Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-04-05

ing in the House Of Representatives, the revised
BILL regulating the salaries Of the civil officers
OF the State, was taken. up; whereupon, Mr..
James moved an amendment proposing 10 strike
out all after the enacting clause, and insert sub.
stantially, the provisions Of the bill OF Mr..
Cowen Of Barry, mentioned few days since;
and then again, came the tug Of war, the enemies
Of reform and relrenchment taking precisely the !
same course pursued by them 10 defeat the bill
Of Mr.. Cowen, which now lies mansled ,creck
on the table Of the clerk OF the House. | shall
not attempt 10 give you even the outlines oil the
action Of the House, this evening, further than TO
say that Mr., Speaker and Mr. Bay led with
amendment upon amendment and openly avow
ing it was for the purpose Of defeating the bill.
Mr. McHenry, Mr.. James and Mr.. Cowen, with
few other democrats urged on by the wh'gs,
were the leaders of reform, and such scene as
really occurred on this occasion, was shameful TO
the Legislature Of State. TIE amendment
proposes to reduce the salaries OF the public
officers, as follows: Governor 81 $780, Supreme
Judges $3.50 90, Circuit Judges $500 90, Aud.
itor and Treasurer 81 900 each, Register Of
lands $500 co. President and Professors in the
State University $500 90 each. Nearly all the
propositions to amend the amendment were re.
jected, always upon call Of the yeas and nays.
The deSircutiues at length concluded they must
have time till morning and motions to ad journ
were then resoried to, and call OF the yeas aud
nays was made each time, till about s o'clock
at night, at which time the vote was taken, by
yeas and nays, upon a motion to amend and
there was not quorum present; a call Of the
House was made, but not sustained, and finally
the house broke up, rather than adj journed, till
morning. 1t cannot be said whether the reform
bill will pass the house or not nor what its fate
may be in the Senate. 1t is truly a source OF
regret to the wings of Missouri, to see the party
l. who have all the Offices and honors Of public
! station to themselves, so very amiable in their
manners towards each other, upon q mere ques
# ton as 10 the size OF their lOaueS and fishes
g These reform measures had their origin with tht
) democracy, and the same demdgogues who lee
in the onslaught upon The salaries OF the bank
r officers, have taken the back track, and 10 thu
great amusement Of their political opponents
v are now, like a blind horse, when he stumble
it across path, first trying one end and then tn
Other to see which is the right one.
q The election Of public printer to the State 70
,r two years, took place in the Joint meeting O
a both Houses loday When il was announced b
-, the President OF the Senate, who presides il
joint meeting. that nominations for Public PIN
ter would be in order, Mr. Martin OF Cole, nom
mated Mr.. James Lusk, Mr.. Acotk nom;na,e
Mr.. l.. P. Edwards and Mr.. Davis nominated
Mr.. William F. Switzler, and said in presentin
g the name Of Mr.. Swzler 10 the General Assem-
bly, as a candidate for the Office OF Public Prr
: ter, he presented the name OF man who wa
" purely MissouIan, that he was born and raise
- in the Boon's Lick country, is now The edto
," and proprietor of the Missouri Statesman, re
) spectacle newspaper published in the town {
III Columbia, is gentleman OF probity and homo
"a in all The relations of life and not amongst tn
w least OF his qualifications for the office u.s. th5
lie he is out and out whig.
n, On the first ballot, the vote stood for Nj
lie Lusk 44, Mr.. Switzler 80, Mr. Edwards 2
er aud OF there was no election, neither car
in didate having received majority Of all the vote
3. given. Several other balodngs followed, whic
IN resulted in the election OF Mr.. Lusk. X.