Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-22
MISSOURI LEGISLATURE

Tor only " minutes, bun a number OF billa
duced. Two joint and concurrent resoiu-
tons were introduced on the subject Of
text books, one providing for a tax levy
OF ten cents on the 500 the first year the
law Is In force, and seveh cents per an
mum thereafter, while the other provides
for sever cents from the beginning. Sem
ator Morton. of Ray. introduced a bill to
regulate the practice of optometry. or
spectacles and the persons engaged there
in Senators Bradley, Of St Francois.
and Lee, Of Carter, were granted leave
OF absence. and Senator's Marshall. Martin
ana Young were reported sick.
The session of h house was also a
short one. Among the more important
bills introduced was one by Mr.. Tracey,
concerning elections. Speaker Whitecot-
ton announced the committee On rules, 10
be composed Of Messrs. Golden, Haines,
Duncan, Doris, Officer, Williams
Dawson, of Butler.
On Tuesday the senate adopted the re.
port II the committee on rules without
amendment, excepting for an increase IN
the number of bills to be printed, which
was raised from IS to $50. The report OF
judges. which was held in st. Louis last
month, was read in part. This report
recommends changes in the divorce laws
and the statutes relating to practice at
the bar. Jewell introduced a bill COM
polling street railways In cities of 10O,o coo
Inhabitants or more to carry school chill
dren for half fare. Dickinson, of Henry,
introduced a bill empowering cities. towns
and villages, to fix h rates of charges
In the house, Mr.. Mcpherson, of Law
renee, introduced a resolution regarding
the election law. The resolution recit,
ed that various persons had condemned
the law, that elections had been stolen
and that congress had pronounced the
law unjust. 1t was laid on the table,
Messrs. Duncan, of Buchanan, and Muir
nhV of ST TnniS introduced In hnr hills.
Mr.. Murphy's bill providing for the use OF
the union label on all state printing. MI:
Byrd, of Douglas, offered a joint and
concurrent resolution for a constitution
al amendment permitting the opening of
ballot boxes and the comparison of bal
lots with the pollbooks in prosecutions
for fraud.
The senate held a brief session on the
18th. A bill was introduced to amend the
law OF marriage contracts by adding no.
taries public to those authorized to per-
form marriage ceremonies. Senator Mcln-
doe introduced a bill to establish the
southwest Missouri normal school, In a
new district to be created and known as
district No. 4. Senator Bradley introduced
a bill recurring railroads to maintain
crossings and sign boards at all crossings
of public highways. Senator Kinealy
presented a bill amending the rules of
practice In the supreme court and the st.
Senator .ucIndoe introduced a bin re-
curing persons who are able to do so to
support poor relatives where they are
shown to be dependent and about to be-
come a public charge.
BY a vote of five to six, the house, COM
mittee on elections declined to reopen the
contest in the case of Farwell Walton
against Thomas Lofard and Richard Col
Inns, representatives from the Fifth st.
Louis district. a resolution offered by
Mr.. Murphy, calling upon the attorney
general to investigate the alleged exist
ence of a coal combine in Missouri. was
o1nnfnd Nnffna nf tho nIantinn nnnfacf nf
Eversole against DeClue, which comes
from Washington county, was given and
was referred to. the committee on cleo
lions.
The senate, on the 18th, after a discus
sion in executive session, decided that
hereafter no executive sessions will be
held for. the purpose of receiving the
governors appointments, but that execu-
tive sessions shall be held only for con-
sideratlon and confirmation of the same.
Several bills and joint and concurrent
resolutions were read a second time and
referred. Senator Buchanan presented the
seventh annual report of the state re-
form school. Senator Jewell of Kansas
City, introduced a measure regulating
charges on sleeping cars. Senator Fields,
ported adversely Senator Clarke's bill re-
lating to the loaning of school funds on
personal security, and OH motion of Sena-
tor Clarke further consideration of the
bill was postponed indefinitely.
In the house Mr.. Selph, of st. Louis,
introduced a bill appropriating "a, 900 for
the purpose Of securing l~ife-size portraits
of Francis p. Blair, George Graham Vest
in the capitol. Mr.. Oliver, of Cape Girar-
deau, introduced a bill appropriating
money for the rebuilding of the normal
school at Cape Girardeau, recently de-
stroyed by fire, For this purpose he asks
for $25O,OOO.. Mr.. Carr, of st. Louis, intro
duced a bill providing for the creation of
e new circuit court the Juvenile court
bilD In st. Louis.
The senate, on the 10th, in executive
session, confirmed the governors appoint
ment of Harry B. Halves as member of
Louis, on recommendation of the COM
mittee on Municipalities. The committee
In session Thursday decided to recon-
mend favorably the appointments of Po-
lice Commissioners kemper and Stewart,
OF Kansas CITY, but they were not re-
In the house a letter was read from
Milton G. Brown, accompanying a resolu-
ton offered by Mr.. Murphy, of st. Louis,
asking for the arnointment by the speak
matter of placing a monument at the
grave of ex-Iov. B. Gratz Brown, in Kirk
wood cemetery, st. Louis. The speaker
appointed Messrs. Gillespy, Morris, Crow,
Murphy and Dawson. A whipping post
measure was introduced by Mr.. Hams, OF
Saline. 1t provides that in cases of petty
larceny the trial court at its option, or a
jury at its option, may fix the penalty at
the infection of not less han ten nor
more than th%irty-nine lashes, or send the
minister the lashes If the verdict be that
such punishment be imposed. A social
evil bill was introduced by Mr.. Carr. of
St, Louis, affecting cities of 800, 900 in
or over, which would apply in
reality to st. Louis alone.