Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-29
MISSOURI

On the 18th Gov. Dockery sent a special
message to the Legislature. In which ne
urged an appropriation of $4,000 for re-
pairing the capitol building: The gov.
ernor characterized the architecture OF
the judicial department and the library
building as an architectural monstrosity
and as notably deficient for the proper
transaction OF the peoples business. Sen,
ator Clarke. of Kansas City, introduced
the resolution providing for an appropria-
ton of $20,00 for the erection Of a bronze
statue of Thomas H.. Benton in West Ter
troduced a bill setting aside two districts
for new normal schools, one to be In
southwestern part of the state and the
other in the northwestern.
A bill wa introduced in the house to
prohibit the playing of football. Under the
provisions of the bill it Is a
to play football and the officers and board
of managers of the state university,
cultural colleges shall be fined or inn
prisoned If they permit students to en-
gage in football. The same regulation APP
plies also to teachers and directors OF tn e
wholly or In part by the state.
On the 10th, both houses Of the legisla.
ture voted for a successor to United
States Senator Vest, and former Gov.
Richard G. Kerens. The vote in the SEN
ate stood: Stone rs, Kerens Z; one DEM
ocrat and one republican absent. In the
house; stone 81, dSsan g; T sorapsor
sent a special message on the subject of
free textbooks for public school children
He recommends the submission of a con-
stitutional amendment authorizing
ties, townships or school districts to tax
themselves for the purchase of TEXTBOOKS
for the free use Of pupils. The contested
election case of walton against eonar
on a minority report of the committee on
elections, and after a long debate the
matter was finally referred back to the
committee on election.
In the house Mr.. Wells offered a reso-
luton that the adjutant. general be In
s~lructed to fire a salute Of IL guns In hon
or our much beloved and able United
States senator, George Graham Vest
Lutte was fired. Mr.. Kinney offered a res
olution that the state printing. including
reports, be done by, convict labor, ef-
fecting a saving OF thousands OF dollars
In the senate, on the 21st, Mr.. Bradley,
Of st. Francois, asked that further time
be given two committees having under
consideration three of his bills, n the
Judiciary committee, reported the bill of
Senator Smith, of st. Louis, with. a rec
concentration that it do not pass, defining
papers in which official publications shall
be made, and on motion of the author OF
the pill further consideration OF the same
was indefinitely postponed.
In the house Mr.. Oliver, of Cape Girar-
deau, offered a resolution which provides
ton company doing business in Missouri
shall grant and issue free passes over
their lines in Missouri to all state officers,
the judges of the supreme, appellate and
transportation to be good during the term
of these officers. The last formality in
the election of a United States senator
was complied with when the two branches
Of thn n0Gnr11N1u mat in inint GaCltnn and
Lieut.-Gov. Lee declared William Joel
Stone duly elected United States senator
from Missouri.
On the I'D, Senator Bradley moved to
have sent to engrossment his bill pro-
hibiting railroad companies from giving
passes to state or county officials or dele
gates to any political convention, and
prescribing a penalty therefor, as well as
viduals so designated of free transporta-
ton from the railroad companies. The
motion was lost. Senator JEWELS bill
requiring street railway companies to sell
ten tickets for rs cents to school children
during school days was reported favor
ably, will. amendments n an emergency
clause, waich were adopted.
In the house Mr.. Murphy introduced a
three members to Investigate the Coal
trust, also the charge of a combination
of coal operators to advance prices. Mr..
Lindsey, of Kansas City, introduced a
bili lC4AAt tii5 vi otoSA J%taS W ~ -
censed by county courts before they can
be operated. The license fee is to be
from $1OO to $500. The bill prohibits
Cor cattle, 10 cents for calves, 6 cents for
hogs, S cents for sheep. Commission
charges are allowed to be at Is cents for
cattle, Is cents for horses, IS cents for
calves, 6 cents for hogs and s cents for
sheep, Mr.. Farley, of Platte, introduced
a bill increasing the price of convict labor
from so to 65 cents. The house adopted a
resolution to prepare a bill to appropriate
s2,5W for a monument at the grave of ex-
Gov. McClurg, at Lin Creek.
On the 23d the first bills Of the present
session were passed by the senate. There
were five of them, relating and applying
only to St. Joseph, which city has to
come to the legislature for relief. The
bill of Senator Zevely creating the thirty
ties of Gasconade. Franklin and Usage,
and separating them from st. Louis
county, also passed by unanimous vote,
with an emergency clause attached. The
subsequent election of a Judge. Senator
Worries bill providing for the holding OF
primaries in Buchanan county was sent
to engrossment. The committee on ju-
and some unfavorably. They recommend
ed the McNatt bill giving a Lien on the
grain threshed to- the owners OF thresh-
ers.
offered a, resolution expressing the gait
tude of the people of the state to Senator
Vest for his useful service and fidelity tc
duty, and asked that the resolution be
made a part Of the records of the house
1t was adopted. Mr.. Britain, of Green
offered a joint and concurrent resolution
for the establishment of a national parl
at Springfield, which shall include the
grounds upon which was fought the bat
tie of Wilson'S creek. The house ad.
iOurnad until two O'Clock Monday after,