Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-01-24
THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
Synopsis Of the Proceedings of the
Forty-First General Assembly
Of Missouri.

OF Missouri.
Jefferson City, No., Jan. 16-The senate
| passed its first bill to-day. It was Sena-
tor Tandy's bill engrossed last week, pro-
ty Board Of health to assist the state
Eoard of health. Gov. Dockery sent a mes
names Of Beer inspector Kennamore and
| the member of the different boards sent
in by Coy. Stephens last week and not
and Davisson presented a petition asking
for establishment OF a state veterinary
| board. Senators Ramp and Lee presented
| petitions favoring protection of birds.
President Lee announced the COMMITTEES
Bradley, Farris and Mathews. This COM
mittee win act with the house committee
were introduced in the house, among
them one by Tapley, requiring probate
a bill directing the supreme court to
transfer all the law books not needed IN
at Colnmbia. Bins for taxing franchises
were introduced as were also some Great
ing boards Of pardons. Tbs seven PEE
discussion in the house two years ago
again made its appearance in the same
teen, of Stoddard. 1t provides for the re-
duction Of the legal rate of interest from
eight to seven per cent.
Jefferson City, Mo-, Jan. 1.-the senate
adopted a resolution, offered by Marshall.
of Scott, to add Mrs. John NJ. Nickols and
]. M. Ieftwftch to the senate force at
So. 50 per day each. senator Lee introduced
one prohibiting the manufacture and sale
of cigarettes in the state: Senator Nor
marshal at a salary of S. 600 a year, with
a deputy at 81, 500, to be appointed by tns
governor, and to serve a term of four
years; Senator Rollins, one the
Nesbit law so that the republican mem
Der of the board of election commission
ers shall have the appointing of repub-
lican judges and clerks of election (witn
margency clause and one to provide for
the punishment of police officers for in
reference with qualified voters or for
failure to arrest repeaters. or for failure
to discharge the full duty of a police Of
house the morning hours were spent in
discussion of a proposed amendment to
providing FOR printing all bills introduced.
| Speaker Whitecotton took he floor in OPP
position on the ground of economy. The
amendment went over till Thursday. The
committee on elections reported in favor
of ousting F. Norris, republican, and seat
! ing w. F. Wolfe, democrat, from the
First district OF Greene county. The mi
nority reported in favor of declaring the
seat vacant on account of the ineligibili-
ty of both, and recommending a special
election to fill the vacancy. The question
was argued at length and was finally laid
over till Thursday.
Jefferson City, Mo, Jan. f.-In the SER
ate a number OF important bliis were m
Tandy, amending the law relating t"
cities of the fourth class: by Clay, pro-
sioner by the people instead of being ap-
pointed by county courts: by Drabella,
amending the primary, election law of st.
Louis; by Collins, reducing the salaries
OF the recorder of st. Louis and his dep
uty; by Rollins, extending the BARRIERS
| license law to all parts of the state. An
attempt was made by the committee on
rules to change Rule No. "A SO as to pro-
committees in. reporting bills, but the
minority of the committee fought the
4-i-f that fhn cnnofn hn11
in it's own hands the power to order bills
reported. The latter idea prevailed, under
to a vote. by IS to 13....Hon. Webster
Davis, of Kansas City addressed the
by Blair, of DeKalb, providing for the
printing of 500 copies of all bills intro
duced came up and was debated for an
hour, a counter proposition, by Hackney,
being made that the chief clerk furnish
typewriter copies of all bills desired by
referred. CThis would involve the employ
ment of a large force of stenographers
was tabled by 1O4 to 25, and then the
Blair resolution was adopted providing
for the printing of all bills by a vote Of
81 to ~. Norris (rep.) from the First dis
trict of Greene county, was finally unseat-
ed and the sent giveuto Wolff (dem). Shell
by, of Lafaye lite, introduced a bill to pro-
hibit ball playing and all other kinds of
sport on Sunday, Carter. of Grundy, wants
the legal rate of interest changed from
eight to six per cent.
JEFFERSON O1IY, jan 1S.-Iu liz senate
Field, of Linn, introduced a bill amending
section 6466, in order to allow cities to as
benefit of public libraries. a majority vote
only shall be necessary to levy the tax
An amendatory act was INTRODUCED by
Senator Walker. of St; Charles, adding a
provision to section 4149, Revised Statutes,
1891, SO as to require all persons asking
for a change of venue to pay all accrued
costs and also the costs of the change.
! Senator Walker also introduced a bill
prepared by the State Bar association pro-
| yjdipo for an amendment To the Revised
Statutes of 1899 to facilitate the transac
ton of business in the supreme court.
| duced a resolution instructing the chief
clerk OF the house to furnish members
that if It were ascertained that the evil
dence of fraud disclosed in the report was
/ sufficient to prove that the Nesbit and
police laws operated to the detriment of
the people of st. Louis, .remedia! legisla-
ton might be enacted: After a lively de-
federal relations. Stewart, of Knox, in
troduced a bill to repeaI the corrupt prac-
fish the office of game and fish warden
and Wilson. of st. Louis, one providing
1nff the the dafne Of f6eir canning snar pc stamped
Jefferson City, Mo Jan. 19.-The house
debated at length the bill to make kid
mapping for ransom a capital offense, and
made it a special order for the 22d at 2
p m. Hamilton, of Davies chairman
sented a bill to set aside, out of the sink
ing fund, $1.SS7,0O o to pay bonds OF the
state as they nature; also bills to pay
the interest for two years on the school
fund certificates of Indebtedness and thu
seminary fund certificates, the latter,
81 235, S39, drawing five per cent. and the
former, g $685. 900, rawing six per cent,
and $500 drawing five per cent; also
a bill for the payment of civil officers,
providing for increase in the salary of
the chief clerk of the governors office
from 81, 200 to $1,S00 a year, and that of the
commissioner of the permanent seat OF
government from $3.50 TO $500. Forth. Of
Cole. introduced a bill for the purchase,
by condemnation, of the land lying be-
tween the capitol and the governors
mansion, carrying an appropriation of
maximum and miniclum freight rate bill
also a bill appropriating s25;0O for the
erection of a Y. NJ. C. A. building at the
state university, dependent upon the cr.
der at that place giyi1.y an additional
$15, 900.
The republican members of the
Minneapolis legislature, at their eau
Gus Saturday afternoon, unanimously
nomina ed Gen. Moses E. Clapp, of st.
Paul for the United States senate, to