Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1844-12-14
From our Jefferson City Correspondent.
JEFFERSON CITY, Dec. 7th, 1914

MsssRs. BENSON G. GREEN-The proceed
ings in both branches OF the General Assembly
are nearly destitute OF interest and have been so
for several days past The House OF Represen-
ta,ives has finally discharged Mr.. Compton from
further trouble with regard to the contested cleo.
lion from Carroll.
On Wednesday last, the electors met and cast
their votes for President and Vice President OF
the United States, and selected one OF their own
body, Mr. Willard P Hail. 10 bear the vote TO
Washington city. OF this, you have before had
the rumor OF the City, which has been fully
verified. How very encouraging This must be to
Parson Lewis OF Howard, Mr.. Mcdaniel OF
Marion, and other picants for the place OF
messenger 10 Washington, with that vote. 1t is
said that Person Lewis was at this place, at the
Convention, in April, when the Democratic Elec.
tors were chosen that he then declared himself
an applicant-that he continued here up to the
moment the place was conferred upon Mr.. Hall,
confidently expecting the appointment, and was
unwilling TO credit the fact, when announced
that Mr.. Hall was chosen. | fear your old
friend has commenced too late in life to acquant
himself with the various ways Of Modern De-
mocracy. Itcosts too much.
The tax law, as it is known, by which so
much land has been sold for taxes or through
the mistakes OF the public officers, which is tue
same thing, passed at the last session Of the
General Assembly, was repealed some days since
in the House Of Representatives, and when the
Bill came up for its final passage, there was
quite shutting and lodging, it is said, on the
part Of certain members. Mr. Speaker Jackson,
as rumor has it, come down from the Chair and
approached the seat OF M Richmond OF Marion,
who soon afterwards moved 10 refer the Bill to
the Committee on The Judiciary, which was advo.
Gated earnestly in a speech from Mr.. Speaker.
Nh Stringfellow was openly opposed to the re
peal Of the law, (he being from the Military
DISTRICT at every stage. Can il be true that Mr..
Speaker pledged himself to the repeal of this
law, in the canvass, last su miner! And is il true
that he apologized TO his constituents for having
voted for the law, at the time OF its passage, at
the last session. By the way, it may be said,
that Mr. Speaker makes quite as good presid.
ing officer as his predecessor Notwithstanding,
in obedience to party orders, he sometimes does
queer things. Such, for instance, as placing Mr..
Strngfelow in the Chair OF the Committee on
the Judiciary, and such men as Mr. Gamble Of
ST. Louis, and Mr.. KirIley OF Boone at the
neither end OF the committee. However he has
his own troubles and meets with many rebuffs
from his own friends
A tall sapling looking member by the name
OF Dodge, from Pulaski, made speech in the
caucus last Saturday night, against the Bank;
in which he took occasion to assert that every
county in which branch is located, will soon
turn Wing. See, said he, the county OF Howard,
where branch Bank is located; she has been
democratic for fifteen years, but now the gentle
man from Howard, pointing to Mr.. Speaker,
only obtained his seat by the skin OF lis teeth,
and that too. by wing votes. Those present say
Mr.. Speaker looked little sofl
Bot poor Mr. Speaker, he ought truly to ex
claim: "save me from my friends" Con.
gresham resident not an hundred miles from
your town, declared recently that both Mr..
Speaker and Dr. Fort. should go by the board;
that each OF these gentlemen had had the sudaciIy