Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-02-14
SENATE.

III Tue SENATE wednesday Lnefe was
the usual offerings of petitions from
different sections of the state. Sens.
tor Bradley varied the monotony OF
these somewhat by presenting two in
favor of the eight-hour law for teleg.
raphers, one signed by $500 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 Botsford
dramshop bill. Deepwater, 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.
er Mulvihill, and a 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 IL. Every democratic senator
who was in his seat voted for the bill
and every republican against it.
Mr.. Atkinsor'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 a
number of bills for the regulation OF
publfc-service corporations. In plc,,e
OF reporting any one of the bills fa
Vorably, the committee prepared a 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 ordi.
nance what rates shall be charged by
public utility companies. This in,
GUIDES street railways, gas, electric
light, water and telephone companies
The Humphrey bill to prohibit ex.
press companies from doing a money.
order business was reported favorablv
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 T, Min.
mis- opposed 1t.
L1long 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, a series OF
measures e%mbodying the good roads
recommendations of the convention
recently held in Jefferson City; by
Mr.. McAllister, for payment of &C,
tual expenses of a 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 de.
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, provid.
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 in
certain criminal cases; by Mr.. Far.
ris, increasing the salary of docket
clerks in the house and the senate;
by Mr.. Fields, amending the law I'M.
der which the state bureau of mines
and mining was established.