The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1901-03-09
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Condensed Proessdinss Of the yersy-Ftns
General Assembly bills Introdussd
and How Disposs4 or.

The senate devoted an hour on the
nth to memorial services In memory Of
the late Senator Martin, Of 81. Lsouie
Senator Orchards life Insurance bill.
prohibiting life Insurance companies from
insurlng children under u years old. was
defeated In the senate. Senator Rollins
bill requiring all BARRIERS In the atats
to be examined has been engrossed 10
the senate. The senate sngrossed Or
chard's perpetual license bin for the
benefit OF saioonkeeperI. II provides that
when q saioonkeeper has once secured
q majority petition to keep q saloon In
certain place he need nst 90 to, the
trouble OF getting another the next year.
Mckee Introduced . bill Ia the house 70
put an end ojail marriages. II provides
that any officer or minister who psrforms
q marriage ceremony inside Of Q jnil Or
marries a couple when one IL under ii-
dictment or convicted OF felony. shall Be
dned. The house engrossed Farisy's lbill
to provide for county high schools.
The senate on the 18th pasEed Jsweii's
bill to prohibit the manufacture Of adui-
terated candles. The amendment TO the
constitution providing for the taxatiou
OF mortsages and deeds Of trust. esmmon-
" called the third amendment, will Be re-
submitted 10 the people a the next gen.
spirited debate In the house. Ths Feso-
luton. which IL senate Joint and concur
rent resolution No. l has aiFeady passed
the senate and is now up TO the govsrpof
for approval conkling's bill to prsvsnt
members Of stata boards from betug In
tsrestsd In contracts With the state he's
bean snsrossed II was Introduced ~ ths
request OF Gov Dockery. f5T ..
~ vote Of 81 10 4, the house On the
Let passed the Hall medical hiil. which
was opposed by Christian scisntists. The
bill shuts out all hesisrs except these
holding a certificate from ths state med.
teal board. Aydsiotte trep,h Of Warren,
introduced q congregational aprortionment
hill. Ths house passed Haekney's bill
to allow railroads 10 build spurs ana
branches without taking out new articles
Of incorporation.
The assembly on the ID passsd q Dill
appropriating 80. $50 more than was al
lowed the states educational institutions
two years ago. The state university q
Columbia will receive tinl no cut Of the
general revenue fund. OF tioeoo mora than
was allowed two years ago. In addition.
20 this eppropriatioa the bill ensrossed
carries with Il tlsl.aoo reesived from the
collateral Inheritance tax Other appro-
priatlons arsi Kirksviiis normal. teloo,
OF ta1,e9o more tuhh Two yeAFb hEO. war
rensburs normal ttIye51 or u.51p more
cape 0irardenu normal it,7s. an ibcrsass
OF t1i, ~. Lincoln institute t1ae1o. noiia
school OF mines. t,Aooa an 'fnersass %
n10lo. In the house q bill waa passed
publishing kidnapping By death or tmpris-
onrnsnt for not leas than 1ys yearh IN the
psnitantiary. The senate has passed Z
bill making the minimum psnsify for this
crime 100 years imprisonnsnt. and It .
now pending in the houss, A bill was fu-
trodueed In the housc prohibiting foreign
insurance compani8 from trsnsferring
nults from state 60 federal, oeurfs. The
penalty provided 10 . nhs Of ti.uo and
forfeiture OF license to DO business In ths
state.
Gov, Doeksry submitted q message on
the 9TH calling the attention OF the lesia-
iaturs TO the need Of a. revision Of the
revenue laws Of ihs state and recommend
inG the appointment OF q revision COM
mIttee for the purpose. Immediately after
the reading Of the message Hackney. Of
Jasper introduced . bill 70 carry out its
Recommendations In committee Of the
whole the house agreed 10 appropriats
ts00o for the state fair at sedalia- DR..
3. .. Laws, former president OF the state
university. was allowed BY the house
q, 900 because OF money expanded BY him
while president In improving the state
property AZ Columbia The national guard
Of Missouri was practically iegtslated out
Of existence when the house conarnittee
Of the whole reduced TO y00Do the appro-
priatlon OF 5000 recommended by the APP
propriation committee. II was said that
5000 was too small for the support Of
the guard and the assembly was asked 10
Increase the amount.