Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-02-12
MISSOURI

10 I. UtISAlGQ III jill VI oCh1h
son. OF Henry county. relative TO changes
of venue in civil cases. The bill OF Sena-
tor Clark, creating the office of county
auditor in Jackson county, was passed.
Senator McNatt introduced a bill to re-
peal the Australian ballot system. Sena-
tor Farris introduced a bill. the same as
one presented in the house, relating %
the appointment Of special receivers Ior
banks under certain conditions. SENATOR
Farris' bill relating to the promotion o,
penitentiary patrolmen was
favorably b. the committee which mas IL
in charge. A bill was introduced caicu-
lated to aid the st. Louis Terminal asso-
citation to give all constituent companies
representation on the board OF directors;
by increasing the number on the board
from IL to Is.
The appropriations bill for the salaries
OF civil officers was taken up In the
house, and a number of amendments OF
fered were voted down, leaving II un-
changed, as follows. Executive depart
ment, $4,000; judicial department, $S43,-
zoo; state department, 1884, 0O; treasury de-
partment 1000; department Of educa-
ton, Sl4, 200; railroad n warehouse de-
partment, 81 600; militia department So
a00; department of public buildings, ST.
200; bureau Of labor statistics, $4,000; bu-
reau of mine inspection. $4,000.
In the senate, on the Sd, the opposition
to the alum bill carried a motion to re-
consider. the vote by which the bill, was
last week sent to engrossment and placed
it in a position in which it is susceptible
to amendment provided the opposition
has the requisite number of votes. At
ter the motion TO reconsider was carried
I'll next Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock.
Senator Martin introduced a pure food
Dill. including every article Of food as
well as liquids, and providing for the Up
polntment by the governor OF state an
alysts who are to be under jurisdiction
of the state board of health. in the prin-
cipal cities Of the state: The bill requir-
reDOrtp6 hack from the nnmmfttQa with
out recommendation.
In the house, Mr.. Golden, of Nodaway,
offered a resolution for the removal of
the state capital. Mr.. Tichacek, of st.
the resolution provide for the removal to
st. Louis. Mr.. Gardner, of st. Louis
county. offered an amendment that the
commission named be especially instruct
ed to consider the practicability of hav-
ing so constructed the states buildings at
the Worlds fair that they can be used for
adopted, as was the one offered by Mr..
Williams, of Scott, that st. Louis put up
S1.OO 900.
The senate, on the 4th, passed several
bills which emanated In that body. Sena-
tor Matthew'S bill, enabling the judge i'll
a default divorce case to c~ross-eXamine
the plaintiffs witnesses passed with an
emergency clause, by a vote of rs to A.
ernor to appoint the visiting committee
which inspects state institutions before
the fall election passed. The same sena-
tors bill raising the salary Of the COM
eminent from 5000 to $500 per annum
passed by a vote of 20 to Z Senator
Worries two bills regulating registration
and primaries in ST. Joseph passed. Sem
stead law was passed.
In the house, Mr.. Simmons, of Shelby,
offered a remonstrance to the bill pro-
posing that the union labor label be
placed on all state printing. 1t set forth
that the enactment of the bill would pre-
clude the publishers of weekly papers
from competing for state work, and
would result in placing all such work in
signed by quite a large number. of news
paper men who publish papers in all Sec
tions of the state, and most Of whom
have been president of the Missouri Press
tee OF printing, The bill prohibiting the
playing of football was up for engross-
ment, and was defeated by a vote of 10
to 60.
In the senate, on he th, Mr.. Nelson.
of st. Louis, introduced a bill vesting the
government of the Missouri school for
the blind in st. Louis in a board of man.
ayers consisting of six members, one to
be, If practicable, a physician and ,occu-
VICES gratuitously to the pupils, and an
other, if practicable, a blind male grad
uate of the school, residing in st. Louis.
In the house MI. Morris introduced a
bill creating a board to be known as the
there is hereby created an insurance rate
board, to be composed of the governor,
attorney genral and insurance commits
sioner, whose duty it shall be to meet on
or before the first day of January, 1904,
and each year thereafter, to agree upon
and fix a rate to be used by all Insurance
companies, other than life, doing an in
surance business then, or who may here
after do said business in the state of Mis-.
souri,. Just before the house adjourned
Mr.. Oliver, of, Cape Girardeau, moved
that the capital removal resolution be
reconsidered. The motion carried by a
vote of 81 to 40, on a call for a division.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Murphy, of St.
Louis, requiring the union label on all
nitely postponed by a vote of 6S to 81.
The senate was in session only 80 min
utes on the 9Th, but practically cleared
the calendar, after which adjournment
was taken to Monday. A few bills Of
minor Importance were introduced, and
Senator Mckinley introduced a joint and
concurrent resolution for an amendment
to the constitution increasing the terms
OF office of sheritfs and coroners from two
to four years. The senate insurance COM
mittee reported two insurance bills favor
ably, the anti-co-insurance bill, in which
st, Louis and other cities are interested,
being one.
The house passed an appropriation bill,
together with the emergency clause,
which provides for the expenditure OF
$3.50, $40. 1t is appropriated for the pay
ment of the interest on the bonded in
debtedness of the state and the certifi-
Gates of Indebtedness issued and held in
trust for the state school and seminary
funds during the years 1903 and 1904. A
bill was passed appropriating out of the
support Of the public schools Of the
state, one-third of the ordinary revenue
paid into the state treasury, for the years
1903 and 1904, which shall be ascertained
and set apart to said school moneys by
the state auditor, or as may be provided
by law.