Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-02-14
SENATE,

SENATE.
In the senate Wednesday there wss
the usual offerings OF petitions Nom
different sections of the state. Senc.
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 Botsrord
dramshop bill. Deepwater Henry
county. got In its daily petition asking
tho 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
er Mulyihill, and basket full asking
for the enactment of the county super.
vision law.
Senator Majors Jim Crow" law
passed the senate Thursday after a
sharp debate by the partisan vote OF
20 10 IL. Every democratic senator
who was In his seat voted for the bill.
and every republican against Il.
Mr.. Atlkinson'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 n
number OF bills for the regulation of
public-service corporations. In place
OF reporting any one of the bills IA.
vorably, the committee prepared n sub.
stitute for all OF them and will en-.
deaIyor to have II ADDICTED by the sen.
ate This substitute Empowers cities
OF all classes to determine by ordI.
nance what rates shall be charged by
public utility companies. This in.
eludes street railways. gas, electric
light. water and telephone companies.
The Humphrey bin to prohibit ex.
press companies from doing a money.
order business was reported favorably
Thursday afternoon by the committee
on railroads. In the absence OF Rem.
resentative Humphrey. OF Platte; Far.
ris, OF Crawford, argued for the bill;
before the committee. James L. Min,
mis- opposed H.
iIong the bills introduced In the
senate were:
BY Mr wornall. regulating de-
murrage charges; by MIR. Bradley.
providing for inspection OF lead and
zinc mines; by Mr.. Brown, a series of
measures embodyIng the good roads
recommendation OF the convention
recently held In Jefferson City; by
Mr. McAlliBter, 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
tie claims against estates OF de.
ceased persons; by Mr.. McDayld, Civ.
Ing power 10 the county court TO reg,
ulate criminal costs, removing the
power OF police judges 20 act as jus.
tices OF the peace, amending the law
in regard TO eminent domain, proyld,
ing for competitive bidding for mu
nicipal contracts, giving the Judge ol
uprohate the power 20 issue mar
riage licenses instead of the recorder
OF deeds; by Mr.. Buford, allowing cir
cult clerks per diem for attending IN
certain criminal cases: by Mr. Far
ris, increasing tho salary OF docket
clerks IN the house and the senate;
by Mr.. Fields, amending the law un
der which the state bureau OF mines
and mining was oafahttahad