The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-01-17
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JEFrERsoE CITYM".
Jan. c. 1872

Jan. {, 49,
Ep1ToRs ANDREW Co. REPUBL1CAH,
The Capital is alive with members
and LOBBYISTS from all parts ofthc Stale.
1t is thought in TWO weeks u5Q Hobbies
W l. be her Cen. Ga : and Van Nag-
one are Oh hand.
IN II HOUSE
on Thursday the first day little. was
done owing TO the death Of one Of tie
| St. Louis delegation. Eulogics were
pronounced by members of that delcga-
ton.
Both Houses adjourned in respect to
his memory. Asevcre battle was fought
in the Senate over the postponcment OF
the ten per cent
PENALTY
| till March first 1872, Senator Rosebcrrv.
and Gottschalk of st. Louis opposed it
| streuously and their constituents will
support them III it. The latter thought
it an unconstitutional measure.
1t passed Yesterday by 20 to 5 and
went to the Governor for the signature
of Gratz, which will doubtless be add
| ed in due time .Barcus is willing
One point in the discussion ofthe tax
penalty made by Senator Wornall (Dem)
that this movement looked ito the aho!-
islmeat Of the tax penalty" certainly
was a good one. That no sheriff ought
to be permitted to take ten per cent OF
the peoples money and put it into his
pocket.
The lIouscis also attempting "retren-
chmcnt ry a resolution looking TO the
increase Of the salaries OF State officers,
especially that Of the Governor, who,
when he gets into the new Mansion
costing $4,000. to build il and $1,000
to furnish. will certainly need an in
crease in lis salary in ortcr to live in 3
style becoming the Chief EXECUTIVE OF
the great state Of Missouri. .
What say the las payers?
Senators Roseberry and Ransom pre-
scented petitions from buchanan
Dchal5 and Nodaway Counties for s
new (2i) judicial Circuit TO be compos'
ed of all the Counties Of the prcscn,
Circuit with Buchanan lief: DAT. 20 com
pose the old Circu!t. The petition Wa.
referred t. the special Committee ap
pointed to rcdistrict the State into jG
dicial Circuits. which VIII DOUBTLESS
draw a bill. Dekalb wants TO remain
with Buchanan, while Rosedcrry desire.
to form Andrew, Holt, Nodaw&y anl
-AtchisOn into 4 new circuit, ard il i
thought that that Will be TIE finale e
the petition.
Ga Thursday night the Hall Of tn
House of Representatives was dcEscl!
crowded 10 listen 10 the great rcbc
speccL Of Gen. Blair who had jus; com.
on rom Washington to speak Oh the
POsSUM POLICY
which he declared to h the Only on
that can possibly win il the comm!
Presidential Campaign. that the new
departure was q shame ard a disgrace
inst there he saw that golden wave
the Pacific coming in upon Kim. Whel
lie declared that the
= "PosSUN"
must win or Democracy 90 down bcfor
the radical storm king, his applause Wa
weak. for these sat Gratz and all knew
that it meant "Dolitical so!idant'
Brown, and are not prepared to sWa,
low him yet, lie called Grant q
usurpcr, corrupt william and that IL
Liberals last fall Wrcstcd III
control of the State from the mo
reckless md ]tyranaical men that eve
!, presided in lis councils. He paid a Il;
ting tribntctU OLD Gov. BrJunlUw wh.c
should make Us all the more fIvcrabl
to that Old loyalist, By calling him )
those sweet names which / apply t,
Blair the traitor. "ThcIniscrcaut villa
The most audacioas william, BrOlnlOT
, who wa cycr suffered to call Eimsc'
Governor Of a Sta:c. YES and Of Elai
who wa cvcr permitted to call himse.
, Senator from Missouri. Here l.
!, acknowledges the corn that Ulysls vi
: again take his seat and cxcIaim5 ~ ct "
have been tOlt that w mast keep up
Democratic organization il the face {
, certain dcfcat,'
THE AMENDMENTS
Con them he said, for We took III
/ words as they fell from his volaable liz
NY hoacst ~ CONNECTIONS condcm
| them. LIDO not acqn;eS In item.
They were marked GsIrpations, wit
out Justification Of any kind, / "a no
| ocqujSe IN them; acrer hGc: n0r ncc1
wW." Yet his man "Friday" Brow
d~ocsacquise and he wants 4 man mcmin;
ted who isagainSt the ku-Iliux law. u
looked upon Grant as the most danger
Gus man Oh the continent whose mii
tary education and military gcniu
). necessarily make him arbitrary in hi
ideas Enforcement" and that 'hc SUI
rounds himself with clerks who wca