The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-03-09
MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.
The Prather stock Yards FIn Ornered to
Engrossment-To License the Sale
of CIgarette4


of Cigarstte+
jefferson City. No, March 3.-After
heated debate which occu pied almost
the entire day in the house the Prather
blll to regulate stock yards rates was
sent to engrossment without amend
ment by vote of S. to 50 Mr.. Cleary,
OF Kansas City, and Mr.. Amick, Of St.
Joseph, led the fight for the stock
yards, while Mr.. Bohart, of Clinton;
Mr.. Fitzgerald, of Gentry, and Mr..
OFallon, Of Holt, championed the bill
Webster Gordon, Of Colum bia, the
new mem Der from Boone county,
elected to take the seat of the late
Capt kneisiey, was sworn in at the
bar of the house by Judge CAN'T
The Prather bill reduces yardage
charges 40 per cent on cattle and
makes an average reduction of about
% per cent. on all charges. 1t is an
exact copy of the Kansas law 1t is
predicted that the bill will be defeated
in the senate.
In the house Jones, of Howell, in
trOduced bill to establish fruit ex-
pertinent station. 1t provides an APP
preparation of SIS, 900 to pay expenses,
the station to be located where the best
terms for land can be had in fruit
growing districts.
Walsh, of St. Louis, introduced
bill in the house to amend the special
jury law by giving the judge the
power to say whether the defendant
or plaintiff shall pay for the jury
Senator Wilson introduced a bill TO
prevent political parties from nomi-
mating candidates for Judge of the SUI
preme court or judges of the courts of
appeals of the Kansas City and St.
Louis districts at the same time as
they nominate other candidates. He
said it was intended to divorce nomi-
nations of judges from politics as far
as possible.
Senator Morton introduced a bill
requiring all persons who sell cigar
cites to pay state license of $50 a
year 1t permits counties and cities
to charge Il like but not greater license
and any person who sells cigarettes
without a license is to be punished by
a fine of at least 500 or imprison nent
not less than one month nor more than
IL months.
The senate passed WhitecottOn' bill,
already passed by the house, for the
protection of interest in real estate.
1t provides that the remedy by writ of
in jun ction or prohibition shall exist
where a cloud would be put on the
title of real estate sold under an exc
cution against a person, partnership
or corporation having no interest in
such real estate subject to execution
at the time of the sale.
Senator Farris introduced a bill to
Cify nd
two years The bill authorizes the
governor, at least 80 days before each
regular session of the general assem-
blv, to appoint committee, to consist
of one senator and two members-elect
of the house, to examine the books Of
the various public officers in cities of
this state con tanning more than 100, 600
inha bitants
Senator DavissOn presented OIL
which would prohibit office-holders of
every kind and character from taking
part in political conventions except to
vote Any officer found guilty of neg
lecting his official duties would be
summary removed.
The senate sent to engrossment
Rollins bill making it a misdemeanor
for a physician to advertise in any
newspaper or periodical. Violators
are to be fined from 500 to s., 900, and
imprisonment from ten days to
six months Upon the second con-
viction the person is to be debarred
from practice. The bill is very strin-
gent, and would cover patent medicine
advertisers and sanitariums. Physi-
clans are forbidden from advertising
under any firm name or company or
corporation.
Senator Nandiver's bill requiring
| banks to carry in cash or sight eX-
| change Is per cent. of their demand
deposits was called up in the senate
| for passage and defeated. The vote
| stood II ayes, Is noes
The senate ordered to eugrossment
| Senator Whalev's bill which in effect
requires that insane persons must not
| be sent to poor farms. The bill re-
ouires that all INDECENT insane must
| be sent to asvlums for the insane.
| In the senate Senator Wilson'S oil
| prohibiting the sale, transfer or as
| signment of usurious notes, contracts,
| etc, without giving the purchaser or
| assignee notice of the usuriOus charac'
| ter of the same was passed.
Senator Orchard introduced 4 bill
! recurring all overhead wire companies
in Kansas City and St Louis TO put
| their wires under ground by August l
1902, under penalty of $500 a day there
| after.
| A NEW RAILROAD.