Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-05-08
MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.

SENATE, 29.-In the Senate the bill ap-
propriating $4,000 to rebuild the asy lum at
st. Joseph was taken up. Senator Ballingal
made strong speech in favor of his substi.
tute to locate the asylum at the Orphans
Home, Kansas City, but it was voted down
ayes, 5; nays, l8. A substitute to appropriate
$4,000 and use convict labor to build the asy
lum at jefferson City, was defeated-ayes, 10;
nays, l6. The original bill to rebuild at st.
Joseph then passed by unanimous vote.
| HOUsE.--The discussion on the proposition
to remove the Capital to Sedalia continued all
day on the Goth, and a vote was reached about
o'clock, with the following result; ayes, 68;
nays, 60. II therefore lacked four votes OF the
constitutional majority and was declared lost.
bill to license dealers in tobacco and cigars
was taken up and passed. bill to tax notes
secured by mortgage was also passed
4 SENATE, 30.-The following bills were
passed Revising the law concerning coro-
ners and inquests on the dead. Revising the
law concerning the publication of judicial no
tices. Concurrent resolution instructing Sena-
tors and Representatives in Congress to use
their influence to repeal the federal election
| laws. The bill to appoint Gen. Shields agent
to settle all claims between the State and the
| United States, growing out of the late war,
was taken up and lost-ayes, IL; nays IA.
HoUsE.-A bill was passed regulating the
rate of interest at and s per cent. also. A
bill TO appropriate money to pay revenue bonds
was taken up and passed. An act to authorize
the issue of S2j00OO of popular loan bonds, to
meet casual deficiency in the revenue, was
taken up The bill was then placed on its
third reading and failed to pass. Ayes 81;
nays G2. An act to authorize the issue of per
cent. bonds, in renewal of existing per cent.
bonds of this State, was passed.
SENATE, May 1.-The following bills
passed the Senate: To revise and amend
chapter 95 of the general statutes concerning
auctiOneers and their licenses. An act con-
cerning public schools. An act concerning
savings banks and banks of deposit. The
Senate has reconsdered its former vote and
General James Shields has now been appoint
ed State agent Of Missouri war claims.
HoUsE.-The bill to regulate grain ware
houses and elevators was amended and called
up. After much discussion it was passed.
Yeas, SO; nays, 40.
SENATE, 2.-The Senate passed the fol-
lowing revised bills Concerning legislative
proceedings. Concerning the publication of
the laws and journals. Thirty committee
clerks wese discharged by the Senate on the
afternoon of the I'd. The House bill to author
izc proceedings be taken against the Mastin
Bank people in order to recover money due the
State was reported adversely upon and coming
80 a vote was lost.
HousK.--A bill providing that after the first
day of January, 1881, the Judge Of the crimi-
nal court in Jackson county shall receive an
annual salary of S3,0OO-S2,0O0 from the State
and f1,00O from the county, was passed. The
poll tax bill having been called up by almost
unanimous consent it was laid on the table.
SENATE, 3.-Nothing was done in the
Senate.
HOUsE.-An act to establish a branch re-
corder's Office at Kansas City passed. An act
also passed making it the duty of the city and
county officers in this State, when called uTon
by the State auditor to do so, to report, on
blanks furnished by the State auditor, statis-
tica information concerning dramshops, wine
and beer Saloons costs in criminal cases, sala-
ries paid county officers costs of assessing and
collecting the revenue, the debts of counties
and cities, and such other information as will
he of general interest when published. An act
to provide uniform system of county courts
was defeated and Senate bill concerning de-
positions was taken up and passed with certain
amendments.
SENATE, 1.-The Secretary of the Senate
has been discharged for drunkenness and W.
II. Mayor, assistant secretary, appointed. The
following revised bills were taken up and
attorney general and prosecuting attorneys;
concerning insane persons and others incapa-
bic of managing their own affairs; concerning
counties and county boundaries; TO amend the
act to regulate the inspection of tobacco. The
bill providing for the levy and collection of n
poll tax was taken up, and and, after
a brief discussion, was placed upon its pass
age. The reiult was, AYES 3; nays, 2C-an over
whelming defeat over which Governor Phelps
md hnin -,
the treasury and no measure of relief that
meets with general appreciation devised.
HoUsE.-Remonstrance from citizens of
Marion county and Cape Girardcau counties
against the bell punch bill were presented.
The following bill for the appointment of
liquor inspector was passed:
Section /. 1t ia hereby made the duty of the
governor to appoint in all the cities and towns
in this State which may petition therefor,
through the chief officer of their city or town
government some competent chemist as
an insI ec.or of whiskey, wines and other alco-
holic liquors. by whatever name known, which
may be manufactured or offered for sale with
in this State, either by Wholesale or retail; and
for this purpose the inspector shall provide
himself with the necessary chemicals and ap-
paratus for testing the properties Of all such
liquors. He shall hold his office for two years,
md until his successor is appointed and quali-
he'd. Ihe House took up and passed Senator
Ballingal's bill in relation to Courts of Com
mon Pleas. The following are its provisions:
Section /. All courts of common pleas exist
ng and organized in cities and towns in this
State, having population exceeding three
thousand five hundred inhabitants, shall be
presided over by the judges of the circuit
,ourts in which such courts are situated, and
,hall constitute part of the duties of such
Judges; Provided the jurisdiction of said COM
non pleas courts shall remain as now provided
,y law. But no compensation additional to
he salaries allowed by law to circuit judges,
hall be allowed to such judges for presiding
,yer such courts.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and be in
'orce from and after the expiration of the
erms of offices of the judges who now preside,
oy virtue of law, over such courts.