The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1903-03-13
MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.

Amendment 70 the consti.uuon pso a.
text books. Other bills passed we,s
walkers bill providing that husbands
i %sy n % their s %ises, a .ssp sneh n1s sili.
permitting councils In cities operated un.
der a special charter TO regulate TIE pt,iSe
vv%,,t,ie,' The report Of the senate turf
Investigating committee was prerentea.
Most OF the companies inyestigats1 are
tionary dealing In grain was introduced.
-. In the house q resolution proviuins ioa
an investigation OF mempefs VINO ~
lated about the lower branch Of the as
sembly Was defeated. The house passed
the. joint and concurrent re.oiution Pre-,
scnators by direct ballot o.. the people.
by n vote OF ~ to u the blu introduces
By, Mr.. Hayden. o. howel, va, paseso me
collateral inheritance tax.
The senate, on the 9Th, passed the FAR
ris baggage bill without a dissenting vote.
The measure WINS nan,p'Vps. ~ he I'm.
lawful for any railroad IN this state over
Ave miles In length to barge more nan
iarc yner loo bounds Tor excess Of baggage
over 100 pounds. Senator Dickinson pre-
scented resolutions relative to the retire
ment OF United. states Senator George
Grahnm Vest. The resolution was adopt
ed unanimously In both branches OF the
general assembly. commencing the soma
senate adopted a Substitute offered BY
Lee. OF Carter. for the Bradley freight
rate bill. The substitute empowers the
hx railroad rates In all parts of the
state. senator Nelson introduced a bill
legalizing. boxing matches and creating a
state athletic commission Of three mem
passed a Bill introduced by MI o'Don-
MIL %,.:,S q, 81 80 u, a,GIu X. p r. InSi. for School q fo iof
the blind and purchase a more desirable
site somewhere IN the city Of 81. Louis.
lows: Authorizing are insurance COM
paniea to also Insure against loss by va
Ter ~sprinklcrsi authorizing the construc-
spectors Of coal oil TO Inspect gasoline;
amending the banking law with relation
TO bank statements. 80 as to obviate the
OF diffcrent kinds Of currency. prohibiting
pawnbrokcrr and junk dealers from buy
Ing or receiving personal property from
s m,aDar ~'' npp1o S%nssn, ,siss7I'ss ~ TIE 81
dinersni, counties % the sat. and tho
city Of II. Louis. The general appropria-
tion bill was also passed.
The senate. on the 9Th. killed the bin
prSvldinE for county snpcr Tbs o.
Just IRE Insurance rates In any
s0 vote oa 81 Ste i IS The Sni eJ pnsssif1ii TX
was Killed The binding Irvine plan, bill.
Dockcry. but which passed both branches
by large majorities. was sent by the sem
ate TO that official for his signature. This
Stubs anti.cigarctte bill was amended to
prohibit selling or giving TO minors under
N years OF age cigarettes or cigarette pa
pers. II viii probably. pass the senate in
this form......in the house Tho minority
report on tho Boliinger county contest
was adopted n recount OF the ballots
east for representative was ordered, Cnld-
Louis measures were passed. One OF them
was a constitutlonnl amendment permit
ting the police o. 81 Louis. Kansas city
organization use the credit of tho
city therefor. The other was an amend
msnt 10 ,he nrcmsn'r law Permitting de-
nts. The bill providing for publication OF
tax lists WINS ordered engrosred, and Coll
dcn's bill giving the state bonrd Of arbi-
tration and mediation more power was
passed.
In the senate. on the 9Th. Senator zevs-
iyH bill TO require Insurance companies
doing business In the state to publish an
nually In two papers In each county q
statement OF their policies IN force.
amount. cite. was defeated. One OF the
eating committee. which looked Into the
rct-tlch-puick companies In ST. Louis.
was sent 20 engrossment. /, applies al.
the advertising Of any lottery, game OF
chance or scheme OF betting 81 any kind
or character. In. any newspaper or other
passed as follows: diving trial Judge in
amy criminal case the option uf placing
M en,lr, panel 81 Jurors under the eu;;-
lenEcS have been made and the trial Jury
drawn providing that when y convict
tence becomes insane. and ia sent 10 the
asylum. he should be dischnrg- Il Instead
OF being returned TO the p~cnitcntinry to
prison term, providing that any person
now or hereafter holding a Judgment
against another who II about 10 leave tho
state may have an execution issued
AGAINST the property and effects Of such
person, with no exemptions: regulating
excess baggage chnrgesi providing that
more than twenty-five. men at one time to
furnish Judges Of elections with the
names OF the, men. who have. been In
ccding an election; providing that In case
q majority % the voters OF any county
vote fayorably. upon township organira-
uon such county shall be SO governed on
and after. the last Tuesday In March sue
cceiing the election, compelling saloons
no ks Tb. I,Ssea from m,dnish, until -.
tend county Institutes each summer was
repealed.
In the senate. on the eth. no business
was transacted, In the house consider
iered by u republican. Gardner, OF ST.
Louis County. TO authorize the speaker TO
appoint .. calendar committee OF Is mem-
berh. In Introducing the resolution Gard
ner explained that the calendar was
crowded, and that ony a calendar commit
tee, could clcar II effectively. O'Fnlion. OF
alton OF the question for Monday az
D. m. on a roll call the O'Fallon sub-
stitute was defeated by a vote OF 90 to 80.
no majority being given. The vote on M.
orlsinai resolution was 70 ayes and II
noes, before taking u recess the house
reconsidered the vote by which the cal
endar resolution had been ndopted. and
the motion was laid on the table. rhe
Tuesday at . y. m.