The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-09
MISSOURI.

meet1n8 OF . DEMOCRATIC CoucuS-Aspl-
rants to tho National senate-Blair
and Phelps Not I'm NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
nor Woodson Inauguratod-A Grand
Policy Marked Out for tho People OF
tho State. ..... l.t
.,.. ST. LOUIS, Jan. 8, 1873.
meeting OF the democratic Senators and Rep
resentattves was held In Jefferson City last night.
After some discussion q committee was appointed
to draw up rules for the caucus, the committee to
report on Friday night. Senatorial aspirants hav-
ing been invited to address the meeting, Colonel
L. V. BOgg and Ex-Governor Reynolds, OF st. Louis;
Colonel George G. Vest. of Sedalia; Judge Napton
and General Edwards made speeches. expressing
their views on national AFFAIRS
Neither Senator Blair nor General Phelps was
present, both being too sick to attend.
There Is prospect OF large railroad lobby at
Jefferson City this Winter, q great part of which
will be attracted by bill which will soon be intro
duced to establish Board OF Railroad Commits
sioners.
GOVERNOR wOoDsON's INAUGURATION.
Governor WoodsOa was inaugurated at JEFFERSON
reading thirteen guns We're red In commeora
ton OF Jacksons victory at New Orleans. The Gov
ernors inaugural opens Sy SAYING that in Novem,
during the last decade, elected without let
or hinderance the men OF their choice
refers to complaints which have been made against
those who have moulded ana shaped the policies OF
the recent past in Missouri carrying proscriptive
of the laws, and saws that unless we adopt differ
ent policy the same evil results win follow US that
S appeals those e te s0 sssmsy o s ns
only for the. common good, and pledges
terests, honor and prosperity OF the State will
alone control his official acts. He discusses the
Constitutional Convention question at consider
able length, and while admitting that the present
constitution contains many Objectionable features,
he opposed convention as remedy for the evil.
IJo GOV thn n a hara
cans of the State are opposed to the conventiOR
also great many of the most intelligent prudent
would be partisan, and constitution should never
be framed by partisans or for partisan ends He
also opposes the measure from an economical
standpoint.
He then proposed q committee or board Of con-
stituti0nal revfsers, consisting OF five seven of
the most distinguished citizens Of the State, to be
chosen by the JOINT vote OF both houses or appoint
ed Dy the Governor, who shall meet In the capital
at once and take the whole matter into coasidera.
az are demanded by the people and perfect the
organic law.
penitentary question and recommends the Gre
alton OF board OF managers, who shall have en-
tire control of the State Prison and be responsible
to the State for the management OF its affairs. lie
also thinks this Board should largely control all
prisons ana as IN tne stH ns,,t as well as insane
supported by the State. He alludes to the great
cost to the State and county OF criminal cases, and
asserts that thousands OF dollars are annually
stolen from the Treasury in making the cost OF
bills by Sherifs and County Clerks, and recon-
mends the passage of a law declaring that no costs
in criminal or penal cases shall be paid out of the
State or County Treasury. After touching upon
the subject OF education, extra sessions and few
other local matters, the Governor closes as fol-
lOws:-
The eyes OF the nation are upon u.s. All the
government Is IN the hands OF the democratic
party. Such Is the case In few other States in the
American Union. Our political enemies at home
and abroad will scrutnlze all our acts and take
advantage OF every error we may commit. We can
perpetuate our power only in one way, and that Is
as q party have been earnest In our pledges Of
economy and reform. Let us calmly pursue the
line of policy have indicated, and be driven
from 1t by menaces OF enemies, persuasion Of
friends or the seductive influence OF individual
ambition, and you may rest assured that Heaven
will bless and the people approve OF our course.