The St. Louis Republic., 1901-03-28
DR. nathaniel K. KING 1s s1n fn. I'd s s s H.

public or private cemetery within thslr
The House passed Senate bill applicable
to Cook County regarding the organization
of a part of village containing not less
than 800 inhabitants.
Bills FayOrnbly Reported.
The Senate Committee on Revenue or
dered favorable reports on Humphreys bill
Tor appeals from the Board of Review to
the courts. and JULES revising the law de-
fning the powers of the Board of Review.
The Senate Committee on Municipaiitles
ordered a favorable report on Towrsends
bill. which would provide that special as
sessments for sewer may be made with
cut the consent of the majority OF the
frontage, provided the ordinance is passed
by three-fifths vote of the Council.
The Senate Committee on Appropriations
ordered favorable reports on Putnam's bill
to provide for travelling libraries and max
Ing an appropriation of $500 for the same:
Hunts, to appropriate 81, so in aid of the
State Dairymen's Association, and Town
sends. to make appropriations for the State
Farmers Institute,
Senate judiciary Committee ordered IA
vorable reports on the following bills:
Besole's, to require that judgments and
DEGREES of city courts must he recorded
in the office of the Circuit Clerk before
they shall become liens; Pemberton's. to
provide that in the organization of drain
age districts the petition must be signed by
sufficient number of property owners 70
represent majority OF the acreage of the
district; Harris's, TO amend the law re-
garding the administration of estates by
putting physicians claims for services dur
Ing the last illness Of the deceased In the
third instead of the fifth class; Humphreys
to amend = the law in % relation to care Of e, de-
the law In relation to the construction OF
sidewalks by special assessment
The committee took up Senator Besole's
district in st. Clair. Madison. Monroe and
Randolph counties. 4 petition from some
of the residents of Randolph County, pro
was read. and action on the bill was post
poned until the next meeting.
The subcommittee of the Senate Commit
Hill Township of Randolph County and
Tamaroa Precinct No. l. and Pinckneyviile
Precinct No in Perry County int in the sl Bol,
gain of votes for Alden in the uncontested
ballots.
House Committee on judiciary formulat-
ed a committee bill to provide that corpoT-
ations organized under special charter. ana
not for pecuniary benefit, shall be vested
with power to create Boards OF trustees.
directors and managers, the boards 20 be
selected from their own membership or
otherwise. This bill is designed to aid the
university which Is proposed to be located
in Decatur. and for which s1.ol0.Veo has been
donated. One of the terms of the donation
is that the donor may have some repre-
sentation in the management of the insu-
tuition, which is Cumberland Presbyterian
school.
Favorable to Dramshop Bill.
favorable report was ordered upon Mr.
Montelius's bill to amend the dramshop
act designed to prevent the & estani'shmen55 h Ia ny
original packages of Intoxicating liquors
within two miles of the limits of pro-
hibition , city or village ;,ons coun,t,ss or
dered a favorable report on MIR. BurGetts
bill to make appropriations for placing a
house grounds Of Douglas County. The bill
was amended by making the amount appro-
priated $500. instead OF 5000.
yurbH b feporss the
pug and poodle dogs from the payment OF
dos tax; and upon MIR. Pools bill. including
Identifying owners for damage committed
by dogs.
The House Committee on Military AT
bill to increase the number OF hattalions Of
infantry to enable the recruiting of u full
regiment of negro troops.
The House Committee on Education re-
ferred to a subcommittee the bill intro
duced by Mr.. Chan9berlin, TO provide for the
repeal of the bill enacted two years ago.
giving the right to city superintendents of
A favorable report was ordered upon
Trautmann's bill to create an educational
commission Of seven members to examine
all the school laws Of the State and to sub
init to the next General Assembly such
amendments as 1t deems necessary.
The House Committee on Judicial De-
partment acted favorably on McConnelPs |
bill to make the Clerk and City Attorney |
of municipalities members of the Board of f,
Local Improvement and providing that no |
special assessment shall be made unless the i
board recommend 1t in writing to the City |
Council.
The same action was taken upon Loy's |
bill to prohibit City Councils and Boards |
Of trustees of 10.OC0 inhabitants and under |
from issuing bonds unless ordered by a ma
Jority vote of the municipality. |
House Committee on License ordered ia
vorabe reports on the following bills:
Farnums: To rerulate the manufacture
Of beer; committee bill providing that stock |
yards shall pay an annual license fee of 81 |
for each bin OF stall for housing live stock. !
the license to be turned into the State |
Treasury: committee bill to impose license !
fee of $50 upon each telegraph office. and |
that 10 per cent of the gross re- |
ceipts of each office shall be paid 10 the |
State; committee bill to provide that ex- |
press companies shall be licensed by the |
Railroad and Warehouse Committee and |
that 10 per cent of the gross earnings shall |
be paid into the State Treasury.
]. L. PICKERING.