The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-02-28
THE STATE LEGISLATURE,
kynapsts Of the Proceedings Sf the
Festy-Fir-t General Assembly
Of Missouri.


Of Missouri.
Jefferson city. M Feb. is-Ths senate
held a very short session and no business
oi any impnrtanr" was transacted, u
the house q latEc number Of petitions Weri
presented, Including the following By
Young. NJ Johnson. from hiv constituent
fayUfing n Compulsory education law and
an antt-cigArstte nav. TEudy. of Gentry,
egainct sigarcttes. MCCullom. ~ Ripley,
favurink hlis regarding local firr insur.
an - NOW bsfor" the house. Dickinson. oi
Henry. for the rrsubuission uf the mort
EaER.taxinR constitutional amendment
Greene Of Scotland against the aale Of
cigarettes. Long, ~ Mcdonald against
taking Newton county out nf the vt
Louis appellate district and placing u In
the Kansas city diTirict. Patton, Of Tex
as from citizens NJ Putnam county !n n.
VOC ~ the medical practice bill. HaW.
klua, Of Marion, fhynrinK the enactment
~ hsh and gam" Laws; heinmil'er, Of
Newton from citizens ~ Newton and Sic.
Donald counties, N favor Of the bill allow
irg political parties t. make nominations
Without petition. officer sf Harrison, ~ |.
lowinE women 10 vote a' school elections
Jefferson chs. Mo. Feb 10 In the sen.
a." two franchise measures along ths
lines EuggeHtr,l IN the special message oi
Gov. lockerN, we're introduced by Whns
isy. 81 = yleir. The nominniions for 20
l.nutH we're received from the governor
the denomination ot Harry " Hnwrs na
head ~ the poliyc beard leading Co an *
tended and acrimonious running debate
... In the honHe the Gimrr pus compulsory
cducFtiun hill Wra ordered cugrnNaed af
ter several amendments had BEEN adopt
ed. The biil making appropriations fOf
the eleemos"nlTy end penal institutions
WRs passed. Tile liothReli bill TO sHtAb-
ltsh p state Cumnif rion to revise the stat.
utra WIS ucfsatod-fI "a q Carter, oI
lr In He
dram shop laws 80 aE to prohibit free
lunches : violation u1 the law " made
o miFdram"anl. punishable by q On. Of
not less than SO nor more than 81 Nc.
Lane. ~ kantls city. introduced % hil
reducing tho amount ~ wages exempt
from Earnishmrnl. whore necessities have
been purchss sHd, from tI5. the nmuunt *.
Srpt under IN" present laws, To rs Conk'
ling 0f trifrnli. introduced hill amend.
iuE the state hei lows aprllcabl. tn news
Traction md explanation shall release ;ht
publication from liability FOR punitive
damages. holdliK the publication lahlt
only for actual damages
Jefferson CIt,. No. Feb % In the sen.
~" tn entire n,"ruinl session was ocCu.
pied Va tho discussion Of the btu. ni.
read passed hy th' house, pruyldinp
that puhiiH boards In MlFHpurl in award.
Ing contracts Tor public buildings award
contracts To tho lowest bidder giving
preference tn stone dUarrlsd IN Missouri
7 Nf illi was PASSED bh vote nf ~ to 10
orch lrd, Tor the committee un criminal
jurisprudence, frJ'uitrd fuvotably thu de-.
purtm"ni- hiil introduced by Fer.
IT. Tn" hill yroyidlnE for quartermas.
ter sergeant Tor each regiment or troop
~ the national LuHrd Vas passed WAlk.
rrs separate coach bill was voted down
y tu 10 w iho house the fare reduction
hllt WAS Killed Co. s. The appropriation
Tor a Missouri rRhihit nt the pan-Amrri.
rHn and 'hg South Carolina expeditions
v!s debated ~ length. developing ron.
siderable" opposition The uppropriauoI
rlll for IN" state elermusynHry inHtitu.
lt'n1 WAS passed tuukling's bill io fur.
bid the uE" uf alumni iu food preparations
vas indcnnit 'ly postponed bradley bill
directing aasr .7pra ana boards NJ epuHli-
EHtinu To- ,'dI penalty ~ ten per cent
Du all property. real and personal when
discovered whether th' owner was DE-.
ceased or HiiyH, not returned for assess
ul"nt, was defeated 90 10 O.
Jefferson Cuy. Mo. Feb. 2i-tn the sen
aic. after very acrimonious debate. in
Nhlvh senators ~ innu"udr and almost
fi~rctk charged uthrrr Of their nunibrT
with reinE under tho influence NJ the
"bhy, a till taxing franchises was sent
o rngroSSnivut by n vote of - to 5 The
1ebate on the measure was started caTiV
u The morning, and WAS not finished IN
~ seven O'Clock AZ night. The measure
compromise between the original
senate hill the houac hiil aud H third
'ne drawn under IN. direction ~ Gov
bnCkery ... In the house q Joint resolution
NHH introduced h, Bunran. ~ - Joseph
providing Tor adjournment sine die March
". The cpfnmittC" on ways and means
rCpnrted lavprably the resolution intro
luCed hy Aydelott submitting ronat.
iutiuhal amendment providing FOR an an
interest on the banded debt ~ tho state,
81" af 90 provide fur the IsyyinE ~ e tax
nt eight cents rn tho f@t on the state
certificates hclu IN trust Tor the school
fund, with an amendment providing for
tho payment Of certificates a. the rate
1 " t&A.WH per annum. II the Legislature au
desires Hamilton. nr the committee on
appropriations, introduced the AppTUpriu.
ton hiil for the maintenance uf the rdu.
.nttonal institutions Of the state The
uill carries tf3N as Groom. 0f ct Louis
iutr l,lucsd the hill embydYing the pro.
law applying to ST. Louis 4 concurrent
resolution wua adopted by vote ~ y
ayes To- - nays, submitting to vote "
ths people ~ the state a constitutional
amendment on the subject ~ Initiative
ami referendum, to Ne voted on frat Mon.
dsy IN November, in2
Jefferson CITY. Mo. Feb q In the sen.
ate, by unanimous vote. the admins
tratiou franchise tRS hill was passed Tn,
Thomas bill enartins discrimination
tax ut two nor cent on foreign Insurance
companies was puatponcd indefinltely, The
substitute ~ ths committee on labor,
mines and manufacture for the hill Great,
inE a factory Inspector was passed Sen.
Ntuf ikhhel presented JOHN ana cNucuFs
rent resolution No. - allowing munlci.
I,alities to issue bonds IN excess of the
constitutional limit for the erection OF
wHterworks and tor the municipal owner.
ship of other public utilities. House hill
of Hildreth. OF AdaIT, to prevent the run
ming at large Of ducks. chickens and tur.
keys wnH passed In the house the hilI
of Conkllng aboiishInE the oftic" NJ rail.
road C0mmisalOner was passed by a vote
of n To- in6. other bills were passed as
follows That Of Roberts. Of petnNcoi re-.
iating to county clerks retaining certain
fees arising from official work performed
under the drainage and dItehinE law:
that of ConkiinE, relating to the fraudu-
lent sale and use of railroad tickets Only
one bill was introduce1-by Carter, amend
ing the statutes relating TO tho preserve
iion Of game and FISH BY slmost q unRn-
im0us vote the committee franchise tax
bill carrying elaborate ma chineTy for the
assessment and collection Of the tax, wac
passed.
Jefferson City, Mo, Feb. q The house
ordered 10 enETo~smeut the bill by Lane.
OF ut. Louis county. prohibiting the cree
light poles, or the laying Of pipes, con.
duiIR ur mains across any public road
without the consent uf the county court
of the county, the bill by Hackney, pro.
vidinE that the boards of directors of mir
ing companies and railroad corporations
may meet elsewhere than in the state, 10
n majority of stockholders 80 decide. the
bill by Hawkins, amending the divorce
laws: the election bill by Williams Of
Scott. and n committee substitute for the
various fish and game bills. The latter
preacribrs penalties for taking game out
OF the county where u IL killed for com
msrctai purposes: that citizens Of one
county may hunt IN an adjoining county
Nonresident hunters OF a county, other
than an adjoining nouniy, shall pay
license Of y and non-Fesidents Of the stat"
a license Of $40.