The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-01
Missouri
Legislature
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

Representative Noyes introduced
DILL providing that the warden OF the
penitentiary should supply each con-
yict there, once q week, with station
cry and postage for correspondence
with his family or friends, and that
the letters should be neither opened
nor read by the prison authorities.
After three months confinement, il
the prison record of the convict is
good, he is to be supplied with such
stationery twice weekly If he desires
it.
Senator Kinneys bill enabling st.
Louis to secure an art museum passed
to the stage OF engrossment In the
senate, as did the Prendergast subway
bill These bills will be on the Calen'
dar for third reading by the latter
part of the week
Senator McAllister's bill removing
the age limit from the parole law was
passed Thursday morning. Under the
law as 1t stands today no one over 20
years OF age convicted Of crime can
have the benefit OF the parole, The
measure nassed provides that any one
of previous good character can be pa
rolled on first conviction, in the discre-
ton OF the judge.
Senator Gardeners bill fixing the
term of justices of the peace APP
pointed by the county court was
passed. It provides that magistrates
OF this kind who owe their office TO
appointment OF the county court shall
not hold longer than the day of the
general election in the year in which
the justices shall be elected for the
township In which they reside. There
has never been any definite time fixed
by the statutes for the term OF jus
tees affected by the bill
These bills were passed by the
house. all of them having their origin
In slat body: Requiring railroads to
cut the weeds and brush from their
right of way; the extension OF special
road districts: providing for an in
crease in county taxes; providing for
process in actions TO determine or de-
fine title to real estate; giving the de.
PENDANT right to preliminary eXamna.
ton.
The maximum freight rate bill was
taken mp in the senate again for the
purpose OF perfecting 1t by restoring
class J to the schedule Last week,
in amending the bill so as to elm.
mate coal from its provisions. all
the rest OF elias J which includes coal
was stricken out, and it was necessary
20 further delay 1t until II could he
perfected The bill was made spec
ial order for Saturday.
Senator Avcry's sleeping car rate
bill was taken up and passed by the
senate. II fixes the rates on sleeping
cars in Missouri as follows: On dis.
tanccs under 200 miles, $3.50 for low.
er and Sl.2j for upper berths; on dis.
tances between 200 and 400 miles,
$500 for lower and s175 for upper
With the exception of the difference
between the lppers and the lowers
this is exactly the schedule that the
Pullman company has placed In force
since this bill was introduced at the
opening of the session
4 bill introduced by Senator Gilmore
amending the law relating to the ma
llcous destruction OF or injury 70
boats and vessels and other property
by adding to the existing law the in
Jury or destruction of any railroad
property, was passed by the senate
The senate passed the Gilmore bill
providing that dispositions may bt
taken in shorthand and afterwarC
written out and signed by the witness
The senate court on criminal juris
prudence agreed to report unfavorabl!
the McAlllster bill placing clubs unde
the dramshop law and placing thu
Sunday lid on them.
Gov Folk will not make any appoint
mcnt at present to fill the vacancy OF
the circuit court bench OF Jackson
county, caused by the death of Judg'
W. B. Teasdale. Judge Snehorn, wit
was appointed by the governor, at TIL
request of Judge Teasdale, TO serv
during the illness of the latter, will
continue to serve until such time a
an appointment shall be made.