The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-02-25
THE MISSOURI Legislature.
Proceedings of the FortIeth General As
sembly.

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called money sharks IN Missouri will
have rough sailing if the bills that passed
the senate yesterday become avs SEN
ator Lyons bill prohibiting n person
check or warrant for services rendered
to any person other than the one by
whom such services are rendered, except
that PERSONS father, mother and wife,
passed the senate by a vote of Is to 4.
The Wilson bill. prohibiting the charging
of more than 2 per cent. a month for the
use of money, also passed, as did anoth-
er bill by the same author prohibiting the
sale of any usurious note without notify
ing the purchaser of its usurious char
acter.
Senator Drums bill. appropriating $780,
900 for the erection of a lunatic asylum in
southeast Missouri, also passed the SEN
ate.
Senator Ramp, of Greene, introduced a
bill prohibiting the exhibition of semi
nude figures as advertisements OF the
atrical performances or other for adVer-
Using purposes.
Senator McClintic's bill relating to the
assessment and collection of the revenues
has passed both the house and the sem
ate, and is regarded as one of the most
important measures submitted to the leg
islature. The bill divides personal prop
erty into u classes, and real estate into
two, improved and unimproved. II au-
thoriZes the state board of equalization
to raise or lower any one class over an
other, a privilege denied the board under
the present law and resulting in the loss
VI d laIHS dlIpuill VI = IAAS O.
House committee on railroads and in
ternal improvements reported the Will
Jams bill. providing for 4 reduction in
passenger rates of from ) cents to Z
cents per mile on main lines. and 4 cents
to 5 cents on branch lines. The bill was
ordered placed upon the calendar for en-
grossment. by a vote of a to OIL
JEFFERSON CITY, Feb. 16.-The St.
Louis police bill caused considerable dis
cussion in the senate yesterday.
The senate on private cor
porations submitted a favorable report
on a senate bill to require banks to keep
constantly or hand a reserve amounting
10 10 per cent. of cash deposits.
Senator Drabelle, of St. Louis, intro
companies to assume risks on the health
of individuals. as well as to insure
against death and accidents.
the house a bill which would make soma
original regulations for stock, bond,
grain and other quotations by exchanges
and board of trade. 1t would require that
when such quotations are posted the eX-
act time to a half minute when the offer,
price or quotation was actually made up
on the market should be recorded, as well
as the time to within onc-half Il minute
of the receipt thereof. Penalties are pro-
posed for each infractiOn of the law.
ranging in fines to the extent of l,O0G,
and possible Imprisonment for one year.
MIR. Whitecotton, of Monroe, introduced
In the house a concurrent resolution TO
provide for a constitutional amendment
Increasing the. Incorporation fee on busi-
ness corporations about $50 per cent.
Should it be adopted it will be submitted
at the 1900 election.
JEFFERSON CITY, Feb. T.-SeEatol
Rollins, OF St. Louis, introduced a bill,
yesterday, repeating the law which Great
ed the board of immigration commission
FRS. The law creating the board has been
n dead letter for years, and the prevailing
sentiment in the senate favors the aboli-
ton of the board.
Senator Orchards fire marshal bill was
Introduced in the senate. 1t provides that
the state superintendent OF insurance
hall be eX-ofiiciO fire marshal. and shall
be allowed one deputy at $1,000 per year,
ana a clerk at $1,000 per year. The dep
uty is given authority to perform all of
the duties of the marshal. Each insu-
rance company in the state is to be taxed
81 cents per annum for each agent, to
provide revenue to meet the expenses OF
The fire m~arshal'S office. The bill appro-
PIRATES ST, 900 for salaries, and 5000 for ex-
penses for lG@@9a and 1900. According to the
Terms of the bill, the fire marshal is to he
created for the purpose of investigating
tires of i~ncendiary origin.
The state labor bill, which is practical
iy Il compulsory education measure, was
reported favorably in the house. 1t pro-
vides that no child under the age of 16
and IS years. unless provided with a GER
tificate showing that the mild shall have
attended school for a year the year pre-
vious to arriving at the age of 10 years.
Gen. BILLY Ryder's beer bill came
back from the house committee on roads
and highways with Il favorable repor
JEFFERSON CITY. Feb. 1s.-The SEN
ate yesterday discharged Harry ~. Nut
tall, who was before it on charges CT con-
tempt for refusing to answer questions Of
the St. Louis "Lexow" committee, before
whom he was witness. regarding the in
veStigatiOn of the st. Louis boiler in
spector's office. Wednesday he was be-
fore the senate and was directed to go
before the mmi and answer ques-
tons. This he did. Thursday, and when
no y.1S nunin hrfrrrht hafnra tho Cnnata
shat body declared he had purged him.
self of contempt, and ordered his dis
charge by a vote of Is to so.
The bill introduced by DIR. Tubbs. OF
Page, to reduce the interest tax for state
urposes from 10 cents to S cents, was
defeated in the house yesterday by a vote
of 80 to 46.
Senate Vandiver's bill to shut out
dummy candidates was passed by the
senate. with but little opposition. The
vote was % to 4. The bill provides that
whenever any person shall be named for
office by petition. the SignerS of the pc
tition must declare that they are bona
!ide supporters of the candidate, and that
.hey have not aided and will not aid In
the same office.
JEFFERSON CITY. Feb. 21.-There was
a slim attendance of democrats in the
senate yesterday. and the St. Louis pO-
lice bill WAS not taken up.
The senate enEr3ssed a bill introduced
by Senator Mott to require a school GEN.
SuS OF 81 LOUIS 10 De taken every HN6
years, but under somewhat different reg
ulations from the general laws on the
subject.
Bills have been repair for introduce
ton in both the senate and house for the
taxation of telephone companies in tina
same manner as telegraph companies.
In regard to Il liberal appropriation for
support of the national guard of MiSSOu-
ri. it can only be said that all opinions of
members of the legislature who have dis
cussed the subject indicate success in this
direction. Some $50. go Will be asked for.
Mr.. Musser, OF Miller county will IN
troduce in the house Il bill which the OPP
deavor to USe as {; weap1a against that
measure. MIR. Musser's bill would extend
the police laws of St. Louis, on a Eradu-
ated scale, TO every Incorporated city in
the state. 1t would require the governor
to appoint n board of police commissions
erS for every one of these cities. and their
salaries would range from 81 900 a year in
St. Louis down to $1,000 in the towns and
villages. For the payment of expenses
Incurred by such board. the latter might
issue certificates of Indebtedness against
the municipalities.
Maxim. the Punishment Fit the Crime.
Grenoble, France. Feb. 21.-Max
Regis. the former mayor of Algiers,
and editor of the Anti-Juif, has been
sentenced in default to three years
Imprisonment and to pay a fine Of
1000 francs for press Offenses and
clarifying murder and pillage ct meet
ings in Algiers and Paris"
81. Philippe. managing director Of
the same paper, has been sentenced to