The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-02-01
THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
Forty-First General Assembly
of Missouri.

etc n bill in posing q special tax on ex.
stor Faris. The senate voted the Minis
q democIsis have ~ bsixssS them,
ssaf, %h All .'. N s.. S cislT. wants IN:
sympas6y with he Rriiis6 people on IN;
deathsof Queen Victoria was Adopted.
In tho. house the three senate anti.win.
excise commissioner consisting Of three
an %eT T,.g "a S i%Siso z sssi sSd c on sai,Ssn 9,
Carroll. Wallace. Of Ray, reported "a;
to provide for the election Of United
states senator's by popular vote: Barrett
year. with seven assistants at g,yvo each
Wilson. % st. Louis. in%ttcdnced a PHI &c
form Of gambling. Duncan. Of BUCHANAN
and expenses. 4 resolution. by Hamilton
Of Davies-, on the death OF. Queen VIC.
toria. wa. adopted. IL contains a sIap a"
England In reference to the boer war
Jefferson City. Jan. AIN the senate
among the hills introduced was one by
seheenlaub. 81 ~ L snr many any &.,olef
goods. and another to prohibit the pack
ing Of human food IN any barrel that M,
been uFfsl bffUff lof aNg lblNNFf 'Nff -
Martin. Of Saline. to tax franchises oi
public and ouasi-public CORPORATIONS eS
srcising aps ciai privileges. Including In
sursnce. railroad and telegraph cofnpa
mes: on. by clay. Of St Francois. for
board Of mediation and arbitration. com.
posed of three members 20 DC appDlntee
Nv the goVernor. one by Hams Of Saline
amending the pure food law by sirikins
out the word alum. IN the bnklnt
powder clause. 4 special message wal
received from the governor recommend
ing tbs enactment Of a law providing III,
death penalty IN cases OF kidnapping foi
ransom A resolution by Paris to place
after a heated debate. was voted down
IL to IA. In the house two bills present
Cd by Jones. OF schuyler. providing foi
four.yenr terms Tor county asHessorl
and collectors and prohibiting their re
election werc refused a place on the cal.
sndss dcsg,'e u a.. s snS , mc ~ 'e som amlsSs
had unanimously reported them adverse.
w. Hall and Hamilton led the nght foI
the precedent. Mccarthy, u 81. Louis
introduced q hill striking out the proyi.
sion In the present law recurring sherir-s
deputies 90 be confirmed by the circuit
court. The housc went on record rs ir
favor Of "A Joint rui. requiring committc.f
to report bills within ten days. In =
spirit OF Jest a resolution was enter.
Platte. vacant. aud II was appropriated,
referred.
jefferson city. Mo. Jan. Sin the sen.
NNt "a hlN WIZ lNAANAh'fA " pAARA'NH ~
Johnson. providing for a new election
law for Kansas city, Farris Introduced .
dsIar,ment store btu to apply 20 cities OF
meet tn. obicctionsto that passed two year,
ago and which rendered u Imperative
senator Orchard Introduced "a hill MAKING
IA dramshop licenE. continuous after .
petition has been once nled unless n re
monstranec he MED against q. senator
governor to parole prisoners who have
been convicted OF. certain onenseH. The
committee, on judiciary reported favor.
ably a bill giving attorneys q lien on
/ judgments Of clients tor fees. Nelson. Of
Cooper, introduced a bill requiring appli.
can't. Tor licenses 10 publish notices In
county court meets az which they appl,
for license, Nominations for the board
school. health and school for the blind
were confirmed, ...in tn. house bills were
introduced by Duncan, Of Buchanan. Civ
ing police courts OF cities of ;he second
class exclusive original jurisdiction Of all
criminal cases except embezzlem.nt. lar
ceny aud violations Of law: by Hawkins
from ~ 4" 49, by conEling' e"m'
bining the Offices Of marshal and collector
In citicH Of IN. fourth class. by Hackney
requiring all contracts for public build
inga to be awarded by competitive bids
In the ambin- Forth contest case from
Col. county a recount Of the ballots was
ordered. Much Of the session was de-
voted to discussion OF the Appropriation
for the civil list.
jefferson City. Mo. Jan. .s.-No bust.
ness was transacted In the senate. In
the house the bill increasing the numbe
OF Worlds fair directors from % to 10
Of PIKE. introduced a bill providing that
when there are ten or more prisoners serv.
Ing jail sentences the county courts shall
s soaas' shicsiss.' Of 'h Putnam. in% Se !
bill to pay Putnam county, S..1lj. Is. the
amount, received from he United state.
fands In The county for iso. Doris ~
oregon. Introduced n bill repeating tbs
pr, sent elec; Ion laws and enacting q ia~
which provides hat the voter shall re-
ceive from the Judges the ballot Of the
political party he desires to vote, and on
y he shall make al changes he desires
Clay, OF Audrian. submitted IA second res.
olution, providing for a constitutions
amendment SEPARATING taxes on corpora.
tions from that on real and personal
for county. purposes, and abolishing ths
state board Of equalization.
jefferson city. Mo. Jan. BIN the sen.
10 make the use of The Bertiiion system
for Identifying criminals compulsory h
all cities Of the state and In the stat,
lecturers OF ethical gocieiies to solemnix,
marriages. Senator Drabellc introduced
the bill giving power to create a public
pensioning u -superannuated teachers. A
bill TO create the office Of gas Inspector
was introduced by Smith. Of 81. Louis.
In the house Wilson. OF 81. Louis. intro
duced n bill TO create III. Office Of gas In,
spector. similar TO that introduced In tn,
senate. Ward. Of Wayne, one to max,
the school board Of 81. Louis equally bi
ppaaisory cdnca,ion bill. '1ke bill 10 appra
pirate MONEY for the payment Of the In
state and the certificates Of indebtedness
issued and held In trust for the stat
school seminary funds. was passed viii