Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-01-31
THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
Synopsis OF the Proceedings of the
Forty-First General Assembly
of Missouri.


of Missouri.
Jefferson City, Mo-, Jan. 22--The senat
sent 20 engrossment the constitutional
amendment proposing to increase tha
number of supreme court judges from
seven to nine, under suspension Of the
rules. Among the bills Introduced was
rations doing business in the State: one
to prevent pawnbrosers doing a ware
and one to prevent warehousemen doing
pawnbroker'S business by lending money
on goods Entrusted 10 their keeping; one
by Matthews. prohibiting the licensing
of a race course within a mile of any uni
versity school or church,; one by Ramp.
one BY Collins to establish the office OF
state chemist at $500 a year. The coun-
ty board of health bill was passed-.-:In
the house Murphy. of St. Louis, offered a
resolution to send a COMMITTEES OF hve to
committee to have power to send for per-
sons and papers and to report to the
recommendatlons as to remedial legisla-
ton. 1t was referred to the committee on
Scotland. to Increase the personnel of the
committee on clerical force from hve to
to the committee on rules. The intent was
disclosed to get a larger force of stenog-
raphers and typewriters. A resolution. by
people of Great Britain on the death of
Queen Victoria was declared out of or
der, on objection of Hackney, of Jasper.
Jefferson City, Mo-. Jan. 2s.-In the SEN
elusive franchises Was Introduced by Sen
ator F'aris. The senate voted the nine
%5Pep96IicaE senators on clerk apiece Sshe
Morton, of Raw wants a pardon CLERK
pharmacy law amended: A resolution of
sympathy with the British people on the
I death of 0t1Ran Victoria uyaG adnnfn6
In the house the three senate anti-wine
room bills were submitted by Ward, OF
excise commissiopners Consisting Of three
members at 5000 a year and an attorney
Carroll. Wallace. of Ray. reported ia.
vorabIy q joint resolution in favor of
TO provide for the election of United
States senator's by popular vote. Barrett,
for a state factory inspector at s.. 600 a
year. with seven assistants at Sl,5O each,
Wilson, of ST Louis, introduced a bill to
serting the word craps as a prohibited
form of %gamblipg. Duncan of BHehanan;
and expenses. A resolution, by Hamilton.
of Daviess, on the death of Queen Vic.
toria. was adopted. 1t contains a slap al
England in reference to the Boer war.
Jefferson City, Jan. 24.-In the senate
among the bills introduced was one by
Schoenlaub, of St. Louis. making it q
misdemeaner to offer for sale any stolen
ing of human food in any barrel that has
been used before for any purpose; one by
public snd ouasi-pubIic corporations ex-
ercising special privileges, including in.
surance. RAILROAD and telegraph compa-
MES; one by Clay. of St. Francois, for a
board of mediation and arbitration. COM
posed of three members to be appointed
by the governor; one by Hams. of Saline,
amending the pure food law by striking
out the word 'alusnn" in the baking
powder clause. A special message was
roaoivn6 from the OOUpFnnr recon- npnH-
ing the enactment OF a law providing the
death penalty in cases of kidnapping for
two negroes on he doorkeeper's force.
after a heated debate, was voted down.
Il to o. 14i Ic,aa the he h so5nyi two d bills present 1t,
and collectors and prohibiting their re-
endar despite the protest Of the author, |
because the ways and means COMMITTEES
had unanimously reported them adverse
the precedent. Mccarthy, of st. Louis,
introduced a bill striking out the provi-
deputies to be confirmed by the circuit
court. The house went on record as in
favor re6 of a 1 SiIIs rule uifb Teag tan icon Committee TIT
spirit of jest a resolution was enter
tanned to declare the seat of Farley, of
Platte. vacant, and it was appropriately
referred.
Jefferson City. Mo- Jan, G.-In the sen.
Johnson, providing for a new election
i iewo I rfna Kansas etnre C hiiI r. r. arms apnl1 lnt1 p c,tfes q
5, 900 and over. The bill is designed to
meet the objections to that passed two years |
Senator Orchard introduced a bill making |
a dramshop license continuous after q
monstrance be filed against it. Senator
introduced a bill allowing the |
been Convicted of certain ofen MaS Ths
committee on judiciary reported fayor-
ably a bill giving attorneys a lien on
judgments of clients tor fees. Nelson, of
introduced a bill requiring appIi-
cants for licenses to publish notices in a /
weekly newspaper so days before the
Tor license. Nominations for the boards
Of geology, pharmacy, deaf and dumb
were confirmed. In the house bills were I
By Duncan, of Buchanan, CIV
class exclusive original Jurisdiction of all
criminal cases except embezzlement, lar
increasing the salary of a supreme judge
1850 to So 500; by Conkling, COM
bining the offices of marshal and collector
requiring all contracts for public build !
to be awarded by competitive bids.
In the Lamkin-Porth contest case from
Cole county a recount of the ballots was
ordered. Much of the session was de-
for the civil list.
Jefferson City. Mo-, Jan. 26-No bust
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the house the bill increasing the number
of Worlds fair directors from 20 to log :
was passed by a unanimous vote. Tapley,
Of Pike. introduced a bill providing that
when there are ten or more prisoners serv-
jail sentences the county courts shall
employ a guard and work them on the
Sickles, Of Putnam, introduced a
bill to pay Putnam county, $2,325.45, the
amount received from the United States
government from the sale of swamp
lands in The county for 1900. Doris, of
Oregon, introduced a bill repeating the
elecsien laws and enacting a law
which provides that the voter shall re-
ceive from the judges the ballot of the
party he desires to vote, and on
t he shall make all changes he desires.
Clay, of Audrian, submitted a second res
efution- providing for a constitutional
amendment separating taxes on corpora
t1enS from that on real and personal
property, the former for state, the latter.
for county purposes. and abolishing the
state board Of equalization.
To Congratulate the Emperor.
London, Jan. 27.-An the members