Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-03-22
From ear Jefferson City Correspondent.
JEFFERSON CITY, March 18th, 1s45

introduced at an early part Of the session by Mr..
Cowen, democrat from the county of Barry
was, in the House of Representatives, on yester.
day, taken up for its third reading. This bill has
already attracted as much attention from the pub
lie, as any measure which has been before he
General Assembly, and your readers have already
been advised, by your correspondent &c, Of the
retrenchment and reform heretofore made; and had
it pleased the Jdies to keep the same men in the
spirit Of true reform, who were most camoruus
and noisy in its favor at the time the intimd tion
in the form Of resolutions, given 10 the off
GERS of the bank, with fair winds and tide, ne Il
saving of many thousands of d, liars Of borrowed
money would have been made to the State each
| year; but a change came over the spirit Of their
dreams, and those most jealous in advocating a
reduction of the salaries of bank officers, are
now arrayed upon the opposite side, with fe y
noble exceptions, and are doing every thing fair
and foul to defeat the bill.
| Mr.. Reynolds moved to- refer the bill TO the
next General Assembly. and upon call Of the
yeas and nays, was refused -ye as 80, nays 81.
Mr.. Kirtley, to save the bill, moved to amend.
so as TO allow the auditor 81 900 per mum, (his
salary having been, on prior day, brought down
to Ss00)
Mr.. Richmond moved to amend the amendment,
by striking out 81 900 and inserting 5000.
Mr. Kirtley made some tremnrks in favor Of his
"nendment; said it swas made in good faith, be-
! wing that $500 was TOO small as the salary Of
the Auditor of Public Accounts, and he thought
the friends of reform ought to support his amend
ment; he said that the amendment, offered by tie
gentleman from Marion, to his amendment, was
would be rejected.
| Mr.. Richmond said he had offered his amend
ment in as good faith others had offered theirs
that when he went for buncomb, he went for bun.
comb. The house rejected his amendment.
Mr.. Cowen moved to amend Mr.. Kirtley's
amendment by striking out and inserting $1,000.
That was Ialso rejected-yeas Sc, nays IT.
Mr.. Coalter moved the previous question, but
upon the yeas and nays being called, that was not
sustained-yeas 40, nays AZ.
Mr. Rogers moved 10 strike out and insert 500,
(another attemptto strangle
| Mr. Klrtley called for division of the question ,
so as to take the vote first upon striking out .
The House refused TO strike out. Here Mr.
Speaker, who was on the floor. made some sharp
talk at Mr.. Kirtey upon point of orders
| Mr.. James rose and requested Mr.. Kirll,y to
withdraw Insane ndnent, which being done, Mr.
James called upon the friends of real re form to
rally in support of the bill; said the bill had Sc
triends.upon that floor, and he called upon them
TO stand firm together and vote down all the
amendments offered by the enemies of The meas
ure
Mr. Rains moved to indefinitely postpone the
bill; this. the House refused by SO nays, to 80
yeas.
Mr.. Wilson of Randolph, moved the previous
question, upon which twenty voices called for the
yeas and nays again, which being taken, stood
yeas SO, nays As; it was not sustained.
Mr.. Bay moved to amend the bill, by insert NC
a section providing that hereafter neither the
President, nor any of the Professors Of the State
University shall receive more than $500 per annum
as salary.
Mr.. Coalter made some pertinent remarks; SAID
the General Assembly have no control over the
funds of the University; that any man who would
vote for the amendment, he looked upon as an
enemy to education; he had never before learned
measure; in his native State, South Carolina,
which was as democratic as any State in America
thev had q University with no endowment anc
the General Assembly annually voted from 80 te
40 thousand dollars, annually. for its support; that
no man could be elected there who would not 81
pledge himself
Mr. Bay replied; said the Legislature have-ai
much control over the University funds as the!
have over the bank funds.
Mr.. Jackson SAID he wen, for the amendment o
the gentleman from Franklin; want ed all salarie
to 90 down together; that there was more in ,hi
thing than took the eye.
Mr. James moved to amend the amendment il
reference 10 the salaries Of the Professors of tn
University, which, at the request Of Mr.. McHenry
he Withdrew.
Mr.. McHenry then said Re felt it his duty Il
reply to Mr.. Speaker; that he was astonshed n
his old democratic friend from Howard, to SCI
him inrOking party in opposition TO this measure
which proposed good to the country, by. a re lie
FROM indie btcdness, in the form of a retrenchmen
IbiA; that it was a measure for the support o
which he stood pledged to his constituents, and h
did sincerely regret to see his democratic friend
attempting to defeat the bill, by pretended friend
ship in attempts to amend it; he would teact
democrats and others, hat be was not a mere nos
Of wax, to come at the beck and call of others
ne moved to re ject the amendment OF the gentle
man from Franklin.
The House then adjourned till this mornin g