The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-05

I eDenJ AID several Sherman men. were on
! lAa4f let ~ once demanding Information
| - 10 3.i.aL SORT OK procedure. Was dis Iug
speaker said il WIS pending business il
/ -.i'is',u business '.tat i-i- 'ss-'i'iir Tor
t'to Gay contained a ntispIt nj HIS aSsstll-
! ants continued To -Jld him b'it with the
i"ddin5 clerk s coaching. Le answered peril
| HenJ queries with som. lillz.a l.ity, and
4 finally wnacKed down the hammer and de-
! CARED House BIZ No. a 70 be before the
! House.
EFFORTS TO AMEND.
! Rsprcs NATIVE SCllaEenhluf from Quincy.
[ Adams County. then began aJaeudir- this
! House Rtl No. IL out "f existence. The first
! motion Was to amend ~ striking out the
{ clause requiring the payment Of "a 81 license
| and examination fee annually by every bar
per. This passed. The next WAS to amend
! Dy STRIKING O.t the section providing Tor
the same yearly fee for each shop. And
So
This IS represented as a measure having
/ 70 90 with the public cleanliness anu pub
!lc health said S-liGseuhau:. Il want TO
when the dollars are stricken out.
1t is a fake ana q steal. Has it come 70
pass IN Illinois that when a man cannot
make Il living working a his trade We must
create a board and give him a JOB? CTne bill
| creates a Earbers' Commission.
Il sec" continued Schla-enhauf that
section IS provides for more fees. l move
to amend 10y striking 1t out
Il Sc that section l3 contains something
about fees.' cried Representative BUnGy. L
move 70 amend by. striking it out
Air. Johnson: Il think this farce has
gone far enough. This bill has been torn
% pieces. / move to strike out the enact
Mr.. Mundy Oeml Of wabash County
then rose and expressed what seems to
DO the general Southern Illinois sentiment.
he moved 10 amend by making the bill
applicable only in cities OF over Icgl
Air. Shanahan then moved to amend by
stpuI1tAE that 10 money shall ever be
paid from the Treasury to carry out the
provisions Of the bii.
All the amendments carried. and the bill
Was DtsINuiHE 10 look like a Cfdzy-qullJ-
But the members on roll call refused 10 be
recorded IN favor OF striking Out the en-
acting clause, fearing to rouse the opu0si-
ton OF the organized labor clement OF their
constituents. As = last resort It was moved
10 re-refer the measure TO the License Com
mittee- This was done. and it probably
viii again emerge TO face dissection on the
floor.
OBJBCTIoNs RAISED.
An effort TO introduce the Rainey canal
Iefrssentative Burke asked unanimous
consent TO Introduce the resolution, but OBJ
jactions were raised. Burke then requested
suspension Of the rules. which. however.
was not granted. The resolution was read
for the Information OF the House.
The next tilt in the Senate. which may re-
suit in considerable political carnage. is
expected upon Senator Berry's bill. abolish
ing the system of employing special at
tcfneys by the state boards. This bill was
upon second reading to-day, and trouble
was in immediate prospect. The measure
was, however, passed over to third read
ms II strikes at custom. which has
reused much CnfTiendiy criticism The
Illinois and Michigan Canal Commission and
othzr budECs have expended large sums for
attorney hire. and sundry attorneys are now
living on the fat Of the land by reason Of
state contributions toward their material
welfare.
The bill to create n State Dental Board
was put upon its passage this morning in
iae senate. II was moved 10 recall the bill
10 second reading fer the purpose of amend
ing This motion was tabled. and the roll
vas called on the passage Of the measure.
II failed OF constitutional majority. y
reconsideration of the vote was moved and
carried The bill was then sent back 20
second reading and made special order for
next III. sday.
deaths throughout the state was introduced
III the Senate this morning by Senator
humphrey. The measure was drawn I'D
in the Judiciary Committee and is the re-
suit Of strong opposition in lthe Southern
Illinois countr-- districts 10 the existing law
Speaker Miller introduced in the House a
bill repeating the burial law, and this caused
the State Board Of Health 10 bestir Itself
Nc amendment Of the old act would suit.
Nothing but 4 complete repeal and a sub
StltuJe can satisfy the Southern districts.
hence the new bill. which IS in both
houses. Il REQUIRES reports Of births 10 he
made to the County Clerk and reports Of
deaths 10 the Board of Health. the latter
BY mall
This it IS thought. will DO away with the
Objectionable textures. Before in case of
the report made and n burial certificate
eutIintd q. This occa-ioned endless difficulty
IN thinly settled and Ia &c townships. where
finding the clerk means a ten-rGilc cross
country ride. The health authorities main
tam that reports Of deaths are essential 70
their work. As it Is important 10 know how
many persons are dying. and what diseases
are most prevalent and fatal.
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