Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1841-02-06
Missouri Legislature. .



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Correspondence Of tie BoonrMe O5aerrcr.
IErFrr>ov CRY Jan 20th. 1871
HOUSE OF REP }ESENTATIVES
This day was consumed chiefly in committee
Of whole on the bill organizing new counties.
The committee recommended the organization Of
fifteen aud the bill was made the special rider
Of the day for monday next.
January 21-Evcnng Session.
Mr.. Phelps handed to the clerk resolution
adopted by the Directors Of the Bank, author
ling the President to withdraw the State bonds
from HUH &; Co.. which he desired to have read.
On being informed that the regular order OF busi.
ness should first be dispensed with, he read the
resolution himself Several bills establishing
State roads were read third time and passed.
A bill amending the charter Of the St. Louis
Touring mill company so as to give them the
privilege Of selecting site was read third time,
when Mr. Redman moved so to amend by rider
that the Legislature might repeal the charter at
pleasure.
Mr.. Wood opposed the rider upon the ground
that il the Legislature adopted rule in grant.
ing charters by which it would become necessary
for the Legislature to enquire and determine
whether corporations had violated their charters,
| the State might be involved in endless expense.
The courts he thought were the proper tribunals
TO determine such questions, and he would vote
for no charter that had such provision
| Mr.. Price said: 1t was known that citizens Of
ST. Louis had come here and asked charters for
one thing, and after their corporation, had used
their privileges for entirely different purposes.
| Those corporations now (said Mr. Speaker,N set
lis at dcf1nce We would be glad to get at
them. hut they are beyond our reach. If We
undertake to repeal their charters, they viii up
peal to the Supreme Conrt and still 60 on doing
business until the case is decided which may rot
he for ten years He held that the Legislature
had power TO repeal charters at pleasure, whether
they embraced such provision or not-but thought
it best to have it inserted to prevent all cavil.
He called the yeas and JAYS.
Mr.. Young objected to the rider as tending
indirectly to deny the right trial by jury, which
was guaranteed by the constitution.
Mr.. Rcdman concurrcd with the Speaker,
He thought it difficult to determine between Ju.
dcal and Political discussions. Although no
Legislature in his opinion could grant powers
which subsequent Legislature could not recall
it was safest 10 incorporate the provision in the
charter.
Mr., Dougherty said He was not disposed to
argue the subject, but would make a remark Or
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