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MISSOURI
From the Metropolitan.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Monday, Jan. 81, 1861.

NAOhuays Saus III AOSA'
PRAYER by the Rev. MI. Robinson.
Mr.. Crockett, on leave, offered q reso.
luton providing that the Speaker should
appoint an additional Assistant Clerk to the
House.
MI. Stevenson offered an amendment, to
the effect that such Assistant Clerk should
be elected by a vote Of the House.
Mr.. Hunter moved to lay the amendment
on the table. He saw no reason why the
Speaker should not be permitted to make
a selection of some suitable person to act
as Assistant Clerk, without the useless con
sumption of time in balloting.
The amendment was laid on the table,
and the question recurring on the adoption
of the resolution, Mr.. Stevenson called for
the ayes and noes, when the vote resulted
as follows: ayes 81, noes 10.
On motion Of MI. Hunter, Mr.. Rowland
was excused from serving on the committee
the Lunatic Asylum, and Mr.. Hawkins
appointed in bis place.
The resolution and amendments pending
when the House adjourned on Saturdays in
structing the committee on Internal I'm
provement to report on the expediency Of
sppropristing various sums for the improve.
ment of various streams in the State being
taken up, the whole subject was laid on the
table.
Mr.. Crockett moved to take up a Senate
bill amending the law consolidating the sew
sral acts relating to the city limits of the
city of ST, Louis, which was agreed to, and
the bill read twice.
Mr.. Crockett explained the objects Of
the bill. He was understood to say, in
that the end in view was to e.
qualizs the taxable lands lying within the
limits of St. Louis.
The bill was then read a third time and
passed.
Mr.. Hill offered a resolution providing
for a joint session at 2 o'clock, P. M, on
next, for the purpose Of electing
Commissioner of the Permanent Seal OF
Government, Public Printer and State
lies over one day,
Mr.. Hunter gave notice Of his intention
to introduce several local bills.
Mr.. Huett introduced a bill for the relief
Of Pittman Miller, Sheriff of Stoddard coun-
ty, read twice and referred to the commit
lee on claims.
Also-a bill to authorize county courts
to loan money, and prescribing the manner
Of the same; read twice and referred to the
on the Judiciary.
Also-a bill TO repeal certain portions Of
an act entitled an act to sustain the credit
IF the State, approved Feb. is, ls47; read
twice and referred t. the committee on
ways and means.
Mr.. Hunter introduced a bill to repeal an
act providing for the pay Of Jurors in Cape
Stoddard and Scott counties, sol
lar as Scott county is concerned; read twice
and ordered to be engrossed.
Also-a bill to amend the 18th section Of
an act providing for the recovery Of debts
~ attachment; read twice and ordered to
De engrossed.
Mr.. Homer gave notice Of his intention
introduce a bill.
Mr.. Johnson introduced q bill to author
re the Register of lands to receive the de-
tax lists Of the Collectors ofPlatte
county, for the years 1880; read twice
and ordered 10 be ~engrossed.
Mr.. Jones gave notice that he would in
a bill.
Also-introduced a bill more completely
10 preserve the history Of Missouri-requi-
ring the county Clerks to subscribe for
newspapers, bind and preserve the same,
and allow their free inspection; read twice
and ordered to be engrossed. "a good bill
and eminently worthy of attention:)
Nh. Jones, on leave, made report from
The committee on Criminal Jurisprudence,
favorable to a bill repeating the 18th sec
ion Of the Cd Article Of an act regulatingI
costs in criminal cases.
Mr.. Burris hoped the bill would be pass.
It was right and proper that officers Of
The State should receive full pay, whether
The accused was convicted or not. He then
went on to remark at some length on the
Of the present law and urging the
passage Of the bill.
The question being on agreeing to the
report Of the committee recommending the
out so much Of the original bill as
the 18th section of the law refer
red to.
Mr.. Doherty moved to disagree to that
part of the report relating to striking out
said 18th section.
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