The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-01-10
THE MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1.

| Rev. s. AIexander, Of Jefferson City.
Senator Benecke offered a resolution,
which was adopted, that the Senate
adopt the rules Of the T~wenty-sixth Cen
eraf Assembly.
Senator Allen offered q resolution,
that Fred. Rommel furnish each Senator
with three daily papers during the SEES
sion, at five cents a copy, which was in
formally laid over. Adjourned.
House-The House met at ~ o'clock,
and was called to order by d. A. Sutton,
ChiefClerk.
The Secretary of State presented the
following az the duly elected members
of the House of Representative of the
Twenty-seventh General Assembly of
the State of Missouri, as far as can be
ascertained from the election returns on
Gle in his Office, which included Rep
resentatives from every county in the
State except Dunklin and Douglas.
On motion of Mr.. Shelby, from Jack
son, all the members certified as elected
By the Secretary Of State, all but Messrs.
Cornelius, Stumpf, Post and Walker,
presented themselves, and we're sworn in.
The House went into q temporary or
ganization BY nominating MI. Bell as
Speaker pro TEN. Other temporary off,
ces we're then filled.
Pending a motion to organize perma-
nently, the House adjourned.
THURSDAY.
Senate-The Senate adjourned without
t~ransacting any business or organizing
permanently.
Houe-ltb being shown that the swear
ing in of the members on the previous
day was illegal, the members were
sworn in by the Clerk Of the Supreme
Court, as provided by law.
MI. Hawkins offered the following:
Resolved, That the House proceed to the
election of speaker, chief clerk, enrolling
clerk, engrossing clerk, sergeant-at-arms
and doorkeeper. The resolution was
adopted. -
Mr.. Peers nominated Mr. ~cIlhaney,
Of Audrian, as permanent Speaker.
Mr., Bittinger put in nomination MI.
Harper, of Putnam. The vote being Ia
ken, Mr. McIlhaney received sixty votes
and Mr.. Harper received twenty-nine.
Mr.. McIlhaney was declared elected.
Mr.. j. 7. Pratt was elected Chief
Clerk. Mr.. Thomas Toles was elected
Assistant Clerk. Mr.. J. T. Deutchem-
epdy wa elected Engrossing CLERK.
Mr.. W. T. Moore was elected Enroll
ing Clerk. Nh. BARLEY, of Galloway,
was elected Door.keeper. The Rev.
! Mr.. j. w. Tennison wal elected Chap
lain. Mr.. Carson was elected Official
Reporter.
Mr.. Eubanks introduced the follow
ing resolution:
Resolved, That a committee of five be
appointed to revise the rules Of the
House. Adopted.
Mr. Stanchis introduced the following
resolution:
Resolved, By the House of Represen-
~tatives, the Senate c~oncuriDg therein,
that the Twenty-seventh General As
sembly of the State of Missouri meet i
joint session in the House of Representa-
tives on Monday, the 18th day Of JAN
uary, for the purpose Of witnessing the
counting of the election returns relative
to the election of the various State Off
GERS. Adopted.
Mr.. Sholes moved that Nj. Sutton re-
ceive S. a day in coming from st. Louis
aud returning, and in organizing the
House. Adopted.
Mr.. Bell introduced the following res
olution:
Resolved, that q committee Of FIVE be
appointed to inquire into the number Of
subordinate clerks. Adopted. Ad-
iourned.
FRIDAY.
Senate-The officers were qualified
and entered on their duties.
. A'committee was appointed TO wait or
the Governor and inform him Of the or.
ganization of the Senate and House, and
ready to receive his message.
A resolution was passed directing the
doo-keeper to furnish each member
Of the Senate with 200 three-cent post
age stamps, and to stamp oil documents
laid on his desk.
Also that Francis Boer furnish three
daily papers during the session.
4 resolution was adopted directing the
door keeper to furnish each member q
copy ofthe latest Revision Of Wsgner's
Statutes.
Further resolutions were adopted, au-
thorizing the Secretary Of the Senate to
appoint q journal clerk and q minute
clerk; allowing Lieut. Governor Cots
chalk and John w. Hendricks, secreta-
ny, the usual per diem and mileage for
their attendance and services on the or
ganization of the Senate, and thata COM
mittee of three to revise the rules of the
Senate be appointed By the Chair, and
that 100 copies of the rules be printed.
Also a concurrent resolution provid-
ing for a joint session Of the two Houses
on Moaday, January the 9Th, 1873. at ii
O'Clock a. In, to witness the President
of the Senate and Speaker Of the House
open the returns and cast up the vote for
Governor and Lieutenant Governor.
Senator Bean, by leave, introduced a
bill for the postponement and suspension
of the requirement that collectors shall
levy upon and sell personal property for
taxes due and unpaid January 1st to
March LIST, 1873, which was read twice
and referred to the Committee of the
Whole.
The committee appointed to wait on
the Governor reported the readiness OF
his Excellency to communicate to the
Senate in writing. The message Of the
Governor was received and read, and
5000 ordered printed 500 copies for
the use of the Governor and 1000 in
German. Adjourned.
Hc4rse-A message from the Senate
being received, announcing the full organ
ization Of that body, a committee was ap-
pointed to notify the Governor that the
two houses were ready for business.
. Mr.. Eubanks introduced a bill in re-
lation to the collection of the revenue for
1872, removing the ten per cent. for the
non payment of taxes until the LIST Of
February, which was referred to a select