Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-03-02
ADD GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Notes of the Legislative Proceedings ct
the Capitol of the Com
monw eaIth.

Dhonh attn
Jefferson City, No., Feb. 23-with the
cannon booming a salute in honor OF
Washington's birthday, the senate to-day
voted to adjourn at noon until tomorrow
morning, out of respect to the great
statesman's memory. About the only
business transacted was the introduction
of a few bills. The house kept on at
| work.
Only one vote was cast In The house
against the bill introduced by Silver, OF
Cole, to compel witnesses TO testify in
bribery cases.
The bill introduced by Kirkham, of
Camden, to change the contract rate OF
interest from eight to seven per cent.
was defeated for final passage by Il ayes
to "A noes.
AT the morning session Shaw, of Dade,
was permitted to change his vote from
nay to aye on the passage of the bill re-
pealing the breeders law, on the plea
that he didn't know what he was voting
for, but at the afternoon this action was
rescinded as having been out of order.
Harrington, of Adair, introduced a res
olution providing that hereafter no mem
Der absent himself without securing
leave of absence. He said in support OF
his resolution that the expense of the as
sembly had already reached $l40. 600 and
but five bills had been passed and sent
to the governor.
The Ous passed the maximum freight
rate bill, making a material reduction in
freight rates; also a bill amending the
damage law. so that relatives can recover
$4,000 for a death instead of ZOO as al
present.
Jefferson City, Mo-, Feb. 24.-The senate
sent the David school book bill to en-
grossment after a fruitless attempt to
amend it by Senator Frank Farris. The
Walmsley game law, which had already
passed the house, was passed by the SEN
ate.
The house voted down the Tubbs anti
tipping bill, 60 to 60.
The school pupil bill was passed 1OS TO
Is. 1t enforceS the constitutional right
of every child in the state to an educa-
ton.
The bill to make the Blees military
academy a post in the national guard of
Missouri was passed 106 to /,
The house again refused to change the
vote of Shaw, of Dade, on the bill TO re-
peal the breeders law.
Muir's house joint and concurrent res
%olution, providing for a tax for road pur-
poses, by amending the constitution, was
adopted by a vote of lOl to 10.
The sensation of the day and, indeed,
of the session, was the announcement
that the original Godfrey bill for the re-
peal of the breeders law, and on which
the committee substitute which was
passed had been supposed to have beer
based had been stolen from the files OF
! me mousse tD1lTllTIlt WIS HtInDlllBU
Ia investigate the matter. and if possible,
ascertain who was behind the act. Apro.
pos of the matter, Atty.-Gen. Hadley
rendered an opinion that the bill as
passed was unconstitutional lnasmuch as
it covered two subjects, and he prepared
the drafts of two bills to cover the sub
jects. which will be pushed through.
The bill introduced by Dawson, of Lin
coin, to make it mandatory upon a coun-
ty school commissioner to honor a teach
ers certllcate ISSUED py one Gol,IliS'
sluhel VI ano'hei too'tS' ""a p%9''
Jefferson Guy, NO, REP [hndne sen
ate, after eliminating the counties ana
cities from the fourth class from lts OPP
e%ration, sent Senator Dlcklnsons auction
franchise bill to engrossment.
The senate textbook bill was made the
srecial order for Monday morning,
Senator C1arE's memorial to the presi-
dent in behalf of Maj. William Grebe was
adonted.
cdnotnr Earr;s of Cravford introduced
e. III 70 an,1rnnriata Si0 oo6 for the cree
a plil 10 ~ $lT Tb~mes iaffarson
" ~ W " naasad tba narnla ar inda-
Lne MOUSE paSaeu Iii ~ X to ana the
teTlhllldte sgnte.ce ~ =, 4, "a = c nf
plll % lol hnn aarnittad 70 ary danca
asV Iloil oelhs aunditnet " t ny Iioiior
nan or saIIeI MneLg nlaoAGT".iae n rsaedd
Is sou or otlei "ioe ui'pe"'oN' f'
UNANIMOUSLY .
A Dill proNluIhS that an rallIodu 5laiiIs
shalI f intIFum n g,tsSS was az ordered en q
The Tubbs antl-splttlnS plil was resur,
rected on a vote OF reconsluerati9l' ana
after being amended by making me ZEN
atty apply, 10 keepers ~ pUnlrG mou mas
who should knowingly allo" tipping, WAS
again sent to engrossment.
Developments in the loss Oh the Original
bill, introduced by fepresel!iatiRe Goa-
frey for the purpose OF prohlpltlhs tdCG-
track gambling in Missouri, came thlck
and fast. 80,
The house passed original mouse OH
No. 10, also introduced by Gca1rey' 4pso,
lutely repeating the breeders iaW, Wy g
vote of 113 to I, and then promptly passed
! house bill No. ZIG, defining, bookmaklnS
and pool selling and prompting Suti
forms of gambling IN missouri.
The house adopted a resolution oIierlhs
a reward OF Sl;oVV IoT tne appntreii9lo I'D d
frey bill, if it was stolen,
A joint resolution was adopted by potn
houses to adjourn until MonaaN, ana ~
prevent the loss OF too much IlEle' tie
house held a night session and sent a
score or more of pills TO engrossment, tle
most important OF when was one pronlu-
ing thai no convict shall perform any
work the product of which would compete
in in The e. market lhc e,,od or IN o FIX iHe work work. Of n'1 non-
| convict laborers, and one providing that
interest shall not be charged on the col
| lateral inheritance tax for two years IN
case the estate Is III lllSulioh VI "i IN
be settled UP within that time.
Jefferson City, No. c,rl E mitts9 eS'g snhtsifut 3
for Senator McDavid's text book bill was
sent to engrossment by the . senate axtend the
time in which prosecutions for bribery
may be instituted from three to hve
years was passed by the house n now
goes to the governor. divers Jury meas,
ure. providing no person who has served
on a regular jury panel shall be ellginle
to sit in a civil case within Is months
was passed; also the bill by WHITAKER. 70
nIanv shariff and constable ITO make dill
EaneIn Search in good faith from time to
ttSfmnna for Zach and ali druggists, dramshop
keeners and all other persons who may
be suspected of unlaWtully deallns III III
toXicating liquors, ,r
The house adopted q JOINT anu SpiJur
rent resolution by Sosey, OF MARION
which would so change the cons'itutl9i
as to enable countes anu otntl ahted.
ness for the construction of permanent
rrads on a vote of two-thirds of those
| voting an the proposition.