Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-02-26
MISSOURI LEGISLATURE

In the senate. on the 18th. h free
textbook bill was under discussion, ana
after considerable time spent In debate
II was sent back TO the committee. three
revenue bills which had passed BOTH
houses were signed by President Pro
Tenn. Rubey OF the senate and sent 10 the
governor. They provide for the payment
the state certificates of Indebtedness and
the setting aside OF the regular per cent
of the state fund for school purposes.
Senator Bradley's bill providing TOT a ~
The senate passed the bill separating the
offices and defining the duties OF mime
inspector n labor commissioner. SEN
ator Collins bill amending the m
pension law passed. as did also Senate
Kinealy's bill relating to practice In me
supreme and appellate courts, after the
house amendments had been agreed TO-
The house passed the bill introduced by
Mr.. Hams, of Saline. in regard 70 Ierui-
izers. 1t provides that all fertilizers or
fered for sale In this state. the selling
price of which exceeds s. per ton. shall
have affixed to each package by the q
u~facturer or person onertng the same LoI
sale, a plainly-printed statement, givins
the name or address of the m~anufacturer.
the composition, etc. u 4 u
In the senate, on the 18th. the alum
bill, amended by Mr.: Farris, was passed
by a vote Of IS to "a. Senator Young
one-half of the expense Of keeping boys
at the Boonville reformatory was passed.
Senator JEWELS bill compelling street
railways to ca carry children fer ,ssf Seee w yas
passed. A bill to repeal the law Great
ing the office of pardon attorney was DC;
feated by a vote Of u to D, n a Dill
allowing justices of the peace to name
clerks was also beaten.
Tie house spent an hour or more IN
the afternoon discussing the Jim crow
bill, Inc finally sent 1t to engrossmen'
without a roll call. The debate was nu.
mSlo : and and shS WIliIam msss of SCOTS Sttsp Occur u,
pied most of the time, no speeches in oRc,
position being made. The real fight VIII
come on the final passage. Mr.. Stumber,
of st. Charles, introduced two 9ilis IN tne
nlcipal employees shall be paid by, the
city and that bond expenses shall DC
c%hargeable to estates by ADMINISTRATORS
and executors. Mr.. Denny, of st: Louis
county, Introduced n bill to have incura.
BILE insanity made a ground for divorce.
In the senate, on the 18th, the initiative
and referendum was brought up anG
made a special order for the Gath, at Z
Bidding Sunday theaters and the selling
Of ''standing-room-only" seats, were &c.
feated for e~ngrossnlent. A bill by Mr.,
Bradley, Of st. FRANCOIS regulating I e I,
votes in the affirmative.
Most of the day was spent by the house
in considering the initiative and referen-
dunn. The bill, as reported from the COM
voters may call for an election on meas
ures. Amendments fixing the per cent. at
Is and 20 were defeated, and ten per cent.
substituted. The amended bill was or
dered printed for the information OF the
members. After a spirited. debate, the
factory inspection law was laid over for
information by the house, after a special
committee had recommended that Its pro-
tricinrt orp1u nn1Ny TN nitinc nf Inn MN In
habitants or over. MI. Locker, Of Pu-
laski, introduced a bill providing for the
distribution of the foreign corporation IN
sulrance tax for the years 1901 and lSO2.
the several counties. For 1901 1t amounts
to $sl47, 473.Ss, and for 1902 the sum is 1884,
In the senate, on the 10Th, MT. Farris'
bill TO prevent newspapers from publish
vote Of IS to u. A bill making chicken
stealing at night a felony. was also
passed; the offense at present is 2 mis-,
City, introduced a bill compelling street
car companies to issue transfers. Sena-
tor Bradley, Of Johnson, chairman of the
passing a bill removing all licenses from
foreign insurance companies n enter
prises at the Worlds fair. Senator
Kinealy reported the committee substi-
tute LOT Cl6 OTlBlldl Juvenile court jill,
and 300 copies were ordered printed. Sen
ator Martins bill empowering the rail-
road commissioners to compel railroad
companies to maintain depot facilities at
stopping points was passed.
The house, after spending a good part
of four sessions in discussion about pro-
viding for a jury commission and increas-
ing the salary Of the circuit judges from
bill by a vote of S. to "a. The bill re-
lateS only to Jackson county.
The senate, on the goth, passed a few
unimportant bills, after which adjourn
ment was taken until the 22d, at 8 p. m:
The departure OF the turf INVESTMENT 1sft arnlv II
quorum present. Before adjournment a
bill was introduced increasing the salary
of the chief clerk in the labor bureau,
Gen. r. c. Horn, from $1,000 to $l,SOo a
year.
The house, after disposing Of the appro-
priation bill for eleemosynary institu-
tons, spent the afternoon in a desultory
discussion of minor bills, most of which
bill providing for two additional circuit
judges in st. Louis was sent to engross-
ment, nc question being raised regarding
the substitute changing the number from
one to two. The senate bill providing
hat the governor may transfer patients
from the Fulton asylum to Pennington
was sent to engrossment. A bill compel
ling railroad companies owning branch
lines to charge three cents instead of four
cents a mile, was sent to engroSsment,
with an amendment, changing the length
of the branch from SO to 40 miles. Mr..
Crisp,s nepotism bill, providing that pub
lie officials may appoint only n relative
to a subordinate position, was sent to
engrossment.
The senate was not in session on the
21st.. ....In the house only a short ses-
sion was held, during which a number
of bills were sent to engrossment, among
them being one to suppress clafrvoyants.
A motion by Farley, of Platte, to adj
journ until 2:3O p. m. on the 23d, precipi-
tated a lively fight, but it was carried
by a majority of four of the 80 members
present. Chairman Davidson of the text
book committee presented an amendment
to the rules increasing the number of the
committee by four. This will be fought
on the floor. Mr.. Baker, of Galloway, in
troduced a bill imposing upon counties
the cost Of maintenance of insane con-
victs. This is a matter that has been
the subject Of much litigation in the past,
having been before the supreme court
two or three times. Mr.. Bakers bill is
intended to settle all doubts by holding
the counties responsible. Two constitu-
tional amendments were reported favora-
bly,. One of them provides for amend
ments to the firemen's benefit law to per-
nit dependencies to share in benefits.
The other authorizes a levy of seven
cents to create funds for a new state
capitol.
Historical Gunbont Lost.