, 1845-01-04
Missouri legislature.
Correspondence Of the Reporter.
JEFFERSON CRY. Dee. I


ed a resolution for the appointment,
OF a Committee to pro .eed to ST.
Louis. examine the State Tobacco
Warehouse. and report whether il
should he sold 81 not, which resolu.
tI"n was PAD aes, wi,hou, debete; and
Messrs. Finch, Williams, Bnas. Gam.
BILE. Bay and CbiIes, appointed said
committee.
Mr.. McHenrv, Of Bates. introduc,
ed a bill TO change the Convention
act. SO as TO base the representation
IN the Convention on the representa-
,i"n of the House Of Representatives,
instead Of the Senate. The effect
Of this hill would be, to make the inc
qualIry Of representation in the Con
ventIon just as great as it is in The
House now. or may be made at this
session. by organizing new counties.
Mr.. BIces moved to REJECT the bill
IN IFS first reading. A call Of The
Hous" was ordered.
Mr.. CaIson said he should vote 10
reject the bill; first herause il If pass.
ed IT wou'd make the Conven'irn ton
large n body; second. il would MIRO
ducr into The Convention TO frame a
permanent organic law for rhc Sra,e.
the same evil which now gives 10
one third OF tie people of Missouri
power 10 rule the other two thirds;
a: d third. because it proposed 10 do
what the Legislature had no power
To interfere with-io alter IN organic
act just ratified By the people at the
ballot boxes.
Mr.. McHenry insisted that the bill
should pass, and labnred hard to make
IL n party measure. He said that If
1t vas not adopted. about thirty coun-
ties would be unreprrsented in The
Convention. and appealed to the
snail counties to sustain him in This
Outrageous efnrt t" trample on the
solen,nlv expressed will of Missouri.
MIR. Stringf-iinw said he was un-
prepared 10 vote IN 80 important a
proposition. and would not say how
he might vote ultimately. He th,'r
tie bill might be amcrded. 50 as t.
deserve The favorable consideration
Of the House. and therefore rovpd
20 lay il on re trble NTH tie 18Th
nf Jlnuarv rex.. md that $50 r"pi,s
te printed.
Mr.. Reynolds opposed all delay in
the matter. He was prepared to
vote agains, The bill now. The o.
irc,rons Of NJ. Henry m united
to nothing; for the Legislature in mp
r%or'irning the rr9reseria.I"r e the
Senatorial D,stucts at this session.,
can make it equal. and threw Tie
power where il belonged -inin the
hands OF the people. 1t is true. the
Democrats have the power in both
Houses, and can make the Senator
al Districts such as they phrase; hut
not disposed 10 de- nnv in
n this matter. The people
decided in favor Of the C"nven-
ton act, and the General Assembly
car not alter it. He wished the Qnes-
iron >et al rest at once. Nr. Reyn
Odds IS the colleague Of Mr. Pa'ier-
son, the gentleman who gave notice
some time y that be would intro
just such a proposition. His
vote to-day (see hei"w) shows ,ha,
he has backed out from his original
designs.1
Mr.. O'Bannon said he was oppos-
ed Ia the bill. inasmuch MS it proposes
10 set aside the verdict of the people.
They have decided in favor Of the
Convention act as 1t was submitted
to them. and nigh, have decided 9th
erwIse. Il II had proposed IA different,
basis Of representation. II IS n.'t Tor
the Legislature to say which features
Of rha, act The people most Approved;
or to change it now in any way what
ever.
Mr.. Griffin thought the ne, ought
to- h. We beer passed by the las, Gen
eraI assembly with diffe p~rovis-
but he said he bad no discretion
in the matter now. His C. instruments
had decided in favor OF the act. and
whatever his opinions might be, he
had only n course to pursue. He
should have to vote against the bill
the House, even on its first
leading. although i, might appear dis
courteous to the gentleman who in
troducrd il; for his constituents had
lrt' him no power to do otherwise.
Mr.. Biggs wishef tive question srt-
tied immediately. in.'ert ofd"frrrin f.,
u IL be disrnssrn a at-s .. '.r
He believed The y nSe
had n" more power to pass The bill
than t" repeal the cons'itut'n
Mr.. Stringfrllow said the whole
paovArnsnt waa n ~yeyOlU. !