The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-02-15
SENATE.

SENATE.
In the senate Wednesday there wsa
the usual offerings of petitions from
different sections of the state. Sene.
tor Bradley varied the monotony OF
these somewhat by presenting two in
favor Of the eight,hour law for teleg.
raphers, one signed by 1900 and the
other 1900 Of the citizens OF st. Fran
co.'s county. Citizens of Clay. Howard
and Jackson asked that the game law
be left intact, and there were prayers
from Shelby, Montgomery. Cass and
Barton for the passage OF the Boistord
dramshop bill. Doepwater. Henry
county, got in its daily petition asking
the submission of the prohibition
amendment and st. Louis petitioners
asked for the erection OF monuments
to Missouri soldiers on the battle fields
OF the South and for the passage Of
the anti.child labor laws. There was
one also from st. Louis asking the sen.
ate not TO confirm Excise Commission
or Mulvihill, and basket full asking
for the enactment OF the county super.
vision law.
Senator Majors Jim Grow" 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 It.
Mr.. Atkinson's bill, granting either
the city or the defendant appeal from
judgment Of a mayor or police Judge,
except on pleas OF guilty, passed.
The senate committee on private
corporations Thursday considered
number OF bills for the regulation of
public.service corporations In place
OF reporting any one OF the bills ia.
vorably, the committee prepared sub.
stitute for all OF them and will en-.
deavor TO have It adopted by the sen.
ate. This substitute empowers cities
OF all classes to determine by ordl.
nance what rates shall be charged by
public utility companies. This In.
cludes street railways, gas, electric
light. water and telephone companies.
The Humphrey bill to prohibit ex.
press companies from doing money.
order business was reported favorably
Thursday afternoon by the committee
on railroads. In the absence OF Rep.
resentative Humphrey, OF Platte; Far.
ris, Of Crawford, argued for the bill
before the committee. James l. Min
mis- opposed It,
.long the bills introduced in the
senate were:
BY Mr.. Wornall, regulating de.
murrage charges; by Mr.. Bradley.
providing for inspection OF lead and
zinc mines; by Mr.. Brown, u series OF
measures embodying the good roads
recommendation OF the convention
recently held In Jefferson City; by
Mr.. McAllister, for payment of &C.
tual expenses Of circuit Judge called
in to sit for another Judge; by Mr.. Nc.
Allister, for licensing of assessment
insurance companies; by Mr.. Me
thudy, amending the law regulating
the claims against estates OF dc
ceased persons; by Mr.. McDavid, Civ
ing power to the county court to reg
ulate criminal costs, removing the
power OF police judges to act as jus
tees OF the peace, amending the law
In regard to eminent domain, proyid
ing for competitive bidding for mu
nicipal contracts giving the Judge Of
uprobate the power to issue mar
riage licenses instead of the recorder
OF deeds; by Mr.. Buford. allowing cir
cult clerks per diem for attending IL
certain criminal cases; By Mr.. Far
ris, increasing the salary of docke
clerks in the house and the senate
by Mr. Fields, amending the law I'm
der which the state bureau of mine.
and mining was established
The committee substitute for tn,
game law bills watch have been In
troduced In the house. either 4
amend or repeal the Walmsley law
passed at the 1905 session, has beef
made a special order for tomorrow
afternoon. when II will be called 70
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