Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-02-21
SENATE.

otuapOT hlnney INTRODUCED Dill
Thursday afternoon which seeks to
place the office OF excise commission.
er OF the city of st. Louis under the
supervisory control OF the circuit court
OF that city. The court, should this
bill become a law, would have the right
to pass upon and review all of the
official acts Of the commissioner. Ap-
peals from his refusal TO grant a II.
cense. or the revocation Of one, will 60
10 the court for final determination.
Senator Humphreys bill affecting
the trust companies of st. Louis has
finally been arranged satisfactorily to
all concerned by substituting for the
original measure sections agreed upon
by its author and the delegation of
trust company representatives headed
by Breckenridge Jones. John +. Lee
and others. This substitute was adopt
ed In the senate Thursday afternoon
and ordered engrossed.
Nearly all Of the numerous petitions
filed in the senate Thursday asked for
the passage of legislation regulating
the sale and manufacture OF patent
and proprietary medicines in this
state.
Other new bills Thursday were by
Cooper, TO empower state board OF
health to inspect private sanItariums;
by Cooper, for commitment OF insane
persons to private sanitarlums; by
WOrnall, changing time OF holding cir
cult court In Holt county; by Gilmore,
establishing board OF examiners TO
license professional nurses; by Farris,
amending law relating TO witnesses:
by Methudy, prohibiting certain medi-
cal advertisements; by Hudson, relat-
Ing TO admission to girls industrial
home; by Humphrey. establishing
board to license expert accountants.
Senator Humphrey introduced a
Joint aud concurrent resolution Thurs
day submitting an amendment to tho
constitution providing for a dIstrIbu-
ton of the collateral inheritance tax
between the state university. the nor.
NAL schools, high schools and the road
fund.
The fact was discovered at tho
oGooA0h VI AhN
engrossment had been ordered, that
in eliminating the coal schedule from
Mr.. Cooper's freight rate bill all OF
class ~" which contains such com.
modities as stone, cordwood, railroad
ties, cement and other heavy freight,
had been entirely eliminated, making
a reconsideration OF tho engrossment
Tho HIN III
until Monday, at which time It will be
properly amended so az to include all
OF class -" with the exception Of coal.
Gov. Folk Thursday sent appoint.
ments to the senate for confirmation
as follows: G. II. Walters OF Rich
Hill and Theodric McDarmon of st.
Charles. members OF the board OF man.
ayers OF the Nevada hospital for the
insane. each for term of four years
from February /. ]. n. Crutcher OF
Chillicothe, Gen. Lee Rudd OF Jefferson
City and ]. r. MoOrehead OF Lexington.
members OF the state board Of chart.
ties and corrections.
There was not a negative vote in
the passage of Senator KInney's child
labor bill. IL prohibits tho empIoy-
ment OF any child under IA years OF
age In any factory, theatre, mercantile
house, messenger service, In fact.
every line OF employment. and reEu.
lates the hours that children under
10 and over IA shall be worked. The
maximum hours per day Is nxed at
nine, and no child of this age shall
be worked more than 81 hours each
week. Enforcement OF the law ia
lodged In the state factory inspector.
who 10 required to prosecute an VIC.
laticns OF It. which are punishable by
iines ranging from $40 TO 500 for
each oftense
Senator Majors "JIm Crow law
passed the senate Thursday after a
sharp debate by the partisan vote OF
20 TO II. Every democratic senator
who was In his seat voted for the bill
and every republican against n
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