Iron County register., 1905-02-23
4sD GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Notes OF the Legislative Proceed ings ut
the Capitol of the Com
monwealth-

monwealth.
Jefferson City, Feb l5.-ln the senate
the bill introduced by Senator Dickin-
son, OF Henry county. at the request OF
GOV. Folk, which seeks to prevent wilt
ness before grand Jury from claiming
his constitutional rights in refusing 70
testify in bribery cases, was killed. The
vote was IA to II. Ayes-Senators avery
Bradley, Brown. Clarke, DeVilbiss, DICK
inson, Fields, Frisby, Gilmore, Hicks, Me-
Matt, Worries, Wornall and Young. Total.
H. Noes-Senators Baumann, Curry,
Dowell, Farris of Crawford. Farris oi
Stoddard, Gardner, Humpnrey' lsdinaas kliheaS'
Morton, Nelson, Peck, Sartorious and
Walker. Total, II.
The house amended the bill to prohibit
Sunday baseball to include theaters and
from $50 to $1,000. An attempt TO amend
the bill to exempt St. Louis, Kansas City
and st. Joseph from the provisions OF the
bill was defeated. The debate lasted uii-
til noon, when the bill was ordered en-
crossed by vote of 81 to S2 1t takes but
seventy-two members to pass bill III the
house.
The vote by which the indeterminate
sentence bill introduced iii the house py
Mr.. Pettijohn of Linn was ordered en-
crossed was reconsldered, that amend
ments might be offered. A change mace
in the proposed bill mentions the o.
persons convicted shall not receive the
benefits pf parole.
Jefferson City, Feb. 16.-By vote
of II to IA the senate defeated the Dill IN
troduced by Senator McNatt, placing
tan of 25 cents per annum on the capltai
stock of corporations for the beneht OF
fund to prosecute good road improve
ments in Missouri.
Senator Avery's bill, which places street
car companies within the PROVISIONS Oh
the fellow-servant act, was passed. Sen
ator Frank Farris voted against it.
Senator McIndoe's BILL which provides
that school board may make tWo-year
contract with a superintendent, passed
the senate.
Senator Kinealy's bill placing limita-
tion Of ten years on DEGREES of Judgments
of courts in all cases passed.
The bill introduced by Senator Devil
bis, which provides that license for me
practice of medicine shall not be granted
unless the applicant is a graduate OF an
approved school of medicine, was read
third time and passed thereafter.
Senator McIndoe's bill, which provides
for the location of a new normal school
time and passed.
Senator Bradley's bill raising the sal
aries Of the guards at the penitentiary
from $55 to $65 per month was passed
without debate.
In the house the Hilkerbaumer St Louis
police bill was ordered engrossed. There
was lively debate and the minority at
tempted to break the quorum
Mr. Hinkle, of Scott county, mas intro
duced a Jim crow" bill.
Jefferson, City, Feb. 1.-THE senate de-
feated the Naples county supervision Dill.
The bill would have made it obligatory on
each county to adopt local supervision OF
schools
The house voted to make the vote on
the repeal of the breeders law special
measure for Tuesday.
Mr.. Dryden, of Kansas City, has intro
duced the shortest bill yet presented. 1t
Section l. The husband shall not be liza
liable for the torts of his wife
Sec. 2. All acts and parts OF acts IN
conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
The house bill introduced by Mr..
Thompson, Of ST. Louis, to prohibit ado
mission being granted to females under u
years of age to beer gardens, music halls
where liqdor is either sold OF, given away,
or other like resorts where liquor is dis
pensed, was ordered engrossed:
After it had run the gauntlet of all the
it in the way of amendments. Mr.. Depuys
anti-treating bill was ordered engrossed
Jefferson City Feb. 1S.-In the senate
Joint and concurrent resolution was
adopted extending the scope of the joint
committee appointed to Investigate the
stockyards of st. Louis. The amendment
to the resolution, which was introduced
in the senate by Senator Gardner, chair
man of the committee, gives the commit
tee unlimited power to investigate the
Terminal railroad association and its con-
nection with all freight shipments.
Senator McDavids bill which provides
that Springfield and Joplin may take
special census for the purpose of show
ing that If the population exceeds 10000,
special tax of 81 on the $1,000 valuation
may be assessed and collected, Eas
passed.
The house ordered to engrossment the
bill ptrpducad by Mr. Doris for the Dub-
lie sale of franchises.
Mr.. Newton of Wright introduced a
bill amending the act relative to fees to
be retained by circuit clerks. The new
measure provides that outside counties
| having a city of 100000 inhabitants the
clerk may retain from the fees $500 per
annum. In counties having such city
the clerk including the compensation
which is paid to the deputies, to be in
| cluded therein, may retain Sl2,Ooo OF the
| fees
The house Joint and concurrent resolu-
| ton introduced by Mr.. Viles of Stone,
| petitioning congress to enact a law plac-
| ing the surviving members of the enrolled
MISSOURI militia, their widows and
orphans on an equal footing under the
pension laws of the United States with the
| passed the house by a vote of 7S to 10.
Mr.. Chitwood of Madison introduced in
the house a bill to prohibit operators of
crushing mines from employing their la
twenty four Violations of the act are
made punishable by a fine of s25 to $500
Jefferson City, Mo-, Feb. 2l.-The SEN
ate sent to engrossment the bill to ex-
| tend the powers of the railroad and ware
| house commissioners. The bill raising
| the maximum damages for death in rail-
| way street car or automobile accidents
from $1,000 to $4,000 was passed without
a dissenting vote The bill requiring rail-
| roads to furnish cars to shippers after As
hours notice failed by. three votes. AT
| the afternoon session all the house bills
| on the calendar were disposed of. Among
those read a third time and passed were
the following: To provide stenographer
for each of the judges of the supreme
court; to change the time of holding
| court in the twenty-seventh judicial cir
cult; providing that country roads N may "
feet wide. as the statute now PROVIDES;
to provide for the appointment OF two
additional bank examiners by the secre-
ary q state to permit Judge 10y reoairs %
on 4 bridge; to establish military post
in connection with the Blees, military
academy at Macon; increasing the salary
of railroad commissioners from Sl,oVo 10
| 81 600 a year.
| The bill introducedby Oliver, Of Pemiscot
to provide for the organization armament,
equipment and government OF the militia
was defeated in the house. as was also
the bill to prevent persons from hunting
and fishing in any other than their re-
spective home counties. A large number
of bills were sent to engrossment.
Two wears ago the st. Louis boodlers
now doing time in the state penitentiary
were condemning Prosecutor Joseph W
Folk. Now they are almost conildants o.
Gov. Folk, and are giving him lots OF
pointers on the subject of municipal bri
behy
Senator Hicks presented a concurrent
| resolution asking that soldiers of the last
war and their widows be placed on tht
same footing as soldiers of the civil war
The senate committee on agriculture
held a meeting and agreed to report ia
| yorably on Senator Voris' bill for the ap
pointment of state inspector of sal
aries.
Representative Davis, of Oregon, intro
duced comprehensive anti-boodling bill
1t is assigned to put an end to bribery il
the state Legislature.