Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1843-01-28
SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 1912.
Correspondence of thn Boon's Lick Times.

ing the proceedings OF the General Assembly
from Crabbe:
"Some, It's observed, who feel wish to speak
VIII due place for introduction seek;
On to their purpose step by step they steal,
And all their way, by certain signals feel;
Others plunge in at once and never heed
Whose turn they take, whose purpose they
impede;
Resolved to shine, they hasten to Begin
Oft ending thoughtess."
And of these are many OF both branches, but
particularly in the House Of Representatives.
When one has finished his speech, and before he
has had time to sit down, up jumps some half do.
zen with "Mr Speaker" in their mouths, and
he who gets the floor rattles away "whout rhyme
or reason over all space and discus
sing all subjects save the one under considefa
tion--until he is called 10 order.
The most interesting item have to commu
nicate is the passage Of an act through both Hou.
ses, providing that hereafter, but two terms OF
the cir uit and four OF the magistrates courts
shall be held in year, except in criminal cases.
This is intended as sort Of relief law--sus.
pending, as it does, the collection Of debts.
Yesterday, after long and animated debate,
the Senate bill, abolishing imprisonment for debt,
passed the House without amendment! This is
as it should be. No longer will man be incar.
cerated for debt in this land Of Freedom!
Mr.. Wells bill for districting the state came
up, on its second reading, on Thursday last, was
ordered to be engrossed, and should have come
up, before now, on its third reading, but the reg
uar business being dispensed with to attend to
some special matters, it will probably not be ia.
ken up for several days The Senate, on Sa,ur
day last, refused to adopt the resolutions OF the
House. in reference TO the act of Congress re.
curing the States to he Distracted So this, |
should think, is pretty clear indication in favor
Of distrctng by that body.
A bill was before the House on its third reading
last Saturday, providing that, in case the Unver.
sty fund OF 500 900 in the State Bank. should
fail to yield semi annual dividend Of $4,000, the
Curators should be allowed TO draw upon the
State Treasury for the deficiency; and If larger
dividend he declared upon that fund, the overplus
should be paid into the Treasury to reimburse the
same advanced to the University. The friends
OF this measure thought it necessary to the pros
perity OF the University. The Bank did not fur
nish regular dividend OF six per centum upon the
University fund, and it was thought necessary TO
guarantee 10 that institution regular sum Of mo.
ney for the support OF its Professors. 1t was
warmly opposed upon the ground that it would
place the Professors Of the University upon the
civil list, who draw their salaries directly from
the Treasury The bill was laid on the table,
l. will doubtless be taken up again pretty soon.
A bill providing for the call Of convention
to amend the Constitution OF The State was taken
up and discussed, last Saturday. in the House.
1t passed by small majority, but two.thrds
being necessary, it was lost. Another bill for
the same purpose was reported today by Mr..
Alexander, chairman Of select committee ap.
pointed for that purpose.
A select committee from both Houses are now
engaged in fixing the time for holding the circuit
courts in accordance with the act before men.
toned, reducing the terms Of court. Neither
House is in session this afternoon.
A great curiosity is now being exhibited here
in the shape Of huge mass of bones, exhumed
near Warsaw, ia Benton county. which are sup.
posed to belong to some gigantic anti.deluvial an.
finals, as they must have been larger than any
known to the world since the food. Some idea
may be formed Of the size OF the animals
from the tusks, which are about Is feet long,
and 25 inches in circumference. The jaw teeth
are enormously large and seem TO be adapted to
grinding up saPlings Or anything else that the
the monster should take fancy to, such as a
whale, the teeth being adapted to flesh as well as
brush or cane. The proprietor, Mr.. Case, in.
tends to take them to New Orleans, and perhaps
to Europe.
ltis thought that the Legislature will not ad.
iourn before the first OF March.
Yours, 2.