Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-21
SENATE,

Senator Kinney introduced a bill
Thursday afternoon which seeks to
place the office OF excise commission
er Of the city Of st. Louis under the
supervisory control Of the circuit court
OF that city. The court, should this
bill become a law, would have the right
to pass upon and review all Of the
official acts of the commissioner. Ap.
peals from his refusal to grant a II.
cense, or the revocation of one, will 60
to the court for final determination.
Senator Humphreys bill affecting
the trust %companieB OF St. Louis has
finally been arranged satisfactorily to
all concerned by substituting for the
original measure sections agreed upon
by It's author and the delegation Of
trust company representatives headed
by Breckenridge Jones, John f. Lee
and others. This substitute was adopt
ed in the senate Thursday afternoon
and ordered engrossed.
Nearly all OF the numerous petitions
filed in the senate Thursday asked for
the passage Of legislation regulating
the sale and manufacture of patent
and proprietary medicines In this
state.
Other new bills Thursday were by
Cooper, to empower state board OF
health to inspect private sanitariums;
by Cooper, for commitment of insane
persons to private sanitariums; by
Wornall, changing time of holding cir
cult court in Holt county; by Gilmore.
establishing board of examiners to
license professional nurses; by Farris,
amending law relating to witnesses;
by Methudy, prohibiting certain medi-
cal advertisements; by Hudson, relat.
ing to admission to girls industrial
home; by Humphrey, establishing
board to license expert accountants.
Senator Humphrey introduced a
joint and concurrene resolution Thurs
day submitting an amendment to the
constitution providing for a distribu.
tee OF the collateral inheritance tax
between the state university, the nor.
NAL schools, high schools and the road
fund.
The fact was discovered at tho
Thursday session OF the senate, after
engrOssment had been ordered, that
In eliminating the coal schedule from
Mr.. Cooper's freight ate bill all Of
class a." which contains such COM
modities as stone, cordwood, railroad
ties, cement and other heavy freight,
had been entirely eliminated, making
a reconsideration OF the engrossi.ent
necessary. The bill was then laid over
until Monday. at which time 1t will be
properly amended so as to include all
OF class u" with the exception OF coal.
Gov. Folk Thursday sent appoint.
ments to the senate for confirmation
as follows: C.. II. Walters OF Rich
Hill and Theodric McDarmon OF st.
Charles, members OF the board OF man
ayers OF the Nevada hospital for tho
Insane, each for a term of four years
from February /. J. N. Crutcher of
~Chillicothe, Gen. Lee Rudd of Jefferson
City and j. r. Moorehead of Lexington,
members OF the state board OF chart.
ties and corrections.
There vas not a negative vote IN
the passage Of Senator Kinney's child
labor bill. 1t prohibits the employ.
ment Of any child under IA years OF
age In any factory. theatre, mercantile
house, messenger service, in fact,
every line OF employment, and regu.
lates the hours that children under
lG and over II shall be worked. The
maximum hours per day Is fixed at
nine. and no child Of this age shall
be worked lore than 81 hours each
week. Enforcement of the law Is
lodged In the state factory inspector.
who Is required to prosecute all VIC.
lations Of It. which are punishable by
fines ranging from $40 to 500 for
each ofense.
Senator Majors Jim Crow" law
passed the senate Thursday after q
sharp debate by the partisan vote Of
20 to II. Every democratic senator
who was In his seat voted for the bill,
and every republican against It.