Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-01-23
MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.
CONDENSED RECORD OF EACH DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
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body stealing, commonly known rs body
snatchlng:" to create u commission TO assls
the Supreme court in di-posing of cases nov
pending in said court; an act to exempt Ger
tain property from taxation. This bill cX
empts places of worship and houses used fol
school purposes in the corporate limits OF
cities and towns, or within a certain distance
of the same from all State and county taxa
tiOn. 1t also exculpts real estate on which the
above class of buildings are erected an act tC
exempt mutual benevolent societies from the
operations of the law regating insurance com
panics. The Senate adjourned until tO-mOr-
row.
HousE--A resolution was offered instructing
the committee on retrenchmcnt and reform Ia
diligently inquire what State and county otii-
ceS can he dispensed with, and what reduction
in salaries is possible. Adopted
Mr.. Spring presented petition from citi-
zens of Cass county praying that a law be
passed entirely prohibiting the manufacture
and sale of distilled liquors in this State. a
bill to abolish the office Of prosecuting attOr-
ncy and establishing the Office Of circuit attor-
ney. 1t provides that latter officers shall be
elected at general election in 1880 at which
time the term of the present officers expires.
| The salary Of circuit attorney is fixed Mt $4,000
per annum. A bill relating to roads and high
ways; bill fixing fees of collectors; an act
concerning tie act for the sale Of liquors by
druggists an act concerning the running at
large Of domestic animals in those counties
| which by majority vote may agree thereto:
an act to provide for the punishment of rap,;
an act Rmruding the game law. The speaker
submitted the following list Of
! STANDING COMMITTEES.
JudiCiarv-N Nlessrs. Mcintyre. Dryden, Camp
bell. Lakeland Arnold, Wiley, Mabrey Booth
and Gwynnc.
Ways and Mcans-Mcssrs. Davis. Dawson,
| l}crvman Settles, Wells Tiernan, Bryan, Finks
and Harrington.
| Banks and Corporations -AlcssrF. Campbell,
of st. Louis McDanicls Saunders, Kendall,
Niles, Hubbard aud Aldridgc.
Federal Rcations-Mcssrs. Collins, Wiley
Carlton, Booth, Lcscur, Farr and Bonham.
Education-Mcssrs. Farr, Cowan, Taylor
Chcnoworth Lakeland, Spring and Brown.
Internal Improycmcnts-Mcssrs. Wisbcy
Cock Campbell, Of Atchisou; finks, Cox, Dale
Brewer, Pollard, Derckt, Maynard, Mann, of
Dadc,
Miltia-Mcssrs. Foster. vnncleyc, Hubbard,
Wisby, Cloud Younger, and Smith, of Cedar.
Criminal Jursprudcnce-Me Messrs. Hall Ia-
shaw, Anderson, Taylor. Mccormick, of ST.
Louis Haynes and Pepper.
Justices Of the Pcacc-Ncssrs. Pollock. |
Haynes, Louthan. Carlton, Foster, Hynes and |
McGarry.
Library Messrs Taylor Booth, Riley, Ew-
ing Cox, Craig and Tevs.
Agrcuturc-M Mcssrs Mocr. Mudd, Of St. |
Louis, Larimorc, Coleman. Cook Cowan Of |
Christian.Adams, Dicrckt Ewing, Harrison, An. |
dcrson Pollard and Andrews.
hlnnufacturcs- Nlcssrs. Greer, Herman Pow |
ell. Crcager MAIN and Kendall.
Roads and Highways Tcvs, McKill |
Harrison, Mackcy. NIudd of Lincoln Mills |
lpul nr, f'httyvu,l np.r,. I,,rrnin aud Gra,
Caims--Mcs,rs Wells, Pollard. Reagan, Crow
thcr. Nlallcy, Swunk and Talbot.
EcctiOns--Mcs Bashaw, COwan of Holt |
Drum, Chiffon Mccormick Of Washington, and
Pepper.
Accounts-1lcssrs. Van Clevc, Cox, Doughcr-
ty, Warren, Lynn, Mccormick of st. Louis,
md Wcygaudt
Revised and Unfinished Busincsa-Mcssrs.
Organ, Winds, Price, Ellis, Cooper, Whitaker,
and Smith of Cedar
Enrolled Bills--Mcssrs. Freed. Taylor, pchc
Powell, Bohannon, Ham and Dale.
EngoSsci Bils-Mcssrs. Haynes. Smith. of
st. Louis, Ha' 'es, Foster, IIammons, Knightand
johnson.
Local Bills-Messrs Reagan Reynolds, Phe.
Ian, Coleman Long, Ballcu and Morrison.
swamp Lands-lIessrs. Carlton. Crcager
Dawson. Hale Nlanistrc Long and Sender.
Deaf and Dumb Asylum-Nlcssrs. Riley, Lari.
more, ONlallcy, MoIcr, Collins, Haynes and
Ellis.
Blind Asvlum-Mcssrs Mccormick, of st.
Lonis, Dodson, Cock, Pollock, Powell, AIanistrc
and Knight.
Benevolent and Scientific Institutions -
Mcssrs. Cowau, Of Holt, Lakeland Kendall,
Arnold, Powers, Adams and Dadc.
neutrality-suspicious.. Lescur Tnshau, Set
ties, Harrison kneisley, Pchle and Dierkt.
Permanent Seat of Government Nlcssrs.
Cox Ewing, Louthan Palmer, Brady, Maynard
and Price.
immigration - Messrs. oMalley, Turner,
Withcrs, Bcckner, lIarrigan and Mcllvainc.
Public Printing Mcssrs. Organ Craig
Lescur McKill, Brady, Creager and Lockhart l
Mines and Mining -Nlossrs. Bowman, Dale {
Maynard, Pollard Mahn, Chitwood and |
Palmer.
msurancc--Nlcssrs Louthan, McKill, ,Ticrnan
]a.hau, Patterson Of Linn, Mott and Har
'ingtOn.
Township Organzation-W -Waggcnor, Raw |
ings, Patterson of Schuyler Crow, Burrows /
md uOnlwarc. {
ON, Warren, Wells, Turner, Berry, Burford 4
'arroll, Rawlings Adams Harrington, and i
Johnson.
State University Knesley, Dryden, !
DAWSON, Rawlings, Booth Waggenor, and Nludd h
# st. Louis. i
Constitutional Amendments-NIe -NIessrs. Dry @
len. Wiley, Lakeland, Hayes, Palmer, Gwynnc n
nd Mabrcy. !
County Boundarics-M -Messrs. Bryan Cheno- = y
Geth. Weygandt, Cooper, Lynn, Mckinney and !,
'Ounger. Il
After reading of the committees, the House Ii
djuurncd until tomorrow. Il
Nearly all the committees were called to meet Il
n the hall of the House this afternoon. "
SENATE, l5th.-The Senate transacted r,
nut little business beyond the introduction of n
few unimportant bills. The standing conf a
nittces were submitted, and an adjournment n
ias then had. m
HousE-TlE'committ for the examination a,
+ the condition of the State treasury sub 4
litted report which is very voluminous. Il
he report includes an important statement y
rom Kersey Coates, receiver of the Mastin II
'ank. He says the books of the bank show
II Indebtedness to the State at this time of =
My S59,73220. A resolution was adopted ~
bat the committee on internal improvements p
{ requested to inquire what aid has been cx- q
ended by the State to the No. Pacific II. r. III
o., and the Southern Branch, in what amounts, c.
pom what terms, and upon what security. N
ills were introduced, among others, to author 81
.c counties, cities and towns to compromise II
leir idebtedness; to amend the criminal laws U
unstable with DEATH and of person over Cl
with imprisonment in the penitentiary for Bl
years; to prevent the destruction of quail; Os
change the time for assessments of taxes; lli
repeal the rat laws; to relieve delinquent w
x payers of 1878 of all penalties. La
SENATE, 16.-The Senate transacted Ar
ry little business. The following bills were Irt
trOduced: To provide for the non-forfeit- Ir,
e of life insurance and endowment policies; -
revise, digest and promulgate all the stat
C laws of general nature, both civil and tic
iminal of the State of Missouri; to provide VA
r the appointment of public guardians for an
c better protection of orphans and neglected 'a s
ID destitute children. A number of bills Oe
,ro read the second time and ref red to the
propriate committees, and the Senate then
jOurned over until tomorrow. p,O
HousE-A perfect avalanche of bills rolled
, among the more important were to regulate
@ fees of witnesses; an act relating TO the TIN
ate Treasury; an act TO further the settle on,
cnt of State war claims with the United
ates; an act authorizing county courts to oh
re out jail prisoners to labor; m act to reg for
ate the compensation of probate judges; an COZ
to repeal an act to provide for the custody the
minor children; to.prcvide for the punish tbf
cnt of officers who fail or neglect to obey Lo'
Rs; to declare law journals to be newspapers; " n'
act concerning roads and highways and y
ad overseers; an act in relation to public ou
hool funds. All the bills and joint and con- by
trent resolutions introduced yesterday were or
ad a second time and referred to the appro shl
late committees. 81,
SENATE, IA bill was introduced en- Pa
led an "act to permit railroad companies to COZ
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