The weekly intelligencer., 1899-01-28

bENAIOh EhANClo hahioN NoSAnhbiS
Spanish war-g,OOo In all Senator Davisscn
presented q resolution providing for On amend
ment to the constitution authorizing levy OF
IS cents on the 100 for road improvement. e. In
| the house Bohart introduced bill to repeal the
law under which osteopaths are allowed TO
practice surgery Senator Dowell made an at
tack on Fiske's history OF the United States
-. The house adopted a resolution calling on
Auditor Seibert for an explanation Of why he
had not distributed the foreign insurance tax,
Of which eco, 900 has accumulated 10 the treas.
ury for the benefit Of the counties Several
bills were introduced
ON the Goth Lieut. Gov. Bolts announced the
standing committees Of the senate Senator
Faris presented an insurance bill, feature OF
which gives Missouri companies the same
rights that outside companies have Burkhead
introduced measure taxing inhertances ex-
ceedlng S. 600 Senator ChIlders introduced
bill approprIating si7oOoo for q new site and
buildings for blind asylum. Among the
house bills introduced was ons to rs-enact tho
valued policy law governing fire insurance, re-
quiring full payment Of policies In case Of total
THR house only had 0 bare quorum on the
elst Among the bills introduced were; Max
Ing II misdemeanor for any person under VI
years 10 falsely represent his age in order to
buy liquor; providing that divorce cases shall
be probationary and absolute divorce shall not
DO granted until one year after the hrst pro-
yisional decree; reducing the rate OF taxes TO
pay state Indebtedness from ten 70 six cents on
the tiO0 permitting counties to vote on q Wide
, tire local option bill The senate held no ses-
sion.
! The COMMITTEES appointed by Gov Stephens
} 10 visit and report upon the condition OF state
, Institutions made Its report TO both houses OF
, the legislature on the 23d. The report does
not lndorse the request OF the curators for new
buildings In the house DR.. Tubbs (rep) pre-
sented resolution calling for m investigation
Of Lincoln institute, but II was voted down.
House bills were introduced to abolish the
state bureau OF geology and 70 reduce thu
salary OF railroad commissioner -. sovera
/ bills were lntroaasaAa q. .ahee sa4aAe esseqi
q them the folio nistt mas rese schooibooks Il
Q every pupil, to bo published BY the state; u
i remove the penalty provision from the text
j. book law, and requiring every child OF schoo
. age to attend some public school In the state
/, least IL weeks out OF each year.
Senate Committees Named
}; President Bolte appointed the stand
. ing committees OF the senate as follows
y Revision Wilson, Major, Walker, Haynes
: Dowell, Farris and Mathews
= Judiciary-Young. Major, Morton, Lyons
y HAYNES, Drabelle, Walker, Fields, Mathews
!, y Burkhead and Rollins
n Wills and probate-Major, Orchard, Chiluers
" Miller, Clay, Doweli, Farris Rollins, Matthews
u Criminal jurisprudence Orchard, Wilson
A. Lyons Farris, Fields, Miller and Burkhead.
=, Railroads and internal mprovements-Miilel
a. Young, Mcclintic, aohenschild, Clay, Whale
- and Schweickardt
"a Private cQrporations-M LYONS Wv
- - diver, Haynes, Dowell, Drum, MatneWs
~ Municipal oorporations-prapele Lyon
u Fields, Major. Childers, Farris and Rollins
a, Life and accident insurance ana ira.orn'
" ssooiatIons-Childers, hohenschun' Thoma
Clay, Martin
Fire. marine ana tornauo ihsulanvoT Anue
q. son. Walker. Whaley. Cooper and Mott
n Ways and means-Hohenschild, McCiinti
4 Thomas, Vandlyer and Dayisson
=, Appropriations-Dru Marshall, wake
m Landy aud Schweickardt
.a Privileges and elections-Haynes, Drapeli
M Miller Thomas and Busche
Il. Militia-Thomas Anderson, Marshall, Liant
a and Schweickardt
Agriculture roads and highways, bridges o.
a ferries-Va -Vandiver, McClintic. Marshall, Coops
4 Landy, paylsson and Ramp.
Penitentiary and reform schoois-Lanc
Ia Drum, Wilson. Young and Mott
~, Labor, mines and manufactories-Cl 4
Il, derson, Thomas Mott and Ramp
ID EleemosynRty Institutions and puoiic neal
=. -Whaley, Walker, Vandiver, Hohenachilda a
Us Cchweiekartt