The Lincoln County herald., 1871-01-19
Missouri Legislature.
JANUARY ID,

OF committee to appportion the Stat,
into senatorial and representative dis.
tricts on the basis of the census of 1870
which was laid over informally until or
official report of the census is made
/ A resolution directing ths secretary Of
the senate to procure copy of Wagner.
statutes for each senator and the prcsideu,
OF the senate, including the statutes Of
1870, the secretary to pay the same price
that the state has paid, was passed. 1t
wasrcsolvcd to print 5000 copies of Gov.
Browns inaugural message. An amend.
ment was offered ordering 5000 copies Of
Lieut., Gov. Stanard's retiring address,
whereupon sharp discussion ensued,
some Ct tho senators holding that the
Lieut.. Governors address was to the sen
ate, and that they had all heard it, aud it's
publication was useless expenditure; on
the other hand Governor Browns mes
sage concerned the State, and was q lib =
eral, direct explanation Of his line of pol.
icy. The discussion was becoming quite
spirited when a resolution was reported
from the house announcing the death of
Gen. Beeman, representative from New
ton county, wEereupon the matter wus
referred to the committee on printing.
Assistant Secretary Porter rendered his
resignation by letter on the ground of
i'll health. The concurrent resolution of
the house providing for paying respect to
Gen. Bceman was then taken up, the
resolution adopted and the senate ad
journed.
House. In the house the death of
Hon. Lyman Beeman of Newton county
was announced. Resolutions of respect
were adopted and committee of senators
and representatives, were appointed to
attend the remains of the deceased mem
Der to Newton county. The house then
adjourned
JANuTRY. IL
House. A substitute for resolution
the printing Of the inaugural
address of Gov. Brown was adopted. 1t
provides for printing 5000 copies of the
Governors and 5000 Of Lieut.. Graveliy's
and Lieut.. Gov. Stanards messages. A /
resolution adopted directing the printing
Of fifty copies of all bills introduced for
the use Of the senate. A bill appointing
to erect governors man
sion was introduced and referred to com.
mittee ON permanent seat of government.
Ireasurer's report was submitted and 200
copies ordered printed. A joint resolution
was introduced and read once instructing
our national representatives. to prevent
The goTerumcnt selling arms or military
supplies to the warning nations of Europe.
A bill was introduced authorizing a vote
If the people to be taken on the question
whether convention shall be held for
he purpose Of revising and amending the
Of the state, election to be
,eld on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday of April next referred to com
nttee on constitutional amendments.
The resolution Of neutrality In relation
o the European war was again taken up
A substitute expressing sympathy with
he French was declared out of order.
The resolution was referred to committee
IN federal relations. A bill providing
or suits ngaint the state was referred to
be judiciary committee. Resolutions
dopted providing for printing 100 copies
It the constitution as amended for use of
he senate. Several other bills were 10.
roduce ! in the course Of the day, among
hem one relative to town corporations,
mother making road overseers collectors
# road taxes, and another very wise
MEASURE to repeal the registration law.
This should be done by all means, for it
an useless expense to the people and is
# no benefit to any party. The will of
he people was clearly expressed on this
'oint when they voted down the proscrip.
i've articles Of the constitutional ]
House. 1t having been overlooked
'ttention was called to the fact that no
louse committee on constitution had
been appointed. Another reolutiou pro.
riding for moro Of Gov. Browns mes.
'ages was adopted; this time only
thousand. Il may be all
right, but we can't see the necessity of
Ibis. It's we'll enough that all messages
should be fled with other documents of
The State, but this thing of printing 30
many copies just for members to frank"