Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1853-02-17
Legislative Proceedings

Legislative Proceedings.
Monday, the eth, the House was engaged
in discussing the Jackson Resolutions
The Senate passed a number Of private bills,
and took up the Bill Districting the State,
and discussed it till the hour of adjournment.
Tuesday, Sth the Senate passed the bill
to amend the act to establish Deaf and
Dumb Asylum. 1t appropriates $46,400
for erection of buildings, and contingent cx-
penses for two years. The House continued
the discussion on the repeal of the Jackson
resolutions.
Wednesday, 9th, the House still on the
jackson resolutions. Mr.. c. F. jackson
continued his speech from Tuesday, and
spoke all day without concluding. The
Senate agreed to House resolution, TO adjourn
on the oath.
Thursday, 10Th, Senate passed the bill
districting the State, ayes 80, noes 5. See
districts in another column. Mr.. jackson
concluded his remarks, and was followed
by Messrs. Blair and Sims, after an inetfec-
tual vote on the previous question.
Friday, llth, the Senate passed the fol-
lowing, among other bills
To pay Myron Leslie, fifteen hundred
dollars as compensation for professional SER
vices in the case of Delisle against the state.
a bill TO establish the county of Donaldson
out Of portions of Cass, Johnson, Jacks on
and Lafayette.
A bill authorizing the erection of monu-
ments over the remains Of Lewis F. Linn
and David Barton, and appropriating one
thousand dollars for the purpose.
A bill appropriating the Seminary Fund
now in the Treasury, for the purpose OF a
Library for the State University.
Mr.. Young, frcm the University Com
mittee, presented a report accompanied with
the testimony collected by that committee.
Mr.. Lindsay presented minority report.
The reports, with the testimony, were laid
upon the table, and 1000 copies ordered to
be printed.
The constitutional amendment in relation
to the per diem Of members Of the General
Assembly after the expiration Of sixty days
were adopted.
The constitutional amendments in refer
ence to representation, and those authorizing
the establishing Of general system, were
Projected
MIR. Crow offered the following constitu
tional amendments:
Amend by striking ont so much Of arti
Gle eighth Of the constitution as provide
that one-half of the capital stock ofthe Banl
shall be reserved for the use of the State
and limiting the number Of Branches t,
five.
In the House, motion TO reject Blair
resembling resolutions, was lost-ayes Is
noes "a.
The House, then refused to suspend tn
rules, to allow them to go to a second read
ing-ayes 81 noes so. Two-thirds requir
ed.
Saturday, 18th, nothing Of importann'
done in the Senate. In the House, Nh
Gordon's bill relating to the State Universe
ty proposing a change in curators and abol
ishing their pay-passed, ayes, 65; noes, sc
The charge was made and denied that til
bill was intended to remove President Shan
men from the University.
The amended bill for the organization
support and Government of Common schools
| was taken up and an amendment adopte
striking out from the bill the office of Stat
Superintendent.
E The House adjourned from morning III
til night; at the night session, nothing wa
done. The Jackson resolutions were nc
, mentioned, though this was the day it wa
, supposed that subject would be disposed o
1t should have been disposed of the fir!
day the resembling resolutions were intro
, duced, and the week lost in discussion de
voted 10 business that demands attention.