Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-02-08
JEFFERSON, Jan. 80, 1s45.
HOWARD COUNTY AFFAIRS.

nan oil the seleCt committee 10 WHICH tHo suoJoSs
lad been referred, bill TO incorporate the city
# Glasgow, which, upon his motion Tor a sus.
pension OF the rules, was read first, second.
ind third time and passed.
The select committee 10 whom was referred
he petition OF sundry citizens OF Charlton coun.
y, praying that the east fork Of the Grand Chair.
on be made the county line between Howard and
Charlton counties, up to a point at which the
northern line OF Howard crosses the same, made
reports in the House TO day. Messrs. String.
fellow and Morelock, a majority Of the commit.
lee, made report and submitted resolutions un.
favorable 10 the prayer OF the petitioners.
Mr.. Davis submitted bill as the minority re.
port Of himself, which proposed 10 establish the
east fork as the line, also giving 10 Howard all
that strip Of territory east Of the east fork.
and 10 Charlton county all the territory west OF
the east fork. He also moved the adoption Of
his bill as an amendment TO the resolutions Of
fered by the majority; made some remarks in
support OF his motion, and read 10 the House two
letters-one from John P. Morris, Esq, dis.
tinguished democrat OF Glasgow, and the other
from J. A. DeCourcey, Esq, Editor Of the Glas.
gov Pilot, a democratic paper. He stated that
these letters were read to prove that the efforts OF
lobby members who had been about the city
some weeks back, to make an impression that
this was political move, had not been founded
in fact that some Of these beings called lobby
members seemed to come here under the impress.
ion that it was not sufficient that measure
should appeal TO the justice and reason OF tho
House, but should be also democratic measure,
in order 10 meet the favorable consideration OF
the House. He relied upon the statements in the
letters to show that nothing Of party politics
tered into the consideration Of the question, and
showed from the petitions and letters the utter
impossibility Of ever knowing where the present
line runs, from the frequent changes in the main
channel Of the Missouri river, upon which de.
ponds the starting point. He spoke of the great
inconvenience to citizens OF North Glasgow and
Monticello, whose houses and tenements were
severed by the line, and OF the evils growing out
Of the fact that neither public officers nor courts
could ever know in which OF the counties offen-
ces were committed. He also showed the great
inconvenience under which the petitioners Ia
bored in attending courts and public meetings OF
their county-urged upon the House that large
majority Of the citizens residing on the slip Of
land proposed to be attached were knocking there
for justice-that the river was the natural boun.
Diary, and impossible, except by bridges and
ferries.
Mr.. SlrngfeIow replied, exhibiting remon-
STRANGE several feet long, declaring that there was
no foundation in fact in any OF the positions as
sumed by the petitioners; urged that the other
parts of the county would be wronged by the
change; that it was not true that the County
Court Of Charlton county had refused fair ap.
preparation OF the revenue OF the county for the
erection Of bridges east Of the east fork. He
urged that the true reason for the desired change
was that the people OF Charlton county had high.
er county taxes to pay than those Of Howard;-
that The people residing east OF the east fork
were amongst the most wealthy citizens and they
ought not thus to be released from the payment
OF their part OF the revenue when the county had
become indebted. lie said that Judge Morris
was mistaken in the facts stated in his letter read
by Mr.. Davis, as to the strip of Territory; tina,
it was two and half miles wide in many places,
and not from three. quarters 10 one and half
miles wide, as stated iG that letter, remarkipg
that these petitioners had attempted TO instruc.
their own representative by sending the petition
to the member from Howard. Mr.. DeCourcey,
he said. knew nothing about the matter; that he
was 7eD conner, etc.
The above are only some OF the points relied
on by those who addressed the House. Before
Mr.. Stringfellow took his seat he moved the re.
lection Of the bill offered as an amendment to
his resolution, after which
c. F. Jackson, Esq, Speaker, rose and stated
that he cared nothing about the matter; tina, no
knew nothing about the necessity for the change
in the county line; it so happened he never heard
Of the matter till recently; whether it was par.
ty move or not, it seemed somehow strange that
the matter should have been kept secret from
him; that if he knew his county desired tho
change he would go for it; but since the gentle.
man from Charlton had alluded 10 the matter, be
recolected that the gentleman had some tina
back told him that there was secret design on
loot to get that strip Of territory attached to How.
ard and then have he county seat moved to
Glasgow; il he knew there was such design
on loot in the vicinity of Glasgow, he would vote
against it Immediately. He said many things