The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-05-01
he cancellation Of warehouse receipts.
The following hills passed.

the cancellation Of warehouse receipts. Z.
The following bills passed:
,,ssn Senate nili to appropriate S4ooe9 for or
tons: Senate bill to appropriate S272.6i5 for
contingent expenses OF the educational In
stttutions; Dunlap's bill to provide for the
annual tax levy; Begole's bill to amend the
game law.
Buffers bill to provide that Satur-
day afternoon shall be legal half holi-
init the division Of precincts having less
than 200 voters. passed: Senator Chapmans 8
bill to legalize Incorporation of cities
which have failed to record such fncorpo-
ration passed.
Senator Humphreys bill to provide that
townships may build nacadam or gravel
roads passed-3O to IL. Alden. Davidson,
Dunlap. Farreiiy. Fowler. Harris. Huss-
man, 'Meehan, OdeIl. Pembert0n. Stubble-
field and Watson voted nay.
third reading his bill to establish q uniform
system Of public accounting. auditing and
reporting under the administration OF the
Auditor Of Public Accounts Mr.: crafts e ex
intent of the Constitution by making me
Auditor of Public Accounts In fact t., the
auditor of all public accounts The piIi re, re-,
financial affairs of every public office and
officer at least once year. The bill passed
without opposition. ,,.o,,on
of minority judges OF election by minority
members OF The County Board passed;
. Mr.. Craig's bill, to provide that a a,, ueiay ~
neRiiEence on the part Of the Hishway Com
missioners or Town Auditors. shall not oe
considered in determining the two years
required to elapse between the filing OF Pc
.Senate bill 10 provide for the cancellation
of warehouse receipts passed. The bill was
amended by the ,dl noase sersis,caae ~ saes!"u W
Senate bill to place title guarantee COM
panies under the supervision OF the state
Auditor, as in the case of trust companies
iserman's bill. to provide that county mine
inspectors shall inspect all oils used IN coal
mines. within their respective Jurisdictions
Committee on Elections bill. to change
the first day of registration In Chicago ana
East st. Louis from Tuesday to satnroay. ~!
stance of the commercial travellers OF the
State.
Bills Passed.
At the afternoon session the following
Trautmann's, to provide that jurors for
city courts shall be selected from the entire
county: Neese's. designed to protect persons
from danger because Of engines on public
highways; Barnes's. to change the time of
holding County Court in Lawrence County:
Senate bill Busse) to except beduests to
the inheritance tax law; the Revenue Com
mittee bill providing that time warrants Is
sued by the treasurer Of any municipal cor
p0fatlOn snail De1r D per cent lnteiest Aioii,
date of issuance until payment. or until
notice shall be given by publication that
the money for payment Is available;
Bowles's. to appropriate 5000 for the re-
lief of Jennie J. Seay, who was injured at
the Anna Hospital.
The Senate {Brenholt'sj designed to per-
nit notaries public to acknowledge chattel
mortgages was defeated in the House by a
vote Of 3 yeas to 131 nays. A brief state
ment of the provisions Of the bill by Mr..
Warder, who opposed II, started the ava
| Ia. H. 20 y,a
McKenzie's Senate bill desisned to pre-
vent sales of merchandise In fraud OF cred
itors. was read. and Mr.. Wilson moved to
strike out the enacting clause. He charged
that the bill was wholly IN the interest OF
the wholesalers and would work great
hardship to the retail merchants. His mo-
tion carried. So to %.
Sang the Doxol0Ky.
The apportionment bills passed between
and o'clock and as soon as they were out
Of the tall timber the Republicans sent ur
tremendous hallelujah and sang the long
meter Doxology, Praise God. From Whom
All Blessings Flow"
The House Committee on Federal Rela-
tions ordered favorable report upon the
joint resolution of Mr.. Donoghue Dem.)
declaring 1t the sense Of the General As
sembly that the Constitution Of the United
States should be SO amended as to provide
for the election of United States Senator.
by direct vote Of the people.
L. j. L. PICKERING.