The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-02-11
MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.
House and senate Meet In BIsnnia, session
to Pass New Laws and Amend
Old Ones

THE senate on the LIST confirmed tho follow
ing appointments: w. IL Robinson, police
commissioner OF St Louis: T. W. Sennewald.
Adolph Brandenberger and A. T. Fleshmann
members state board Of pharmacy; IL @
Moore, J. b Jewell and J. D. Ingram members
board OF managers state insane asylum No 8;
O A. Williams, Sam c. Jones, l. G McElnee,
Z. L. Sandiee and 7. McClannahsn members
state board Of health; ID s Atchison, l. c
Christian end W. p Stapleton members board
managers state insane asylum No 2; W.
Pollard, Frank X 0'Neill and J. N. Holmes
members board OF managers state state school
for blind: r. NJ Wheeler. r @
Carpenter W, H. Wakefield. Henry Fair
back, II L Warren. Charles Vogol.
Ada NJ Briggs John W. Farrls and
Louis Benscke as members OF the board Of
trustees OF tho federal soldiers home Tho
house ordered TO engrossment Christys bill
providing that banks set apart ten per cent Of
the net profits to the surplus fund. Coltranes
bill to give the state school superintendent an
assistant ut 1900 year was put upon en-
grossment and nfter heated discussion was
laid over The lrst bill to pass the house was
Mueller's measure providing that when tax
payer fails to pay his taxes the collector shall
exact penalty OF one per cent month.
In the senate on the I'd opposition was de-
| veloped TO the confirmation OF two curators OF
| the state university. After two ballots, O d
| Jones was confirmed by only one majority. Dr.
| Johu D. Vincil was less fortunate The COM
| mittee on education requested that his name
be withdrawn for the reason that his sister-ln-
| law Is member OF the faculty. H. G. Wells.
| of Platte county ana Noah NJ Given, Of Casa
sounty, were confirmed without opposition
| The appointments OF John Il Trico % police
] commissioner OF ST Joseph and Harvey O
I ~ l.a kaur
national guard, were confirmed Tho sensp
psssoa M FaFrllss 51ls ,hst ss ces
sf q change OF venue shall be paid BY the partl
asking for the change Senator Young intro
duced bill providing for q state homo Cor cpl
leptlcs and feeble-minded Senator Wilson
| OF Platte was chosen chairman Of the Joint
committee on revision By vote Of u 70 q
the house passed Aydeiot's bill giving ths
state school superintendent the sole right Y
grant teachers certificates The bill 10 reduo'
the salaries OF the state Insurance commits
sioner and his assistant was reported unfavor
| ably by tho insurance committee, but the re
publican members presented minority repor
iayorlng reduction, and by o vote Of ~ 10 ;
the minority report was adopted. Severa
house bills were presented, including III
famous Rider beer inspection bill and bill
| prohibit marriages between step parent an
step-children, grandparents and grandehiidro
and other equally complicated relationships
AN effort was made in the senate on the ID
reconsider the vote by which John d. Vino
was rejected as q curator OF the state univei
sity. but 1t wac unsuccessful The senate cor
frmed Judge James T. Neville, Of Springnel
and John Wellborn as regents OF the Warreni
burg state normal school Senator Wilson
, resolution to submit o constitutional amend
|, ment doing away with grand iuries was adop
ed. Several bills were introduced. -. the houi
!, | adopted the minority report Of the committs
on education. which favored the bill OF Harf
son. Of Crawford, TO repeal that provision
the text book law under which no text-boc
,, can be used In the public schools OF Nilsson
other than those contracted for BY the sta
text book commission The house also adopt
= the resolution by Jones' OF Howell askii
. congress to care for confederate graves hl
i cemeteries ff
4 In the senate on the 9th Morton, OF Ray, pr
a sented . bill designed to curtail the power
constables in making arrests of certain class
!, | Of vagrants. Several bills were presented
= the house, including the following; BY knsi
= ley, OF Boone, to prohibit any professor OF :
!. state university from holding municipal
;, political once: by Boydston. 70 abolish
a mileage 10 members OF the legislature and col
4 pei railroads TO carry them ireei BY Amiek.
establish state colony for the feeble- -minda
/, by Hall. OF Saline, on ANTITRUST bill aimed p'
ticularly at stock yards and applying 70 spec
!. lators and middlemen.