The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-03-11
MISSOURI LEGISLATURES.
House and senate Meet Ia Blsanial Session
to Pass Nsu Laws and Amend
Oia OEeA

THR lower house on the lsi adopted the re-
port favorlng the PrAthcr stock yards bill and
postponed final action until the "a Bills wero
introduced In both houses TO require All public
printing TO bo done by union labor In both
houses resolutions were adopted congratulat-
ing Hon Carl schurx on reaching his seven
tieth birthday. The house ordered enuossed
the bill reducing the salaries Of railroad and
warehouse COMMISSIONER. .. Ia the senate,
hiller's board Of pardons bill was favoraoly
reported a. Q substitute for II other bills
offered
AFTER q heated debate the house, By . vote
Of 81 to 81 ordered 70 sngrossment on the Cd
the Prather bill reducing the charges at all
stsck yaris In Missouri. The senate passed
The following bills: Providing for the assess
meat Of small tracts OF land not plated into
town lots and too small for farms; vandlver'a
bill establishing post Of the national guard At
Wentworth military scademy. Lexington; pro-
hibiting the sale Of usurious notes or contracts
without notifying the purchaser Of the usurious
eharaeter Of the same The bill 70 pre-
vent physicians from advertising In
anI newspaper wsa sen. 70 '.en-
sented Z bill 70 prohfbit the carrying Of 1rc-
arma except BY ofscers OF the law seaAtoi
farris offered resolution calling for state
meut Of The faculty, thu salaries Of all teach
ers and employees, the number Of rocltatiohI
each hearA how long he has been In tho state
and much other Information TIE senate
killed ynndiver's bill requiring banks 70 carry
In cash or sight exchange Is per cent Of theii
demand depositA The senate ordered 70 en-
grossment Whaley's bill providing that insan,
persons must not DO sent 70 poor fkrm4
WKBsTnR GORDON the now new mpmbei
from Boone county. was sworn tn as memhei
OF the house on the 81 Jones of Howell intfb
duced q bill 70 Appropriate tes,oO for airuil
experiment station Senator Davissou's bill
10 prevent wine rooms In saloons was killed Il
the senate Senator Morton's bill 10 prohih
witnesses before the criminal court grand juri
and coroner from drawing fees waa ordered /,
ensrossment Senator Wilson prexented bill
providing that nominations for court iudEp
shall not bs made at the time uomlnatlons fol
other ufhcers are Senator Morton presented
measure requiring ati persons who sell ciRa
rctt's 70 pay state license OF t6a Senator Far
Fis introduced bill to Lexow St Louis and
/ Kansas City evory two years .s
THE senate committee on fire insurance ol
the 9Th reported In favor Of exemp,ing 81 Boui
and Kansas City from the provisions OF tn
anti-pooling Insurance law. The senate paxze
Morton's bill giving the state auditor tW
skilled men TO 90 TO every county and check u
all books and records Senator Wilson's bill
making II Illegal TO send notes for wages out
side the state for collection was ordered en-
crossed ...i In the house, the bin 70 do ava
with boards Of equalization was killed Smith
OF Saline, Introduced a bill to tar foreign In
! surance companies doing business IN the stat
four per cent Of their premiums