Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1849-02-15
MISSOURI lEGISLk TURE.
Correspondence of the Times.

LUZ utli WUICH pdostu OoUdle las week, 10
reform the practice at law in this State, and
which was drafted by the Hon. r. w. Well,
was taken up on Thursday, having been made
The special order for tina! day. Most of The
Lawyers 10 the House, discussed lie provisions at
length and several able speeches were made for
and against, particularly the 18th section.
The vote was taken on an amendment, stri.
king out this section, or rather on the motion 10
reject the amendment and was decided in the
negative, producing much applause. Mr.. Bling.
ham. aft,r the stamping had subsidized, asked
leave to change his vote, as he had voted under
miscpprehension. Leave being granted Mr.. B.
voted Tor the rejection OF the amendment The
friends Of the bill, thinking that they had good
cause to eIut. commenced q furious stamping
and humping Of their tables, but before the ap.
plause had subsidized, another member, who had
not been present when the vote was taken, ask,
ed and obtained leave TO vote, which being
against rejection, egain changed the appearance
Of things and ELECTED further bursts OF appliance
This was done several times, until some one
moved reconsideration OF the vote on the mo-
ton to reject the amendment which being car
ried, the vote was taken the second time on the
motion 10 reject, and was decided in the mega.
tive. by majority OF three or four.
Mr.. Ballou then moved further amendment,
striking out that portion Of the bill which re-.
CURED an affidavit to petitions and answers. This
motion was under debate at the time OF adjourn.
ment on Thursday, together with a motion OF
Mr. Woodward 10 refer the whole bill and
amendments to the next General Assembly.
When the bill was first called up in the House,
there was clear majority in favor Of it, but
since the discussion which has taken place, this
fact is not so evident. Governor King has been
using bis influence to defeat the bill, and this
may be the true cause Of the change whnh has
lakeu place in the minds Of some members with
regard 10 it. have not studied the provisions
with that care. which would enable me come TO
any very decided opinions as 10 its merits, but ss
it isl very important measure. making the most
radical changes, am disposed to think it would
be by far the wiser plan for the Legislature TO
adopt the motion OF the member from Newton,
to refer the whole subject to the next General
Assembly, by that time, mems minds would be
better informed in regard TO it. than they can
possiblp be at present. The people too will
have had an opportunity OF passing dpon it, and
as Mr.. Price. the talented representative from
Dade, urged in the speech which he commenced
just before adjournment, they ought TO have thi.
opportunity, as the bill makes changes, not only
in the practice, but in the law also.
A number OF bills have passed both Houses,
bu. the majority Of them are local in their char.
acter, presume your readers care nothing about
them. The bill 10 authorize James Newton Trot-
ter, OF Carroll, 10 peddle without license, was ia
ken up. on motion OF Mr.. Compton, the High
Bird Of Liberty" who made speech in its sup
port. He said iii he could say anything thai
would shine like apples Of gold in pewter plates
he would do 3d. A bill had passed allowing 9
man TO keep dram shop without license, and
that case was pronounced number l; his case was
u number l case also, for James was deaf and
dumb, but not blind as the reporters had said,
for he had Two beautiful eyes, that went right
to the hearts Of tho girls Of Carroll whenever
there was quilting, for be was fine looking
man every way, and any girl might do we'll to
get him, barring the deafness, for as to the dumb
part, the woman would have no objection to
that as they always liked 10 do all the talking
themselves. Now he was not going 10 say any
thing against the women, for that disposition TO
use their tongues, although they made fellow
feel little uncomfortable. when they took it
into their heads to give him lashing. He had
heard il said, that there were fewer women than
men dumb, and he supposed the reason OIL
It was, that they never let their little tongues.
(bless the creatures get rusty from want OF use;
they always KEEP; them we'll ground, and il was
tick, tick, tick, all the time, like the we'll oiled
wheels OF clock the only difference was, the
tick, tick, Of The clock would stop. il it was not
wound up, but there was no running down Of a
woman's tongue, when it once got fair start.
But Mr.. Speaker. talking about perpetual mo.
lion, wont pass Mr.. Troter's bill; he is, as !
said, fine looking man and great fellow
amongst the youngsters, as well as the women,
and he could teach the dumb children. Here
Mr. Compton went through variety OF motions
with his fingers, in imitation OF Mr.. Trot,er's
manner Of teaching. which amused The House very
much. The bill passed, ayes, al, noes SO.
The Ssnels passed on Friday. the bill to in
corporate the Missouri and Mississippi Railroad
Company. This is the Lexington and New