The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-03-04
THE MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings Of the sortieth General As.
sembly.

day afternoon by Il vote of Is 10 0. Every
! icmOcratic senator present voted for the
! bill, and every republican voted against
il. No effort was made to pass the emer-
Sercy clause. The bill will reach the
house Thursday and will probably be
read the first and second times and re-
ferred 20 4 committee by the end OF the
week. ,
a bill which he explained to he an act to
license bucket shops. 1t will require such
lines of business to pay an annual license
of 5000 to the state auditor for the bene-
fit of the general revenue fulnl. Penalties
are proposed of fines of $500 TO Sl,0JD and
Imprisonment from six months to one
year
prudence submitted Il favorable report on
q revenue bill introduced by Senator Dow
ell, Of Lewis. 1t would increase the state
tax on d~ramshops from 500 a year to 500:
and reduce in a like manner the amoGnt or
license received by the county The dram
shop keeper would pay just the same l.
cense as ever, but of the total, the STAGE
would receive 500 a year more than at
present.
The house committee on railroads and
internal improvements has formulated a
! fellow-servant bill. and will
its enactment. 1t is general in its terms,
and would apply the principles of fellow
servant responsibilities to all operators Of
dangerous machinery where employees OF
individuals. firms or corporations are en-
gagged in work. 1t would provide that such
employers might be held responsible FOR
damages received by an emplOye through
the carelessness of negligence of CO.
employees
I JEFFERSON CITY. Feb. 23.--Washing-
tons birthday was celebrated in the usual
manner yesterday. Neither branch of the
general assembly was in session. A ma
tional salute was fired in front Of the
capitol at noon, and the day was OBJ
served as Il national holiday.
The house committee on penitiary and
reform schools has decided to report 4
substitute for the bills which would pro-
vide Tor the appointment of Il board of
pardons by the governor. The measure
favored by the committee is the Wight
substitute, which would provide that the
board of prison inspectors should con-
stitute the board of pardons.
Insurance men have been in evidence
much OF late. owing TO the bill introduced
by Senator FarTis to amend the antitrust
law so as to include st. Louis. Kansas
City and st. Joseph. as far as it relates
to insurance rates. The bill is aimed di-
rcctly ut the boards of OF
those cities
JEFFERSON CITY. Feb. 2i-Thc house.
yesterday. by a vote OF 50 to 81, voted to
dismiss 80 clerks.
The house calendar is loaded down with
bills for third reading. and should the St.
Louis police bill take the usual course it
will he Il month yet before it is reached,
granting meantime that ii does not en-
counter delay in the committee. But
those supporting the Measure expect to
be able to expedite it by having it set for
a special order.
me state bftTu OF CllsiTltleS lOtllu i
good deal to complain about concerning
ST. Louis institutions. Suggestions from
the board. in the shape of Il report to the
governor. have been printed for the edifi-
cation of members of the legislature.
Senator Anderson Introduced a bill for
the Establishment of Il state historical So
ciety in connection with the state uni
VcTsity. The bill would not appropriate
any money. hut is merely intended TO add
Il new feature To the university and give
IL. states sanction thereto.
81 4rsSpDTIfIN Mann nf l-Encl. CIV
las prepared 4 bill which wuUld make it
4 miSdemeanor to adulterGte milk or
cream.
JEFFERSON CITY, FEB 25.-Senator
Motifs bill amending the landlord and
tenant act was enGrossed by the senate
yesterday. Tn measure has been intro
duced in the interest OF the real estate
men and property owners of st. Louis.
1t provides that no changes of Venue shall
be allowed in suits brought against ten
ants. unless the defendant Tuakes affidavit
that the justice before whom the suit is
pending is Il materitl witness for the de-
Tense. without whose testimony defend
ant can not proceed to trial: or that the
Justice is near of kin TO plaintiff; or that
the justice is biased. When bias and
prejudice are alleged. no change Of venue
shall be allowed unless the defendant
pays the costs accruinS, amounting to
$50. The justice before whom the case
i taken on Il change or venue is required
To try the case at once.
Two measures introduced by Mr.. Wight,
" ls'sI4'lbii'it. ItIillIiS u III anu I'LL
ing. passed the house. One provides that
every mine operator in the state employ
ing miners at bushel or ton rates shall
provide at his mine accurate and Suita-
BILE scales. upon which shall be weighed
all coal coming out of such mine, to be To-
Gated at 4 reasonable distance from the
point where the coal is delivered to the
surface opening of the mine. and in no
case shall the scales be located at Il great
er distance from the surface opening than
100 feet. Any person causing the fraudu-
lent Weighing of coal shall Inc doomed
guilty of Il miSdemeanor. punishable by a
tine Of not less than S201, nor more than
$fJp. or by Imprisonment in the county
Jail for not to exceed 30 days, or by both
Tne and imprisonment. The other meas
ure provides for the employment of a
competent person to be stationed at the
top of Il shaft and another at the bottom
Ill mines in which % men or more are en-
ploycd. These men shall be required to
Keep watch over ana control of all sig
mails Tor the lowering or hosting Of men
in th" shaft. y tine Of not less than 500
nor more than Sl.Up. or Imprisonment
in the county jail for not less than 30
days nor more than ~. o. both, shall be
imposed for violation of the act.
JEFFERSON CITY, Feb. 2S.-Thc farm
er members of the legislature will meet
to-ni-ht In caucus ami see n they can do
EranSlinS AMI get Gown to business.
There are 81 members of the Farmers
club, as the organization is called. Two
ar three are senators. and the rrmainder
are members OF the house. Ten rcDuD-
lCanS belong to the organization.
After the noon session of the house vss-
t"rday, the call was issued by Chairman
Fitzgerald. representative from Gentry.
lie said that so far as he was concerned.
ne would not favor Il reorganization or
the removal of amy officials. but would
support any measure that promises re-
lief from the present situation. Further
more. Mr.. Fitzgerald said a number of
members had Informed him that unless
The house does cease 20 tribe away time
In meaningless debates. they would ten
der their designations and go home.
Senator T1ndy introduced q bill to ap-
prOpriate $1,000 for the establishment of
Il home for friendlesS children in St.
Louis, and Senator Mott presented a bill
to appropriate Si,51 for a monument
over the grave of Thomas II. Benton in
Eellefontaine cemetery, St. Louis.
The senate passed a bill introduced by
Senator Mott to empower the school
board OF st. Louis TO take a school census
every five years.
The house spent most of the afternoon
considering the engrOssment of a bill to
cut down the salaries of county and cir
cult clerks in all parts of the state ex-
cent St. Louis and Kansas City, about q
Der cent.
The house had three constitutional
amendments before II, and passed them ia
en~grossment. One would make felony
only indictable by the grand jury. The
second would provide that in all cases.
civil ond criminal. before courts not OF
record, twO-thirdS of the jury might rem
der a verdict: before courts of record. ex.
Cept in cases where ,ne punishment ia
death. three-fourths might render a YER
dict: and nine of the grand Jury might
find an Indictment. The third was Ia