The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-01-31
MISSOURI
Condensed tiers Regarding the Hap
psulnsa a jefferson cl;y During
the Week.

the Week.
The house passed The Tgbbs antitiB
ping bin by a large majority. The
bin makes & an offense Cor The guest
70 give a tip 20 a waiter or a porter
or them 10 receive a tip, or the en-
pioyer Of the walter or porter % Al
low the tip 10 be received
sixty-one bills. accumulated satur
day and Sunday. and delayed Monday
BY long flights OF oraiory for the anti
lobby bin. reached the reading clerk
in the house Tuesday morning
Representative shope Of Jackson
county introduced a bin. the object
Of which Is 70 repeal the Law relating
20 bankers and board OF examiners
The bill was introduced at the request
Of ITS bankers living IN Kansas City.
A bin TO create state and county
I text book boards was introduced by
Representative Whitaker Of Hickory.
It provides that each county shall
have a board Of five members
The house passed a bill Tuesday by
Cross 10 revoke the licenses Of for
eign INSURANCE. companies doing bust
ness in this state that take cases to
the federal courts.
Representative Crossley has Intro
dueed q bin making the carrying OF
concealed weapons a felony and pro
yiding a punishment OF not to exceed
five years in the %penitentiary.
In an effort to curb The speed mania
Of automobiles WIllardof St. Louis
proposes a motor vehicle commits
sioner with deputies In the larger
counties. The speed limit is fixed at
six miles an hour IN cities and %
miles an hour outside city limits.
A bill introduced by Representative
shope Of Jackson county provides for
the election Of superintendent Of court
horses Ia counties Of TOT than $50.
COO inhabitants. The salary Of the
superintendents is fixed at $3.50 &
month. The county court now ap
points the superintendent
Senator Anderson Of St Louis in
troduced In the senate a bill providing
for the examination and registration
OF architects.
On motion % Senator McDayid. the
senate Wednesday morning referred
the Cooper bin 10 give the governor
power 20 cause custer proceedings Il
be brought against any county officer
who fails TO enforce the Law. This
bill vas reported unfavorsbly a few
days ago. but viii come back 20 this
senate with a favorable report ane
probably VIII pass.
The house has passed an a~nti-lobhs
LII that requires all lobbyists 20 reg
lister and file briefs and devote theli
efforts to speaking before public
meetings Instead OF telling the mem
beers separately what they ought &
do.
Senator Gardner OF St. Louis county
introduced a hu 10 make Il a felony
TO run a bucket shop Il makes che
least penalty two years IN the state
-penltenuary. The section defining 6
bucket shop includes any institution
which sells or pretends TO sell mer
chandise or stocks % any kind whert
there Is not an actual delivery OF the
articles or stocks.
The bin introduced by Representa-
tive Letterman Of Maies county
which Increases the school term from
six months 30 eight months, wal
passed.
Notwithstanding the fact that IN,
house committee on railroads yotei
down the Rntipass bin. the house tool
the matter up again and yoia1 20 put
the bin on the calendar for engross
ment.
The railroad committee Of the houss
Thursday night voted 10 report tht
tWo-ccnt railroad passenger rate bit
fayorshly "Wednesday night represea
tauvrs Of al railroads n~nerating 81
Missouri appeared before the commit
tee in opposition to the bill. A sim
nar bin is Ia The hands OF the sonat,
IraurnnH committee