Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-31
SENATE.


A measure prepared by Senator
Avery and introduced In the senate
carries an amendment to the personal
injury law. It provides for the sur
vival OF actions In case death has in.
tervened after a settlement has been
made by the injured party, and that a
widow or minor children OF a man
who has died from the injuries re-
ceived in q railroad wreck are not
barred from recovering damages for
his death, notwithstanding he may
have made settlement with the com.
pany for his injuries prior to dying.
The senate had quite a number OF
new bills. Among them was one by
McAllister, providing for the inspec-
ton and Weighing Of hay; by Mr.. ID.
vilbiss, requiring druggists to be II.
censed biennially; by Mr.. Kinney, ere.
atlng the Missouri library commits
sion; by Mr.. Avery, amending the pei.
sonal injury law; by Mr.. Gilmore,
amending the factory inspection law;
by Mr.. Anderson, establishing a state
board OF architects for the examina-
ton and licensing Of architects; by
M. Hudson, prohibiting any one but a
licensed attorney from practicing In
probate courts; by Mr.. Wornall, re-
garding limitations Of actions; by Mr..
Wornall, amending the negotiable in.
strument law 30 that, where a holiday
falls on Friday, notes due ON that day
can be paid on the following Monday:
by Mr.. Prendergast, for the relief OF
II. w. SteiIsick Of st. Louis; by Mr..
Anthony, relative to the bonds Of sure
ty companies; by Mr.. Humphrey, with
reference to land titles; by Mr.. Coop.
er, establishing two new civil divisions
In the circuit court of Jackson county;
by Mr.. Doris, two bills amending the
code governing verdicts and new trl.
ais.
Senat Hudson OF Chillicothe intro
duced a bin which provides that no
one but a person licensed to practice
law shall be permitted to practice be-
for h probate courts in this state. II
has become the custom throughout the
state Tor any person, regardless of
what knowledge he may have OF law,
probate or otherwise, to undertake to
handle matters in courts of this kind.
frequently causing loss to those inter.
ested In estates.
Senator Anderson wants to establish
a state board OF architects for the ex.
aiming and licensing Of architects.
The board the bill calls for Is to be an
pointed by the governor and ia to con.
slst OF one member OF the faculty of
the state university and four architects
resident In the state who have been
practicing their profession ten years.
For the first time |, one-ffth CT q
century, an amendment to the consti.
tuition was offered In the Missouri leg.
islature Monday for the prohibition OF
the liquor traffic. It vas offered in
the senate by Senator Peck, of Atchi.
son county, WHO is q republican.
By q unanimous vote, the senate
Monday engrossed a bill introduced by
senator Dowell, OF Lewis, in the man.
ner OF listing certain classes of per.
sonal property for taxation. 1t relates
to the listing Of money, notes, bonds
n solvent accounts. The vote It 70
ceived In the senate ON eagrossment
indicates that 1t Is going to pass that
BODY with little or no objections un,
less meantime, a determined fight n
made upon II.
Senato.' Avery. of Lincoln, Monday
introduced a bill In the senate requir.
Ing all executions Of criminals to take
place within the walls OF the penitsn.
tiary and under the supervision of the
warden OF the prison. This is the
measure prepared by Judge Chasles
u. Peers, tf Warransburg. The bin
passed botn branches Of the leafsla.
ture In 1897 but was subsequently W.
toed by Gov. Stephens. In a letter
70 senator Avery. Judge Peers says
no Will come here when the commit
tees take up his bill and show the
advantages OF such q change In the
law. He says It 10 the cheapest ana
NEST humane way u taking the lives
OF criminals.
Senator Humphreys wants the stats
grain department divorced from the
ouico or st-to railway and warehouse
commissioners. and placed under the
direction OF the governor. who shall
appoint the chief state grain inspector.
n bill does not seek to create n
new offices or salaries. simply remov.
ing the entire department from under
the authority and supervision of thu
railway commissionera