Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-02-27
MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.

SENATE, Ex-senator Wallace intro
duced the only new bill yesterday, and that
was for the suppression Of tramps 1t is drawn
in accordance with the New jersey tramp law,
which is considered the most effective yet
adopted by any state. The first tsectiOn defines
tramps as "all persons who shall come from
any place without this State, or from any city,
county or place within this State, and have no
legal settlement in the place in which they
may be found, and live idly and without EN-
| plOyment and refuse to work for the usual and
common wages given to other persons for like
work in the place where they then are, or shall
be found going about from door to door, or
placing themselves in the streets, highways or
roads to beg or gather aims, and can give NO
reasonable account of themselves, or their bus
mess in snch places" For offences above
enumerated the punishment is six months in
| Jail or work house.
HousE.--The following resolution was pre-
sented this morning:
| RsSDired, That the committee on Judiciary is
hereby instructed to prepare bill fixing the
rate of interest in this State as follows: Where
no rate is specified, per cent; on judgments,
| 6 per cent; on debts secured by mortgage on
real property not exceeding per cent; on all
bonds issued by corporations or counties, not
exceeding per cent; on special contracts
with personal security, not exceeding III PEE
cent.
A bill was introduced appropriating s10O,-
600 to rebuild the asylum at st. Joseph. A
bill relating to auctiOneers and their licenses
was passed Every person who shall exercise
the trade or business of an auctoreer without =
license shall be deemed guilty of misdemean-
or, and upon conviction, shall be hned not less
than twenty nor more than five hundred dol
lars and shall also be liable for the amount of
duty payable by law upon the property sold.
The bill to prohibit railroad companies from
cleaning stock cars on any but inclosed lands
was passed.
SENATE, l9.-The Senate went into eX-
ecutive session on receipt of q message from
the Governor. nominating John NJ. Oldham
and J. NJ. Mcliinn for Curators of the Normal
school at Krkvile. The remainder Of the day
was spent in useless discussion over the revis-
ion law.
HOUsE.-A Petition for n law preventing
stock to run at large was presented. A bill to
repeal the act creating the office of superin-
tendence of insurance. A petition from citi-
zens of Jasper county praying that there be
no interference with the laws controlling in
terest
SENATE. 20.-On Yesterday largenum-
ber of revised bills were reported by the stand
ing committees. Senator Buekholder read a
letter from John L, Vertrees, principal OF
Grand River college, at Edinburg, resignlng
his position. bill authorizing the extension
of the time for the completion Of the Quincy,
Missouri u Pacific railroad was taken up and
discussed during the entire session, and the
bill was finally ordered to cngrossment.
HoUsE.-Mr. Van Cleye submitted resolu-
ton authorizing the appointment OF loint
committee to visit Macon, examine johnson
college, and report to the General Assembly
the propriety of purchasing it for an insane
asylum in place of that burned at Jt. Joseph
petition from citizens of johnson county
asking that the manufacture and sale of in
toXicating liquors be prohibited in this state
A similar petition from the people of Phelps
county. From citizens of Lawrence county
praying that all official salaries be reduced,
and that general retrenchment be made in
public expenses. From citizens of Nodaway,
in favor of the passage of a stock law. There
was two hours discussion on the bill chang
ing the time of making the assessment from
the first of August TO the first of June, the eff
feet of which will be to almost entirely re-
lieve the wheat grower from taxation upon his
crop. Mr.. Campbell, of st. Louis, made an
able speech in opposition to the measure, hut
the old howl of protection for the farmer being
raised, the bill was ordered to engrossment.
SENATE. D1-The followinp bills were
t,ken mn and nassed. Senate hill No
lsS nm not relating IN the conformation of COL
Lection nf rnvnnue in citiou having a MANILA
tion Of over tbree hundred tbousand inhabi
tants son,tn shiIl I5Is An nct IN amend soc
t;nn Q a ia n IA II aud 1s If nm act an
,,rn,,od Anil 10 1875 ort;,Iod ar, ,ct IN nro
pido far tba caiIoction of Joiinoment t,ves and
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