The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-03-09
THE MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings Of the Foriisih Osnerni As.
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IEFFEnSON CITY, March This
"Parmcrs' Club met las, night IN State
Auditor seiberts ofes The clerical forcs
WAS discussed. and it was decided TO await
the report OF the committee on clerical
force before taking any action. Tho
question OF reorganization did not come
The hou-@. yesterday. rejected Joint
and concurrent resolution offered by Hep.
reAntaiiye Blgga, og ~. Louis. submitting
q conrtitut ionai amendment to the people
Of Missouri providing for the removal Of
the state capital from itn present seat 10
~. Louis. Upon motion OF DR.. Tubbs.
the resolution was rclected. SeuatCr
Lyons, OF Jackson, offered the same reso-
tuition IN the senate, II VIII take the
usual course % bill.
JEFFERSON CITY, March .-Ycxter-
day the senate passed the Morton insur-
nlicc bill. and defeated by q decisive vote,
a hsuse bill 20 authorize leEHl printing tn
cities 90 - inserted IN weekly newspapers
Tho senate committee on penilcutiary.
reform school. etc, has decided 10 recon.
mend substitute bill for measure In
troduced b Senator Miller TO create
board df Pardona
Thc house engroasrd hll to require
telegraph companies 20 deliver messages
promptly. The law now requires them
only 10 rrcrivc and forward ucsHaH ,, and
does not provide penalties for Hnndeiiv-
XIX ,,,,.ds. The penIisy proposed N ne new
panieB reGari the iaw with murh distav0r
Among the bills sent 10 cnRroHamcnt by
the house was ono to reduce the salaries
Of The railroad commisAionCr from t3gg
C. sen a year. Another one was to sepa.
irtr tnc state mine inspectors from the
labor bureau
JEFFERSON CITY. March z.-The .~n.
ate held two Ions sessions yesterday. and
practically cleared rs calendar. II was
by Tar the biggest days work OF tho ses.
sion, and a number 81 bills in which the
public " interested were either sent to
enErossmcut or KILLED.
house
e. than those Of the senate Ii cnEro-sed
one bill and indefinitely postponed one.
Tha, N,hs the sum total ol the days work
In the house
The senate committee on Insurance did
not meet, as promised. hence the FarrIa
hlll ib Hull with that body, where q has
been some nyc weeks II may b. report.
ed this week and It may not. The chances
Indicate that u viii 20 over until next
week The representative Of the In
Furancr compablvs are slil hero IN force,
and were augmt mtntcd during the day by
arrivals from Kansas city.
"wednesday the house committee on aF.
rieulture reported unfav0rably the stock
yards bill, introduced by Mr. Prather, ~
Atchis0n The hour. at once reyeys.i ,ss
aHa!aE 81 tss- committee. and after an
hours discussion the measure was lnid
over until yesterday. Meantime the ora
tors loaded up Tor the occasion, and two
thirds OF tho day was tpent IN dehats
and frultiesH attempts 90 amend the hIII
il was finally sent 20 cngrossment with
UHt changes. hy vote which indicates
that II WIN pass.
JEFFERSON CITY. March To re-.
peal the special jury law applying to sd
Louis ana Kansas CITY "a the object nf &
blll Introduced yesterday by Mr. Walsh. OF
senator Morton introduced a bin 10 H.
ecnBe tho sale OF cigarettes and cigarette
Wrappers. TO prohibit the sale of either
violations of the law The bill provides
q state license Of -, ana "A county or city
license OF not 10 exceed s-l for each six
moniha, with fine of not leHs than Sieq
or imprisonment ot one to twelve months
To remove from the Influence Of paIi-
tlca, ~ Tar a. may bo possible. the nom
ination uf judges OF the supreme court
bill introduced by Senator Wlieon OF
Platte, II provides that no candidate for
the supreme court Of any court Of appeals
may bR nominated AZ convention held
at the same time and place OF another
convention Tor the nsminaiion cf other
Tho Major committee. which hss been
invesi'gaunE the governmental depart
menta Of 81. Louis. will. Il b said. rec
ommend the enactment OF law creating
Z, sssse % beard Of enamlnsrs. whose outs
state, county and municipal offices. 20 the
end that abuses or Irregularities may Be
detected and Investigated.
JEFFERSON CITY March Tho sen.
ate passed a bill. introduced By Senator
Morton which would create two HddI-
uonal offices under control Of the stats
auditor The object OF the bill is ex.
planned 60 secure uniformity in the rev
enue Laws. Senator Morton says Il would
save between tBn0n0 and f590nn ARidf
from this feature, IL y a measure OF I'm.
portancc. II would empower the auditor
70 prescribe forms for assessing. collect.
inE and reporting tho states revenues
end would require all officials TO uae these
forms. under n penalty for each disc.
bedlcnce. The auditor would be author,
izrd 20 appoint two Hklllful uEcnta 10 re
TO all the counties and tho city nf Sd
Louis and examine and check up an book
relating to the reVende and reports OF
state taxes and licenses, also to inVesit
gate the legality and correctness Of al
claims and demands which might be pre-
kentcd for allowance against the state
The agents would receive S day Ant
expenses.
Tho house committee on etecmnayuarA
Institutions submitted favorable fepor,
on Senator Drums blil fur the establish.
ment Of an Insane asylum IN southeas'
Missouri u would appropriate gi5Gnll
ana provide that tho location Of ths
gsvium Ehoul1 be decided by a commits.
sion scleeie' by she governor.