Fair play., 1901-02-23
THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
Forty-First General Assembly
Of Missouri,

Jefferson City, Mo-, Feb. t1.-fh the sen.
ate the Martin bill making kidnapping q
capital crime was passed. A number OF
new oils we're introduced among them
one by Doweil making chicken-stealing
larceny. punishable by Imprisonment in the
penitentfary. not to exceed fves years
and a fine of NOT less than so. Senators
Senator Smith to provide for the estab-
lishment of the Rertillon system Of crim-
inal Identification in Missouri towns and
in the Missouri petitentiary on the ground
Of persons on arrest instead Of on convic-
tion. and that this might subject innocent
persons to the disgrace Of being classi-
fed in criminal registers. In the house
q debate occurred on the appropriation
bill for the payment Of the interest and
the public debt. The house had some time
ago voted for an appropriation of 5. .SS7. 900
to liquidate the entire state debt. The
senate, on inve estiRatiOn, found that II
the entire state debt was paid not enough
money would be in the sinking fund TO
pay the $l.oo00 for the state exhibit at
the Worlds fair Aeeordingly. it cut
debt TO $500. 900. the statutory requirement.
The amendment was adopted, 80 to s. Of
fcer. Of Harrison. offered resolutions Of
Prentiss. and Stevens. Of Benton, resoiu-
tions to celebrate Lincoln day, February
II. by firing salute Both were adopted.
A large number Of new bills were intro
duced.
Jefferson City, Mo-, Feb 12.-In the sem
ate the bill allowing the raising of tho
perintendent Of public schools from ST.
500 to 81 900 was debated and passed-1S to
3. The bill. by Orchard. allowing appeal
to courts from the decisions Of the board
OF eQualtzatton; Senator Martins bill to
prescribe the method of obtaining service
on alien corporations. and Senator Dra-
bellies bill to compel the St. Louis muni-
cipal assembly to appropriate money to
pay the salaries Of judges and clerks who
ofhciated in November were passed. Dra-
bellies primary election bill was debated
a sfort time and laid over. Thomas bill
oblig1ns foreign surety companies doing
business in Missouri to deposit not less
than 5000. 900 in cash, treasury notes or
bonds Of the United States or Of Missouri
with the insurance commissioner was
pa assed. In the house a large number Of
petitions In favor of a law for cOmpul-
sorry education were presented. Jefferson,
st. Francois. Buchanan, Stone. Greene.
Marion. Monroe and Adair counties were
represented In the petitions Camden,
Marion, Adair and Lawrence counties as
well as st. Joseph. the State Federation
Of labor and seventy-three bodies of or
ganized labor in st. Louis petitioned for
direct legislation Organ. of Dent, intro
duced a bill scaling down the salaries of
house and senate employees
Jefferson City. Mo-. Feb. H.-In the sen.
ATE the committee on private corporations
reported favcrahly the Thomas bill re-
Quiring news assm intions to furnish serv-
ice to all applicants upon tender of ;he
usual consideration. Thursday afternoon.
February y. was set apart for services in
recently deceased. Thomas bill to tax
life insurance companies two per cent. On
gross amount of premiums received on
business done in the state was sent TO
enETOSgment-
Thomas providing for annual accounting
to policy holders in mutual insurance
ton of surplus. In the house the Mo
Carthy bill d:rrivinP circuit courts of
the power to confirm the appointment Of
Shs5s VA wefet sent to b
the school OF mines one-fifth OF the state
seminary moneys instead Of one-eightn.
The house refused 10 engross the Bra'l-
ley bill directed against the acceptance
of free passes and free franks by public
officers and Others. Carter. of Grundy. IN
trOduced 4 Joint and concurrent resolu-
permit worn N to Vote at school and
municipal elections Speaker Whitecotton
announced as additional members of the
Tapley. Of Pike; WcGlfolk, of Lincoia,
and Sullivan, of Jackson.
ate Davissol, Of Harrison. introduced .
bill to repeal the Nesbit election law ap-
plying to St. Louis and to re-enact the
bill. applying 10 ST. Louis. was passed.
as was also the Collins bill reducing the
sllar.- and compensation attaching to the
ne rhs %r sha
Ray. introduced Il bill. the Effect Of
which would ne to give Kansas City an
In the house tho a. bill providing for
publication Of the official ballot In two
wspapers in each county.ameEded SO as
allow $1co 20 each paper as compensa-
ice of pardon attorney was passed q to
Shelby. for The committee on agricui-
e.-.yr a-'e,l a'""-sely the bill providing
the appointment of state pee ir-
ctor to stamp out foul brOods black
ods and picklcd broods from the bees
Missouri. This committee also reported
'ersely the bill for the creation of q
astry park in Stone county. The COM
tee on mines and mining reported ad.
sely the bill changing the location OF
erson City to the State university at
imbia. The committee on public health
)rted adversely the bill providing thar
all canned goods bear the date of cam
ming.
Jefferson City. Mo-. Feb. 15.-In the sem
BY Matthews, authorizing each of the
Judges OF the supreme court and Of the
st. Louis and Kansas City courts of ap-
Tandy. relating to the e:traint of ami
mails running ut large; by Lee. increasing
the salary of the Iratron OF the Missouri
School for the Blin'l at st. Louis from s60e
to 500 year: by Lee. relating to roads
and highways: by Morton. relating to ap-
peals in Conte:tel election cases. Walker,
of the committee or eleemcsynary insti-
tutions and public health. reported ad-
versely the measure for a Missouri gen.
eral hospital. Dowell presented resOlu-
tion providing for the auditing by the
senate committee on accounts of the legit-
innate expenses incurred in the burial Of
Senator Martin. In the house the fol-
lowing bills were introduced: By Aber-
the ti:l introduced in the senate \
yesterday by Davisson to restore the elec-
ton law of 1895: by O'Donnell, to prevent |
the buying of property by a junk dealer
or secondhand dealer from a minor with
out the consent in writing Of the minors
parents or guardians: by Gipson: relating
to roads and highways: by Crandell. to
prohibit candidates for Office from using
money or intoxicating drinks to influence
voters in casting their votes: by Getchell.
relating to trust companies; by Doris,
relating to a bond for abstractOrs of title.
The medical practice bill was sent to en-
grossment, after a long debate. without
the Christian Science amendments.
Protector Of English Free MasOns.
London, Feb. 16.-Earl Amherst,
presiding yesterday afternoon at q
special meeting of the Grand Lodge