The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-17
In the Legislature.

The report published last week
of the stock law passed By the
General Assembly would lead one
to believe that it was Il general State
law prohibiting stock to run ut
large; but such is not the case. 1t
is only an amendment to the pres .
ent law, providing for counties
and townships to adopt restrain.
ing law if they so desire. 1t is
purely local option measure 49,
Editor Times.
Senator BIadley's bill providing that
railroad trainmen shall not work for
more than 10 consecutive hours has
passed both houses and is ready for the
Governors signature.
The Senate on the 10th passed Sen.
ator BradIey's bill to extend the fellow.
servant law to street railways and coal
mines ... House bill 10 increase pen
itentiary physicians salary to 50, 600.
... Several appropriation bills were
passed--ior support of educational aud
eleemosynary institutions. expenses of
general assembly, and expenses Of
iunketing committee. -. The House on
the 10th passed Senate bill making
term Of Office of county collector four
years, but with amendment that such
officers shall be Ineligible for a second
term ...... To enlarge the right of
widow to elect to take a child's part
in lieu of dover, and placing adopted
children In the same category as nalur-
al born children in the law concerning
dover. .... Senate bill to provide for
township local option on question OF
restraining swine, sheep and goats from
running at large. i. TO prohibit theat-
rical or minstrel performances, shows,
circuses, cane racks, shooting galleries,
&c, or any kind of public exhibitions,
except religious, charitable or educa.
tional, without first taking out license
therefor. To change time Of hold.
ing court in Cass county. -. To pro-
vide that "no embalming fluid or sub
stitu,e therefor shall be injected into
the body of any person supposed to
have come to his or her death by vio-
lencc, until permit in writing signed
by the coroner has first been obtained"
Penalty not less than 500 nor more
than 5000. To permit shippers on
two or more lines of railroad TO sue all
such companies in one case for dam
ages when the proof is not clar as to
which line was responsible for the neg
ligencc. 1t had previously passed the
Senate and now goes TO the Governor
for his signature. :. &. Or. Stewards bill
to establish sanitarium for the treat
ment of the early stages of pulmonary
The druggists alcohol
bill was amended TO provide that only
prescriptions for intoxicating liquors
should be filed as provided in bill as i,
passed the Senate. :. Senate bill pro-
viding that the State shall pay the ex-
penses of boys confined at tho Trimming
School for Boys. The bill to create a
Chief of the Bureau of Mine Inspection
was defeated.
The Senate on the 18th pissed the
'.home rule" bill for st. Louis which |
had previously passed the house. =.
Bill cxempting wills or deeds OF prop
arty to educational institutions from
The collateral inheritance tax. The
educational bill to compe!
TO attend school at least one
half the school year !. "A general pri-
mary bill. The Republicans prevented
similar bill from being engrossed In |