Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1847-02-20
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES REJECT.
ED CONSTITUTIONS.
Correspondence of the Statesman.

HOUSE, ne COTninlttee VI why's anu
Means reported against the propriety Of
selling the State Stock in the Bank. |
Mr.. Hunter, of Scott, again came to the
rescue concerning the defunct Constitution!
He again offered his bill proposing TO sub.
nit the rejected Constitution to the people.
Mr.. Bowman, of Ray, renewed his mo.
ton to lay it on the table until the 10th
February, and Mr.. Hunter went off half
cooked in most violent and inflamatory |
speech.
M. Bowman followed in few remarks
and called for the yeas and nays.
The Speaker decided that the motion to
lay on the table was not in order.
Mr.. Bowman then moved the rejection
of the bill. Speeches were made in favor
ofrejection by Messrs. Craig, Warmcas.
tie, Livingston, Hughes and Reynolds
The bill was rejected SIS TO %, as follows:
YEAs-Allen, Balou Boggs, Bowles, Bow.
man, Broadhead, Brown, Buford, Burden, Combs
Craig, Daggett, Flowers, Franklin, French,
Frost, Goode, Hardin, Henley, Hicks, Hight,
Hobert, Holden. Howell, Hughes, Huston, John
son, Livingston, Lonely, McA(ee, Mccoy. Mar
win, Massey. Moberly, Morelock, Owens, Perry
man, Philips, Poole, Pratte, Requa, Reuby,
Reynolds Roberts, Sappington, Smith Of De
Kalb, Snelson, Switzler, Taylor Of ST. Louis,
Tinsley, Thompson, Vanderpool, Vawter,
Walker Of New Madrid. Walton, Warmcastle,
| and Watkins-55.
NAYs-Abernalhy, Bay, Burney, Calvert,
Conway, Edwards, Fulkerson. Gibbony, Halle,
Hill, Hunter, Jones, Keedy, Kincheloe, McFall,
Moore Of Moniteau, Moore Of ST. Louis, Pan.
nell, Richardson, Rney, Robertson Of Greene,
Sayets, Smith of Jackson, Stewart Taylor Of
Marion, Whitaker, Williams, and Mr.. Speak
er-29.
Sick and absent-Bel Of Cooper, Bell Of
Livingston, Chiffon, Gardenhire. Harris, Hendor.
son, Hunt, Landers, Pearson, Ray, Robinson Of
Ste. Genevieve, Scott, Tate.
So there was quietus given his scheme
The Constitutional amendments were
again taken up-the amendment of Mr.
Speaker Jackson pending.
Mr.. Taylor of st. Louis, very briefly
stated his objection to the amendment, and
was followed by Mr.. Jackson in long and
loud speech, in which he attempted to dis.
cuss the whole question Of representation.
Swizler of Boone, offered the following
as substitute for the whole proposition
before the House, and succeeded Mr.. Jack.
son in reply-sustaining the propositions
below.
81. That so much of the second Section
of the Ord Article Of the Constitution as
reads as follows, be and the same is hereby
abolished: W
Each county shall have at least one
Representative, but the whole number OF
Representatives shall never exceed one
hundred"
50. The whole number of Representa-.
tives shall never exceed one hundred.
SO. No session of the General Assembly
except the Revising Session, shall continue
longer than sixty days.
Mr.. Jackson followed Switzer in reply
j., and in opposition to each and all of the
$ three propositions above.
+. Mr.. Broadhead, of Pike, followed in ar
o able and caustic speech, maintaining the
}, amendments offered by Switzler.
!. The vote being about to be taken, Swift
$ Ter called for the Yeas and Nays on eacf
proposition separately, and they were eaci
: voted down by almost strict party vote
the vote being in each case Yeas l6; Nay
- ranging from 65 to 69l
/ First, we propose to strike out the limi
4 taton of 100 members and thus continue
e to give each county, at least one Represen
if tative; but they uoted that doDn! We mex
o proposed to eradicate the evil at once
n namely to abolish that arbitrary rule il
Q the Constitution which gives every count,
g member whether it have ten men in it o
1t ten thousands; to limit the whole numbe
10 of representatives to one hundred, and tn
u sessions to sixty days, and they haze vote
:, that doOn also!
! Now, they can do as they choose. They
i and they alone, have the power either t
give or withhold equal representation.
,e they give it, well and good. If they with
IT hold it--if, after the loud demands of a
n outraged people, they deny them an &C
in acknowledgement of their rights, upon tAei
., shoulders, and not upon the shoulders Q
l. the Wings, shall res. the awful, the fearft
:; responsibility!
n FROM SANTA Five learn by ette
II from gentleman in Independence, date
the 10th inst, that five men on that evenn
\, had arrived from Santa Fe. "Tbey trave
De led with the Express which left them tw
days ago for Fort Leavenworth. The Elk
n, press brings great many letters. Co
!" Doniphan was with the traders near tn
= Ell Passo del Norte, and would leave Their
!. as soon as the cannon arrived from SAINT
~ Fe. He will have about 1900 men TO marc
- against Chihuahua, but he is confident Q
es success. MGoffin was undergoing hi
10 trial for treason. Letters were found i
at his possession from the President of tn
e United States to Gen. Wool. Col. Dor
is iphan will save him if possible. The me
if that arrived to-day report from 100 to 5
n poor fellows on the plains; and it is feare