Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-01-18
From our Jefferson City Correspondent.
JEFFERSON CITY, Jan. l2th, 1915.


The crowd Of business at first presented 10 the
General Assembly, being mostly OF local or
personal nature, has been disposed OF, and the
two houses seem now TO be assuming regular
stendy movement in matters Of general import.
Many laws Of general nature have been revised
and passed through both houses.
Two days since, an amendment TO the law
enacted in 1887, entitled ian act 10 encourage
the destruction OF wolves" was proposed in the
House OF Representatives by Mr.. Perryman.
The amendment was intended so 10 alter the law
that the treasures OF the several counties in
which the wolves shall hereafter be killed, shall
pay the premium Of one dollar for each scalp,
and thus relieve the State Treasury from this
almost ntoerable burthen. The offer to amend
was considered by all the t0oy hunters as an
attempt TO repeal the law-and much warmth
was exhibited in debate upon a motion 10 indef
nitely postpone the amendment.
In the debate, the member from Shannon,
Pat Buford, distinguished himself by causing a
loud roar OF laughter from the House and lobby,
to resound through the Capitol Mr.. Perryman
replied TO him, and stated to the House that Mr..
Buford was The richest man in Shannon county,
and that since the law was in force he never had
paid one cent. OF revenue into the State Treas.
ury, but had annually paid it in wolf scalp GER
tifcates, having each year some OF the same cur.
rency left, which he transferred 10 the collectors
OF the neighboring counties. Mr.. Mcflenry and
| Mr.. Rains also defended tho law. Mr.. Parks Of
Henry, replied to all the arguments in favor Of
the law, and said many amusing things as TO its
practical operation on the treasury-stating that
more than eleven thousand dollars had been paid
| by the State Treasury for the destruction Of
wolves within the last two fiscal years-that he
had heard many trespasses had been made upon
the dogs OF the Indians, by the border settlers for
the purpose Of getting their scalps to pay taxes
they being Of peculiar kind, resembling the
wolf. lie had also heard that the scalps OF the
fox squirrel had been substituted for the seal ps OF
young prairie wolves, in great numbers; and,
said he, If these animals are so numerous and
destructive OF stock as gentlemen represent them
to be. in the new counties; why, in the name OIL
Heaven was not the militia Of the State called
out, that they might be exterminated at once!
The amendment was indefinitely postponed.
The committee OF the House, 10 which was
referred the memorial OF the President and drec.
tors Of the Branch Bank, a; Fayette, having re-
ported in favor Of the prayer OF the memoralsts,
the House, on yesterday, adopted resolution,
;nstructing the State directors OF the mother Bank
TO their efforts to secure circulation for that
branch OF two hundred per cent. upon her CAPT
tai stock Of $4,000. Some questioned the
authority OF the General Assembly to give the
instruction, but all admitted that the branch al
Fayette had been judiciously managed while
they as frankly confessed that the affairs of the
parent institution had been most wretchedv con.
Quoted
The new county fever continues to run high.
Time is still developing another and another
project for new counties every few days, and
il is believed there will be more than twenty new
ones established during the present session.
The subject OF Internal Improvement is much
asitated amongst the members of both branches
Of the General Assembly, and from what can
learn, if any part Of the money to be realized
from the sale OF the 100000 acres OF land, be
appropriated at the present session, it will be ap>
IPoriIoned in Wow OF the magnitude OF the sew
eral Objects between the Usage river, the North
Grand river, and a McAdamsed road 10 run
from Glasgow to Hannibal. Other objects OF
improvement will no doubt be presented for
share Of the fund; bat it is apparent at once that
should too many Improvements be undertaken,
none will be accomplished ill the fund is ex.
hausted. To make any appropriation now, would
in part be upon conjecture as to what amount
may be realized from the sale Of these lands in
any given time. However, the anxiety 10 know
what shall be done with this fund runs so high
that 10 postpone to another session seems to be
impossible. Many OF the members OF each
House, not residing in the vicinity OF either OF
the objects above canned, would prefer distribu.
ton amongst the counties, or that the fund should
be appropriated TO the payment of the State debt,
but the connection Of those three objects to.
gether, sufficient strength may be united in sdvo
cacy Of the measure 10 insure its adoption. X.
JAHUARY l3, 1915.
This being the day agreed upon by concurrent
resolutions passed by both Houses OF the General
Assembly for the election OF State Treasurer
and Registers and Receivers OF the Land o tfices
the election OF Treasurer came up first in joint
session OF both Houses and M one excant tho