Democratic banner., 1851-03-03
sIEssOgRI LEGlsLATURH.
JrrrERsos CRY, February %.
MOANING slssIoN.

Of citizens Of Montgomery, Galloway aad
Audrain, asking a change in the State road.
which was referred to the COMMITTEES. On
Roads and Highways.
Mr.. Broadhead, from the COMMITTEES 81
the Judiciary, reported back the bill emit.
tied an act to amend an act to reform prac.
Itice and proceedings in courts Of Justice,
and recommended its passage. The bill
was laid on the table, and 200 copies Of
dered to be printed.
MI. Chew, from the Committee on Wsys
and Means, reported back the bill am enda-
tory of an act to appropriate money for the
improvement Of the Des Moines river, and
recommended its pssssge;which vas agreed
10.
A resolution was reported this mornine
in regard to the pay Of Public Printer,
which took a good many BY surprise. par
ticularly those who were in the Senate Last
session.
The effect Of this resolution is to pay Mr..
Lrsk the same price for the last too years,
as were paid to MI. Boon for the three years
previous, and makes null and void, so far %
it effects public printers, for the two years
past. The law passed at the last Legisla.
ture, was intended to apply from the time
of its passage. but which througha mere
technical quibbls, not to say fraud, 10 rem
|dered of 10 effect. This Is . fat business
for the present public printer, as it gives
him some eight Or ten thousand dollars of
the peoples money, to which, in fairues and
justice, be has not one jot or title Of right.
The Governor never signed the present
Law until the last day of the session. The
public printer was elected the day before,
and this is the bubble upon which this a.
mount is taken out ofths Treasury.
Mr.. Burtis introduced q bill to incorpo-
rate the Lexington Library Associate en-;
which passed.
On motion, Senate adjourned.
SESSION.
Housr-Mr. Campbell addressed the
House on the appeal Of Mr.. Sims, which
was pending on last evening when the
House adjourned He alluded to the fre.
quency Of such annoyances on the psrs Of
the member from Cass, and moved to ley
the appeal on the table; which was carried
without q division.
Mr.. Crockett offered a resolution, con-
'dsmning the Nashville Convention, deny.
ing the doctrine ofsecession, and declaring
that Missouri would not cooperate IN any
sectional movement.
Mr.. Cornick offered a substitute, which
declared in substance that thers was both
truth and error in the preamble and resolu-
tions Of the Nashville Convention-that
Missouri was alike opposed to Northern
and Southern disunionists- that she relied
on the Constitution, and would ever stand
on the resolutions Of 1898, trusting 10 the
patriotism ofboth Of the great sections Of
the Union. He made apowsrful speech 10
defence Of his positions, which commanded
undivided attention.
The substitute was laid on the table, on
the motion Of Mr.. TOmpkins-ayss79,nsy
81.
Mr.. Goodson moved the previous ques-
ton, which was sustsined-syes 60, nays
81. &c..
The vote was taken on the resolutions Of
Mr.. Crockett and they were a~dopted-syes
LOG, nays 6. .
Mr.. Mcpherson, from the Committee on
Education, reported q bill to amend the
Common School Law; which was read twice
and referred to the Committee Of the Whols.
Also, reported back the bill, introduced BY
Mr.. Burris, a~mendatory Of the School Law;
which was also referred to the Committee
Of the Whole.
Mr.. COrnick, from the same Committee,
made Q minority report, accompanied byh
bill, which was read twice; referred to the
Committee Of the Whole, and ordered to be
printed.
The House then went into Com mittss Of
the Whole, Mr.. Richardson in the Chair,
and took up a bill providing for . gsassA
road Law, excepting st. Louis county.
Monday, February "a.
In Senate-On motion Of Mr.. Jones', Of
F., the constitutional amendments in rsh-
ton to the election Of Supreme and Circuls
Court Judges were taken up and passed
without opposition.
The amendments relative to the electias
Of State officers were read twice.
The constitutional amendment changing
the western boundary of the State, sn
read. '>.N
An amendment allowing members Of the