Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-02-01

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the senate committees, several chapter
of the statutes being ready for submls
sion to the regular committee %ofrevision
when it shall be appointed. The hous,
has passed a joint and concurrent reso.
luton establishing the committee fol
final reference. but the resolutions hav.
not yet been adopted by the senate. I
Is thought that they will be. however
IN a day or two. with little or no amend
ment.
The senate has passed a bill to enable
counties. cities, towns and townships tt
compromise theic debts. Of course
Senator Edwards voted against it, anG
the representatives of Lafayette county
in the lower house, will do the same
as the law OF 1875 is all that is needed
on the subject. and it is too dangerous
risk to empower county courts to tune
and compromise bonded debts, especial
ly township debts, without consulting
the people. Such a law passed the las
general assembly, and it should, and
hope will, be repealed. Not that the
present court of Lafay cite county will
ever betray the people, but unfortunate
y,all county courts are not so thorough
" to be trusted.
The following bills have passed the
house:
IAN Act to provide for Correcting and Per.
fecting the Laws OF this State: Be 1t enacted by
the General Assembly of the State of Missouri,
as follows: Section l. In aid of the Legislature
1t is hereby made the duty of each of the judges
of the supreme court, the St Louis court of ap.
peals and the circuit courts from time to
time to make note of, and within the first five
days of every regular session of The General
Assembly to report to the speaker OF the house
all such omissions. uncertainties and %incongru-
tiles in the statutory laws of this state as may
come to their attention and be rsmediable by
legislation"
can Act to amend Section % Of Chapter It's
Of the General Statutes of Missouri, entitled
"Costs in CivilCases. ''being Section p Of chap
ter 50 of Wagner's Statutes ofls72: Be 1t enact
ed by the General Assembly of the State of Mis-
souri, as follows: Section1. That section twenty
two (22) of chapter one hundred and seventy
three Q73) of the General Statutes of Missouri,
being section twenty-five (s2) of chapter thirty
eight C3s) OF Wagner's statutes of 1872. be
amended so as to read as follows: Section p.
In all cases founded On the statute concerning
the partition of lands, the costs shall be paid by
the parties, plaintiff and defendant, according
to their respective interests in the lands which
may be the subject of the proceedings; and the
court shall render judgment against each party
for his or her share of such costs. If the lands
or any part thereof be sold in PARTITION, then the
costs adjudged against the party or parties whose
interest shall be sold shall be paid out Of the
OF such sale; and against all parties to
such proceedings. among whom partition shall
be made in kind, an execution may issue and
shall be levied on the lands, tenements, goods
and chattles of each party to such proceedings
whose share is set OF In kind; provided that no
lands, tenements, goods or chattles shall be
levied upon and sold under and by virtue of
such execution, except for the satisfaction OF
such part OF said costs as may be adjudged
against the owner thereof
can Act to Facilitate Appeals from the st.
LOUIS Court of Appeals to the Supreme Court:
Be it enacted by the General Assembly Of the
State of Missouri, as follows: Section /. That
In all cases OF appeal from or writs of error to
the st. Louis court of app6als, the original
transcript of the record certified to and filed in
the St. Louis court Of appeals in such cause
shall be- certified and transmitted, together with
q transcript Of the record and opinion of the st.
Louis court of appeals In the cause, to the
supreme court. And such original transcript,
together with the transcript of such record and
opinion OF tho St. Louis court of appeals, shall
constitute the record in the supreme court. And
for SO certifying and such original
transcript, there shall only be allowed to the
clerk of the st. Louis court of appeals q fee OF
fifty cents.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after it's passage. the emergency
tor 1t being the burdensome and unnecessary
expense entailed on appellants IRON the court
OF appeals.
Also joint and concurrent resolutions
requesting our representatives in con-
gress. and instructing our senators, to
vote for a law permitting producers OF
tobacco to sell to whom they please.
The subject OF double taxation is re-
ceiving considerable attention; as Is q
change of the time tor assessing proper
ty costs in civil and criminal cases, the
treasury, Sc.
The committees on %penitentiary IN the
senate and house are very much retard,
ed in their work because OF the fact thai
the report OF the inspectors of the insti.
tuition has not yet been furnished them,
and they can not we'll perfect any legis.
lation without it. 1t is promised by the
public printer for next Monday or Tues.
day.
The discussion on the relocation o.
Asylum No. 2. for the insane Of the
state, began last Tuesday on a resolution
offered by Mr.. Larrimore. of Galloway,
requiring the committee on asylums to
visit Fulton IN order to see if the asylum
there could not be enlarged sufficiently
to accommodate the unfortunate people
rendered homeless by the fire at St
Joseph. An amendment was offered by
the member from the western distric
OF Lafayette county authorizing the com
mittee to visit Limrick Lawn as well
Action on the resolution was postponed
and IN Tuesday the debate on the sub
ject was again resumed on a joint ant
concurren; resolution, offered by Mr.
Lesueur, to raise a committee from tn,
senate and house to visit Limriek Law
and inform the general assembly as t
its des rabIlity tor the purposes of tn
state. The debate upon this resolution
was continued so long, and the eIigibilt,
of SO many places suggested. that tn
matter was again postponed. and viii
not likely be brought up until the stand
ing committees OF the house and senat
shall return from their investigation q
the seem of disaster.
Capt. Collins, on Wednesday, intro