The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1901-03-16
MISSOURI LEGISLATURE
Condensed Proeesdings Of the Forty-Firsi
Gensrni Assemhiy-Bilis Introduesd
and How Dispoaed Of


The senate on the 9Th engrossed SEN
ator Smiths bill to prohibit pigeon shoot |
ing rabbit eourslns. DOS nghting ano |
kindred sports. The senate adopted
Joint aud concurrent resolution Increasing
the school tax levy from " ceis.s 70
cents on each 500 valuation. The house
passed the senate bill prohibiting kid
naming. The extreme penslty - death
and the minimum IA fve years in the
nenitentiary REPRESENTATIVE Anmilton's
blii proyldlng for state liquor tax was
onxrossed 10 the house. Il Will tax eyery
concern or Individual selling liquor. The
Joint conference COMMITTEES reported TO
both house and senate Yesterday after
noon that Il favored tss peekefy fran
ehise tax bill in preference 70 ths mouse
bui, The report was adopted In the
senate BY a vote Of y TO I. During the
Consideration OF the general Rppropria-
tiou bill Speaker Whitecotton from the
| noor called attention Of the house 20 the
/ fact that the appropriation we're 10Sooo
above the estimated revenue OF S,W19W:
| A bill waa passed 10 Appropriate ss.V0
\ for the erection OF uouument 20 fhom-
a. II. Benton n Bsllefontalne csme's,y
al 81. Louis The bill approprlating "
/ 0Oe.0 Tor a state sxhibls Il tho =. Louis
world,s fAir nas Hsnt 10 sengroaement ~
| the house The vote Wa8 practically unan-
irnoua. The house, after long nsht.
paseed a bui providing for q freight
schedule oommlssIon TO be composed OF
the railroad ana warehouse commission
ers and two other niembers 10 % sc.
iected by the governor. The Mouse passed
printina $1,000 for an exhibition At Buf-
fnlo. The house sant 70 engrossment 9
new congressional apportionment bill
which had bean agreed upon In demo-
cratic caucus.
The long controversy In the Missouri
general assembly over legislation to tai
I franchises was ended on the TN Whef
the senate bill known as the Doekery oil
was passed by the house with but ON
Dissenting vote. One hundred and thirty
members voted TO support the goyerno
, and the one vote against the bill wa
cast By Representative Barrett. st
| Louis democrat The senate passed IN
!. | WaIi medical bill by . vote OF . to
and II was sent 20 0ov. Dockery for HI
signature. The bill allowing each pcni
tsntiary convict . when released paaae
the senate. Senator Farris' bill allowin
insurance agencies to M local schedule
Of rates passed the senate; also .n
a measure prohibiting members OF stat
. boards being interested In state cor
tracts.
Q Ths house on the sth took up the bl
4 introduced by Newlan conkling. OF cai
, | roil county. to remove the blaokmR
feature upon tho preseut libel lew. tn
: bill was defeated by q vote Of 81 to 9
e senator Orchards bill allowing perpetul
y licenses to saloons failed to pass. IT
a Hawkins bill providing for trial by juI
Of divorce cases has been defeated. SEM
q tor Haynes bill to allow divorces wh'
cause for action occurs prior 10 insani
passed the senate. The senate bill whit
compels alien corporations TO mainta
4 resident ofices In the state, In charge
~ a resident manager, passed the hous
The bill requiring the use of Nilsson
building stene In all state buildings pass
g both housee. Every slot machine In q
,e state will cease to be operated II Go
- Dockery signs q bill which passed 4
- senate It was passed by the house a.
- under its provisions all slot machin
AZ are termed gambling devices. Trade m
chimes all well as those that pay In ca
are barred. The bill introduced In [
as house BY Williams, Of Scott, providf
!. that new political parties hereafter I
Eani.ed shall not use the name OF a
existing party. passed the senate. 7
, | house passed the senate humane socls
IL 4 bill TO prevent the bringing of chiidr
IL with contagious and incurabie diseai
- and vicious children to this state fr'
On New York and other large cities.
III The house on the 9th passed the
"A | Louis worlds fair bill which approprfa
- 81. 900 for q Missouri building and I
~ hiblt at the Louisiana Purchssa exl
o., alton 10 ioo2 Those voting against
on AllI we're Rsbsrts s,vs.s. st Peers. Spears
'ar Hutchinson of Ozark. Calvert Of Bart
en- smith OF FRANKLIN, Thilenius Of ste. o
his evieve and Griffin Of Polk. The no
to- and senate both passed the bill app
prfating $4,000 for Missouri exn
at the Pan-Amsrioan exposition az =
fsio and the Interstate WeTs u
exposition at Charleston. 3. c, The 9
Rressiopal rsapportionment BILL CIV
Nlssour is representatives instead OF
me passed the house by partisan
rn- N 10 70. The house refused to concul
-re- the senats amendments to the eleems
-. nary institution appropriations anc
w conferences was asked The house pa
cen Hsmiiton's bill for state license
the on distilled and vineas liquors OF
Yet kinds. The house and senate passed
10 make afReaNve the constitute
ge1 smandnnent abolishing grand juriee.
nee house passed Reeves blll authorizing
,lan brarlse In public schools.
AZ The house on the iith passed Org
bin providing the number OF empi
for the legislative clerical forces.
irnits the number OF employees to 20 In
an senate and % In the house, The
ring would cut the present clerical force
ies: pense in two There are about rs
De. pisyss now on the legislative pay
Ths auditing committee composed OF
sach etor whaiey. Of 81, Clair and Repre-
and atives Blair. OF DeKalb and Lindse'
pada appointed to investigate the
agsmsnt and financial condition OF
various state ofices, submitted an
duel sS, ~ IsRS Y oys o,1 q IL the state /
i at ury' or an increase Of nearly f2oooOo
puts. two years ago.