The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-03-01
Missouri
Legislature
LEGISLATIVE T

Representative Noyes introduced a
bill providing that the warden of the
penitentiary should supply each con-
Wet there, once a 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, II
the prison record Of the convict Is
good, he is to be supplied with such
stationery twice weekly IL he desires
1t.
Senator Kinney's 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 a
have the benefit Of the parole. The
measure passed provides that any n
Of previous good character a be pa
rolled on first conviction, in the discre-
ton Of the judge.
Senator Gardeners bill fixing the
term of Justices of the peace ap-
pointed by the county court was
passed. 1t 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 that 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 examina-
ton.
The maximum freight rate bill was
taken up 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 ] which includes Goa
mo @ ctrsoLoo 40 o~l a. xyoo
to further delay 1t until it could b.
perfected. The bill was made a spec
ial order for Saturday.
Senator Avery's sleeping car rat,
bill was taken up and passed by the
senate. 1t fixes the rates on sleeping
ears in Missouri as follows: On dis
tances under 200 miles, $3.50 for low
err and $1.25 for upper berths; on dis
tances between 200 and 400 miles
$500 for lower and $1.75 for upper
With the exception of the differenc,
between the uppers and the lowers
this is exactly the schedule that tn
Pullman company has placed in fore,
since this bill was introduced at thu
opening of the session.
A bill introduced by Senator Gilmor'
amending the law relating to the ma
licious destruction Of or injury t,
boats and vessels and other propert
by adding to the existing law the in
jury or destruction Of any railroa
property, was passed by the senate
The senate passed the Gilmore BIZ
providing that dispositions may b
taken in shorthand and afterwar
written out and signed by the witness
The senate court on criminal jurii
prudence agreed to report unfavorabl
the McAllister bill placing clubs unde
the dramshop law and placing tn
Sunday lid on them.
Gov. Folk will not make any appoin
ment at present to fill the vacancy O
the circuit court bench of Jackso
county, caused by the death Of Juig
w. B. Teasdale. Judge Seehorn, VIII
was appointed by the governor. at tn
request of Judge Teasdale, to sery
during the illness of sthe latter, wi
continue to serve until such time 9
an appointment shall be made.
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