The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-02-08
SENATE.

SENATE.
Two bills introduced by Senator
Curry were debated ut length in thu
senate on a motion to send them -
engrossmcnt. One Of these bills prp-
vides for the distribution of the foI.
elgu insurance tax, amounting 10
about Sl50,000 annually, to the se'-
eral counties OF the state for tie
maintenance of high schools. Tic
other bill of Senator Curry provides
that in counties where there are M
high schools the state shall approp"i'
alto $4,000 for the erection OF high
schools, II the counties provide like
amount for maintenance. Both bills
found considerable opposition ard
were informally laid over for consid
Grafton of amendments to them.
Senator Bradley introduced BIZ
in the senate aimed at fake mining
stock. 1t provides that any persdb
who knowingly makes or publishes
in any way whatever any prospectus.
report, statement exhibit or any
other form Of publication concerning
the financial condition or affairs oS
property or of any corporation, assc'
citation, partnership etc, which shah
wilfully contain or misrepreseIt or
cxaggerate or have a tendency TO give
a greater value to the stock Of said
corporation or its bonds or property
shall be deemed guilty Of felony, and
upon conviction shall be punished by
Imprisonment at not more than ten
years in the penitcntiary and by o
fine of not more than 10000, or shall
be both fined and imprisoned.
Senator Hudson's bill applying the
double liability feature of the nation.
al banking law TO banks and trust
companies organized under the state
laws, was taken up by the senate com.
mittec on private corporations and
reported with a favorable reCommcn-
dation
Gov Folk Thursday sent the fol.
lowing names to the senate for con.
hrmation: ]. A. Doughcrty, Of Garth.
age, to be a member OF the board Of
managers Of the Springfield normal
school; Dan l.. Wray, of Versailles,
to be a member OF the board Of man
ayers of the boys reform school ut
| Boonvillc; J. c. Bassford, Of Mexico,
and W 4. Young, of Salem, to be
members Of the board of managers OF
the state home for federal soldiers at
ST. James. each for a term OF four
years, from January l. 1907.
The senate committee on municipal
corporations announced that there
would be no meeting of that body to
consider the confirmation of Excise
Commissioner Mulyihill Of St Louis
until the evidence taken at the in
vestiration in St Louis is transcribed
by the stenographers.
Among the new bills presented in
/ the senate was one by Senator Hay
men, amending the law relating to the
| national guard of the state, so that
ali money appropriated by the state
must be disbursed under the direction
! of the governor by Mr. Ely, amending
! local option law by raising the lint
of population of towns which can
vote separately from the county or
such proposition from $500 to 5000
population; by Mr.. Bradley, requiring
boot and shoe manufacturers to branC
all their product to show character
OF leather used in them; by Mr.
Brown, transferring war claims funt
to general revenue fund; by Mr. Dow
ell, amending assessment law so tina
notes held by fictitious persons tt
avoid taxation are void by Mr.. Major
providing for commission TO revia,
the statutes; by Mr. Hudson, provid
ing for stenographers for grand in
rles; providing that married womar
have the same rights in the matte
of probatnE wills as other citizens
by Mr. Doris, amending the Law
80 that the state can appeal In Grim
inal cases.