The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-03-16
THE MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings g: the Yostlsth GENERAL As-
scml,iy.

JEfFEftHON CITY. March t-I'ruh-
ably the Hgsi erisinai plan ever pros,s,n,s ,,,.s
VAS proposed in the house yesterday by
hr Nicholas. popuiisi, Of Nodaway gnun-
-. Ills measure would have the gherln
arm prisoners who were threatened with
can from vigilance committee. but
would make no nFovisiOn fer taxing care
OF O sheriff doing - when he would be
called upon 10 answer tn the lynchera Tor
asIniuE the prtsuner or prisoners.
The measure is original throuRhput.even
60 the description u the Bind Of pistol
tha sheriff should furnish Mr Nicholas
specifics that Il should be- a 'N revolver,
a weapon which authorities on firearms
assert carries n bullet of sufficient caliher
70 convince any one y the error Of hls
way should o ball hrrd thcfcfrom ntlk8
hin IN the riEht place.
Mr.. DnlEnli. OF Webster. introduced In
the house y Bill To- amend The pool Law -
% tn prohibit bonkmakinE and pool SELL
tng at any time or any rl9ce "a the state.
The penalties provoked would b. one year
in tall or hne uf fi.ro, or both. There
Is an emergency clause attached 10 the
Tho E~nate adnpicd a resolution offeTud
b. FsuAtOr Drum ~ H8illHFor for 'hs
appointment 0f a Joint committee OF four
senators and four members at the house.
to examine all the game ana bsh bills
pvndinE, and recommend what legislation
should be- enacted on the subject. There
are many such bills. ana thry take In q
widu range OF upsniufn vn tHs subject,
JEFFEREON CITY. March p.--rHc
house passed the 81. Louis police hili yss-
tcr'iay, also the substitute for The DoNeli
aFa nahnp hill
senator Orchard. Of Howell Introduced
a bill providing that no druggiHt may reii
ot give Hway liquors iu quantities OF less
nan Tour Eailpn7. rRvvpi "ii "a" ~iitish
prescription Of rcglFtcrud physician, TN
lcrs such drugEiS, shall have nrst OBJ
tanned u state license az a cost Of - per
annum, Violations may BE- punished by a
unq % 500 tn 1h1 aud n revocation u the
fFs HFTf VI MfsFu "a lu
there are ls.0o9 druggists iu the state and
that this bili will net tho state Us5.oo per
annum.
JEFFERSON CITY. March lo.-sen-
ninr Orchard. Yesterday introduced a sub
stitute for the Dowcii hlll, Increasing the
tax on the state dramshop license from
9iul 10 SEQ year and reducing the tax on
thc county dramshop license from $1ao
me ronaie passed the Doweil bin topper
init the llfe Insurance companies, which
are Hsid 10 be mutual compsntcd. There
are several 0f these companies in the state
and they have been forbidden BY the In
ENrHncc commissioner tu transact bnsi-
ness. n provides Tor tax nf one per
paniss The emergency clause % the btii
was also passed
Senator Vnndivcr introduced a bin tax
Ina corporations organized under the laws
Of this state aud doing business In this
state sc per 81 90 OF capital stock The
revenue 81 derived II 20 b. credited 10
the state seminary fund for the beneiit
OF the state university, oHe'cighih 20 so
Co the school uf rnincr,
a bin amending the Sunday closing law
! Of 1881 ny requiring saloons 10 close from
8 Q, m. 20 p, IN. every sunday, the ho9rs
| Of Sabbath fyicca. was introduced by
| Senator Eehwsiekhntdt
JEFFERSON CITY. March I--What
the house could moi accomplish at tho
| lass revising session IN six long weeks %
| effort was accomplished yesterday after
D 90 Uf WH
| joint committee on revision was adopted
bY vote Of - 60 Y. The resolutions
| has passed the scnaie THURSDAY, 50 The
| Joint committee VII prucerd ~ uncr to
Siear thv calendars OF important meas
ures and give the reyiaiqu ~ the statutes
practically clear heid after next
| "Wednesday,
Four Of the important appropriation
/ bills. all hnyiuE passed ts.s house. wern
| taken up by the senate Ia c0mrnittec uf
| the whole. and agreed 20 without onpo-
| Eitt0n.
-Four billa of much importance 90 coal
| miners Wpre passed by the senate All
| had previously passed the house and u
/ g stated that the governor VII sign them.
I The bills were prepared hy State Mine In
speutur Evans. one OF the bills would
/ require al scales 90 be Within 100 feet Of
l saasd ysfity the weights allowed them bs
/ the operators. n is said that IN many
/ instances the scales are mile or more
/ away from the mouth Of the unnft, and
/ whether he II being treated fairly or not.
| Another blll would give tho miners lien
| on all other property n the operator for
| NIL labor In and Nbdsit a mine The third
/ bill would require the state inspector Of
| mines 60 inspect all scales Of coal mineH.
| Tire last of the bills seeks to provide ad-
| ditiunal safety for miners
| JEFFERSON CITY. March it-Betore
| the hnuao adjourned Saturday u voted
] down resolution inviting Str ". }.
/ Hrvun tamsndcd by the republicans In
| cludinE President Mckinley 10 address
/ the house Yesterday resolution lnVit-
/ inE Mr. Bryan 10 address the house was
| presented ana carried Uy party vote.
IN" bill 20 give the state s10 IN pihce
| of stf0 from each dramshop VIII come up
| in the senate this week. and an ennrt wlil
/ b. made TO pass a.
| as a vote of 30 To q. the house ordered
| sugruHHed constitutional amendment
resolution 60 provide fOr tho referendum
| and Initiative,
| Senator Farris, Of Crawford, introduced
| q bill 20 pronibil trust companies from be-
| coming executors, curatnTE, guardians.
| unaignecn or receivers Tie thinks that
| those organizations are infringing too
| much nn the business of lawyers.
The bills introduced IN the house nv DR.
! TuhhE. nf oFagc, 60 place the excise com
/ missioner Of 81. Louis and tho coal nil
| inspectors Of St Louis aud Kansas city
| On salaries viii come up for final conHid.
] GRAFTON during the wsek. Under the terms
1 of these bills the cnal pi, inspector af St
/ Louis would be allowed 8, 40 a year and
| sianer would be allowed a salary not en-.
| ceedinE n.soo year. and all - his afhee
| expenses not exceed onc-third Of the re-
| eeiptn