Fair play., 1901-03-02
THE STATE LEGISLATURE.

THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
synopsi. Of the Proceedi.ss Of the
Forty-First General Assembly
Of Missouri.
Jefferson City, No., Feb. 1s.-In the sen.
ate two franchise me aeures. along the
lines suggested in the special message Of
ley. Of st. Clair. Tho nominations for pO-
lice and election commissioners for St.
Louis were received from the governor.
head of the police beard leading to an ex-
tended and acrimonious running debate.
LIN the house the Simmons compulsory
education bill Was ordered engrossed ar
ed. The bill making approprta tions for
the eleemOsTnary and penal institutions
was passed. The Boutwell, bill to estab-
lish a state commission to revise the stat
utes was defeated-6l to e. Carter. OF
Grun1y. introduced Q bill to amend the
dramshop laws 80 as to prohibit free
q misdeameanor, punishable by a fine of
not less than SO nor more than $50 Nc.
Lane. Of Kansas City, introduced a bill
reducing the amount Of wages exempt
been purchased, from SIS. the amount ex-
empt under the present laws, to $S0. COnk-
ling. of Carroll, introduced a bill amend
ing the state LIBEL laws applicable to news
papers.
Jefferson City, Mo-, Feb eO-In the sem
pied in the discussion of the bill, al
ready passed by the house, providing
that public boards in Missouri In award,
ing contracts for public buildings award
preference to etone quarried in Missouri.
The bill was passed By vote Of y to 10.
Orchard. for the committee on criminal
Jurisprudence, reported favorably the de-
partment-store hill. introduced by Far
ris. The bill providing for q auartermas-
ter sergeant for each regiment or troop
OF the national suard O., Tas passed; Walk
u to 10. In the house the fare reduction
bill was kiIled-7z to S. The appropriation
for a Missouri exhibit at the Pan-Ameri-
was debated at length developing con-
siderable opposition. The appropriation
bill for the state eleemOsynary institu-
f2n, bg was IN nns S to- fSr
was indefinitely postponed. Bradfey's bill
directing assessors ana boards of epuali-
zafion to add penalty OF ten per cent.
on all property. real and personal. when
discovered, whether the owner was de-
ceased or alive. not returned for assess
ment. was Gefeated-1e to 90
Jefferson City, Mo. Feb. 2l.-In the SEN
ate. after very acrimonious debate. In
which senators l.y innuendo and almost
directly charged others OF their number
Win nelN& .unueT tVc 1NnuenCc OF tne
lobby, bill taxing franchises was sent
TO engrossmcnt by a vote OF IS to 5. The
debate on the measure was started early
In the morning. and was not finished un-
is a compromise between the original
senate bill. the house bill and third
one drawn under the direction Of Gov.
Dockery. In the house joint resolution
providing for adjournment sine die March
II. The committee on ways and means
reported favOrably the resolution intro
duced by Aydelott sutmltting a consti-
nual tax sufficient to pay the accruing
inteTest ON the bonded debt of the state.
so as to provide for the levyins Of tax
Of eight cents on the 800 on the state
certificates held in trust for the school
fund. with an amendment providing for
the payment OF certificates at the rate
Of $4,000 per annum. ii the legislature 40
desires. Hamilton. Of the committee on
appropriations. introduced the apprOpria-
ton bill for the maintenance Of the edu-
:aticnnl Institutions OF the state. The
introduced the bill embcdying the pro-
posed amendment to the Nesbit election
law applying to ST. Louis. A concurrent
resolution was adopted by vote OF d3
the people Of the state constitutional
amendment on the subject of initiative
and referendum. TO be voted on first Mon
GAY in November. lW..
jefferson City, Mo. Feb. 31-In the SEN
ate BY Il unanimous totp. the adminiS-
tratiun franchise tax bill Was passed. The
Thomas bill snacti;,S discriminatory
tax OF two per cent. on foreign insurance
COMPANIES WAS postponed Indefinitely The
substitute of the committee on labor,
mines and manufactures for the bill Great
Ing Il factory inspector was passed. SEN
ator Rubey presented joint and concur.
rent resolution No l.. allowing munich
paiiiIes to issue bonds in excess or tn"
COZ, tutional limit for the erection OF
naIcrwurks and for the municipal owner.
shin of other public utilities. House bill
of Hildreth. OF Adair to prevent the run
ming al Elrge of ducks. chickens and tur-
keys was passed. In the house the bill
6f fu;,4liEr abolis!ing the office Of rail-
read commissioner was passed by yots
of l. To 1oI. Other biils were passed as
follows: That Of RI berts. OF Pemiseot. re.
lating to county clerks retaining certain
fees arising ron, official work performed
under the drainage and ditching law:
that of Conkling. relating to the fraudu-
lent sHle and use of railroad tickets. oni;
one bill was introduced-by Carter. amend
tion of game and fish.
Jefferson City. Mo-. Feb. 23.-The house
Ordered 20 cEerossmen. the bill by Lane
of St Louis county. prohibiting the erec-
tion OF telegraph. telephone or electric
iisl, poles. or the laying OF pipes. coh-
fuits ar mains across any pueiic roau
without the t"nsc''; ~ khe county court
viding that the boards %: iiectcrs OF mir
In. companies and railroad corporations
may meet elsewhere thar In the state. il
Il rajority of stockholders so decide: the
bill by Hawkins. amending the divorce
laws: the election bill by Williams. OF
Scott. ami n committee substitute for the
various fish and game bills. The latter
presCribes penalties for taking game out
Of the county where it is killed for COM
me rcial ptIrpoSeS: that citizens OF Cne
county may hunt in an adjoining county.
Nom resident hunters of a county. other
than Gn adjoining county. shall pay
license Of u GIid bcn-resiGents OF the state
q license of $40.
J.rre, son CITY. Mo. Feb. 25-The sem
ate sent to erErcssmsnt the bill providing
for the introduction of the Bertiilon sys-
tenn for criminal Identification In the
towns of Missouri and In the Missouri
amended so as to make
apply only to persons ho had been con-
victed Of felony. A large number of
senate bills Nos 1oi and 221. the former
compelling the placing of the full formu-
Ia OF patent medicines on the label where
they contain certain substances; ~ = the lat
arations containing that drug, except or
from physician or dentist.
number of new bills we're introduced.
In the house the bill by Greene, of Scot
land. reducing the legal maximum rate
Of interest from eight to six per cent.
was defeated by vote Of rs yeas 20 IS
nays. The bill by Clay. OF Audrain. pro-
posing an amendment to the constitution
providing that all the revenue for state
purposes should be obtained from sources
other than taxes on real and personal
property. leaving this source TO supply
the needs of local government. was de-
feated by a vote of 63 yeas to 81 nays
not the necessary tw0-thirds in the af-
firmative. The bill Of Hawthorne to per-