Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1851-02-13
MISSOURI LEGISLATURE
CONDENSED FORM THE INQUIRER.
JEFFERSON CITY, Feb. 4, 1851.
THE JOINT SESSION

proceeded to the election of Commits.
sioner on the permanent Seat of Gov.
eminent, Public Printer and Treasurer
For Commissioner-Mr. Leslie nomi
mated Mr.. Dunscomb.
Mr. Crockett nominated Mr.. Bar.
croft.
Mr., Kennett spoke in eulogy of Mr.
Dunscomb.
r For Dunscomb II, Barefoot 65, Full
kerson Q.
For Public Prinler-Mr. Emerson
nominated Mr.. James Lusk, Benton.
Mr.. Flournoy nominated Mr.. John
s. McCrackon, Anti.
FRS, Ballot-Lusk 70, McCracken
70, Switzler 8.
Call of the joint session was made
Further call was dispensed with.
Second ballot resulted as follows
Lusk IA, McCracken 70, Swilzler 2,
Davis /.
On motion of Mr.. Hill call of the
joint session was made.
Third ballot resulted as follows
Lusk 76, McCrucken 10, Graves
Senators voting for Mr.. Lusk .-Messrs
Allen, Of ST. Louis, Broadhead Brooking
BuTtis, Chew, Ellison, Griffin, James, Jones
Of F., Leslie, Mason, Miller, NOEL, Polk,
Roberts. Stout, Vernon, Williams, Winston
10.
Representatives voting for Mr.. Lusk-
Messrs. Allen, Of Har., Abeles. Baughman,
Barnett Bryan, Cooper Conway, Draper
Dunn, Emerson, Enloe, FAINT, Fisher, Fra
zier, Fukerson, OF c., Fulkerson, Of J.,
Goodson, Hammond, Hawkins, Hamer, Hen
derson, Human, Jennings, Johnston, Jones,
Kelly, King, LaForce, Lane, Lewis, Lind.
say, Miller, Morrow, Myers. McFall, Nc.
Gary, Newland, Oliutt. Pemberton, Penis,
Pritchard, Riddle. Rowden, Ruble, Sanders,
Shacklelord Shields, Sims, Smith OF Linn,
Stevenson, Stephens, Summers, Swea,man,
Tate, Tillin, Tompkins, Wilson.-57.
Senators Voting for Mr.. McCracken-
Messrs. Allen Of ST. Charles. Crow, Drake,
FIournoy, Hudspeth, Jackson, of Fl Jack
son, OF R., Jones, OF c., Rannells Robin
son, Stewart. White and Young-l3.
Representatives voting for Mr.. McCrack-
en-Messrs. Allen of 81. Louis, Baily,
Bates. Benjamin, Black. Bolts, Buford, Bur,
ris, Burnes, Campbell, Chrsty. Chiffon,
Crockett, Clark, Cook, Cornick, Coffey,
Culver, Devol. Dewitt, Doher,y, Dou.hit,
Frost Garth, Harrison, Hatcher. Harris, Har.
per, Hill, Hicks, Houston, Huelt Hunter
Homer, Howell, Holmes, Kennett, Maupin,
Minor, Moore, Mcpherson. Nell, Patter,
son. Perry, Richardson, Ringo, Roberts,
Robinson, Rowland, Roussn, Sanford, Scott
Steele, Tindall, Thompson, Tut. Ward,
Wilgus, Williams and Speaker-60.
Mr.. Lusk was declared duly elected.
Nominations for State Treasurer be.
ing in order,
Mr.. Richardson nominated Peter G.
Glover, who having no opposition, was
declared duly and unanimously elected.
Joint Session was dissolved.
FEBRUARY 5lh.
Senate--Mr. Crow presented q reso.
luton appointing Thos. +. Gan! and E,
b. Cordell commissioners TO settle with
the Bank, so as to enable that institu.
ton and the State TO square accounts.
BY Mr.. Jackson Of r., a memorial 10
Congress for donation of land for the
construction of the North Missouri
Railroad. Passed.
Mr.. Young, from the committee to
whom was referred the petition Of
portion of the citizens of Boone, Ran,
dolph and Audrain counties praying
for The establishment of a new county,
to be called Bourbon, reported in favor
OF the petitioners prayer--but as a con,
slltuIional provision forbids reducing
any county now established, below q
given number of square miles, or the
ratio of representation, The proposed
county cannot be formed; and the com.
m'ltee propose the following resolu.
ton
Resolred, By the General Assembly OF
The State OF Missouri Qwo'lhirds Of each
house concurling lheren,) that The following
paragraph; "No county now established by
law shall ever be reduced by the establish,
ment OF new counties TO less than twenty
miles square, nor to less than five hundred