Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-02-09
ADD GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Notes OF the Legislative Proceedings
AT the Capital OF the
commonwealth.

require or permit their employees To work
more than l6 hours at a time, and pro-
viding a penalty of from $500 to s., 900 Cor
its violation, provoked a long debate in
the senate. An amendment permitting
crews to. rest eight hours before contin-
uIng their run. If they had been at their
post for 10 consecutive hours, caused
mach discussion. On roll call the amend
ment was adopted by a vote of Is TO Z.
At the close of the debate the house
announced by its chief clerk the passage
OF a bill exactly like Senator Bradley's
bill and without amendment.
The effect of the amendment will be to
either kill or delay the bill until very late
in the session, when it will SO to the
scrap pile.
Bills introduced in the senate:
By Senator Young-To place circuit
clerks in counties of less than 40, 900 pop
ulation upon salaries.
BY Senator Gardner-To permit legal
advertisements to be inserted in news
papers printed III the German language
where the circulation of such paper Is
at least / per cent. OF the population Of
the county or city having control of such
printing. =
BY Senator Wornall-To regulate the
practice of veterinary surgery and 10 Gre
ate d veterinary examining board.
The senate committee IN constitutional
amendments reported adversely on SEN
ator Browns proposed constitutional
amendment providing hat the salary Of
member of the general assembly shall
be 81 900 a year.
Conkling, of Carroll, chairman OF the
house democratic caucus, when discussing
the Tubts bin to prohibit employees OF
state institutions from being assessed
for political purposes, said:
Il want the engrossment Of this bill
recGnSldcred to insert the word brew
ers.' wish we could include postmas-
tiers. The democrats have prohibited COR
poratiuns from contributing to cam
paigns. If you republicans want reform.
do 1t right"
There was an outburst Of applause as
Conkling finished. Speaker Hill ruled
that the molten to reconsider could not
be pat.
Tubbs started to ask questions indicate
ing his opposition to including brew
cries.
mo, that is ALL" said Conkling, Il
just wanted to put YOU on record.
On final passage there were los yeas
and 8 noes. Those opposing the bill were
Branch, Clark, COnkling, Lamar, ODon-
nell and Houston.
Ills introduced in the house:
by Misunderstanding that not more
than thrce-fifths of a jury panel shall
belong TO the same political party.
Ey notwithstanding railroad pass9n-
ger fares in class \ from 3 to = cents,
and in classes b and G from 4 to , cents,
by Speer-.Providing for chief mine in
spector, who shall receiver reports from
the other inspectors. At present, the gov
GIlibl HAS NlItNl tlldISt VI al lIlDlttliI0.
By Shriver-Raising the reward Tor wolf
sCalpS from So to s..
BY Muir-Prohibiung railroad employees
from entering into any contract for re-
ceiVing relief which will debar them from
recovering damages.
Bills passed:
BY MISUNDERSTANDING the Thirty
third judicial circuit, with courts to be
Mondays in January, April, July and Oc-
tober; in Ripley county, on third Mon,
day in March, fourth Monday in June and
first Monday in November.
BY Johnson-Compelling constables to
take up stray stock in counties where
the stock law is in force.
Silver of Cole secured the engrossment
of his bill exempting incriminated Wit
nesseS in cases of bribery from prosecu-
ton. There was no opposition
Steele's bill increasing the salary OF
the secretary Of the board of railroad
commissioners from $l,5O0 to $1,000 went
to engrossment by a vote OF oil ayes TO
20 noes.
jefferson City, Mo-, Feb, 3.-The joint
committee of the house and senate APP
pointed TO investigate the stock yards OF
St. Louis and Kansas City met in tht
senate chamber and organized. The hrs'
point of investigation will be the st
Louis stock yards. The committee de-
cided to go TO St. Louis Monday or Iues-
day of next week. 1t is learned that the
committee will! take VI the question OF
ferred from st. Louis to East St, Louis
The bridge arbitrary will be taken VI
and an effort made to ascertain. why {
rate of s. per car is insisted on FOR cars
moved acl oss the Eads bridge.
The McNatt bill placing a 25-cent tai
on each $1,000 of capital stock was sent
10 engrossment in the senate. This bill
if it becomes a law, will tax 81 Louis
The Kinney bill providing for the es-
adjustment of a school in the house of
refuge in st. Louis was read the third
time and passed by the senate. Mr.. Kim
ney made an explanation of the meas
urc. Senator Gilmore advocated the bill.
No votes We're recorded against it.
Senator Dickinson's bill extending, the
statute of limitations in cases OF bribery
and corruption in office was read the
third time and passed without a dissent
ing vote.
unincorporated town may open streets
across railroad tracks on petition OF ten
or more citizens was read a third time
and passed without opposition.
Senator McDavid's bill increasing the
salary of the secretary of the BOARD OF
railway and warehouse commissioner
from $3.50 to $1,000 was passed by the
senator McIndoe's bill fixing a fine
and Jail sentence for the sale OF Co
caine without q physicians prescription
passed the senate.
common councils of st. Joseph, Kansas
City and st. Louis to regulate telephone
charges passed the senate.
"Oid Glory" is to fly, from the flag
staff on the capitol. Mr.. Naples, or
Christian, INTRODUCED a resolution IN me
house to this effect. 1t was adopted
without discussion or a dlssenirns not ~
the house copmittee on federal relations,
reported favorably to the house on mouse
bill No. S34, introduced by Mr.. spangler,
of Clark, which provides for a S3nninssi
sion to locate the position Of the missouri gr
troops Oh the battlefield or Shlloh. Inc
hill provides for the erection on mat pat
tlefeld of proper monuments 10 tne sew
eral commands of Missouri Volu5'eels
both federal and confederate, car
ries with it an appropriation OF $lLoW
FOR such purpose. The proposed COM
mission is to be composed OF eieven per.
sons, to be chosen by the soVernor, az
follows: A surviving member OF eacn OF
the following-named regiments: hlrst
Missouri, c. S. v, and Eighth. Eight,
eenth, Twenty-frst. Twenty-third ana
Twenty-ffth Missouri, y; 3; ~ f anG q
ing batteries of the First Missouri lignt
artillery, T.. s. ": Mann's battery; =
Richardson's battery, D. WelkerS pat
terry, II. .Thurher's battery l and stone
Jefferson City, Mo-. Feb: 4.-Almost
every institution that receives an ap-
pyorriation from the general assembly, irhay,
has an itchine palm this wlnier, tngr
want more. They have been telling tnelr
maads-at least what are said to be needs
to the house committee on appropria-
ticns.
A hurried compilation of the sums
asked of the committee by the ellemosy-
nary penal and educational Institutions it sen ms
of the state aggregates nearly $S'6eo,VO
in round numbers. Two years ago the
total appropriations for these institu.
tons amounted in the n~eighborhood OF
e. 400. 900, and this increase OF sl,zfo,oVo
is likely not only to arouse the taA-
payers, but to nave In store some sur III
nrises for the institutions making the
larger demands.
h estimated revenue of the state,
in excess of which the committee is not
nornoittaa To 90 means that the apprOpr1-