The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-08
Missouri
Legislature
HOUSE.

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. bit
ter fight will be waged on the measure
when II comes up for final passage,
and II is very doubtful II enough votes
20 pass II can be secured. II was con
tested on the floor of the house when
II came up for 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 Vilblss bill, which is practi-
cally the same as the Gibson bill, fix
ing the educational standard OF all APP
pllcants for licenses to practice medi
cine, passed the house Thursday, and
is now ready for Gov. Folks sigma.
turo. Doctor Tubbs, who, In discussing
the Gibson measure last week, de-
nounced the medical profession as
humbug, offered an amendment to the
dill re-enacting the law OF 1899. He
said that those who were IN on the
ground floor wanted TO exclude others.
The Tubbs amendment was lost and
the bill, which provides that all april
cants for a license must be graduates
OF high school, or pass an equiva-
lent examination, as well as complete
n four years course in college OF
medicine, before the state board of
health can issue a certificate to prac-
tee. was passed
The house cleaned up considerable
business Monday afternoon. 1t passed
a large number OF pills. 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 1t was finally con.
cluded to put them In punches OF only
half 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 thirdclass cities
to pay license. Making 1t 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.
atruction OF bitches. Providing for call.
ing of grand jury in each county
In the state once each year. Bonding
counties for road building purposes.
Granting drainage districts authority
TO contract with each other. Enforcing
che attendance Of blind persons be
tween 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 NJ
to 928. One OF them was offered b.
Representative Ro;sford, providing fol
the reading OF the the Bible In public
schools There is but one section te
the BILL which says: "a portion Of the
Bible shall be read daily in the public
schools supported wholly or In part b,
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 thai
he has conscientious scruples agains
II 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 Monda!
afternoon, recommending for passag'
three of the general appropriation bill
One Of these appropriates to the sup
port of the public schools one.third o
the revenues for the years 19O7-l9OS
another OF them appropriates $4,000
for the purpose Of defraying the eH
penses Of assescting and collecting tn
revenue, including the contingent es
penses of the state board OF equaliza
ton. The third apropriates six diffei
ent items, s5OO,5O3,93 to pay the int
rest for the years 1907 and 1908 on tn
school and seminary certificates of II
debtedness, amounting to $4,39S, 1874.
When the senate met, MFonday
devoted twenty minutes to semifac'
tious treatment of the smallpox situi
ton. The report of the state board
health, given out Saturday night wa
read. It stated that there had not bee
a new case within thirty hours, an
Senator Fields moved to amend, b
making It thirty minutes. A resol'
II required some exceedingly swi
work on the part OF several farmt
senators to secure the passage OF ii