The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-03-28
WORK Of THE LEGISLATURE
The Forty-FOurth General Assembly
Made a Good Record.
Two Hundred and FIFTY Measures En.
acted into Law-Llst Of Bills
Signed BY Governor.

terest passed, one OF the best that
has ever convened In Missouri Two
hundred and fifty measures. nearly
all Of them generally admitted to he
good. were passed by the assembly.
The number OF bills introduced was
l1,450. Both Of these figures are rec
ord breakers for all except revising
sessions
But It was not In numbers alone
that the Forty-fourth assembly broke
records. The legislature just ad-
iourned' was distinguished for it's pa
triotism and its sanity. Democrats
ana republicans worked together al
most impaftially TO secure good leg
i~slation and the record is a happy
one. Measures for the public good
which we're not strictly Of a partisan
nature, received an almost equal sup
port from both parties. Local bills
were given particular attention. It
is also to be noted that s~andbagging
bills were killed as fast as they
could be located. There are always a
few ''saudbaggers" among members
of the assembly, and there are always
a larger or smaller number OF we'll
meaning men, who through a misap-
~prehension. support apparently limo
cent measures which have the holding
up OF legitimate business interests as
their sole object. Many such meas
ures have been abandoned this ses-
sion by their authors. who have
quickly dropped any bills which have
had the appearance of unfairness.
A conservative view Of the assem-
bly, leads Inevitably TO the conclu-
sion that for fairness and for wis
dom, It must go down in history as
one Of the best II not the best. that
has ever convened in this state.
Among the house bills which have
been signed by the governor are the
antidiscrimination law prohibiting
persons or corporations from selling
goods or products in one section Of
the state higher than in another, the
cost OF transportation considered, for
the purpose Of destroying competition
the bills prohibiting determinations
and Misrepresentation by life insur-
ance companies Incorporated In Mis-
souri, 70 extend the Investment of
their reserve and surplus funds into
adjoining states. other house bills
signed were:
364-The Huck law. making the or
ders OF the railroad commissioner
effective until overruled by an order
OF court Of competent jurisdiction.
s5o-Appropriating $3.50 to pay C.
A. Cohonour Of RoIla, Mo. for ser
vices as s~tenographer. for board OF
visitors Of the state university while
investigating the charges against the
state school Of mines at RoIa last
spring.
S09-Appropriating $500 for relief Of
d. B. McCune Of Brookfield for ar
resting a fugitive.
73S-By Moves. providing that il
Jackson county. when a circuit iudg,
: Is IN or unable to attend courts, The
I lawyers may select a special judge
to preside.
700-Appropriating $4,000 for vol
hounties in Missouri from 1895 Z
. 1909.
9i7-Dcnciency appropriation foI
the state government Tor 1905 an'
1906.
, 2G1 aud 2G2-Appropri4ins monel
> for the relief Of james "a Ennis. e1
sheriff 81 Noaaway county.
St7-Regulating the manufactur'
and sale OF binder twine 81 the stat
plant IN the %penitentlary
5i3-Direcung the inspection o
mines.
i73-Approprlating S3C535 Tor IN.
relief OF the late r. r See ex mas
shall of the supreme court, In hrina
/, ing a prisoner from Wallace. Id ..
! 232-Making bank burs.sry wit
explosives a felony punishable by
! ~penitentiary sentence OF not les
than twenty-five years.
/. i27-Approprlatlng 5000 Tor Oh
, relief OF John NJ Harlow, ex-sheri
, OF Barton county.
Gs9-Authorizlng cities. towns an
counties 10 purchase or lease suitabl
1 drl halls for national guard Dra'
tice.
259-Amending the druggist law 8
as 70 require druegista 20 fle a 10
/, OF their prescriptions with the coui
~ clerks instead OF filing a duplicai
/. OF each prescription.
= bss-Prohibitng persons from lea
i ing buildings for the Illegal sale
j intoxicating liquors under penalty
$500.
- Bs2-Requiring circuit courts
call a grand jury at least once eae
! year 70 investigate public buildinl
AID violations OF the game, eiectlo
aud liquor laws and 10 inquire int
the failure OF refusal OF county an
= municipal officers 20 DO their dui
as required by law.
B09-Fixing the time for holdir
court In the t~wenty-ninth Judicial ci
e cult
o 6s6-AuthorizlnE the board OF ma
/. ayers Of the state school for de.
and dumb IA Fulton 10 sell "a aer'
Of land and - purchase other lar
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