Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-03-21
THE STATE LEGISLATURES.
Synopsis Of the Proceedings of the
Forty-Ftrst General Assembly
of Missouri.

senate the appropriation bill for the con-
tingent expenses of the various state in
feiency bill was also passed. House reso-
luton liking the time for adjournment
sine die at Monday, the 18th, was made a
special order for the 18th. The bill 20
nreyent the aduIteration of candles was
passed and sent to the house....In the
house a concurrent resolution was adopt
die on Monday. the 18th. Among the
measures passed was the emergency
clause of the Worlds fair appropriation
bill; the teachers annuity fund bill; pro-
din for a state factory inspector; the
smoke abatement bill. applying to cities
of 100000 or over; providing for a proba-
ton system for Juvenile delinquents in St.
Louis; to allow railroad companies 20
huild extensions and to condemn land for
that purpose; to authorize boards of
aldermen in cities of the fourth class to
select repositories TOR and to loan money
ply, Mckinney and Ward were appointed
TO act with a committee of the senate 10
draft resolutions on the death OF former
President of the United States Benjamin
Harrison.
Jefferson City. Mo. March 14.-In the
| senate two bills, one providing for a re-
1uction in the beer inspection fees, and
the other comforting the power upon the
governor of receiving a sum equal to ten
cents a barrel on Ill beer manufactured
N the state since September 20, 1899, We're
passed, after an extended debate. House
dill amending the Nesbit election law. re-
lating to St. Louis, was called up and
passed after being amended further. The
house amendments to the smoke abate-
ion, as were also The amendments TO the
tax revision bill. The bill providing that
the state board of health shall receive
fees was passed; also house bill providing
hat no physician nay act as druggist un-
less he has passed an examination in
aboliShing the office of license commiS-
sioner of st. Louis was passed. The SIM
/ mons compulsory education bill was
he insurance bill failed. The Nicholson
stock yards bill was passed. All the SEN
tor educational institutions were con-
| cured in. but those to the general ap-
preparation bill were n~on-concurred in.
Jefferson City, Mo-, March 15.-In the
senate the house joint resolution for adj
%iournment sine die at noon on Monday.
mum freight rate bill was defeated.
House bill providing for another division
IF the circuit court in Jasper county !;
house bill making the stealing of lead pipe
and brass fittings from houses a felony
and house bill requiring drug stores to
nave a registered pharmacist employed
we're passed. House amendments to the
SimmC rs educational bill We're concurred
n. The house initiative and referendum
dill was defeated....In the house the SEN
ate amendment to the whisky tax bill,
! liking the tax at ten cents a gallon, was
:%o7curred in and the bill passed. The bill
! prohibiting mining companies working
men more than eight hours per day was
passed. Senate bill authorizing the gov
arnor to fill vacancies in the office of jus
tee of the peace and constable in the city
IF St. Louis was killed. The senatorial
| 'edistr1cting bill was passed; also senate
Jin creating the office OF assistant attor-
1ey general; also senate bill establishing
the Bertiilor system of criminal identiIi-
cation; also senate bill extending the bar
Der law to cities of 5000 and over; also
senate bill providing that no dramshop IL
censes shall be issued to a keeper Of \
gambling house, house of i'll fame or sim
! lar institutions. or if issued shall be re-
Foked. Senate bill providing that street.
-ailway companies may conduct amuSe-
nent grounds and all sorts of electric bus
ness, and charge any fare for travel to
night deem proper, amended so as to ex-
.lude ST Louis from its provisions. was
passed.
Jefferson City, No, March I'm the
senate Wallace's political party bill was
# Il taxes in cities of the fourth ip r aa class a" iand
! house bill providing fer the selection or
petit juries were passed. House bill Civ
personal property. and house bin permit
ting husband ard wife to testify in civil
Hawthorne's bill. from the house, giving
iuries the right 20 determine whether a
man convicted of murder in the first de-
gree shall be hanged or sentenced to the
penitentiary for life. was killed. Clay's
house bill putting into force the third
amendment to the constitution adopted
last Move mher passed the senate unani-
n,ously. On a motion to n~onconcur in the
Rouse amendment to the senatorial ap-
ceie. The appropriation for mileage anG
per diem of senators and representatives
was increased from $500 to $50 0O0. House
Dill No. 249. providing for the distribution
Of the tax received from foreign inSlir-
ance companies, PASSED. House bill re-
EGting to the selection of directors of pub
lie libraries. passed. House bill authoriZ-
ing the husband and wife to bring suit
for damages in one suit, was passed.
| House bill providing for the establishment
of & state library board and giving the
| power to school districts OF laying aside
raised by an assessment ranging from
i've to twenty cents a pupil was passed.
Hawkins house bill. creating the char
Of dairy h~usbandry in the state universf.
ty, was passed. Hereafter the term of
collector in Missouri counties viii be four
years. insted of two, the house bill to
that effect having PASSED. The house
passed both the oills reducing the beer
inspection fees. and that adjusting the
back fees. The former bill passed by a
vote of 40 to II, without a fight. The
latter. by a vote of J5 to 10. a number or
votes. The house passed the two SENATE
amendments to the Nesbit election law
bill. applying to st: Louis. The hrst pro-
yides tina vacancies among judges or
clerks shall b9 filed by the commissioner
who made the original appointment. The
fero me pADriI elections. The house, by a
marty vote, also passed the joint and con-
current resolutions to make the preSenS
investment of the school fund permanent.
A Sunday session was held for the pttr-
nose of taking action on the beiated gem
eral appropriation Dill. The conference
committed finally reached an agreement,
and their report was adopted, practically
concluding the work of the session.
A Surprise for the Irish Guards.
London, March 1S.-The new Irish
guards regiment, stationed at Chelsea,
was a~greeably surprised yesterday on
returning from church to find that an
| orderly had arrived at the barracks
from Marlborough house with boxes
of shamrock from Queen Alexandra
and a note in her hand writing, re-
/ questing the colonel of the regiment
to distribute the emblems to the men
On parade.
sick From Manila.
San Francisco, March 15.-The
transport Fitzpatrick with 400 sick sol
diers has arrived from Manila. -Four
~privates died on the voyage