Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-03-23
4aD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Notes of the Legislative Proceedings et
the Capitol of the Com
ealth.

year.
The Dawson bill, requiring county
school commissioners to recognize teach
ers' certificates issued in other counties,
was lost in the nj by a vote of 10 to 8.
Senator De Vilbiss, of Miller county,
called up Representative Stewards bill
to appropriate $4,000 for the tuberculosis
hospital and passed it without opposi-
ton.
The house refused to concur in the
senate amendment to Mr.. Godfrey's anti
poolselling bill.
Drunerts bill to regulate switching
charges for public-service corporations,
railroads, associations of individuals and
others, was passed with only three votes
against 1t.
Senator Avery's. bill to make the fellow
servant law apply to street and terminal
railways was passed.
Tubbs' bill to redistrict the state into 1e
congressional districts was passed by a
strict party vote of II to 81.
Senator Gardiner bill, which provides
for a drainage and sewer system of the
suburban towns of st. Louis, with a view
to their sanitary conditions, was passed
Pettijohn's bill to establish a state re-
formatory and industrial school was
passed. The school is for the protection
Of young men convicted of their first
crime.
The auction franchise bill, which has
passed the senate, was badly defeated in
the house.
Gen, E1tZluRn Lee addressed Lne lneIn-
bers of the general assembly in the after
noon on behalf of the jamestown expo
sition in 1907, of which Gen. Lee Is pres
ident. Col. O.. D. Bachelor, who is ac-
companying Gen. Lee, also made an ad-
dress.
jefferson City, Mo-, March 16.-The sem
ate withdrew its amendment to the house
bill making poolselling and bookmaking
a felony, by which the offense was re-
duced to a misdemeanor, and passed the
bill as it came from the house.
Ihe senate unanimously repealed the
present textbook, law and Immediately
followed by killing the OSSenfort county
uniformity bill by a vote of Il ayes to
Il noes.
Senator Kinney called up the Pettijohn
pardon bill this morning n secured its
passage with an emergency clause.
Senator Dowell attempted to secure the
adoption of an amendment to the general
appropriation bill cutting down the APP
preparation for the national guard of the
state from $4,000 to $4,000, put was I'M
successful.
The time of the house was largely
taken up in considering senate amend
ments to house bills.
The house will devote the remainder OF
the session in the consideration of senate
senator Browns road bill, to provide for
the formation of public road districts.
was passed after being materially amend
ed.
The S475, 900 to be received from the ma
tional government on account of money
raised by the state for national defense
during the civil war will remain in the
state treasury for two years.
Both houses adopted a concurrent res
olution to adjourn sine die Saturday,
March Is, at 3 o'clock. 49,
Jefferson city, Mo, March lin the
senate this afternoon, about % house
bills were passed in rapid-fire order, and
about fifteen bills We're killed just as
quickly. -.
BY a strict party vote OF q noes to 10
ayes the Hilkerbaumer home-rule cleo
tions bill was killed.
Representative Thompson's bill to pro-
hibit girls of Is years of age and under
from entering winerooms was beaten IN
the senate, s ayes to IL noes.
Sixteen senate amendments to the gen
eral appropriation bill were concurred in
BY the house and the bill was passed as
amended. ID,
The st. Louis bridge Dill was passed
The house killed the McDavid bill to
provide for a state school-book commis-
sion to be appointed by the governor,
which leaves the state without a school
book law unless the governor vetoes the
bill repeating the old law.
The bill to make the term of county
treasurers four years instead OF W was
also passed.
Eight ballots were taken in joint ses-
sion at the day and night sessions for
| United States senator without result.
Jefferson City, Mo, March 19.IBut lit
tie of legislative business was done Sat
urday. One or two minor bills We're
passed at the morning session. After
ward the session took on the appearance
of a love feast. Lieut.. Gov, Mckinley
| after some eulogistic remarks by Sen
ator Wornall. was presented with /
beautiful silver tea set, which he &C
knowledged in a few well-chosen. words
President Pro Tenn. Fields was similarly
served, and Secretary Con Roach was
,,o,notal with a rlJt glass nllnCn DOW
and Assistant Secretary Lewis with I
gold watch.
Tn bill increasing the salary of tht
clerk of the st. Louis criminal court ant
giving him authority TO appoint d uepul9
The remainder of the day was taker
IN with the joint session in the election
OF a United States senator, resulting, OF
of Mai. William Warner, of Kansas CITY
In the house but little was done in thu
morning except to pick up and straightei
out a few loose ends of legislation, AM
then the rest of the day was spent II
the Joint session, which only ended a!
the time for adjournment sine die ar
rived.
Bouth houses, however, met again sep
arately at 4 D.. NJ, and again Sunday, u
wind up the sessions. OF course, no leg
islation could be transacted, and TN
meetings were simply to read, sign am
enroll what bills had not been finished
With the usual lOEIIldlllltS tliS houSO q"
senate. at 1910 Sunday, adjourned SIN
die. The record shows, however, tina
the sine die adjournment was at } p. m
Saturday, according to the resolution,
State Auditor Wilder has sent out
letter to all the county collectors an
probate judges saying that he does no
recognize any agents or attorneys In tn
collection of collateral inheritance tax
Mr.. N~iedringhaus, the defeated caucu
nominee for the United States senator
ship. and his charming wife made a hos
of friends during the session., not O
their own party alone.
Mai William Warner. who will repre-
sent the mysterious Stranger in tn
United States senate, says there are n
strings tied to him.
The personnel of both houses, with
very few exceptions, Is SAID TO nave pee
superior to any assembly Missouri ma
had in many years.
The member who declared he woul
stick to Kerens till h, froze over an
men skate back, didn't keep his word.
Very few measures advocated by CO.
Folk failed to pass the senate, nc
a single appointment made by him falie
of
The lobby was less conspicuous durin
the session than at any session IN TN
embran of the oldest legislator.
Several good measures are said to ow
their failure by so much time being take
up in the senatorial squabble.
1t is proposed to chip In and make
present of that smashed clock in the Mis-
souri, house to Maj. Warner.
Unhappy Woman Takes Acid.
$1,000 nTu-L ~ Nrc Inv ~,