The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-03-15
THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
Synopsfs of In Proceedings OF she
Forty-First General Asscmbiy
of Missouri.

Of ST. Joseph was passed.
colllns' bin prcvidins for the transysb %,
liccnse was issued r'inoyes or dies. was
defeated-e 70 ". q large number 81
bills were reported from eomm,,'eds.
special Jury Law uniavorably. In the
house the amendments to the 81. louis
election law were ngaiii lalI over ~
Spcer hill for the appointment OF u. freight
schedule commission WAS passed. also
senate bill removing the geological collec.
lions to Ne RGiIa sil1 %.s ~ M k,snsp ans
n capital onenpc. The bill a~ppropriltinE
$50. 90 for a Missouri exhibit at the ,pan-
American exposition at Buralo and inc
South Carolina cxpoHItion at Charleston
was passed. The Locker bill to reappor.
tion tho state into sixteen congressional
districts was gent 10 cfgroshment WIN
a number Of changes.
Jefferson city. Mo, March lin the
senate the Rubey bill for the establish-
mcnt Of n committee Of five TO revise tho
revenue laws OF the state was passed:
also the Till nilowtnp discharged convicts
from the pc~nitentllty 81 In addition 70
TRANSFORMATION to their homes. also the
Drabcllc bill authorizing local fire insur-
ance agents to make schedules for rating
In cities and counties whore they are To-
S S..ssa. Tss . H ys,a ~ pff :, Ca Sl,, senate Sas az" ,Iso
cidcd to transfer 1900 from the insur-
sncc department 20 the state revenue
fund. o,chard,s perre,ual drsmshop pa
~ hNNA WIZ ~ - -
TO 8 n Joint and concurrent resolution
defining the status OF state school funi
certificates and providing for their per.
pctuntton was adopted ....I In the house thu
senate franchise tax bill Gov. Dockory's
bilD was passed. without amendment. al
ter q long and rpirits- debate. by a vote ~
III To y. The amendments to the 81.
Louis election law were also parsed, with.
out dcbatc-9i TO 26
Jefferson city. Mo. March SIN III,
senate n large amount of bualnsea NuH
rushed through. Including the passage al
q number OF minor bills, among which
prisoners on the public roads; one re-
lntinH to kidnapping. inhking II n capital
unense, and one making the operation at
u slot machine u felony punishable by the
same penalties as keno. \, ~ g., faro.
roulette. etc. Committee substitute f0f
house bills Nos. % and 2bS. providing FOR
tho election In cities Of fourth class %,
mnyor. collector, street commlrsionor and
emergency clause makes the bill effective
In the April election In the house tho
general judicial a~pportlonment bill was
passed Tho conkliig tiil to amend the
libel law was dcteatcd-ji to g.. The cor
rtitutiohnl amendments asked for by the
81. Louis commission Got the public well.
fare was pusHcd by a practically unan.
NOUS vote.
Jefferson city. Mo. March 1.-THE son.
ntc rcced,d from amendment No. I to tho
run.Ameritau exposition bill. fixing The
tnlhry ~ IN, secretary at 500 per month.
h house coucurrvl 20 amendments Nos.
I and 2 and the bill was sent to the sov.
rrnor for his approval. The Worlds fair
bill. passed by the houro nppropriate~ g..
r0lcn for the participation 81 the state in
the Louisiana plirchn,c Centennial expo.
sltlon to be held in -. Louis In $50. The
votes were cast by Representatives Blair.
OF Hickory; Calvert. Of Barton. DUlgcli,
Of Wcbntor: Griffin. 81 Polk. Organ. 81
Dent, Spcsrr. Of Stone: Smith, OF Frank.
lin. Hutchinson Of OZARK. The bill
has yet to pass the Fonate. The en- ~.
genry clause was lost because some Of
the members did not want the commits.
si1ncrs appointed anil draw pay before
the time time required to prepare for the
opening Of the exposition. The house held
n night session. about seventy member
present, and engaged In n long wrunglc
on the question ~ adjournment. the zen.
eral sentiment being IN favor Of ndinu-n.
lbg ns soon Ms possible a m Of bills
were sent Ia ongroSrmont and a few Of
minor Importance IiSscd.
jefferson city. Mo. March lin the
senate The till taking AWAY the appoint.
mcnt % Jury commissioner for 81. LOUIS
from the circuit Judges. and vcsting the
power IN IN" governor. was passed h- n
party votc-N To- :. Walkers hill pruy1i.
lng for the closing NJ gHloons between the
hours Of i:N AMI . u. m. wnS defeated.
Orchards hill making the theft Of brass
journals from railroad cars n felony was
4 NhN v ~ a. hINMfliNNNNNNk NNNts mo hNlN
providing for uniform registers In schools
was pissed. ne was also house bill pro.
vidlng TINT The husband shall have dowcf
r,Shts 10 M S,iate Of the wife: also
eanigationr. The senatorial npportion.
house hill placing commercial travellers
m.nt bill was paHsch....in the house IN.
following bills wer" paused: E.stablishini
u new schedule of ~s1lnrloB for attaches ni
the general assembly. n%ppropriauna
tiGl ~ for the relief of John q. Evans,
eA.-L.. NL.NH -
pcnscE Incurred IN oNecutlng n rcquiaitlnn.
ppror Rating t2i,go Hccrulng to the State
fair fund to the board of directors Of tbs
State fair. to be expended In establish.
inr and maintaining the fair. making ihe
term 81 sheriff and collector four, In.
stead OF two, years; providing that nc
grand jury shall be convened except ot
order ~ n Judge With jurisdiction 1vci
fclonlcs. prohibiting the pnlc OF meat OF
iump-lawed cattle; recurring i~nsufanc,
companies doing business on the mutna.
plum Ia supply to IN" insurance commits,
siopcr annual statements of tho comprn,
sation Of officers Of the expenses of tn,
business nt tho commissions paid and vi
the earnings. The Aydelott school FUND
RESOLUTION was voted down.
jefferson city. No. March Elm tn.
senate the Worlds Fair appropriation bill
was passed with the emergency claus,
added. The amendments to the hous'
congressional reapportionmont bill weI.
ratified. Ramps bill, providing tina
fpfliN tbhflf mhN tlNlut tNntUteH O
maintaining quarantine on the county In,
was parsed. ns was also senate bill re
curing veterinary surgeons TO secur,
state licenses: the Hill creating the oiiic,
OF quartsrmastcr sergeant Of the nationi
guard. and Walkers hill providing tina
members 81 the state hoard OF chnritieI
shall receive the same compensation NJ
members of other bolrds-NcO. Lirht
holders bill amending tho change. of
venue statute relating to landlord casei
was passed unanimously -, In the hous,
the sessions were duh. h entire thu,
was consumed In the discussion OF houS.
bills OF a minor character. Tho onl,
cases In the desert were the swift dofea
OF the continuous .ialonn license bill an,
tho boiler inspector hill of Representa-
tive Lynch. Further circumstances wer,
presented against tho passage OF the sen
nte bill forcing manufacturers to plac'
on labels the full formulas OF their medI
cines. Gardner, Of 81, Louis county, pre-
scented a reinonstrancs against the mas
sage OF the bill making t~rapshootins
misdemcanor. The senate bill for a corn
mission 10 revise the iovonue laws of IA,
state and report to the Forty-second gen
crhl assembly was passed.
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