Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-02-21
THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
synopsis OF the ~roceedtns OF tNs
Forty-Ftrst General Assemhiy
of Missouri.

nanifantfarv not to exceed FIVE years
and a fine of not less than SO SENATOR
Haynes and Morton opposed the Dill o.
Senator Smith to provide for the estfb-
ishment of the Rertillon system OF Grim,
inal Identification in Missouri own ano
in the Missouri p~eHitentiary on the Srounu
that the bill compelled the measurement
of persons on arrest instead OF on copVlc-
ton, and that this might subject lnnocen'
persons to the disgrace of being classl-
fed in criminal registers....ln the mouse
a debate occurred on the Appropriation
the public debt. The house had some time
ago voted for an appropriation OF $l,SsGVN
to liquidate the entire state debt: Inc
senate, on investigation, FOUND that II
the entire state debt was paid not enough
money would be i'll the sinking fund 70
pay the ST. oos for the state exhibit at
the Worlds fair. Accordingly, 1t cut
down the amount to be paid on the state
debt TO $4,000 the statutory requirementi
fcer, of Harrison. offered resolutions OF
respect on the death of General b. M.
Prentiss, and Stevens, of Benton. resolu'
tions to celebrate Lincoln day, February
Il, by firing a salute. Both were adopted.
A large number of new bills were intro
Guced.
Jefferson City, Mo-. Feb. 12.--In the SEN
ate the bill allowing the raising OF the
perintendent of public schools from 81
500 to So, 600 was debated and pasSed-lS 70
8. The bill, by Orchard, allowing appeal
to courts from the decisions of the board
of equalization; Senator Martins bill TO
prescribe the method of obtaining service
on alien corporations, and Senator Ora"
bellies bill to compel the St. Louis muni-
cipal assembly to appropriate money to
pay the salaries of judges and clerks who
officiated in November were passed. ORA
bellies primary election bill was debated
a short time and laid over. Thomas, bill
obliging foreign surety dol1G
business in Missouri to deposit not less
than $500, 600 in cash, treasury notes or
bonds of the United States or of Missouri
with the insurance commissioned was
ma GSpd In the house a large NUMBER OF
petitions in favor of a law for compui-
sorry education were presented. Jefferson,
ST. Francois, Buchanan, Stone, Greene,
Polk, Lewis, Lawrence, Bates, Rails,
Marion, Monroe and Adair counties were
represented in the petitions. Camden,
Marion, Adair and Lawrence counties. as
well as St. Joseph, the State Federation
of labor and seventy-three bodies of or
ganized labor in st. Louis petitioned Tor
direct legislation. Organ, of Dent, intro
duced a bill scaling down the salaries OF
house and senate employees
Jefferson City, Mo, Feb. lin the sen.
ate the committee on private corporations
Quiring new associations to furnish serv-
! ice to all applicants upon tender OF the
usual consideration. Thursday afternoon,
February Is, was set apart for services N
memory of senator Martin, OF st. Louis,
recently deceased. Thomas bill to tax
life insurance companies two per CENT. on
gross amount of premiums received on
business done i'll the state was SEM 10
Thomas providing for annual accounting
to policy holders in mutual insurance
companies and reGulating the qlserl ny
Carthy bill derriving circuit courts OF
the power to confirm the appointment OF
Smepti as : was was also the Woifolk bill giving
the school OF mines one-hfth OF the sSale
seminary moneys instead of one-eightn
The house refused to engross the Bra'l-
ley bill directed against. the acceptalce
Of free passes and free r. etd fran nix G py 91'i in
PRODUCED a joint and concurrent resolu-
ton amending the constitution, SO as &c
pounicinai elections Speaker Whitecottor
announced as additional members OF tne
y n,sv f Ia PiRe; 1WS:eeeifoikr of Lincoia
and Sullivan, Of Jackson.
Jefferson City, Mo-, Feb. 15,-In the sen,
ate DAWSON, Of Harrison, introduced 8
bill to repeal the Nesbit, election law az,
p ay q IS 1851 p. D EIaii SNq primary election
bill. applying TO St. Louis; was PassSu
salary Mas and compensation attaching to thu
recorder of deeds of St. Louis and reduc
ing the number OF employees, MoetoH' y
which would be to give Kansas City al
excise commissioner as St; Louis now ma
the publication of the official ballot in tw'
neNspapers IN each county Amended SO d
to allow 800 to each papehr, ri, as er competltfhS 4.
office of pardon attorney was passed q !
81. shelby. for the eomr1 mt eii on praogyditdiin,,
for the APPOINTMENT of a state bee in
spector to stamp out foul broods blacl
broods and p !Fb1s da Lpo1ds lf also r rep
adversely the biz for t the erea1 Tbe com CO..
t forestry park nsn IN s snd Mining inhnsS% reported ad
7 versely the bill changing the iocatlon =
: the exhibits of the geological sarsey Iro q
: GoIumbia. The committee on PUBLIC healt
reported adversely the bill provlding Una
: ali canned goods e the oabe VI can
ming.
: Jefferson city, Mo-, Feb. 15.-In the sen
: ats the following I:!ls were INTRODUCED
Y Nv Matthews, authorizing eacn OF "a
: Judges of the supreme court and OF "a
81 Louis and Kansas City courts OF AZ
n meals to appoint a clerk at $s00 a year, .
frandv- relating to the restraint OF an
e mails sa rnnnin of Il The la Tnatron Of the Missou'
School for the Blind at st. Louis from 90
e to $500 E yeaF; by by Notion a;eef neia reia9in g to eoa az
f peals in contested election cases. WaIke
n of the committee or, eleenosynary ms
:. SarseIv the measure for a Missouri gel
e erai hosnital. Dowell presented a resol
s a. committee or accounts of the legi
Innate expenses incurred In the puFdat
Senator M~artin...-ln the mouse nv Abes
e crombie. the bill introduced in the sena
x yesterday by Dayisson to restore the ele
Ic he buVing of property by a junk deal,
or seeondhand dealer from a minor wit
al out the consent IN WFlLtnS - ~ raIatir
re roads and highways; by CrandeH,
le nnrohibit candidates for office from usiI
te money or intoxicating drinks 70 LnIiusn
a voters in casting their votes, by G5 Gcn
,e relating to trust c~ompanies; by Dorri
he relating to a bond for abstractors OF ut
r The medical practice bill was sent to e
ernssment. after a long debate, w1tho
fhe Christian Science amendments.
PROTECTOR of English Free Masons
II oado, Feb. 16.-Earl Amhers
= presiding yesterday afternoon at
- special meeting of the Grand LodI
i of Free Masons, announced hat Xii
Edward will assume the title and p
sition of Protector of the Engli
= Free Masons. The duke of Connaug
was nominated o grand master,
succession to King Edward. The ele
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