The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1901-02-09
MISSOURI LEGISLATURE
Condensed Proceedings Of the Rarty-Eirst
oenerai Assemhly-Bilis introduced
and How Disposed of.


A bill passed ths house on the nth re-
ducing one-hah the Dronta OF trust COM
pAnies which act as executors or guar
dians OF estates. Boutwell,. Of Pettis. In
troduced bill 10 make the third amend
ment" effective The house passed . bill
nppropriatinE ti5ooo for hospital ct the
confederate home IN Higginsville.
Bchosnlaub introduced In the senate bill
requiring all public printing to bear the
union label Senator Clay introduced q
bill providing that ne public charity or
ganiEation or Individual shall efinG Into
the state any child who Il deformed.
has . contagious Or incurable disease OF
is Of feeble mind or vicious character.
The following Appointments BY Gov.
Dockery were forwarded TO the senate:
Members board OF regents Cape 0lrardeau
normal schooi--Ipuis Houck ana Leon J..
Albert. Cape 0irsrdsau: John II. Rainey.
0rsenviiis. Ralney b . republican and
sx-menber Of congress. In q message 20
that will prohibit members OF the va
rious state boards from being Interested
In contracts for supplies for state In
stitutions.
Gov. Docksry sent these additional ap-
l pointmsnts to the senate on the tist:
'. v. Loos and DR.. c, NJ. Johnson. state
1 board of charities; N. A. Wade, trustee
! deaf institute AZ Fulton: W. A. Tsuns,
Charles r. vogel and w. II. Wakefield,
I trustees federal soldiers home at Fulton;
/ Gardiner Lathrop. A. McVoy and b. a.
( Thurman. curators OF state university
Among the bills presented were: To pro-
hlbit the entleing away OF children under
1s years; TO appropriate 5000 for monu'
ment to Thomas II. Benton. "A bill ap'
+. paared In the house to require cOntrAc'
2 tors for convict labor to pay 70 cents
day for each Convict instead OF 50 cents
Z Warren asks that railroad trains be re
quired to stop at all county seats. Th'
state board OF charities had bill intro
f. duced to do away with county insane
asyiums not properly managed.
The house defeated the bill introduced
Ay Dickinson TO repeal the hw providing
for holding judicial nominating conven
tions apart from the conventions to nom
mate other state officers. The house com
mlttee on elections unanimously decldei
to seat Representative J. p. Porth. re
4 publican, OF Cole county. :. The Benat
passed q bill by whaley providing tina
county courts cannot refund bonds o
pay them when there Is a dispute a. /
their validity, except with the consen
Of the people. The purpose Of the bill
is TO keep st. Clair county Judges out 0
jail. The senate recommended the cut
ting down TO s5oo.ooo OF the appropriatio
Of 81. 900 for the payment OF the entir
state debt. This action was taken becaus
OF the possibility that u the fun 81. .ss7. o.
was appropriated there would not b
enough money in the sinking fund to pa
the 81 100000 voted by the people Of Nj,
souri, TO the worlds fair.
Gov. Dockery on the 9Th sent these sr
pointments TO tho senate: Adjutant ger
eral, w. T. Dameron; brigadler generi
state militia, Harvey G. Clark; inspectc
OF mines (other than coaD. George
} wililamsi member state board denti
exnminers, r. b. Kice; board OF visitor
70 state university, r. n Bodine. r.
Mansfield, J. #. Green. Thomas H. Wal
: ner and II. @. Duncan. Nelson. Of Coope
introduced a house bill to disoualify an
omploye or stockholder Of q railroa
company for appointment a. railros
J or warehouse commissioner.