Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1849-02-15
MISSOURI LEGISLATURE,
Correspondence of the Times.
JEFFERSON CRY, Feb, g II

bills making appropriations TO several
schemes of Improvement, which were dis.
cussed at some length by different men,
bers. The bill in reference to a survey Of
the Hannibal and ST. Joseph Railroad, came
up on Monday. Five thousand dollars are
appropriated out of the Treasury, whene-
yer Congress makes q grant of alternate
sections of land along said route, to aid in
the construction of the same.
Mr.. Fournay advocated the passage of
the bill; he had no doubt of the road being
finally completed, and the State would be
more than compensated for the small pit
lance asked for in the bill.
Mr.. Hancock moved an amendment, ap.
propriating like sum for the survey of
road from Independence TO some point in
fancy county, and for the survey of White
river. This amendment was opposed by
Messrs. Bean, Flournoy and Stewart, and
finally Withdrawn by the never, who offer
ed in lieu thereof, substitute, including
several other works; which, after some
discussion between Messrs. Jones, of New
ton, Flournoy and others, was rejected, and
the bill passed by vote of 20 too. The
bill approprating 10000 dollars to the i'm
provement of the Usage river, out of the
Internal Improvement Fund, was discussed
in committee of the whole, and after an
amendment moved and carried by Mr..
Jackson, providing that the counties be-
longing to the Usage association should not
receive any more money from the land
fund, until the other counties in the State
had received like proportion of the fund,
it passed.
The Senate has passed bill apportion-
ing Senatorial representation, which will
send you whenever printed. 1t will under
go amendments, however, in the House, and
may be comparatively new apportion-
ment by the time it gets through that body.
The House spent large portion Of two
days, Monday and Tuesday, in debating
proposition to allow widows to take 5000
worth of property of deceased husbands,
either real or personal, as they might elect.
Many speeches we're made for Buncombe,
and time wasted unnecessarily. The bill
failed by tie vote of 40 to az, on Mon
day and again on Tuesday, by the same,
after the House had agreed to reconsider.
The bill introduced some time since by
Mr.. Ballou, branching the Supreme Court,
was, on Wednesday in the House, indefi.
ni,ely postponed. 1t will be almost impos-
sible to pass bill of this nature as it would
be impossible to give every county branch,
and members will oppose it so long as their
own counties are not to be especially bless.
ed in that way. .......
Amendments have been offered in the
House to the Constitution, making the Ju'
dietary elective by the people. On Tues
day, the amendment in reference 10 the
Circuit Judges was adopted unanimously.
To-day an amendment applicable to Judg-
es of the Supreme Court, was introduced
and read FIST time.
On to-day, the Senate passed the bill
making an appropriation of $4,000 in ad-
dition TO the sum heretofore appropri
ated, to the building Of Lunatic Asylum.
Mr.. Wells, who introduced the bill, said
that estimates had been made and it was
thought, that substantial building and one
which would be an ornament TO the State,
nigh, be erected for the sum of $4,000.
The bill submitting to the people of the
counties of the State, the disposition to be
made Of the Internal improvement Fund,
was discussed, this evening. by number
of Senators, and passed by vote of 81 TO
5. ... ... -..
The Senate also passed bill making the
office of County Treasurer elective.
The editor of the Times srrived here on
Tuesday, on the steamer Haydee, in good
health and fine spirits, and after tarrying
with us until this evening, took his departure
for the Mound City, on the Mandan. The
Haydee is now aground below here, and il
was very fortunate for friend G.. that he
did not continue on her. l pity the poor
fellows who have been cooped up on her
for the last two days. However, never
vet saw company of passengers who
could not find some way of amusing them
selves in such an extremity.
The Senate haa adopted resolution to
| adjourn on the first Of March, but ap-