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

Since The note wrote you on the 26th inst,
nothing OF interest 10 the public has occurred, ex.
cept the ueto OF his Excellency to the law pass
ed by the two Houses Of the General Assembly,
permitting the sublessees Of the Penitentiary 10
expend thirty three thousand dollars Of the mo
ney to be paid by them 10 the State for the ten
years lease OF that establishment, in the improve.
ment and extension Of the penitentary buildings
1t is said his Excellency owns some property H.
the city of Jefferson and suburbs, the view Of
which is somewhat obsructed. by the present
buildings, and that had the bill become law. |
the obstruction would have been increased, and
that this private interest Of John G. Edwards,
caused him, as the Governor Of Missouri, 10 Ueto
a law viii h had been passed through both
branches Of the General Assembly by large ma
orities. Whether this reason be true or false,
it is nevertheless true that on yesterday, the
9th doy Of March, 1915, the next TO the last
day OF the session, uhen al least one third of
The members Of The General Assembly had left
the city, for their homes, his Excellency sent in
his reto 10 that Iaw-not assigning any constitu
tional objection 10 IT, nor pretending that the rep
resentatives Of the people had passed the law in
ignorance OF facts within the knowledge of the
Executive, but assigning or attempting 10 assign.
Sereneen reasons, why he could not approve the
bill. One would suppose that any one good
reason ought 10 have been sufficient 10 lead his
Executive 1ciSdOm 10 the conclusion that the bill
ought not to be approved--but it is most proba-
bic that after the Governor had assigned dozen,
or even sixteen reasons for vetoeing the bill, not
seeing himself sufficient grounds for any one OF
his objections, ust added the seventeeth with a
hope OF so misGyins The whole subject that the
public eye would be diverted from his real mo
tive, (private nteresD and that thereby he might
f be able to screen himself from that public con.
, domination which awaits this unprecedented
r was nothing but an attempt 10 lie argue the expe
djency Of the proposed improvement, and SO
deep was the disappointment Of his political
e friends upon the reading Of the veto, not only al
d the low and commonplace expressions used, bu
also at the leebleness OF the attempted arguments
e that there was gloom and sorrow overshadow
,, ing their countenances. And after the reading
IS was concluded in the House, Mr.. Richmond, who
e has stood finn in support Of the Governor during
the whole session, moved the passage Of the bill
,r his objections Notwithstanding, and denounced the
IF message as an attempt on The part Of the Cover
y nor 10 lecture the General Assembly on hydrau
n LicS architecture, and prison discipline. Sever
4. al others of his democratic friends, also, handled
q. the Governor in argument aoAhom gloreS and
d upon the call OF the yeas and nays upon the pas
d sage Of the bill as required by the constitution
g there were 43 yeas and only 10 nays; but TO pas
l. law after the Executive has vetoed it requiem,
q. by the constitution majority Of all the member
rs elected, the bill failed. The Governor, is saic
ID to be in bad odor with his party, and whether
Or Executive who withhOds his ueto until at tn
e. close Of the session, when a bare majority OF tn
of representatives is left in their places deserves In
Or censure and eProaches Of the people, is left 70
lie their decision.
at Thus has ended the longest session OF the leg
isature which has ever taken place in Missouri
r and from its length the public may conclud
z much good has been effected. That, however
n would be deIusve mode OF reasoning, and the
rs had Just as well be told now as hereafter, that
h great or permanent good has been accomplished
The State was, and is yet, largely in debt, an
no means have been devised to get her out OF il
or TO relieve her from the heavy and burhensom
interest which she is annually paying upon thi
~ debt The Democracy OF Missouri got her i
" debt: at the session OF the General Assembly 10:
=, ended the same democracy refuse 10 receive he
- share OF the proceeds OF the sales Of the publ
~ lands from the United States, but vote TO ncreas
!" the taxes OF the people to pay the debit bein
~ foed in that, the same democracy vote 10 bo
., row S75, coo from the Bank Of the State OF Mi
- souri,, to pay the members Of the Legislature
= and 90 home. The same democracy violate
~ the constitution in forming 10 new counties
. producing thereby unequal representation; the
. also violated tie constitution in passing the al
portionment bill, by virtue OF which MaIoI
Cooper, ST. Charles, Boone and Howard countic
have each one representative, and the counties
- Texas, Oregon, Mississippi and Cedar, est
~ have the same. They outraged every princip
Of Justice and honesty in the division OF the STA
x into Senatorial Districts. And the disrib
ton Of the proceeds OF the sales OF the 500 OF
~ acres OF land, 10 each county the same amour
- was shameless disregard OF Justice, 10 kee
=, soul and body Of a reckless party together.