Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-03-10
43D GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Notes OF the Legislative P~rocesdinss II
the Capitol Of the Con.
mon wealth.

vote by the sens 10.
Among other. bills passed were: For q
estates; Clark's juvenile court bill foi
hahsas CITY; providing that cases may
De dockelei in the state supreme court.
nails two bills to aid in securing the
prompt delivery OF freight; the bin pro-
vlding f9r an Increase IN the force OF
IN" circuit attorneys office In st. Louis,
and amending the militia law so that
sons Of veterans may parade.
ny Il vote of llG to . the bill TO prohibit
pool selling In Missouri was passed In the
The stock yards bill, in the shape OF a
committee substitute for two house bills,
which had been introduced on the sub.
Jet, was passed. Also the bill to pro.
vide FOR Il board OF commissioners for the
promotion OF uniformity of legislation IN
the several states OF the United States,
and one providing that the supreme court
ana court OF appeals shall advance Tor u
speedy hearing on their respective dockcts
public interest. The house, IA committee
or the whole, considered the apDropria-
lions Tor cleemosynary and penal institute
cidcd upon: The bin making appropria-
tons for the state university and other
educational institutions, but Its consider
atiOn was not concluded.
Jefferson city. Mo, March l:-To-day
broke the record for fast work In the
senate" said Secretary Roach this even.
hours and a half and acted UPON IS bills.
About two-thirds Of these were passed
and the iemhindcr defeated. or The bills.
one required the senate to go Into com
mittec OF the whole in order TO act upon
the appropriations for the civil list"
The house suspended the rules, and the
BIZ to appropriate sl.bG3,7l for the sup
port or the clccmOSynafy ANA penal inAti-
tutions Of the state for the next two
years was read for II third time and
passed, with emergency clause. by "A vote
Of 30 ayes to J no.
The stock yards bill, which was passed
by In" house Tuesday, was reconsidcIcd,
as 1t was discovered that 1t had not been
enfrosscd. ii was ordered cngrosscd and
then passed, SO to "a.
Tho proceedings Of the day were cnllv-
ohed by a heated argument between
Speaker IIill and Representative White
cotton. and it was feared at one time mat
there would be "A personal encounter.
jefferson city, Mo, March 2.-Scnator
Nori"s' anti-trust bin was passed by the
senate without opposition, all Of the 3,
senators voting for IT. The emergency
clause wa passed.
The bin provides that no corporation
can hold. directly or indirectly. any stock
IN another corporation.
Senator Clarke called up his bin pro-
vlding for n state library commission
again, upon reconsideration, and 1t was
passed by II small majority.
Senator Baumann secured unanimous
consent TO have The police hi. which was
brought over from the house shortly after
dinner, read for the first time. The bill
was read by title and now goes 10 Sec
ond reading with the st. Louis election
bill. There are good PROSPECTS for tins
police bill passing the senate.
Among the bills passed by the senate
were:
BY Dickinson: To provide for j~oInture
OF defendants In damage suits against
common carriers.
BY McDavid: 70 empower cities, Of 3d.
900 to regulate prices Of heating plants.
Among the bills defeated In the senate
were the following:
by Young: TO Great office OF county
supervisor Of roads.
by Dickinson: TO establish a state
board OF dentistry.
Among the bills read a third tim" and
passed by the house wcr" the following.
by Ossonfprt, Of st. Louis: TO allow
trustees namcd In deeds Of trust to join
in partial deeds Of rclcnsc.
by Conner, of buchanan; 70 divide Blu
thanHn county Into road districts, ana 10
eject uvcrsccrs at annual school elections.
by Silver, Of cole: 10 prohibit anyone
not II licensed attorney from advertising
or holding himself out AS such. and from
praCticIng In any court OF record.
Mr.. OYscHforts bill TO create IA county
achoo textbook board to provide for
county uniformity Of school text books
for use IN All IN" public schools Of each
county IN the state and to authorize
boards Of school directors and boards Of
education 10 purchase the sam" ana Icth
them to pupils free OF cost passed the
house. The emergency clause was adopt
ed.
The bin making common law marriages
illegal was also passed.
jefferson Guy, Mo, March Ex-senator
Bruwn'H Gpod-rOads bill was passed by
tLr scnat" win little opposition. II pro-
vidcs for IL" formation OF road districts
cot by benefit assessments,
Senator kinncy'B compulsory education
! b'I noy was b paysGif BY By h T S2t% % 2f 70 "y "f So to-
Joseph, hnd Young, Of Texas, voted
against II.
Hougc biil relating to tn" establishment
of "A state board Of control was made a
special order for Tuesday, 9Th, at 10 a. IN.
Among IN" bills passed by the house
were the following:
70 provid" for the change Of bounda-
rics Of city, town and village school
Districts, to provide that "A divorced WON
an shall he incompctont TO tcslify TO any
admission or conversation Of her former
husband. whether made to herself or to
third person, 20 change the time Of hold
Ing court IN Hickory county. to provide
for the revival Of judgments before JUS
OF the physician at the Missouri pcniten-
tiary from 81 200 to 5000 II year; to pro-
vide an additional penalty on foreign cor
porations for failing to comply with he
laws OF this state: To- provide II special
punishment for stealing, or mutllating
milk cans; TO provide That no l%ncorpo:
rated bank or trust company organized
under the laws OF this state shall en-
gage In the banking business IN cities
ioI '% ~, ,cs pIF han no" G "r EYER ~, n,o %,an a.; = enn !.
approval of reports Of sales by admin
istratOrs AT the same time OF court the
talc II made; to make the bribing Of "a
voter at n primary election "A misdemcan-
er.
Both houses adjourned til Monday. 9Th.
Jefferson city, Mo, Mfrch G-The fol-
lowing were among the bills passed by
the senate to-day: Providing that circuit
Judges shall receive 800 In lieu Of ira vei-
Ing expenses; to perfect the law relating
to state board Of dentistry. to rc0rganizo
the national guard OF Missouri; to pro.
vide for the publication and authcntica-
ton or constitutions umpuumDutgs Ia