Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-03-07
Missouri
Legislature
HOUSE.

NH~ DDatACA0 LAVISH
measure, a special order of business
for Thursday morning at 10 O'Clock.
failed in the house, and the bill will
have TO take its regular course A bit
ter 6ght will be waged on the measure
when it up for final passage,
and it is very doubtful il enough votes
to pass it can be secured. 1t was con-
tested on the floor of the house when
it came up Cor engrossment last week,
but the friends of the bill finally com
promised when an amendment, offered
by Frank H. Farris, of Crawford, was
adopted, Since the compromise the
opponents have been busy working
against the bill.
The De Vilbiss bill, which is practi-
cally the same as the Gibson bill, fix
ing the educational standard of all ap-
plicants for licenses to practice medi-
cine, passed the house Thursday, and
is now ready for Gov. Folks sigma
ture. Doctor Tubbs, who, in discussing
the Gibson measure last week, de-
nounced the medical profession as a
humbug, offered an amendment to the
bill ~re-enacting the law of 1899. He
said that those who were in on the
ground floor wanted to excluae others.
The Tubbs amendment was lost, and
the bill, which provides that all appli-
cants for a license must be graduates
of a high school, or pass an equiva-
lent examination, as well as complete
a four years course in a college of
medicine, before the state board of
health can issue a certificate to prac-
tice, was passed.
The house cleaned up considerable
business Monday afternoon. 1t passed
a large number of bills, but it took
them in groups, one roll call sufficing
to pass as many as six at one time.
The original motion was to take them
in groups of ten, but it was finally con-
cluded to put them in punches of only
half a dozen.
Among the bills so passed were
these, and all were hurried over to the
senate: Providing for taxing steno-
graphers' costs in felony cases. Re-
curing railroad companies to furnish
sufficient Accommodations. Fixing the
time for holding court in the 32d cir
cult. Regarding the condemnation of
private property for public use. Re-
curing laundries in third-class cities
to pay license. Making it a felony for
officers of insurance companies to use
company money for private profit, or
gain. Attachments to be dissolved
against non-residents when plaintiff
has not given bond. Requiring rail-
roads on Or before September l newt to
adopt certain safety appliances at
switches and frogs. Relating to the OBJ
struction of bitches. Providing for call
ing of a grand jury in each county
in the state cnce each year. Bonding,
counties for road building purposes.
Granting drainage districts authority
to contract with each other. Enforcing
the attendance Of blind persons be-
tween 6 years and 20 years upon the
state school for the blind. Suits to be
brought by or against partnerships,
as such, by service upon any member
thereof.
Three bills were introduced in the
house Monday, bringing the total up
to 92S. One of them was offered by
Representative Rotsford, providing for
the reading of the the Bible in public
schools. There is but one section to
the bill, which says: "a portion of the
Bible shall be read daily in the public
schools supported wholly or in part by
public money or under state control,
without written note or oral comment;
but a pupil whose parents or guar
dian informs the teacher in writing that
he has conscientious scruples against
1t shall not be required to read from
anyparticular version or take any per-
sonal part in the reading"
The house committee on %appropria-
lions reported to the house Monday
afternoon, recommending for passage
three of the general appropriation bills
One Of these appropriates to the sup
port of the public schools one-third of
the revenue for the years 1907-190S;
another of them appropriates $780, 900
for the purpose Of ~defraying the ex-
penses Of assessing and collecting the
revenue, including the contingent ex-
penses of the state board of equaliza-
ton. The third apropriates six differ
emit items, $500, 5O3,93 to pay the inte-
rest for the years 1907 and 1908 on the
school and seminary certificates of in
%debtedness, amounting to $4,398,839.42.
When the senate met, MFonday it
devoted twenty minutes to semiface-
tious treatment of the smallpox situa-
ton. The report of the state board Of
health, given out Saturday night was
read. 1t stated that there had not been
a new case within thirty hours, and
Senator Fields moved to amend, by
making 1t thirty minutes. A resolu-
1t required some exceedingly swift
work on the part of several farmer
senators to secure the passage of the
house bill, introduced by Mr.. Brass
field, of Putnam, imposing a tax Of 81
a head on male dogs and 50 on female
dogs, the tax to be collected az other
taxes, and even under more severe
penalties, and constitute a fund for
rpimhursinp m whose Hooks Suf-