Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-02-07
THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
synopsis of the Proceedings of =
Forty-First General Assembly
Of Missouri.

ynopsf of the Proceedings Of TIA
F~Orty-First General Assembly
Of Missouri.
Jefferson City. Mo-, Jan. 2s.-The senate
passed the bin amending the criminal law
SO as to allow prosecutions in felony
the recent amendment to the constitu-
ton; also the bill taxing telephone COM
panies the same as telegraph companies:
cancies in the office of justice of the peace
and constable In st. Louis from the cir
governor. The senate refused to read
house bills the first or second time until
printed copies are furnisnsd the senaf Hs
Of mines one.n1fh of the collateral in
now. and one By Rollins, of St Louis, re-
ducing passenger rates to three cents .
mile on branch l In tbs where berse Ioa am oen's the ~
bills presented was one by Iapiey. MAJ naa
ing it a felony for any person to ersak
the penalty at two years in the peniten-
tiary, one by Lynch. requiring CONNER
state before being permitted to do bust
ness in Missouri: one by Organ. abolish.
ing the bureau OF geology and mines, n
of 1O0.oO0 or more to have q capital stock
of 500. 600. Farley's blu compelling scnoos
fhsi : own to pay the tuition Of their pupils
at = high school in some other district
was indefinitely postponed on q ruling oy
the speaker.
Jefferson City. Mo. Jan. sa.-The senate
committee on elections reported fayora6ly
Senator Rollins. election bill. WHICH pro
ton in ST. Louis shall be appointed by
the respective parties Among the blIls
H Hss1uaeea amending the registration law.
| so that the Kansas City law snan NOT
apply to ,h St, Ks sossphci CITY He law anG to Apply tho 70
nov lands I'd nd By su an1oners Fe9 n arst cG I'm
| stances on the finding of a dead BODY.
| before justices of the peace can act; by
to bear the label Of the Allied Printing
Trades council; by Clay, pronloi.ing ths
Importation into of MESA seate in oi MISt'anrd VI
cious Children. In the house the greater
portion of the day was spent in a hot de,
railroads. reported the bill without rec
mitted a minority report. recommending
that the bill be passed, and moved TO SUP
stitute the minority report for the MAORI
ailv substituted for the majority report
by a vote Of e9 to CT. and by a vote OF %
rate PIC Instead of two cents. The bill
was then ordered to engrossment With
out a dissenting vote
Jefferson City, No. Jan; SIN the sen.
ate Clay. of ct. Francois, introduced =
manf to the memory of Thomas II. Ben
ton in Rellefontaine cemetery, St. LOUIS
by Walker. of St. Charles. pronioiting In ~
der is years of age; by S~choenlauo, OF St
Louis, aboiishing contract CONVEX TABOR
Sc me hon dsa'g erooyiding for a non partisan
board of election, commissioners lot SI
nov houi insuTance Companies to rebuiid prop.
erfy destroyed, also one HoWins tins
formation of local fire Insurance. boards q
Jasper. axing foreign insurance compa
MES doing business III the state Fields
on the first day of term of court instead
of the third day, as now, was passed. In
Committee on education reported favora
hhiV the Collins school bill fer St. Louis re
yertiug to the old method of electing oil
rectors by districts instead OF at large a
enef { nee fgaVorably reported an amend
ment to strike out OF the NesDit etecIoi
Yiicious features and providing that tn
CITY central committee of each party SUP
NIT a list of six names in each preclnc
ton shall be selected.--In the nous
1 Phillips. of Laclede introduced a bill a.
lowing insurance companies to form loca
associations of underwriters to fix rat
for fire insurance.; Getschei, OF kansa
City, introduced 4 bill repeating the ez
Carroll. one prohibiting police commits
sioners and election commissioners fror
: nished their boards. The educational com
mittee reported adversely the Simmon
compulsory educational bill warren. {
. St CLAN, introduced a bill requiring raj
road companies to stop all trains in ever
, county; also one compelling railroads.
ton. of Texas, wants the posting of il
decent theatrical or other pictures pr
: hibited by law
Jefferson City. Mo, Feb. lin the sci
ate Smith, of st. Louis. introduced thr'
sS e~ompanies. One provides a methe
by which the property. including the car
of sleeping car e1 niine as q basis t
mileage of the company in the state III
second is to compel buffet and dining car
r. smaller quantities than a gallon, to ca
ry a license of 500 a year Tor eacn ca
10 The third provides a reauG no sG IN n1ea,
two-thirds of a cent a ml,e .for low
IL berths, rot to exceed one-half a cent
mile for upper berths. and not to exec
- one-thIrd Of a cent a mile for parlor cal
le The law also provides that If the upp
le oe 9nant OF of = the Iet lover berth can have t
N upper berth down or up al ms optlon.
e. In the house Bradley: OF 81. Franco
ment of wages semi-monthly in none
Carter. of Gruudy introduced a bill pi
yiding for the appointment OF a comm
sion to erect to mark the I
OE sitions occupied by the Missouri voIu
n. feerS at the battle of Shiloh. TENN L
- eoumission is to be appointed by I
III Governor. is to serve without pay. ana
nv Comprise thirteen The comm
rec on clerical force reported adversely
nc resolution to give Wolfe, OF Greene,
a. clerk 1.-The same as other democrats, a
the house upheld the committee: 6e
houses adjourned till Monday at z a. p.
For Raising the Maine.
Ne Havana, Feb. 3.-The bids for IA
ing the battleship Maine, II In nu
b. Der. were opened at Havana, on
a list. The highest was from Schwal
he & Co., of New Orleans. who ask
N. 1897. 600 for the work. The lowest b
ders were Chamberlain & Co., OF {
eago. who offered to pay the Cove
ment three per cent. OF the value
: Xhe ye.;sel when she is sold.
ma KILLED by O Cave-In.
:. Seattle, Wash, Feb 3.-Two min
W. C.. Fisher and George Gregg
were killed at Franklin, in this CO
%v NV a cave-in of a mine OF the
eiic Coal Co. where they were
ployed
WHAT TRAMPS COST.