Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1853-01-20
MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.



amendments TO the constitution
s l. The membcre Of the General As
sembly shall receive as compensation for
their services not to exceed three dollars per
day.
s. .. All that portion of the constitution
which was ratified and established at the
fifteenth General Assembly, as follows:
"and the members Of the General Assembly
shall receive as compensation for their SER
vices, not 10 exceed three dollars per day
for the first sixty days, and after that time
not to exceed one dollar per day for the
remainder Of the session, except at a revis-
ing session, they may receive compensa-
ton not 10 exceed three dellars per day for
the first one hundred days, and one dollar
per day for the remainder of the session"
are hereby abolished. ......
Mr.. Russell offered a resolution that the
committee on banks and corporations be
instructed to inquire into the expediency of
Withdrawing the school fund from the bank
of Missouri, and that the committee report
by bill or otherwise.
On motion of Mr.. Young, it was amended
SO as to include the funds of the State Uni
versi.y. ....
Mr.. NOEL offered as a substitute, that the
committee on banks and corporations be in
structed to take into consideration the pro-
priety of re. chartering the Bank of Mis-
souri,, and of Withdrawing thereGrom the
School and University funds, invested in
stock of said Bank, and to report BY bill or
otherwise.
Mr.. Grow offered an amendment, which
was accepted by Mr.. NOEL, that the com
mittee be instructed TO report bill re-
chartering the bank Of Missouri, and with
drawing the School and University fund.
Mr.. Lindsay moved to lay the resolution
and substitute on the table.
Mr. Russell called for division of the
question.
The substitute of Mr.. NOEL, as amended
| by Mr.. Crow, was then laid on the table by
the following vote:
| .1VeS-Mcssrs. Flournoy, Griffin, Hud-
speth, Jackson, James, Jones, Lindsay, Nc
Coy, Morris, Parks, Rawlins, Richardson,
Roberts, Russell, Stout and Whte-l6.
Noes-Mcssrs. Allen, Brooking, Chew
Grow, Dunlap, Grover, NOEL, Reed, Rob-
inson, Stewart, Sturgeon, Winston and
Young-l3.
Mr.. Young offered substitute to the
original resolution, that the committee OF
banks and corporations be instructed tc
inquire into the expediency of disposing o
the stocks invested in the Bank of Missouri
predicated upon the School and Universit.
Funds. Lost by vote of II to 10.
The original resolution offered by Mr.
Russell vas then agrerd to BY a vote o
% to 8.
On motion of Mr.. Stewart, the Plat,
County Railroad bill was taken up, and tht
House amendment concurrcd in by the Sen
ate.
Adjourned Nothing done after dinner
wor;h reporting.
:, HousE.-On motion of Mr.. Kelley, th'
Platte Country Railroad Bill was taken up
Mr.. K. said he conceived it unnecessary
to say much in favor of this bill, as the in
, terests OF the State are amply secured ant
100000 is required to be subscribed il
good faith, and $50o00to be expended b!
the company, before any bonds of the STATE
arc asked 10 be issued This road will DC
r velopc the resources Of a rich and ferlilt
country, and will act as 4 feeder for thu
two great roads, the Pacific and Hanniba
r and St. Joseph Railroad. Conceiving tn
House was in possession of all the facts, h
should say TO more, but leave it TO their goc'
sense 10 pass the bill.
On motion of Mr.. Vincent, Mr.. Samue
and j. T. Y. Thompson, Of Clay county
were added as Directors.
The bill passed-aycs go, noes 40.
Mr.. Samuel presented memorial I
Congress, asking donation of land to al
in the construction of the North Missouri
Railroad. Passed.
Mr.. Caldwell, chairman of select com
= mittee, reported back TO the House bi
providing for electing County Treasurer:
amended that no person shall be elected fc
. more than two terms successfully.
Mr.. Smith of Lafayette, moved to amen
q to exempt Lafayette from the provision
-, of the bill, when members from othc
counties wished their counties exempted a
So
r Mr.. Peery moved the infinite postpone
, ment of the bill.
h Mr.. Halliburton said his constituent
/ were DESTROYS of electing all their officer
and thoilpht thew were inst rs Gambia