, 1845-01-18
Missouri Legislature.
Correspondence of the Reporter.
JEFFERSON ClTY, Jan.

We now have a tolerabIe full
House. The speaker presented a
communication from the s,Goversor,
informing the House that he had ap-
proved and signed'an "act ~explana,o-
ry and amendatory of the &C, fixing
the times of holding the circui,
courts"
Revised bills heretofore reported
we're taken up: San act to provide
for the publication and distribution
Of tho laws and journals" was read
a second time and $50 copies order.
ed to be printed. IAN act regula.
ting ferries, was read i second time
and ordered to be engrossed. San
net concerning free'negroes and mu-
lattoes"-read second time and re-
ferred TO the Committee ofthe Whole.
In the Senate. Mr.. WELnoRN, from
the Committee on Revision. reported,
without amendment. several bills.
The bill to appoint a Law Commits.
sloner for St. Louis county, was read
a second time and ordered TO be en-
crossed.
The following Senate bills were
read a third time and passed:
San act regulating ferries" Gan
act to restrain Intercourse with the
indians;" and "an act 10 enable ner.
sons held in slavery to sue for their
freedom"
Mr.. REEn presented a petition.
praying that the,Branch Bank at Pal
mvra be removed 10 Hannibal;
Mr.. BUFoRp. "the wolf hunter" ms
he delights to call himself. presented
n petition. the reading Of which crea-
ted no little merriment. 1t purpor-
ted to come from certain parents in
st. Louis. praying that the name of
their little daughter. Gforgiann Ere
Hnghupsen. be Echangedi 10 Martha
Jane Dallas! He moved that the
petition should he referred to the COM
mittpe on the Tobacco Warehouse -
which. ! believe. is principally'com.
posed OF members from St. Louis.
MR.t CoALTER moved to nass oyer
the regular orders, for the purpose of
taking up inc memorial 10 Congress
respecting the Constitution ofIowu
and the Northern boundary Of Mis-
souri,; his motion prevailed, and he
offered q resolution To be appended
TO the memorial, that our Senators
be instructed, and our Representa-.
tives in Congress be requested. to o.
nose the admission Of Iowa into the
Union, unless she CONFIRMED her
boundary 10 ours; and requiring the
Governor TO forward a copy of the
memorial and resolution to each of
our Senators and Representatives,
The memorial and resolution were
then passed.
Mr.. WILSON. from the'Committ,e
on Claims. reported against the claim
of William Milburn; and reported n
''bill for the relief Of persons erroni-
ously charged with taxes. and recon-
mended its passage-which was o.
greed to.
Mr.. SrRrNcFELLow presented q
memorial 10 Congress. in relation to
the reduction Of posiage and the re.
striction OF the franhing privilege.
MI. JAMES renewed his proposition
to deprive absentees of their pay
The House refused to take up the
subject. Mr.. James gave notice
that as o o as there was full
House he should again renew his
proposition.
The House adjourned until Thurs
day morning, at 9 o'clock, so as to
celebrate the 9Th of January.
In Senate--The "bill to incorpn.
rate the town of Herman" was read
a second and third time and passed.
Mr.. Polk offered a resolution, ap-
pointing a committee of three 10 in
quire into the expedicncy of regula-
ting the fees Of physicians and attor-
neys, which was laid on the table.