Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1847-01-02
SpNATE-JEFrRRsoN Cry, Mo. !
a- Tuesday, Dec. god, 1915. I

STANDARDIZATION Cry, Mo.
Tuesday, Dec. 22d, 1916.
Mr.. Shields, Chairman of the Commit.
tee on Internal Improvements. reported
the following bill: "A bill to appropriate
a part of the proceeds of the 100000 acres
of land, granted by the United States to
this State for purposes of Internal Improve
ment, by an act of Congress, approved
Sept. 4th, 1s4l."
Be enacted, By the General Assembly
of the State of Missouri, as follows:
Sec. /. That there shall be, and is hereby
100000 acres of land, (granted to this
State by the United States for purposes
Of Internal improvements for the improve
ment of the navigation of the Usage river,
ten hundred thousand dollars; for the i'm.
provement of the navigation of White
river, ten thousand dollars; for the improve
ment of the navigation of North Grand
river, fifty thousand dollars; for the con.
struction of road from Hannibal, in Ma
rion county, by Paris, in Monroe county,
Huntsville, in Randolph county, Brunswick
in Charlton county, to ST. Joseph, in Blu.
lchanan county, and for the construction oil
branch Of said road from Huntsville, TO
Glasgow, in Howard county. and also a
branch from the most convenient point OF
said road, to Weston, in Platte county,
one hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
Sec. 2. The improvements herein pro-
vided for, to be commenced, and carried
on, according TO the provision and under
the restrictions and regulations to be made
by law. No work to be commenced unit
one hundred thousand dollars shall have
been received into the Treasury from the
sales of the lands aforesaid, and then the
amount on hand and thereafter received
shall be applied to each object of improve
ment in proportion to the amount of each
appropriation.
Sec. 3. The nett revenue that shall be
received from the aforesaid improvements
shall be added to, and form part of the
proceeds of the State school fund, and shall
be applied according to the provisions o.
the common law for the time being.
Sec. 4. An act entitled an act for the
distribution Of the sale of the 100000 acres
of land, donated to this State by the Con
gress of the United States, approved Marct
9th, ls45, is hereby repealed, but shall
not be so construed as to prevent the pay
ment to the several counties, the amoun
heretofore distributed under said law.
Read LIST time--rules suspended; read q
time and committed to committee of thu
whole and made the order Of the day OF
the 9th of January next. s..a'
Wednesday, Dec. 23d--Senate met, Blu
not having quorum, on motion it ad
journed until tomorrow morning, II
o'clock. III #gg..s 70 ,-. ..... s,
Thursday, Dec. 24th-The Senate me
; pursuant to adjournment and there not be
ing quorum, on motion it adjourned unit
tomorrow morning, ten o'clock.
1t is now clearly understood that Their
will not be any thing more done in eithe
house until after Christmas, as DISPOSE
ton appears to prevail in both houses t
let all holds 60 as to legislation. and ei,he
60 home and frolic, or stay in jefferson
and do the same. ri.
In the Senate there are ii members lef
to meet and adjourn, and in the house
there are this morning 81, but they ar
leaving so fast that by tomorrow morning
it is supposed, there will not be more thai
A in the house.
Evening.--Nothing can be heard thi
evening, in Jefferson, but the firing of guns
and nothing can be seen for the marke
wagons which crowd the streets, loade
with all the products of the country-fror
an egg to the biggest and best articles com
mon TO be found at market in this country
, and every one of the natives (countr
boys) as they are here called, take car
to have, in some happy corner of thei
carts, laundering big jug to have file
with the over-joyful for the more delightful
celebration of tomorrow. The river
very low and still falling; very few boat
reach the city, and those of the smalles
+ order. Yours, &c. ***
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