Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-02-01
From our jefferson City Correspondent.

in the Senate, bill distrctng the State for the
election Of members to Congress from this Stete
passed that body. 1t is neither of the several
projects heretofore introduced, butis equally as
democratic alias, unfair, dishonest and Gerry
Wandering as any heretofore proposed. The fol.
lowing counties compose the district including
your county, to wit: Clark, Lewis, Scotland
Monroe, Boone, Howard, Charlton, Randolph
Macon, Shelby, Cooper, Morgan, Cole, Miller
and Camden. The above is fair specimen OF
all the districts, each being democratic by large
majority. Some say it is the joint work Of sew
ersl worthless whose claims have heretofore been
overlooked in the nominations for Congressman,
by the several cabals which assembled for that
purpose at Jefferson City, and that the attorney
general, in expectancy, has hung out this other
hook, lest the Governor should not select him as
person well qualified to prosecute the felons Of
the first judicial circuit. As some evidence OF
that belief, the following is the district in which
the destiny Of Marion is cast, to wit: Marion,
Rails, Pike, Audrsin, Galloway, Montgomery.
Lincoln, Warren, ST. Charles, Gasconade, Usage.
Pulaski, Crawford and Washington. That dis
trict like the first, winds like serpent, for the
purpose OF gathering the scattered democracy
Do you call that kind Of districting forming Con.
gressonal districts OF contiguous territory? 1t is
believed to some extent here, however, that il is
the plan OF the democratic leaders to pass one
bill in one end OF the Capitol and disagree 10 it
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as such, do not intend to district the State that
all which has, or may be done, is mere sham
play to be sent on, for the people. 1t is not very
probable, aside from the formed desig n above in.
the form in which it passed the Senate. There
being in that House, also, many complicated
pretensions amongst the Hards for future polite.
al distribution, besides those alluded to above,
and although all are true democrats till SELF IN.
rEREsr is touched; yet when that is the issue
every mothers son OF them is for himself.
The contested election case in the Senate, be.
tween Mr.. Miller and Mr.. O'Brien, Of Cooper,
the latter OF whom is in his seat, has been at last
aroused from its long slumbers on the table in
that body, and has been made the special order
of the day for Monday next The city is prom.
Used quite treat in the discussion Of that case.
Mr.. Miller has, as he supposes, procured pretty
heavy arllerists as his lawyers, Mr.. Phelps, re.
Gently commissioned 10 take the seat Of inmate
rial John in the next Congress, and Mr.. Chiffon,
one OF the late editors Of celebrated campaign
er, called the Coon Hunter" published some
where in your part of the State. Mr.. O'Brien
has retained Mr.. Leonard Of your place and Mr.
Hayden Of Boonville, to advocate his rights tc
the continued occupancy OF the seat. ! should
think that the public impression here is decidedly
against the pretensions OF Mr.. Miller, and tina
most OF the Senators feel that he has annoyed
F. them long enough, but are still patient, and in
tend 70 bear with his troubling until they shall
give him one more fall. guess Mr.. Mile
. will have cause to regret that he contested the
e election before Messrs Leonard and Hayder
: shall have done with him.
The two Houses have been for two days past
] nearly entirely engaged in the revision Of the
laws. Matters OF interest seldom spring up il
f revising the laws. This evening, however, a de
hate arose in the House upon the law concernin,
Constables. The Commissioners appointed a
the last session Of the legislature to revise TIL
laws, proposed a change in that law so as Il
- make it the duty Of all constables 10 receive an,
give receipts for all claims put into their hand
for collection, and that their securities should b.
i liable for all sums collected by them either witt
or without suit-the former law not reaching thu
. securities the when Constable collected none
f without legal process. After pretty length
I discussion, in which many OF the members OF tn
[ bar took part the House decided that such chang
f should be made in the law;-th constabl
and his securities shall hencefor,h be bound To-
the money, though it be collected without suit o
process This bill had before passed the Senate
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n JANUARY 9Th, 1S45.
. In the Senate, this morning. the contested
. election case, from Cooper, was taken up, an,
the first step on the part Of the counsel for Mr.
). O'Brien, was motion TO exclude the evidenc,
y taken by Mr.. Miller. for the reason that the no
D tice served on Mr.. O'Brien did not specify III,
names OF the voters, the legality OF whose vote
he intended TO attack by the evidence. Th
motion was argued at length by Mr. Leonard, thu
mover, and Mr.. Phelps in behalf OF Mr.. Miller
1t was shown in the course oil the argument, tina
in the case OF Compton against Rogers, decided
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