Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-03-26
o jefferson City.

From Jefferson City.
spe-i,i correspondence Of til. Intcllisencer.
JEFFERSON CITY, March p, '73.
The rush of bills through both
branches Of the Legislature during
the last twenty-four hours is beyond
precedent. Sessions have been held
in the House morning, moor and
hight for the past week, and 4 great
.nun:her ofbills, mostly local in their
character, have been passed. Had
Tie members manifested the same de-
sire 10 expedite'business from the be-
,.iuning of the session. all tbs legisla-
;ian necessary to be done for the next
two years could have been get
through with, and IL adjourned SEES
sion would have been necessary, and
two or three hundred thousand dol
lars saved to the State.
NORMAL SCHOOLS.
The bill appropriating the sum of
$4,000 annually as an endowment
fund 10 the State Normal School at
Warrcnsburg. passed the Senate
Thursday afternoon, and has become
a law. This will place this institu-
tion on Il sure and solid foundations,
and with the present faculty will
mako it an institution of learning,
second to none in the State. The
iinal succcas Of this measure estab-
fishing this school OH a firm basis is
mainly duc to A. w. Rulings of War
rcnsburg, formerly of your county,
who was a number Of years a practi-
cal educator, and who has done -
much TO inaugurate the system Of
common schools in Missouri as any
one citizen Of the state, il not more,
and the people Of the whole State
who believe in popular education,
owe him a debt Of gratitude for his
continued efforts in the cause of ehl-
cation and christian enlightenment.
and more especially are the people of
Warrcnsburg aud johnson county
under obligations to him for his tire
less and unceasin. efforts to place his
county in the front rank Of the coun-
ties in the State, in the matter, ofmor-
al and intellectual advancement.
a bill paesed the House Yesterday
establishing a Normal School in
southeas, Missouri. The State is no,
asked to give any aid TO ibis project,
the people of that section tnkingit
upon themselves TO erect the nrces-
sary school building which i. TO cost
not less than $4,000.
TIE PENITESTIARY LEASING RILL.
passed the Senate Thursday evening.
as it came from the House, with sone
slight amendments, among which was
one giving the inspectors the power
to reject all bids. The bill authorizes
the inspectors to advertise for pro-
pusals for leasing the p%cmitcn,iary on
The first day Of May, to the highest
and best bidder; convicts arc not
20 be worked more than five miles
from the prison walls. 1t is though:
by some that the Governor will veto
the bill, but l hardly think it prob
able.
EX-WARDEN DOUGnERTY RISES TO
EXPLAIN.
Your readers arc aware of the fact
that the Committee OH the Penitcn-
tiary made some rather damaging
and unpleasant statements in regard
to the management OF that in
stituiion under Governor Browns
administration, and Mr.. Dousher,y is
nearly ready with a commensurate
ment to the report Of the pen
itentiary committee, defending his
administration of the affairs Of
the institution during his warden
ship.
lie will show that the whole Iiabil-
tiles Of the state during his admins
~tration have been:
Unpaia claim. when he lett the ward
.nship. .I.G, 900 co
Amount paid employees ,snaids, etc w.. 81, 460 CO
--
Total. 1874, $50 "
Against the above stand:
Labor for state and city of Jefferson
for the year ISL has been, at ~ cents
For the Year isi2-Extcnsion OF walls
NJ y, build sn,isi mS Grading SHOPS ETC. Ola o.,
MrrcIaudise, stock and material on
-, 1O5 81
In his circular he will desire TO
know where the committee got their
data showing the peniten,isry has
cost the people $4,000 within the
past fifteen mouths, when the whole
liabilities of said prison has been but
$S74,460 for two years.
DISTRIBUTION OF MISSOURI REPORTS.
By the provisions of the act just
passed relating to the distribution of
of the Missouri Reports, the clerks
o: the circuit and county courts
arc each required to keep o
complete set of said reports for the
use OF all county officers. The act
does away with the distribution TO
judges, prosecuting attorneys aud
clerks of other courts, a. was former
ly the case.