The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1901-02-23
MISSOURI IKoIsLArURR



Gov. Dockery transmitted . message to
both houses on the l1th urging the pan
sage of franchise taxation law, He says
4 law should bs'apsediiY passed that VIII
fully meet the expectations OF the peor
Pile and At the SAINT tins deal justly with
the great corporate Interests Of this etnte.
The house passed Youngs oiii 70 prevent
officers Of country banks from borrowing
from their own banka. The housa BY I
vote o. % 10 %. voted 10 sngfoss Wool
folks hill to apporsion the money de-
rived from the proposed inheritancs tAn
between the university and the school OF
mines In the ratio Of four TO oae. instead
Of sevon 10 one, a. prQyided In the prqe-
ent law. The house Killed the bill pro-
hlbiting candidates for Bfacs or members
OF any political ,cemmitgee from aeeept.
ing > pasa The hoaae engroksed Conkiin'a
iili % abolish the osafd q rnilg1na and
UarehDuse mminsi0nere. Senator Thom-
A. hin Imposing tax Of -four per cant.
on the gronu prtxniums of all fofel1h IA.
surAnce companies doing business In Ms
souri,. and two per cent. on domestic com
panies. was sent to engrossment.
In the house on the 18th Carter. el
Grundy county. introduced resolution
calling for a constitutional amendment q
provide woman suffrage. The maximum
| passed the house BY practically unani
NOUS vote. Davisaion. 0f Harris0n. Intro
| duced in the senate bill to repeal M
Nesbit election law for 81 Louis aud niv'
1 St. Louis the Kansas CITY election Law
| minus tho amandmentg c0utained IN tn
| Cardwell act The senate IN q facetioui
mood passed . resolution providing fo
| the appointment Of grounding commits
/ nioner Senator Tandy was named TO n
the place. Bradieys bill prohibiting min
operators from working employees owe
eight hours day passed the house.
The christian scientists were placed q
n discount BY the house on the 18th wins
MaN Halls medical I'LL was ordered en-
arossel bY q vote cf ITO u. The measur
10 . swesping one and will require all WI
practiee healing to pass rigid sxAmlnn
tion. crandaii. Of Shannon. effered a b.
20 make Il . felony to buy drinks IL
voters with view Of influencing thu
votes on election day. The house commit
ter on penal institutions has killed Spul
ioeh's biii abolisAing contract convict 4
Tor n the state penltcntiary. A bill I
especial interest which passed the houl
WAS that Of Haines. OF Saline. limiting n
araeunt which may Be charged By new
papers for pubiiphthg The ofncial bsll'
to 80 for two ihseftions in The sena
| q p1uuou MIneo " ~ utIfo urmoVta
. of gt Louis against the passage Of Il
separate coach bill was presented
Tue house and senate ways and msai
committees In Joint caucus On khs 10
agreed 10 report % both honsss for pa
saGs the wcsifoik- Hawthorne francht
tax hiil Senator KoilinA 81 d. Leuis.
treducsd hill 10 prohibit druggists
ofhsrs from selling any medicine contai
ing cocaine. ehioraI or opium, or 81
compound Of stthsr. sxeepf on the ps
scriptiou Of . rsgistersd physician. n
would Affect . great many patsat me
, icines. Mr., Dickfnssn. ehairrnan Of \
, house redistrieting and apportionnis
committee introduced N the house 4
bill for redistricsing the state judicial
The bill which passed the psaats. pfahib
| ing Sunday baseball. was reported Y
, favorably by the house committes
criminal jnrisprudeuce. A bisl 10 give
each convict released from the Mlsso'
/ penitentiary under the thres-fonrthr n
- on his being given his freedom v
passed by the house