Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1843-01-21
LEGISLATIVE.

The letter Of our Jefferson correspondent fail.
ed to reach us ttis week. We give to-day the
letter which should have appeared in our last.
The two Houses met on the 18th to elect man.
aseIs to prosecute the charges against the Hon.
John D. Leland. John S. Phelps, Of Green,
and Trusteen Polk, Of ST. Louis county were
chosen managers. The trial comes on tho sixth
Of February
On the 18th, Mr.. Black introduced a resolu.
ton that il was expedient for the legislature 10
have any action on the subject Of districting the
State, and that the matter be referred to the &C
lion Of the people Of the State at the next gener
al election The resolution being concurrent
one was ordered to lie on the table one day.
Mr.. Wells introduced bill TO divide the State
into FIVE equal districts for the election Of mem.
bers Of Congress.
In the Senate on the same day, the Resolutions
from the House known as the "Mandamus Reso
utions," were taken up and discussed. Mr.
Monroe offered as an amendment, resolution to
the effect that any attempt to district the State.
would be considered as disgraceful 10 the State
and as yielding tame submission to the man.
dates Of yrancal Congress, which was rejected
by vote Of 81 to H. The resolutions as they
came from the House were ordered to be read
third time TO morrow.
The resolutions in relation to the fine imposed
upon Gen. Jackson, from the House, were taken
up and passed.
On the l4th the following bill passed
the House, which having previously passed
the Senate, is now the law of the State:-
AN ACT amendatory to an act, entitled
an act to regulate the practice of law,
approved 18th March, 1885, and an act
entitled an act for the speedy recovery
of debts due on bonds and notes, ap.
proved 18th March, 1885, and an act
entitled an act to establish Judicial Dis.
tricts and Circuits, and prescribe the
times and places of holding Courts, ap.
proved 18th of March, 1885, and an ACT
entitled an act to establish Justices
Courts and to regulate proceeding:
therein, approved 2lst March, 1885.
Sec. |. Be it enacted by the Genera
Assembly of the State of Missouri, THAI
hereafter two terms of the Circuit Cour
of each county, except the Circuit Cour
at ST. Louis, and of the St. Louis Court Of
Common Pleas, of this State, and no more
shall be held in each year, and at such
times as by law shall be arranged by this
General Assembly, but the circuit of every
county may hold special terms for the pur
pose of trying criminal business, wheneve
the Judge of the Court shall make an orde
for that purpose.
Sec. 2. That Justices Courts in the sew
; eral townships in this State, shall be hell
in their respective townships once in ever.
3 months and not oftener.
Sec. 8. That in all suits brought in thu
Circuit Courts and the ST. Louis Court o
Common Pleas, in this State, issues shall
be made up as is now provided by the &C
entitled an act to regulate the practice a
law. approved 18th March, 1885, and afte
the issues shall have been made up, thu
suits shall stand continued until the 81
term, when they shall be tried unless con
tinued for good cause.
Sec. 4. The same rule as to continuance
of trials shall apply in Justices Courts.
Sec. 5. Nothing in this act shall be 81
construed as to prohibit any person or per
sons from appearing personally in ope'
f court and confessing judgment in any case
/. whether petition be filed or not
: This act to take effect from and after it
passage.
The Committee on the Judiciary hav
been instructed to prepare bill fixing tn
times of holding the courts under the abov
law.