Mexico Missouri message., 1907-03-07
Missouri
Legislature
HOUSE.

AOh hOApAag moluihk Ut ~ v Clocht
failed in the house. and the bill will
have TO take It's regular course. A bit
ter fight will be waged on the measure
when II comes up for final passage.
and IL Is very doubtful II enough votes
to 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 II. Farrls. OF Crawford, was
adopted. Since the compromise the
opponents have been busy working
against the bill.
The Dc 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 1898. lie
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 appli-
cants for license must be graduates
OF high school, or pass an equiva-
lent examination, as well as complete
n four years course in a college of
medicine, before the state board OF
health can issue u certificate TO prac.
tice, was passed.
The house cleaned I'D considerable
business Monday afternoon. II passed
n large number OF Uills, but It took
them In groups. one roll call sufflclng
to pass as many as six at one time.
The original motion was to take them
in groups OF ten, but II was finally con.
cluded to put them In punches Of only
half n 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.
quiring 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-
quiring laundries in third-class cities
TO pay license. Making It a felony Tor
| officers OF insurance companies to use
company money for private profit, or
gain. Attachments TO be dissolved
against non-resldents when plaintiff
has not given bond. Requiring rail.
roads on OF before September 1 newt TO
adopt certain safety appliances at
switches and frogs. Relating to the OBJ.
Struction Of bitches. Providing for call.
Ing OF 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 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 ur
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 "a
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 pupil whose parents or guar
dian informs the teacher in writing that
he has conscientious scruples against
II shall not be required TO read from
anyparticular version or take any per
sonal part IN the reading"
The house committee on appropria
tons 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 revenues for the years 1907.190s;
another OF them appropriates 100000
for the purpose OF defraying the ex
penses OF assescting and collecting the
revenue. including the contingent ex
pensea OF the state board OF equaliza
ton. The third apropriates six differ
emit items, $500, 50S,9s 10 pay the int
rest for the years 1907 and 1908 on the
school ard seminary certificates OF In
debtedness, amounting 10 $i.39S.S3s.42
| When the senate met. MONDAY Il
devoted twenty minutes TO semlface
tious treatment of the smallpox situa
ton. The report OF the state board Of
health. given out Saturday night was
read. II stated that there had not beer
new case within thirty hours, and
Senator Fields moved TO amend. By
making II thirty minutes. A resolu
Il required some exceedingly swifl
work On the part OF several farmel
senator's to secure the passage Of III,