Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-02-06
MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.

certian piece of land in Jackson county Mis-
sOuIi, known and designated as the northwest
quarter of the southeast quarter of section II,
in township No. iG, in range 33, with all tcne-
ments and Improvements thereon, containing
40 acres by the State Of Missouri; the issue of
bonds thertf for, and the establishment of al
asylum for the insane A number of places
are mentioned, and each member is anxious to
secure its lucation in his district. The govern
or returned Treasurer Gates bond; a bill to
| prevent the carrying Of concealed weapons; n
bill to protect the granger against sharpcrs
| bill 10 guard against fraud in the funded
debt
| llOrSr. \ resolution requiring the commit
tee on constitutional amendments to report
constitutional amendment, whereby all intON-
! icatIng liquors. foreign or domestic, shall he
| prohibited from importation or manufacture,
and the entire traffic in ardent srrita stopped,
| to the end that crimes may be lcssencd, and
| peace, order, law and good government be in
| creased; bill for taxing and licensing dogs,
the bill caused general discussion but was
| rccUmmitted; o joint resOlutiOd asking our
| Representatives at Washington TO use their
efforts to secure pensions for the surviving
soldiers of the Mexican war passed. The an
nual report of the Fish Commissioner was
laid before the House and 500 copies ordered
printed.
SENATE. 29.-The Joint resolution rails
ing special committee to consider and report
u bill for u general reduction Of official salaries
was passed. The bill authorizing railroad COM
panics to recover taxes paid ON cars of tho
Pullman Palace Car company. passed. A resO-
luton which was adopted. authorizing the ap-
pOntment of committee of three To visit
Kansas City to examine the Orphans Homo
property. with view of purchasing it for an
insane asylum. The muss about the eNpendi-
ture of the supreme court'a contingent fund
continues and this morning a resolution was
introduced instructng the committe tospcca-
ly investigate that part of said report which
refers to expenditures made for or on account
of the supreme court, or any OF the judges
thereof.
HousE.-A petition was presented from citi-
zeus of Maries county, asking the submission
of Il constitutional amendment to prohibit the
manufacture and sale of Intoxicating liquors.
bill to equali2e taxation. To amend the
road law. To amend the law concerning wit
nesses. To amend the landlord and tenant
act. To amend the law concerning depOsitiOns.
To regulate the social cvil' in cities of the
trst-class. To regulate the forfeiture of life
insurance policies. 70 protect nurserymen.
To regulate the clecmosyuary institutions of
the State. To regulate the salary of the clerk
of the supreme court To regulate fees Of the
secretary of State. TO purchase the property
known as Limerick Lawn, at Lexington, Mis-
souri,. and establish thereon an asylum for the
insane. resolution to the opening up of the
Indian Territory. A bill amendatory of Sec
tion %, of chapter l73 of the general statutes,
entitled Costs in civil eases was taken up,
and passed. An act to correct and perfect the
laws was passed. An act to facilitate appeals
from the st. Louis court of appeals to the SUI
prcme court.
SENATE, 30th.-Thc president appoint
ed special committee 10 consider the pro-
priety of purchasing the Orphans Home at
Kansas City for the purpose Of An insane asy-
lum. to take the place of the one recently de-
StrOycd at st. Joseph. Thecommittc on banks
and corporations, reported adversely on bill
to repeal an act enabling cities and towns to
fund their Indebtedness, butIepOrted substi-
tute giving the State courts coordinate iuris-
dicton with the United States courts in all
suits in which cities and towns are parties. A
bill to amend the act for the Suppression of
and trade in obscene literature and pictures;
also prohibiting the printing of the same. To
revise the law for printing and binding the
laws of the State. To prescribe the mode of
uhjectlng property conveyed tn dcfraud cred
itors to the payment of their claims. To pre-
vent the destruction Of fish.
HOUsE-On opening the House was startled
by resolution requiring the committee on
elections to examine and report how many
members were entitled 10 their seats in the
House by certificate from clerks of the cOun-
ties, this resolution made several members
vida far township or,ani.,tior. ~. '"i ftbo
road Low. ,,,onJ ,I,, No. raIati -,
lanJs. nrn,iJe f,r stn,,,,,rc,'L O. - l.;
rnrrt. fnr tho nrntactin,, ,,f ,,;,,,r, dI ,,,hor
against accidents ON railway trains: tp reduce
the salary of the State Librarian. 1t provides
for the supreme court to annually appoint
State Librarian at salary of $1,000 year,
annronriote money to no, tbe ;rtarest ", th,,
state dom. tbe si,nnnrt nf nnII;c school tho
nav of civil officers and to ,iroyida far tbecnr
,ent cxprusea of The administration az tho
Stnte pnvarruent ctc fnr tLn ,oors Is7n onJ
1850.
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lcfcit of aver sam o0O renortsd in ,bc stat.
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u9ptea tnat tne committee on retrenohment
nd reform De instructed to inquire into the
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