, 1843-01-28

creation of stock to the amount OF
100000, to be applied TO the erec-
ton Of the necessary buildings, ma
chinery, 3rc. for smelling, casting,
&c. at the Iron'Mountain in St. Fran
co.'s county. The Comrany has the
power also to make a railroad or Nc
Adamized road from the Mountain TO
some point ON the Mississippi river.
The capital stock may be increased
to $5O0,O0 AMI one twentieth OF
the capital stock required to be sub
scribed by the act %chartering the
Company, must be paid in before the
Company a commence operations.
A large portion of the afternoon
session Of the House on yesterday,
was occupied with the discussion OF
the bill to locate the fourth branch OF
the State Bank. The House finally
fixed the location at 81 ringfeld, in
Greene county.
Yesterday the only matter Of gen.
eral interest which was discussed in
the Senate, was the bill to provide
for leasing the Peniteniiary- This
bill was finally passed. To-day the
Senate has been engaged in disposing
of several bills Of minor importance.
The bill fixing the terms of the Courts
in St. Louis county, provids that the
terms of the Common Pleas shall be
held on tile first Mondays of Februa-
ry and August, and that the terms of
the Circuit Court shall be held on the
first Mondays in April and October.
This afternoon the House took up
the district question, AM referred the
bill introduced by Mr.. Wells, togeth.
er with the amendments thereto. to a
select committee of fourteen. one to
be selected from each Judicial Circuit
in the State. 1t is expected this COM
mittee will take he whole subject in.
to consideration, and report at an
early day. The question will then
be brought before the House, in an
other form, and decided together with
the details Of the districts.
Wednesday, Jan. 18.
The House met. MI. Miller from
the Select Committee of bu,h Hous.
es reported a bill to regulate the times
Of holding the courts under the law
reducing the courts TO two terms in
each year, which was (by a suspen
sion Of the rules) read a first and Sec
ond time and ordered to a third read
ing tomorrow.
Mr.. Alexander introduced n bill
to regulate executions in Justices
Courts. The bill provides hat all
executions shall be made returnabIe
within 80 days from the day they are
issued-ordered to a second read
ing.
Mr.. Arnold introduced a bill M.
thorizing counties 10 purchase anv
quantity Of land not exceeding $50
acres, for the purpose of erecting a
poor house thereon, which was order
ed to Il second reading.
Mr.. Bay introduced n bill to pro-
vide for recovery of debts by attach
ment, which was ordered to a second
reading.
The following bills we're read a
third time and passed: 4 bill TO incor.
porate the "American Iron Mountain
Company" n bill to re.publish the
first three volumes Of the Decisions
of the Supreme Court, (every ses.
sion; J a bill to provide for the educa.
tion of w. Anthony, a deaf and
dumb boy; a bill to legaIize the sale
Of school lands in Platte county,; a
bill concerning Justices courts; a bill
to establish n State road from Platte
City to Robedeau's in Buchanan
bill for the relief Of p. s.
McCullom; a bill 10 incorporate the
I" Des, Moines Manufacturing Compa-
ny"-ayes Al, nays A.
On motion of Mr.. Simms, the
House resolved itself into Committee
Of the Whole, Mr.. Carson in the
and took up the bill to locate
the fourth Branch Bank. The Com.
struck out Warsaw. and re.
the same back to the House.
The House took up the bill, and Inde-
pendence, Jefferson City, Carrollton,
Osceola and Warsaw. we're several
y proposed and rejected. Mr.. Simms
proposed Springfield, which was a.
greed to, and the bill passed. Also,
4 bill! to postpone the times of hold.
ng Circuits.
Thursday, Jan. 10.
The following bills were passed.: a
bill to define the limits of Highland
bill to establish the County
Seat Of Platte County; a bill to tax
lock peddlers; a bill for the relief of
|. s. Croswick; a bill to locate The
1ountv Sent Of Pulaski Countv., hill