Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-03-29
From our jefferson City Correspondent,

ment OF PrIestly Ii. Mcbride, as one oil the
Supreme Judges Of Missouri, 10 fill the place Of
Judge Tompkins, superannuated.
The Senate also, to day. finally passed the
law to distribute, share and share alike, amongst
the several counties, the money which may be
realized by the sale Of the 500. 900 acres OF land
A sudden change seems TO have come over that
body upon this subject.
The bill to lay off the State into Senatorial
districts, that pink of fairness and honesty,
mentioned in my last, passed the Senate also,
to-day, and was communicated TO the house;
whereupon, being taken up, Mr.. Wilson, Of Ran
dolph, moved TO adopt substitute offered by him,
for the original, which was done, the rule sus
pended, and it was read second time, but the
House refused to suspend the rule requiring bills
to be read on three several days, for a third
reading The amendment proposes TO lay off
all the Senatorial districts into single districts,
each Of which will be entitled TO two delegates
to the Convention next fall and the original bill
proposed TO make nearly all the districts double
and so to gerrymander as 10 secure nearly an
entire democratic Convention.
The amendment, it is believed, will pass the
House OF Representatives, unless the caucus
screws can be brought TO bear with little more
efficacy than they possessed to day. The scene
was amusing which followed the refusal OF the
House 10 further suspend The rules for third
reading OF the bill. The Lieut.. Governor and
into tho uopro ooob oorper;po HE
man who had (of the faithfully voted for The sub
stitue. This was observed by many. should
like to know the counter sign Perhaps it is
no ocorh no pay, and poor fellows, when the lead
ers get the work out Of them, they may whistle
for their pay
The revenue BILL or bill providing for the
assessment and collection OF taxes, passed the
House, to-day, with not much change from the
general features Of the old law, from one sixth Of
one per cent, nor changed as to objects Of taxa.
ton, except on all the household furniture, owned
by the head of a family over the value of two
hundred dollars. The mode of assessing and
collecting taxes upon the lands of non residents
is changed so as to allow the claimant to redeem
within two years after sale shall have been
made for the tax in arrears, the claimant paying
all costs and per cent by way OF penalty.
The bill as it passed. not exactly pleasing
some OF those who few days since, moved in
committee Of the whole 10 increase the peoples
taxes, voted against its final passage.
The bill proposing to move branch Of the
Supreme Court to the city of Saint Louis, which
passed the Senate several days ago, was this day
indefinitely postponed in the House, by close
vote yeas 80, nays Al.
am of the impression that the Court will be
again branched, before many years, into four or
more districts, unless branch OF it be located
at ST. Louis
Any thing that could be said about the day
of adjournment would be conjecure it will not
be as soon as the Oath, believe. The House,
TO-. day, resolved 10 receive no new business after
the 22d inst. The members seem more inclined
10 stay till the Treasurer comes back, he being
now off trying to raise the wind, than to go
home.
w hut say yCu W lhO Pol'|y vi CICNt'uS pun
lie State Printer, for the State OF Missouri Just
now, at the close Of the session, and after all
the public printing for the present session has
been let out by contract? Do you not believe
it is for the sole purpose Of pamperng, at the
expense of the people, some palace slave, to
cater here, for an executive faction, and who
could not live without being fed out Of the State
Treasury under color of lawful employment?
A law passed the House OF Representatives
on yesterday, for the election Of State Printer
and rumor says it was intended as trough from
which Mr.. Mclean is henceforth to lift his grain
and provender, as the Senate have twice decided
that the Registers office was not convenient
place for him. X.
March 3d. 1S45.
On yesterday Mr.. Sringfellow was nominated
by the Governor as Attorney General of Mis-,
souri,, and his nomination confirmed by the Senate
On yesterday also, the Senate refused to concur
in the amendment made by the House to TIE APP
portionment bill, which lays off the State into
Senatorial districtc from, ach IF ubob t,,,o