Iron County register., 1899-04-06
THE MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings of the Fortieth General AS
RemkfY.

proceedings OF the FOrtieth General AS
semsiy.
JEFFERSON CITY. March 2S-What
little life that was left in the bin re-
ducing railway fores was squeezed out
yesterday, when the measure was in
definitely postponed in the house by a
vote of 81 to a.
BY vote of "a to 2 the house Dassed
the anti-cigarette bill. 1t is short, and
reads as follows: ut shall be unlawful
for any person to sell, give away or other
wrappers in the state. ANY person or
persons & found guilty Of vic violation . Of this
more than $780,
slot machines gambling devices. The old
law makes the operation of gambling de-
vices felony: The maximum punishment
IS two years in the penitentiary, and the
minimum six months in Jail This law
designates number of gambling Devices
among them being keno tables, poker
outfits. etc, and in these the Delzell bill.
which passed the house, inserts the fol-
lowing: Slot machines, stand or device
worked, operated or manipulated" It
seems this law is intended to catch all
kinds of slot machines, from the small
concerns which yield chewing gum in re-
sponse to penny dropped in the slot
to the more pretentious machine large
enough to accommodate bushel of nick
The senate passed a house bill, intro
duced by Mr.. Whitecotton, of Monroe, tG
provide that private corporations may
dissolve through the process in the cir.
cult court.
JEFFERSON CITY. March 2s-Yester.
bills. One provides for the contingent ex-
penses of the. general assembly and the
an appropriation of $25o, 600 The emer,
gency clause was also passed.
The. other was the deficiency bill, ap:
$26, 900 for other deficiencies. The house
refused to pass the emergency clause.
educational institutions was considered
by the house in committee of the whole.
The bill appropriates about $2S7, 900. as fol.
normal School $si oo6 Warrensburg Var rem nor
NAL school, $4,000; Cape Girardeau nor
nal school, SIS. 800; Rol:a school of mines
house of all the appropriation bills, ex-
cent the general appropriation.
ing the state board Of immigration,
passed the house without opposition.
Senator DaVisson's arbitration and con.
citation bill was passed by the senate;
also Busche's bill, to regulate bakeries
Senator Ramps BILL. prohibiting the
passed by the senate by a unanimous
The bill introduced by Mr.. Organ, OF
Dent, to abolish the burau of geology,
came can ftp up for "a c0nsiderati9n in the house
bill.
building and loan associations was passed
by the senate.
JEFFERSON CITY, March 30.-The de.
partment store bill introduced by Mr.
Slate of Maries, was taken up and passed
by the house yesterday. The object OF
the measure appears. to be to tax de-
partment stores out of existence. 1t class
ifies merchandise into 13 classes, and
then makes Sc groups out of the classes
line Of business, and no additional tax is
imposed thereon, but for each article add
ed a special tax of $500 year is imposed
1t is said that under the terms Of this bill
some of the large department stores in
st. Louis would have to pay 100000 a
year in special taxes: The local authorl-
ties are empowered to increase the spe-
cial tax of $500 if they desire, but it is
the minimum permissible. Manufacturing
house and auction houses are exempt:
The bill passed without debate, and SO
votes were cast for it and 80 against it.
The Kansas City members voted against
the bilf.
BY vote of % to the senate defeated
the bill allowing the state 800 a year ad-
ditional on each dramshop license.
The house passed Mr. Harrison's bill to
reduce the contract rate of interest on
loans from to per cent.
The house also passed a bill introduced
a separate department for the two state
mine inspectors. AT present they are un-
der the jurisdiction of the labor bureau.
A constitutional amendment passed the
house, under the terms of which three
fourths of the members of a jury in civil
or criminal cases, except murder trials,
may return a verdict.
JEFFERSON CITY, March 31-The
house yesterday passed the Ryder beer
bill-7S to Al. This measure provides that
fee of / cent gallon shall be charged
for inspection and cents a package for
labelling.
Mr.. Davis, of Pike. introduced a bill in
creasing the state dramshop tax $100 a
year, and leaving the county tax as it is
under the present law.
a revenue measure was engrossed in the
senate. II provides that druggists who
sell liquors shall be required to pay a
license of $50 year.
Another important measure that passed
the house was the bill introduced by Mr..
Barrett, of Pettis, providing for tax of
8 per cent on all inheritance that pass to
heirs other than the direct lineal descend
ants of the testator, the proceeds of tSis
tax to be converted into the fund for the
benefit of the public schools and state
university.
The Rollins bill, prohibiting doctors,
physicians or surgeons, from advertising,
and prescribing penalty therefor, was
virtually killed in the senate
Memorial exercises in honor of the late
Representatives J. w. kneiSeley and j.
+. Averill We're held by the general as
sembly last night in Representative hall.
JEFFERSON CITY, April 1.-Yesterday
the house adopted a resolution to send a
committee of five to Fulton to investigate
charges against the management of Lu-
natic Asylum No. /.
The Worlds fair bill passed the house
by unanimous vote.
EYDIINHEn EpOM TuE DEC0Dn