Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-01-17
The STATE LEGISLATURE.
The Forty-First General Assembly OF
Missouri Orga"ized and Doing
Business,

! Jefferson City. Mo-, Jan. 7.-Among the
bills introduced in the senate was ono
old system of electing school boards in
cities of 800, coo or over; one by Drabelle
of St. Louis, providing for a board o!
pardons. and another, by the same in re-
/ Iation to fees of the circuit attorney OF
r St. Louis....-.In the house Speaker White
cotton announced the following commit
tees: Rules-Duvan. Hess. Hawkins, Clip
son. Hackney and Sickles. Joint Rules
Hess, Hawkins and Sfckles. Clerical
and Hawthorne. The day was taken up
with the introduction and discussion OF
of a. salute on Jacfson's Day; another,
! providing that no member of q represent
tative's family shall be recommended or
! appointed to any position controlled by
the house, and one extending sympathy
to the Beers in South Africa, all Of which
were adopted.
Jefferson City, Mo-, Jan. Sin the SEN
ate, among the bills introduced was enc
road companies must supply separate
coaches for negroes; one by Senator Mar
tin, making kidnapping a capital offense.
Gov. stephens sent in a number of recess
appointments for confirmation. but no
action was taken thereon. LIN the house
siXty-two bills were introduced, covering
a wide range of subjects, among which
was one by Hawthorne, proposing that
juries in giving first-degree murder yer
diets be allowed to decree whether the
punishment should be death or life i'm,
enacting an eight-hour workday for work
ers underground, and another forbidding
the granting to and the use of political
committees or public officials Of railway
passes or telegraph or express franks on
pain Of imprisonment A resolution by
with the Filpinos, was adopted
ate a concurrent was adopted pledging
an amount not to exceed $4,000, as
an emergency appropriation, with which to
combat the prevailing smallpox epidemic.
Members of the joint committee on IN
augural We're appointed, Rubey. Costello.
Collins, Bradley and Smith being named.
LIN the house the report of the com
mittee on rules was submitted and dis
Wallace. of Rails. citing that the FortV-
first general assembly here and now de.
clare its unalterable condemnation of the
Philippine war, and urge its representa-.
tiyes and senators in congress to labor
INCREASINGLY for the recall of American
soldiery from the pursuit of human be
1ngS for the sole purpose of enSlaVement,
and to the end that the FilipinoS be per-
mitted to establish a government of their
king, Huck and Woods were appointed
members of the joint committee on the
auguration of Gov. D6ckery.
Jefferson City. Jan. 1O.-The senate, nv
force of 124, the most of whom will draw
$3.50 a day. Sundays included. Out of the
publicans get one clerk. Seven bills were
introduced in the course of the day.
In the house the clerk QuectiOn was prae-
tically settled on the basis of 1l2, or
about half the number in the last house.
A bill appropriating 500. 900 for a Missouri
exhibit at the Pan-American exposition
In Buffalo was introduced by Hall. Of
Saline, and in the senate by Senator Far,
Missouri Pan-American commissioners. 1t
is argued that a good Missouri exhibit at
the Buffalo fair will bring exhibitors to
the st. Louis Worlds fair. Forty-five 9TH
er bills were introduced. some of which,
when further advanced. may prove OF
Importance.
jefferson City, Mo-, Jan. Ex-senator
Jewell, of Kansas City, introduced a con-
stitutiOnai convention measure proVid-
whether or not such a convention shall
be held. st. Louis, IT is claimed, desires
such a convention, in order to raise
the debt limit for public improvements.
to obtain control of public utilities, etc.
n JOINT resolution was adopted requesting
the Missouri representatives in congress
to work for an appropriation for anG
the upbuilding of Galveston. The reso-
luton was introduced by Mr.. Whitecot-
ton in the hOuSe....In the house q bill
was introduced by Voolfolk, of Lincoln,
to correct abuses in the special jury sys-
tenn. It provides that either party to a
cause penGinC in the circuit court. court
OF common pleas or in the criminal court
of any county or city, tTiable by jury,
shall, if the presiding Judge at such trial
al order for a special venire upon motion
made three days before that on which the
case is set for trial. The cost OF the Spe-
jury shall be paid by the party APP
plying unless the Judge holds that a
special jury should nave been summoned.
TIE sessions of both houses were short
and adjournment was taken until Mon
day, the 18th.