The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-12

cember 81 Of each year: quail. partridge. bob
| oember al of each year: woodcock-bog sucker
tphilohela minor from August IS to December 81
| OF each year. snipe (scolopacidae) from Septenl-
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from January j to April 30 Of each year: dove
from July to December 81 OF each year.
Bills Passed in the House.
The following bills passed the House to-
BY Organ; Establishing a. a new ,schs schedule lie
BY Roberts of Boone: Appropriating
former Sheriff of Boone County. for ex-
on Jeff Garrett of Boone County:
BY Hamilton: Appropriating $4,000. ac-
eruing to the State Fair Mund to the ne
| be expended In establishing and maintain
| ing the fair.
BY Hawkins; Making the term m. Of sh Sheriff eI
| BY Stewart: Providing that no Grand
| Jury shall be convened except on order OF
Judge with jurisdiction lon r; over feionaes na, =,
BY Woods: Requiring insurance com
| panies doing business on the mutual plan
to supply to the Insurance Commissioner
annual statements of the compensation OF
officers of the expenses of the business OF
| A communication from Corwin II. Spencer
| of st. Louis was read from the clerks
desk. as follows: II beg to acknowledGe re
ceipt of your favor of the 4th and wish to
| convey through you to the members OF the
House of Representatives my high apprecia-
tion Of the very complimentary resolutions
adopted with reference to Governor Francis
| and his associates who visited Washington
in the interest Of the Louisiana Purchase
| celebration
Dicldnson's bill providing for the appoint
| ment Of a Justice OF the Peace at large by
| Circuit Judges in counties having a popu-
voted down in the House.
Many Remonstrances Presented.
A large number of remonstrances were
presented in the House this morning from
passage Of the Senate bills providing that
the full formula of patent medicines must
be printed on labels. Groom Of Taney.
creson of Randolph, Bali of Clark. Praise
water Of Andrew. Young of johnson. Clip
son of Charlton. Huck of Ste. Geneyieve
Warren Of St. Louis. Simmons Of Shelby,
| Adams Of Livingston, presented the remon-
strances from their respective constituent
| The House Municipal Corporations Com
mttee reported favorably the bill for es-
tablishing a probation system for Juvenile
The Appropriations Committee reported
| favoraby the Senate bill for monument
! at the grave Of Governor Robert NJ. Stew
art.
| The Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
reported favorably the Senate bill making
examinations for BARRIERS apply to cities in
| bill to establish the Bertillon system OF
| criminal Identification in the Missouri Peni-
! tentiary and to small cities In Missouri; also
the measure making the prosecuting witness
liable for costs when the Grand Jury fails
to indict.
At the night session the House passed the
following House bills:
Authorizing the appointment by the Gov
ernor of commission to determine the po-
sition of Missouri troops at the siege and
To provide protection to mechanics Tor Ia
Dor performed and material furnished for
the repair Of Rerson,,ai property and to Sc
To allow cities Of the fourth-class to issue
bonds for street making.
Exempting mining and railroad corpora
tons from the necessity OF holding direc-
tors meetings in Missouri.
Making the theft Of lead pipe and fixtures
from vacant buildings a felony.
Smoke-Abntement Bill.
The Drabelle smoke abatement bill has
been on the House special calendar for final
passage since last Saturday without max
ing the slightest progress
Those who are here in opposition to the
measure declare that 1t will never come up
in the House. Tom Cannon has been in the
city for some days working against the bill.
and began a systematic canvass against
the measure.
Inc inference OF those VINO Favor the
measure is that influences have been
brought to bear on those In charge Of the
measure to induce them not to call 1t lrp.
Last Saturday night Matt Hall Of Saline
made a feeble effort to call the bill up.
Barrett Of st. Louis moved that 1t might be
made special order for Monday and the
measure went over.
Those who oppose the bill declare that II
it came up in the House it would pass
without trouble.
Drabelle, who fathered the bill in the
Senate and managed the pleas for 1t before
the House Committee on Municipal Cor
porations. is chatting under the delay.
II would not care II the bill were voted
down on the floor" he said, but am un-
willing that 1t should be choked to death
Letters and kilograms in. favor of the
measure from prominent st. Louisans are
being received by members Of the House.
The bill allowing insurance companies In
counties to make ratings. which was in
definitely postponed in the House last Sat
urday. was called up again In the House to-
day. The House BILL the replica Of the dead
Senate b0l, was reported by Chairman
Phillips Of the Insurance Committee ana
sent to engrossment.
Voolfolk made the point Of order against
the bill that bill of Identical import had
been indefinitely postponed. The chair ruled
that the bill should first be printed.
JOHN c. LEBENS