Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-02-16
4sD GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Notes of the Legislative Preceding at
the Capitol of the Conn
~monweaith.

Jefferson City, No, Feb. 9.-rhe bill in-
troduced by Senator De Vilbliss, of Mil
Ter county, at the suggestion of the state
board of health, served to stir up a de-
bate on The qualifications of the various
schools of medicine. The old questions
Of regular or Irregular practitioners,
as they are designated. was discussed,
without q definite conclusion as to which
was the best qualified. but the senate
voted by a good majority 70 h support hl1 the
Senator Clarke's bill giving to cities
the revenue from the taxation of termina
property within their limits was up for
engrossment, but the opposition shown
by the country members served to pre-
vent it's engrossment. The bill is prac-
tically killed as a result.
Senator .Avery's bill providing for rails
ing the maximum sum in damage suits
for death by railroad accidents to $l0,-
600 vas sent to engrossment with the
committee amendments. One of the
amendments provides that suit in certain
cases may be brought by an administra-
tor.
BY a vote of % to "a the bill introduced
by Mr.. Cross, of Clinton, empowering
each judge of the supreme court to APP
point one stenographer at a salary of 500
per month, passed the house.
The house passed the bill by a vote Of
81 to 20 introduced by Mr.. Brockus of
Polk to prohibit gambling on football,
baseball and other athletic games. Viola
lions of the act are made a misdemeanor.
Mr.. Rubey's bill to make the Blees
academy at Macon a military post passed
the house by a vote of 1S to 0. The
emergency clause was adopted.
The vote by which the Walmsley game
bill was defeated in the house was re-
considered and the bill passed.
Jefferson City, Mo-, Feb. 10.-The sem
ate ordered to engrossment the Avery
bill fixing the liability of corporations
for deaths by accidents at from 50, 900 to
$4,000. At present the maximum amount
~recovereable in such damage suits is
xb mn No minimum iG nrnNi1nI ttplar tho
existing law. This bill was fought by
Senators Kinealy, of st. Louis, and Nor
ton, OF Ray county.
The house passed. the bill repeating the
anti-alum law, which prevented the use
of alum in the manufacture of baking
powder sold in the state. The repeal
measure has already been passed by the
senate, and now awaits Gov. Folks Sig
nature to become effective.
Buckley, of st. Louis, introduced a
joint and concurrent resolution for the
submission to the voters at the next gen.
eral election OF an amendment to the con-
stitution authorizing the opening of bal
lot boxes and comparison of ballots with
pollbooks of the judges and clerks in all
criminal prosecutions of election frauds.
AT present the ballot boxes can be opened
only in cases where a candidate is con-
testing the election of his opponent.
Crow, Of Ray, introduced a joint and
concurrent resolution providing for an
amendments the constitution to increase
iHS InlSilSdtlcl OIL members OF the gem
eral assembly from IS TO $40 a day.
Bohley, of ST. Louis, presented a Joint
and concurrent resolution to amend the
present school law so as to admit chill
dren under the age of six years to pub
lie schools.
The committee on elections. of which
Lyons,o jackson, is chairman, reported
favorably the McIndoe election bill, pro-
yld1ng for bipartisan election boards in
st. Louis and Kansas City.
Iaffnrcnr Cit,r No MI ~,
house and senate Friday were seized with
the spirit of Investigation, and resolu-
lions were introduced in both bodies look
ing to that end. The house laid over the
matter and the senate increased the pow
ers of the Investigating committee.
In the house Stewart, of Warren, pro-
voked a spirited discussion when he in
PRODUCED a resolution asking that a com
mlttee OF i've members of the house be
appointed to investigate the contribution
of %$10,6O6. which the chairman of the
state democratic committee shows by his
statement ne gave to the campaign fund
of 1904.
According to the resolution, the COM
. mittee is also empowered to investigate
the charges that large sums Of money
were raised by assessment of the police
of st. Louis, Kansas City and st Joseph,
and from state institutions.
Among the bills passed by the senate
were the following:
By Wornall: To compel railroad COM
panies to pave abutting streets in like
manner as the remainder of the pavement
in the municipal corporation.
BY Gilmore: To permit daily papers to
publish legal notices once a week for nec-
essary conformance with the law. The
senate adjourned from noon until Mon
day.
The fioodgates of oratory were thrown
wide open in the house at the afternoon
session when the bill of Kirkham, OF
Camdenn, which provides that a greater
rate of interest than seven per cent
shall not be contracted for in Missouri,
came up for engrossment. The bill was
sent to engrossment by a large majority.
When the committee substitute for the
repeal of the breeders law came up for
that it be engrossed. The substitute not
only repeats the present law permitting
pools inside of race tracks, but prohibits
them at any point in the state. The bill
was engrossed without discussion or op-
position of any sort.
Stewart, of Warren, introduced a res
olution that a Bible be purchased fol
the use of the .ouse.
The flag came but recently, when some
observant member became aware of the
fact that no Stars and Stripes floated tc
the winter breezes over the capitol build
ing. Following fast in its footsteps came
the demand for the Bible. There was nc
debate on the resolution, and it was
passed without a dissenting vote.
Jefferson City, Feb. 14.-In the sen.
ate Senator Bradley.'s bill, which provides
ShpiiSll hCiiliillOh " a vi ALI
shop keeper, and providing for an in.
crease in penalty, was passed without de.
bate.
Senator Ayery's bill, giving county col.
~lectOrs power to collect town and village
taxes, was passed.
Senator Worries introduced by request q
bill which provides for the appointment
of a state bee inspector.
One bill passed the senate this morn.
ing without debate and without under
standing. 1t was Senator McAllister':
bill, which provides that all packages Of
gasoline shall pear a label of it's contents
in red ink.
Mr.. Ossenfort's bill, providing for the
repeal of certain sections of article 7
chapter 1854, Revised Statutes, creating a
sc~hool-book commission, was ordered en-
crossed in the house.
The indeterminate sentence bill intro
duced in the house by Mr.. Pettijohn, OF
Linn, was ordered engrossed. The bill
applies to granting parole, without dis
elimination as to sex, to persons already
serving sentence as well as to those who
have not been committed to prison.
The bill introduced in the house by Mr.
monaghan, Of Greene, making drunken
ness a misdemeanor, except in a 'saloor
or other drinking house, was ordered
engrossed after being. amended by strik
ing out the wor Is saloon or other drink
ing house.
When the compulsory education bill in
troduced in the house by Mr.. Johnston
of Pettis, came UP for engrossment Mr.
Simmons, of Shelby, offered an amend
ment to strike cut the word "criminaf
and insert in it's stead Competent 81
that truant cases may be heard in any
court having competent jurisdiction Tit
amendment was adopted and the bill was
ordered engrDssed. j.
BY a vote Of 81 to 10, Mr.. Tubbs' anti
tipping bill was ordered engrossed in thu
house.
Gov. Folk had a conference with some
of the new st. Louis police commissioners
and advised them that all wine room:
and gambling places in st. Louis must b.
closed.
Representative George Church, of Bate.
cMI ow r. y sna q ~ poP pha sstrIooauarmyy years saT,h algo
ans in the legislature. When he gets
good idea started, Church hangs on to i
with, all the tcnacity that only a pop can