust.
eurtract or other obligation bY
r debt ls secured shall b. treated aH an
Interest IN the property which 81 Affects,
except a. " pertains O. railroads and
other quasi public rorYlraliouH gUr which
provision 4 made by law.
The civil appropriation hill passed the
scIiatG- Amendments Seto adantnd Tn
crensinE the SALARY of the C,otk - tho
adJutani-g"nervl flom N."a 90 s. 81 q
Ef-trs Increasing tar appropriation For ihn
seetetary II states Office from f3ipo9 20
~, ,Wp Tor The cuAutRg yctr. allowing 'ha
superintendent Or public instruction Weh
year for an additional clerk. and In.
Ef'a-inK the state auditors appropriation
t.uW Tor more clerks. The bill carries
~ Appropriation uf Sij,iW Tor salaries In
isto and 1870
tEFFEHsoN CITY, ArrH g -rhe hln
authorizing the incorporation % Worlds
fHlr companies passed thr senate yrster.
day morning without dlfsenllnH vote.
gii inc senators present, 81, unhttinting'
" going on record aH in favor ~ the
proposition tu celebrate the centennial ~
the Louisiana rurchaHe" by holding a
worlds fair IN the city Of g. Louis IN
The house took another step 10 aid Of
tho Worlds fair proJcct by passing che
hlii Introduced hy Mf Clark ~ Audrniu.
providing for % state fair. The author of
the bit has explained uhi q state fair
Viii have the eucrt Uf CoWCntinH the yu-
Tl1uH Industrial associations uR Missouri,
The purpose ~ the Clark hill a. declared
70 Dc TO encourage the development 81
the agricultural horticultural mechanic
a. mineral silck-fAielng md 1ll other
industrial interests uf the state by the
establishment ~ "a state fIir Tire fAig a.
20 b. held annually beginning possibly
in the month rf September 1870 The site
ig 60 be- selected by CO., Hiufr board Of
agriculture With sN GtyH after fhU taW b.
comes effective. ht some point IN the
state easy - Access and well situated.
Tho town securing the location Of the
fair must donate the grounds o. the state.
The Clark blN passed the house by n
soed maturity, and therg ia little doubt
q IT. passage IN the senate
Tho houre passed the FitHgcraid fran
chiso tax bUl
The whaisy antitrust bill passed the
senate with ono dissenting vote.
TIE house passed the Mueiicr bin. pro-
TidiuR that the clerical work uf the gem
nfal assembly ahnl he done rs contract
The senate tamsgd the ingchC anti.
sweat shop biii IL prohibits the practice
OF manufacturing goods IN crowded tome
ment huuEsB whose sanitary condition ia
IN many cases very bad.
Senator Matthews hlil enabling county
asEessofs 90 hold Office for tSo successive
terms paRsed The senate,
GOV. stephens sant @ inessAEe 20 The
senate VetutnE Senate bill No 81 n blu
introduced ~ Senator Rollins of gt
Louis repeating an act entitled ''iruni-
gratian.
JEFFERSON CITY. NO. Aprn Tn
the house, yesterday. Or Tuhhs. of oaaEr
introduced "a resolution cUusurlMG Gov
Stephens Cor hls conspiracy interview
which appeared M the State Tribune aud
which has been published extensively
throughout the state; Tie resolution
said that ''the governor knew he vas iy-
Ing when he mndo them tnr TuhhE mad
reference 90 the charges made hy the gov
eruor thai there WaH cunEprlcy between
certain republican, ana democrats t. pre-
vent revenue lrKislati1n,l Jones 81 How.
ell. took turn ut the governor AlF. Han
of Saline, sald ho was nct willing % votr
hn. that n q man g. hit hard hc hbwis
and ] am not hGwiius Mr.. Sirkirs. u
Putnam said he wis ia "ftypr uf teaching
the httle governor "a lesson while Ar,
patEeil0, ~ Webster fhulrht b. aaa boz
youd the dignity uf tho legislature 90 con.
slider such rrF"lutiun Ana Eu the de
bate went pp until thr resolution rtmr &C.
q vote. when /, WAS rejected GO tu Gi.
After Eve hours uf debate. the senate
ordered 10 ru@rus .WsUf The beer iuaIrr-
tlun bUi. introduced by Senator Farrl4. OF
crawford Two amendments were adopted
during The day, whirh 10 friends think
VIII sir'uEiftu t. = uumhor ul minor
amendments were Hls1 agreed t". Tile vote
for the ru@rUHamcut ~ thn WcH H.ure was
80 overwhelming as Co leave llttlu doubt
that IL will pass the senate
The house p-EseA ths FEg5l7 iaauraneg
bill. after most gacitiuR debate
JEFFERsuN CITY. April s-At last
the farmer mUmbHrH o.! th, house h8v,
succeeded On agreeing uu O. general ruBd
law and pHssiue Dr. thlnuEh that body
The hll which pAss"d y,Htcrduy was a
substitute Tor the hlll and md been
urr7 are Hs follows. To January 1870 the
counties shall Dr. divided into road dis.
tricts by The county court SO district
shall contain lcEr than riu, square miles
OF ivrrltury. For each district the
court ahnh appoint lAre. commissioner.
The commissioners are tn have lurislic-
tian over nl rugd improvements. and uI
work shall b" performed hy contract.
County courts are empowered 10 levy
poll tax ON voters between the ages 81 q
nnd - yvurg ~ not lrHs thHn 81 o. nor eG-
oeedtng s. which shall bn cui.ss.ed as
other taxes.
After receiving some committee reports.
the senate adjourned over until Monday
Jefferson CITY. Aprn il.-Yesterda,
the house passed a bil. introduced by
bradley. ui st. Francois, requiring the
wages OF miners 20 b. paid iu lawful
money. not less than uncy every is days.
N seems that thorc has been much truu.
BILE tn some Uf the mining districts over
the payday question. Some mining nring
pay Cycry twu weeks aud others have q
check system pf payments, under which
the miners are forced To draw most of
their wages from a company store
Tie Typographical union was recoCa
mixed hy the house ta the rxtont af paFs-
ting hiil witch would require that an ths
state printing shall bear the label Of the
Allied Printing Trades.
The statement Is mado that revising
committees have been making excellent
pruErcaa, but every chapter ~ fhe stat
utes that has been changed by the leE.
islaiure VIII have To take the course Of \
bill. Necessariliy this WIN consume a
great dral nf time. After May { mamnqrs
Of iap legislature wiii cease 10 receive a.
- dAy. hut VIII le reduced - e. II has
been the experience af the past that they
soon grow hUmr=ius after thr reaucti9n
takes place, Gov. Stephens has stated
n1ost tgnphatically that D. viii not cail
an extra session vi tire Legislature for the
purpose Of revision. and ~ ID saefnA thai
the work must he completed at thfz Hes
al