Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-01-25
GENERAL@AssEMBLY.T

T@ GENERAL ASSEMBLY. 81
In the Senate. on the Sth, a message from
Gov, Hardin, submitting the report of the Cen
tennlai Commissioners was read, in which he
called attention to the fact that a diploma had
been awarded to the State for a choice specimen
OF iron ore suitable for the manufacture Of Bes-
sernef steel. The report of the Centennial Com
missloners shows that, outside of the grant by
the State Tor It's expenses and contributions by
individuals, ETC.. amounting to IS, 43S. 81 a de-
hclency OF 3,01S. II is yet to be met to cover the
whole cost of the States part in the Exhibition.
Another short message from the Governor. on
the Rol1a School of Mines, was received and filed
with the Secretary of State, after which the SEN
ate took a recess, preparatory to joining the
House for the purpose of inaugurating Governor
Phelps and other State officers. $3.50. The House,
at II O'Clock, was called to order and by resolu-
ton the Senate notified that the Honse was ready
and furnished seats. When Lieutenant Gov
ernor Colman took thes aehair, q resolu-
a slon oher r. ng Masssln; Of Of s, St. Two koni airo to
the Senate and three from the House, to notify
the Governor and Lieutenant-G Governor elect
that the joint assembly was organized and ready
to inaugurate them, was adopted, and Senator's
Morrison. and Hudson and Representatives
Martin Nolan and Cameron appointed as such
moments returned e%scortfhg Governor Phelps
and md Leu t3Goysfn9r B@Eoesm i Nho
Speakers stand and presented by Governor Col
man, after which he delivered his inaugural ad-
dress. After the uinaugasal S OF
members of the Senate retired to their chamber,
when Lieut.. -Gov. Br0ckmeyer was installed as
President. In a brief address he stated that, in
standing committees as follows:
Jndiciary-Messrs Thompson of st. Louis,
Wright of Vernon, Ballingafo of Jackson, Major
of Howard, Parrish of Saline. = p e e. e
Ways and Means-Messrs. Terry of st. Louis,
Morrison of New Madrid, Lakeman OF Marion,
Rubey of Macon, Hudson IF st. Louis.
sRanka and Observation-Disclosures -phplan of
St. Louis, Wright of Vernon, Claiborne of st.
Louis, Rabey of Macon, Hudsonof st. louis. u
Criminal Observation-Disclosures. Wilson of
Platte. Flood OF Galloway Edwards of st.
Charles, Claiborne of st. Louis, Burkholder of
Nodaway.
Green; Young, Buchanan; Edwards Lafayette;
COlman, st. Louis; Pope, St. Louis.
C~laims-Messr Wight of Vernon; Abney,
Morgan; AXE. Iron; Biggs, Clark; Burkholder,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, st. Charles; Abney,
Morgan; Perkins, Linn; Wallace, Laclede; Col
EIections-Major Howard; seay, Phelps; Clai-
Laclede.
Federal Relations-Messrs Ballingall of Jack
son; Thompson, St. Louis; Lakenan, Marion;
Rubey, Macon; Paxton Hickory. 4
Education-Messrs. Morrison of New Madrid;
Edwards, st Charles; Rubey, Macon; Read,
Lafayette; Ballingall, jackson.
Agriculture-Messrs. Colman of st. Louis;
Biggs, Clark; Paxton, Hickory; Newberry,
| I1ItJESs 4 dISDHS, odllHc. p
Permanent seat of observation-disclosures Ed
wards of Lafayette; Biggs, Clark; Paxton
Hickory; Colman, St. Louis; Terry, st. LOUIS.
Perry; Murray, Pike; Flood, Galloway; Pope,
st. Louis. y
M~ilitia-Major of Howard; Phelan, St. Louis
Seay, Phelps; AXE, iron Wallace, Laelede.
Township OrganiZatlOn-Wight OF Vernon
Wear, Green; Wilson, Platte; Lakenan, Marion;
Read. Usage.
Engrossed Bills-Messrs Edwards of st.
Charles; MOsby, Carroll; Parrish, Saline; Ball
ingall. Jackson; Burkholder; Nodaway:
Wilson, Platte; Abney, Morgan; Hudson, st,
Louis; Major, Howard.
Deaf and DUMB observation-disclosures. Mosby
Carroll; Murray. Pike, EDWARDS, st. Charles:
Edwards, Lafa yette; Claiborne, st. Louis.
Unfinished Observation-Disclosures. Murray, Pike
Pars, Us, Saline; Wilson, Platte; Shelby, Perry
Pope, st. Louis.
Swamp Lands-Messrs. Paxton, Hickory
Murray. Pike Newberry, Bates; Pope, st
Louis; Phean, st; Louis.
Constitutional Observation-Disclosures. Lake
man, Marion; Wear, Greene; Wight, .Nernen
Thompson, s . Louis; Hudson. st Louis.
Roads and Highways-Messrs Parrish, Saline
New6erry. Butler; Murray, Pike; Major, How
Immigration-Ake, Iron; Parsons, Saline
Wear, Greene; Burkholder. Nodaway; Ed
Printing-Rubey, Macon; Phelan. st. Louis
Wilson, Platte; Young, Buchanani Read, La
fayette.
Penitentiary-Messrs. Claiborne. ST. Louis
Young, Buchanan; Terry St. Louis; Thompson
st. Louis; Hudson, St. Louis. -
Blind A~sylum-Messrs. Newberry, Bates
Wear, Greene; Colman, st. Louis; " ailace, La
ciede; Wright, Vernon.
State University-Messrs. Morrison, New
Madrid; Phelan. st. Louis; Major. Howard
Flood, Galloway, Burkholder, No.iaway.
Enrolled B~ills-Messrs. Parsons of Saline
Perkins of Linn, Ballingal of jackson, Read o
Usage. Shelby of Perry.
Seay of Phelps. Perkins of Linn, Abney OF Nor
gan, Read of Usage:
Of Linn, Biggs of Clark, Edwards of Lafayette
Parrish of Saline, Mosby of Carroll.
Mining and Manufacturing--Messrs. seay o
Phelps, AXE of iron, Young of buchanan, Par
sons of Saline, Wallace of Laclede.
Insurance-Messrs Y ung of Buchanan, Par
IRISH Of Saline. Phelan of st, Louis, Claiborn
of st. Louis, Read of Lafayette.
The Senate then adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 9th, Bill No. /, ap
pointing commissioners to revise and digest tn
laws, was read a second time and wa
referred to Committee on Judiciary. Senate
Flood submitted a report of Lunatic Asylum 8
Fulton, which was referred to the o
Lunatic Asylum, with instructions to report tn
number of copies necessary to be printed. tn
committee reported, and 500 were ordere
printed. A number of resolutions were intro
duced, but were all laid over. Adjourned
......In the House, a communication froi
eX-Gov. Hardin was received, asking that N
name be dropped as 81 commissioner to revis
; the statutes OF the State. The Q
NISI No y W oAN w eHNS
be appointed and salaries fixed as follows: On
Resolution and journal clerk at s per day; on
Docket Clerk, So per day; three Journal Clerks
SIS per day; one Copying Clerk, s per day; on
Folder, ) perday; one postmaster. $3per day
one Messenger to carry mails and perform othe
work in his line at $3.50 per day; four Pages
81 per day. The report also tia
the Speaker be authorized to employ a Readin
Clerk and a Page to be known as the Speaker
Page, and receive a compensation of 1910 pc
day-the Clerk to receive the same per diem a
paid the other clerks; that the Engrossing Cler
be allowed one assistant; that the Chaplain sha
receive s. per day; and, also, that sever me
t be employed under the Doorkeeper at q salary {
!, 50. so per day. After the reception of this re
port the House adjourned till p. M, and, o
reassembling the report was adopted.
The chapel known as St. Peter
ad Vincula within the precincts of tn
Tower of London is now being restored
{ In this chapel the State prisoners VIII
died in the Tower or were beheaded o
the adjoining hill were generally il
tered, but as they were buried in plat
deal collins without plates, it is some
what difficult to identify the remains