The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1901-01-19
MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.
Condensed Proceedings OF the Forty-Firsi
General Assombiy-Biils Introduced
and now Disposed of.

In the house on the 9th Wallace (dcm.),
OF Rails. presented resolution denounc-
ing the war against the Filiplnos whose
only crime Is that they want 10 be free"
and IN favor Of grating the Filiplnos
their Independence The resolution was
adopted by parry vote. Ruhler (rep),
OF ST. Louis. hen offered a resolution
calling for haHhRg dswa the American
liag from schoolhouses, hut Il was laid
on the table. Ruhler then proposed a
banQust for Aglinaido Webster Davis
and Paul Kruger Hamilton OF Daviess,
called this treason aud both sldes for
a few minutes unl0aded political com
menta on each other. Democrats killed.
Ruhler's second proposition. Palmer, OF
Camden, introduced a measure declaring
that TO call another a liar. or thief, to
curse him or 10 challenge him TO fght,"
constitutes an assault, and shall be sub
ject to fine Oh from SO 40 500. Haw-
thOrne proposed that turies IN giving iirst-
degree murder verdcts be allowed to de-
cree whether the punishment should be
death or life imprisonment Ffawkins, OF
Marion, propoaed change IN tho divorce
law forbiddlng the guilty person in d.
vorce suit from reEarrying within nva
years and the Innocent person from re-
marrying within one year. To aid IN
,suppressing smallpox the senate passed a
ACrbihNAVH plnhhHN ltEtlt " IN1oH atn ui~
preparation, of N0.0e, and authorizing the
state board Of health TO proceed with
what steps II deems necessary. The
house concurred In the resolution. Among
the bills introduced IN the serate were /:
by Fields. appropriating $4,000 for a new
building at the Kirksville normal school: !:
by Rubey, to tax large inheritances.
There was another rush Of bills In the
house on the 10th. IS being introduced.
Among the most important are: BY Will
liams Of Scott, for two-cent railroad pas
senger fares; by Roberts OF Boone and
Kirby of Howard. providing separate rail-
way coaches for blacks and whites: by
Hensley. to divide townships Into road
districts and providing for road over
seer In each district: by Haines, 10 do
away with the publication of election no.
tices: BY Hackney, TO reepportion the
state into legislative Districts. lncrea sing
the house membership from 40 TO il2;
making II o felony for any 'offlcer to use
funds OF bank and leave his check or
note In lieu Of II: by Bradley. adding a
penalty OF ten per cent to those who
make false returns OF property for tax
alton; by Reeves, extending the death
penalty TO kidnapers: BY Wilson. forbid
ding the selling or giving away Of cigar
cites: by Roberts, providing that all
executions take place within the peni-
tentlary walls; by Hall. appropriatlne
$4,000 for Missouri exhibit at the Pan
American exposition At Buffai0. N Y.
On the i1th 70 bills were introduced
| In the house and two In the senate. Ben
ator Farris and Representative Phillips
| presented IN each house bills TO abolish
two members OF the railroad and ware
| house commission after the terms OF
| the present occupants OF the ONCE have
| expired. Other measures presented were.
| BY McCollum. TO abolish office OF super
visor OF building and loan associations
| by Hawkins to apportlon among the
several road districts the taxes derived
from the special levy OF Is cents on the
| 800 authorized by constitutional amend.
ment No. 2. adopted at the general elec.
tIon November T.. by Warren. author.
izinE county courts and officials OF cities
towns and schools 10 fund any portion oi
their existing debt. including Judgments
/ against counties, cities, towns or schoo
districts; TO reduce limit of age for which
citizens shall be compelled 10 pay pol
tax from ~ 10 90 years; by Delzell. max
Ing Il a felony to operate a slot machin,
for money or trade. increasing the tern
Of public administrator from two 10 foui
| years. Haines. of Saline, introduced 4
bill in the house providing that no sig
nature of property owners on petition
| for saloon license shall be counted II the
property was decided for that purpose. Al
measure TO protect the counties from
smallpox the senate. under auspensior
OF the rules. ordered to engrossment th'
bill to authorize the county courts, al
= county boards OF health, to establish
uuarantines In the various counties
against smallpox.
The two houses Of the Legislature me
in joint session at noon on the 18th Z
participate In the Inauguration of Gov
Dockery Senator Farris presided an,
Rev Prottsman led In praye~. The oatl
Of offioe was administered to Gov. Dock
cry and the other state officers by Chic
Justice Burgess. After the delivery o
Gov Dockerys address the joint session
was adjourned The new presiding ON
Ger OF the senate. Lieut.. Gcv. John A
bee, was presested by A.. II. Bolte. tn
retiring lieutenant governor. A vote o
thanks was Hnashmogslv rendered by tn
senator's to Gov Bolse, No business o
Importance was Transacted and bot
houses adjourned until ten O'Clock Tuea
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