Iron County register., 1903-03-26
MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.

The senate, on the 18th, passed one of
the election bills prepared by the Jefier.
son club Of st. Louis. Senator Kinealy's
change of venue bill was killed. Senator
Rubey's bill, compelling trust companies
to keep reserve fund of Is per cent. OF
the demand deposits, passed. l9 ayes and
noes. Other bills passed were: Appro-
priating 800 900 for state eleemosynary
and penal institutions; appropriating s2o,-
900 to repair levees in Mississippi county:
requiring railroad companies to file lists
of the property in each county with the
proper county officials: Collins bill, es-
tablishing board of plumbing inspectors
in st. Louis. THE house voted down
the Duncan resolution to raise s4.0Oo,O@
fund for a new state capitol, and Ticka-
ceks resolution to move the capital to
st. Louis was also killed. Other bills
passed were: Reappropriating $9sO, 600 fol
the Worlds fair; requiring railroad com.
panies to give free return transportation
to stock shippers; providing that the
board OF railroad commissioners shall fix!
maintain, establish, reduce and modify
freight rates upon all railroads in this
state.
The senate, on the 18th, killed Senator
Matthews bill, relating to the appoint.
but passed a house bill which he cham
pioned, allowing the county court of st.
Louis county to pay "a a day for teams
for grading and other work on the roads
of the county. The bill of Senator Brad
ley, of St. Francois county, classifying
railroads as to passenger rates, passed
the senate. A house bill providing for
district drainage In Charlton county
in the house amendment to the coinsur-
ance bill, making 1t apply only to per.
sonal property, and then passed the bill
as amended House bills passed the sen.
ate as follows: Giving each of the two
divisions of the supreme court two
stenographers; relating to qualifications
of mine inspectors; the Clay bill requir.
Ing that grand jury be called at least
"a N If
optional as between appointment and
election of road commissioners in coun-
ties. The university and expense appro-
priation bills and a bill giving st. Louis
two more circuit judges were passed..
The house, by a unanimous vote, sus.
tained the Doodle investigating COMMITTEES
by adopting resolution declaring In
contempt ]. l.. Page and N. c. HickoX
the two witnesses who. refused to answer
$1,000 and the $500 bills they had changed
in Jefferson City Senator McDavids bill
providing for new court of appeals ir
Springfield was passed.
The senate, on the 10Th, passed the fol-
lowing: Jefferson club election bill, con-
cerning the assessment and taxation OF
money, notes, bonds and other evidences
of debts, and corporate stocks asSessable
under the law to the stockholder. Closing
all municipal offices in st. Louis on Sat.
urday afternoon, except the flre, pollce
and constables' offices. Requiring rail:
their trains at competing points so as to
connect; empowering the state board OF
arbitration to compel witnesses to testi-
fy to sp the 6e IF 5h
of a freeholder in case of challenge In an
election In country districts. The follow.
ing failed of passage: defining habitual
criminals; establishing board of health
in each city, village or incorporated town
In the state; enabling the payment of
dividends alike on preferred and common
stocks of corporations. The house
passed a resolution recurring railroads to
furnish free transportation for state off,
cials, the question to be submitted to
voters as an amendment to the constitu-
ton. The house also submitted an
amendment to increase the salaries of
members of the legislature to from s. per
day to $1,000 a year. and amended the
factory inspection law, now applicable to
the entire state, so that 1t will apply only
to cities Of 10000 population and over.
The senate, on the goth, passed the fol-
lowing bills: For the establishment of
normal school in southwest Missouri; to
designate the state insane asylums as
hospitals; appropriating $4,000 for the
examination; changing the form of bank
statements for publication; requiring per-
sons who engage. In business as private
bankers to be residents of the state, with
the money collected under the
special whisky license tax-the amount is
20 1896; permitting cities of the third
class to tax themselves for park pur-
and a bill appropriating. $4,000 for the
state fair; the Grouse bill placing rail-
road trainmen on an equal footing with
in relation to protection and
damages passed. d........The house ordered
Cole N. Hickox committed to the Cole
county jail urtil such time as he an
swered the questions propounded to him
by the Doodle Investigating committee.
Later he was released on his own recog-
nizance. Other house proceedings We're:
Passage of resolution providing for
state capitol fund; chasing the feeble
minded institute at Marshall as an elee-
mosynary institution; authorizing the sale
of thirty-three acres of land at the Ful-
ton school for the deaf and dumb; reliev
Ing the Worlds Fair company from the
2 per cent tax on fire insurance premiums
and the license tax on exhibits: allowing
the acquisition by cities of the third class
of waterworks sites or land for park pur-
poses by condemnation.
The senate transacted no business of
Importance, on the 2lst. only brief ses-
tion bills passed by the house were the
following: compelling original articles of
and telephone interpretations to
De filed with recorder of deeds; compelling 1
at least three directors of local corpora
tions to live in Missouri compelling orig
nal articles of street railway companies |
to be filed and recorded before they are |
sent to the secretary of state, requiring |
to articles to be filed with |
and secretary. of state:. requir;
period of existence in certificates. By a |
vote of So to % the house concurred in |
the senate resolution adjourning the gen
eral assembly at noon Monday. Both |
Jefferson club election bills passed by |
unanimous votes.