Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-02-06
JEFFERSON CITY.
SENATE.

S0lN EZ1DNOON
SENATE.
Jan. 30.-The chair appointed
Senators Ballingal, Lakenan and
Duehonquette on the committee to
consider the proposition to purchase
the Kansas City Orphans Home for
a lunatic asylum. Senator Manning
presented a petition asking for the
prohibition of the manufacture and
sale of Intoxicating liquors. Senator
Phelan reported substitute for the
bill authorizing counties and towns
to compromise their debts. Senator
Morrison to suppress publication of
obscene literature. Senator Morrison
authorizing transfer of lunatics from
st. Joe to Fulton, also the appropria-
ton act. Senator Edwards regulat-
ing railroad charges.
Jan. 31.-Senatsr Hudson present.
ed a resolution requesting Attorney
General to report what steps, if any
he has taken to recover the treasury
deficit. Senator Wallace to exempt
manufactures from the operation of
peddlers licenses. Senator Phelan in
PRODUCED the following: Be it en-
acted, that Sec. 10 of chapter 2O6 of
the general statutes shall be, and the
same is hereby repealed and a new
section substituted therefor as fol-
lows:
Sec. 10. Every person who shall
set up and keep a common gaming
house, or a bawdy house, Or a brothel,
or a house of designation shall on
conviction be judged guilty of
a misdemeanor and punished by a fine
not exceeding one thousand dollars,
and it shall not be lawful for any
county, township, city or town, in
this State directly OF indirectly to
license, regulate, or place under sane.
ton of law gambling, or gaming
houses, bawdy houses, brothels, OF
houses of ill fame or designation
under any pretence whatever.
HOUSE.
Jan. 3O.-Mr. Aldrige sent his
certificate to the desk and it was read.
Mr.. Booth offered q resolution call
ing upon special committee on ex-
pediency of reorganizlng the judicial
districts of the State to make a re.
port. Mr.. Bonnam, to provide for a
special committee on manufacture
and sale of intoxicating liquors.
Mr.. Collins petition for reduction
of county officers salaries. Mr..
Davis called up House bill No. 1,
relating to State Treasurer, and Offer
ed an amendment from the Commit
tee on Ways and Means, reducing
the Treasurer's bond % 500, 900.
and requiring him to give such bond
within 60 days, and providing for
renewals thereof every two years,
and declaring the Office vacant if the
provisions of this be not complied
with.
Jan. S1.-Mr. Lockart, asking
Committee on Retrenchment and
Reform to inquire into the expenses
of State officers and institutions.
Mr.. Palmer, that the Governor and
other State afieers with the Snnrem%s,
Judge and School SurDiaerin,en,,
be requested to furnish ito th.mize,d'
mates of amounts requires ed foieir
departments during thi, is arnext
year. Mr.. Kneisly, to holSSs.o,l r,-voce
elections hereafter. The speaker
announced several committees: On
Township Indebtedness, Messrs. b.
harmon, Buford, Adams, MANU-, Linn
and Collins; on Changing Judicial
Circuits, Messrs. Dale, Finks, Tai
bot, Boulware, Cook, Chelton, Spring,
Manistro, Booth, Arnold, Lockhardt,
Saunders, Hynes, Palmer, Cheno-
weth, Settles, Cloud, Organ, Lack
land, Mahu, Bryan, Cook, Powers.
McKill, Bergman, Gray, Hubbard
and Ellis. Several Senare and other
bills were presented-one requiring
barbed wire fences to be protected
by plank.