Democratic banner., 1846-12-14
MISSOURI LEGISLATUR
SENATE, FRIDAY. Nov. 27

courage the diffusion of useful knowledge:
read lst time and ordered to I'd reading.
Mr.. Polk offered a resolution that the
committee O. Internal Improvement be in
strueted to enquire into the expediency of
making a McAdamized road from Erie, in
Camden county, ria Huntsville to Forsythe,
in Tanney county-adopted.
Mr.. Wells moved that the Senate now go
into committee Of the whole-which was a
greed to, Mr.. Rawlins of H., in the chair.
After some time spent therein, the COM
mittee arose and the chairman reported
that they had under consideration an act
a%mendatory to an act entitled an act to pro-
vide for levying, assessing and collecting
the revenue, had made some progress and
asked leave to sit again, report adopted and
. leave granted.
Adjourned till Q 0 clock \. Il. tomorrow.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. Richardson introduced a substitute
for the bill to restrain intercourse with tie
indians, read and ordered 10 I'd reading.
Mr.. Switzler introduced a bill to amend
an act entitled an act to tax merchants
read and ordered to I'd reading.
4 bill to repeal the act to distribute the
proceeds Of the 100000 acre grant, was
read I'd time and ordered to be engrossed.
aid read 81 time on Tuesday next
SENATE, Saturday, Nov. Is
The President laid before the Senate the
report of the committee appointedto KAN
iae Banks, which was laid on tie table and
1900 copies ordered to be printed.
Mi. lIudSpcth offered resolutions propo-
sing amendments to the constitutions: read
and ordered to a second reading.
Mr.. Campbell introduced hill amr"Ia-
Tory of and respecting administrator anI
Executors.
AIr. Jones of ". moved that the Senate
- int" Committee of the Whole-agreed
to-.Hr. Rawlins of IL in the chair.
.iftcc some time the chairman of the
committee reported that they had under
consideration the bill amendatory of an act
10 provide for the lerying, assessing and
Collecting the revenue, had made some pro-
grcss and asked leave 10 sit again-which
vas agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. Jones of ~, the Sen,
ate took up the bill from the House appro-
rriating money-passed.
Adjourned till Monday 8 o'clock.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. Robinson offered a petition praying
for a change in the law, SO as to secure vo-
ting BY ballot-referred to the committee
on Elections.
Mr.. Ray from the committee to examine
the Bank and its branches, made a reports;
agreed to-I5oO copies published.
A memorial to Congress for the CONSOLE
dation Of the Land Offices at Palmyra and
Fayette, was read I'd time and ordered to-
be engrossed and read Sd time Thursday.
In the Senate, Nov. 3Otll, several bills
were read a second time and ordered to
third reading, when the Senate retired to
the House to go into a joint session for the
election of Registers and Receivers for the
State Land Offices, which resulted in the
election of Nathaniel Burns as Register,
aud Fielding Burns as Receiver, at Savan-
all.
James A. Reed Register and Peter Ear
y Receiver, at Edna.
R. A, Huford Register, Joshua Davis,
Receiver, at Springfield.
J. II. Darlington, Register, and John
Graves, Receiver at Chillicothe.
The Senate then, on motion, repaired to-
its chamber.
Dir. Ballou introduced a bill to establish
four Judicial Districts Of the supreme court;
read twice, ordered to. be engrossed and
500 copies printed. go: .-
Adjourned till 9 4. NJ. tomorrow.
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