The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1901-02-02
MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.



both houses on the 2sd passed rsso,u-
tions Of regret over the death Of Queen
Victoria, The house resolution "deplored
the fact that the closing days OF her
reign were darkened and saddaned by the
unholy var waged against liberty and
the South African republics" crandali
(dem.l. Of shannon county. presented .
house resolution 70 fieat the Dag at half
mast Tor Ave days because Of the queens
death Passed Representative Farley.
OF Platte county. read that the state leg
stature Of Kansas was threatsninE 10
throw Leavenworth out Of the stats be-
cause OF the burning OF the negro AieE-
ander and he introduced = resolution 10
Its adoption was moved and carried with
who0p Representative Stevens pre-
sented bill TO abolish tbs three state
normal sch0ols Representative Ball
wants Il made a crime 70 sell ''iumpy-
iawed" cattle. /. senator Martin intro
duced bill providing for q pardon clerk
10 assist the goyerner. Senator WhAisy
wants physicians to be prohibited from
acting 40 druggists unless they have Z
asks Tor the appointment Of Z oircuit
uInof1sy in each Judicial circuit A bill
making divorce laws more stringent hk6
been introduced BY Senator DoWeii. II
provides that no divorce ahail hc granted
unless both parties to the suit have been
residents Of the state for . year, and
further provides that absolute divorces
shal not be granted until a year altar
the application. caring which time the
applicant must keep good habits.
Gov. Dockery on tho tith sent TO the
senate the following appointments; Man.
ayers OF the state colony for feeble
minded at Marshall Dora l.. Hall. 81.
Joseph: Charles N. Buckner and John n.
| Hall, MARSHALL Pearl Mitchell. Roche
| port: II. c. MoDougai (rep.) Kanaas city.
| Regents Warrensburg State Normal.
! Charles y. Morrow, Warrenaburg: W. N.
wharton. Carthage Gov Dooksry sent
/ a message to the legislature urging the
enactment Of a law punishing KIDNAPPING
| by death. Wilson. Of st. Louis. introduced
q bill amending the present gambling
laws so as to insert the word craps and
thereby make Il apply TO that form Of
| gambling. The house passed a bill max
ing effective the constitutional amend.
| ment allowing fewer than the full nun.
Der OF petit jurors 10 ind a verdict IN
! civtl cases Dalton introduced q bill pro.
viding that the books Of all county ON.
csrB who collect money shall Be inyesti.
gated at least once each year BY trav,
cling auditor, who 10 20 20 a deputy oi
the state auditor Hoess ein ~ y
that raining on any article or selling
chances on any article 10 made . nils
demssnor. punishable By nne or ipprisen
ment, or both. Dwtlt T.
In Inc senate on the 18th bill was pre-
sented by Senator Farria taxing depart
ment stores II provides, for = license q
$500 on each sf q groups Of articles han
died by merchants Senator Romp In
troduced bill providing for tho snumsrs
tion Of school chiidrsn of fhs state q IN
nrst four grades. and the free use .
books used BY them. An appropriation o
$4,000 from the general revenue fund
provided. Orchard Introduced In the sen
ate the permanent license bill for IN
beneht Of Baioonkeepers. ~Ths chile
feature 10 4 clause 10 the effect that afts
. aaioonkeepcr has secured o petite
signed by a majority Of the proport
owners IN his block the petition will re
main In force until . rsmonstrnnc
against the saloon Is presented. ....Isy
: vote Of % to % the house passed Clay
, bill providing that husband should no
on account OF the marriage relation.
held responsible for the the tortious act
OF the wife. Representatives Hawkins n
: troduced a bill providing that Judges {
the supreme court shall receive $500
year. Instead Of $500. the present saiar,
II also Increases the salary paid the stat
. circuit Judges 10 800. instead Of 500
| as now. Country luswrpapcr interests u
ceived a bad blow whom house bill
, va ordered 20 engrossmcnf. The b
! does away with the requirement that u
! election ballot shall be published In ~
: newspapers Of the county.
: The house on the 2e h Increased Il
I number OF st. Louis worlds fair dtreetol
!. from Tb TO l0o Tapley, Of Pike. pr
:, santed a bill 70 compel county prisone
10 work on the public roads. Reinmili
c wants law 10 compel prosecutors to %
l. the cost where no Indictments are fonn
. Dorls. Of Oregon, presented an clectit
b.l which does away with the seer I
Of the ballot. A bill 10 repeal Law q
facting the payment OF 81. Clair coun
bonds, which passad % years ago, h
.een introduced IL prohibits judgsa
n county courts paying OF county bo y
IT unless 80 authorized by = vote Of the n
=. Iayers OF the county.
Ona Of the interesting bills present
D on the 18th was BY Senator Smith. Of
n Louis, to allow marriage cefemonies
be, solemnired by Christian science J,
turers Four bills By Senator Costello
late to divorce proceedings In cases OF
D. curable insanity. Several bills were
n troduced In the house. Including the q
lowing. Providing for compulsory Cd
U cation. but excluding from It's provislo
attendants At private and paroeh
schools by McLane. providing for eq'
wages for men and women for the sai
labor; by Nicholson, making II q mist
n meanor for a school board to employ
teacher any person related ty blood
marriage 70 any member Of the board
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