The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-02-25
MISSOURI LEGISLATURE,
House and senate Meet In Bisnnsai ssssisa
to Pasz New Laws ana Amend
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HARRY A. NUrrALL. arrested ~ 81 Louis
for failure TO answer questions by the Lexow
committee, was brought before the bar OF the
senate on the 18th and pleaded guilty. He
agreed TO answer the committees questions
and he was sent back 10 St Louis In execu-
tive session the senate refusodto confirm W. b.
McRoberts, 7. n Ballard and Joseph W. Folk
as members Of the state board Of Immigration
49,. The house committee on criminal iuris-
prudence reported favorably on Halls anti
trust bill A resolution introduced BY Tubbs.
OF Usage, congratulating the bravery o: Amer
ican soldiery and seamen In annihilating the
power OF Spain in the East and West Indies.
and heartily commencing the national admin
istration ln its prosecution Of the war. passed
the house BY vote Of o. TO 81 the house re-
stored to the calendar States bill favoring
the initiative and referendum. The house
passed the bill introduced by Pope, Of Cola to
FIX the punishment Of oil Grimes below the
grade OF felony at flne Of not more than soO0
or Imprisonment In the county jail or work.
house for not more than one year or both such
fine and Imprisonment The house committees
on criminal Jurisprudence agreed to report ia
yorably the BurleiFh bill by which boxins
matches will be lesalized in Missouri
| In the senate on the 10th Senator Orchard
| presented bill TO prevent the combining Of
corporations TO prevent competition Senator
| Vandiver introduced bill TO compel the hon-
| est listing OF all property, real and personal
Senator Mott was the author OF Q bill TO pre-
vent lightning rod agents from perpetratins
fraud /. In the house States bill for compul-
sorry education was fayorably reported, Gov.
Stephens returned, with his approval, the
| house bill providing that county collectors who
fail to collect the penalty prescribed by law on
delinquent taxes must pay the penalty them
selves The house restored to the calendar
Meyers bill to reduce express charges Ths
death OF Representative J. W. Kneisley wa,
announced and the house. after adopting suit
able resolutions, adjourned out Of respect u
bis memory,
THE senate on the nth purged Harry A
Nuttali Of contempt, he having obeyed the sen
ate's order to answer questions propounded b!
the Lexow committee. The senate passed Sen
ator Vandlyer's BILL providing that wheneve
any person shall be nominated for once BY pc
tition the slgners thereof must DO bona I'D,
supporters Of the candidate In the house
the bill TO give Monett, Barry county, tw'
terms Of court, was defeated, as was also Dr
Tubbs measure reducing tho tax levy for tn
state interest fund BY edicto OF Speaker War
newspaper reporters were excluded from tn
privilege Of the floor
AFTER long debate the house on the iet
ordered TO engrossment, by a vote Of 4s to .
Sullivans bill making II an ofeuse for q mino
10 represent 70 saloonkeeper that he Is OF ag
for the purpose Of being allowed TO buy liquor
On O roll call the house sustained Speake
Wards decree excluding press correspondent
from the floor ... There was no session Of tn
senate.
THE senate transacted no business Of inpor
tance on the n0th -. Almost the entire day wa
taken up BY the house In acrimonious discus
sions on the resolution TO reduces the clerict