Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-03-06
MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.

SENATE. Y.-The Senate almost imme
diLtely after meeting went into executive ses
sion, to hear the report of the investigating
committee sent to st. Louis to secure evidence
bearing on the governor appointees for police
commissioners of st. Louis Almost the entire
session was consumed in hearing the testimony
read, which was very vOluminous. Senator
Major addressed the Senate for about fifteen
minutes in one of his characteristic speeches
lie is understood to be against the cOntrma.
tiun of Nideet and Ladd, and his speech was
to the effect that the Senate Of the State was
responsible for these men, as much 80 as the
governor, and that no man should receive the
sanction of this body unless he bore spotess
character. Without taking further action the
ScnatcadjouTned.
HOUsE-.Another food of interest and tenn
pcrance petitions were before the House to-
day and referred to committees. petition
from the citizens of Livingston county, pro-
yiding for the enactment of a stock law. An
act to amend section eight of an act entitled
Inspection of Petroleum. An act to amend
section one, two, three four and five of an act
entitled an act to regulate the practice of med
icine and surgery in the State of Missouri.
An act to license dealers in cigars and tobac-
co. An act to protect contractors and labor
crs in their claims against persons, railroad
companies corporations, contractors or sui
contractors for wages due for services render
ed by them. An act to amend section three of
chapter two hundred of general statutes OF tho
State of Missouri, entitled "Of offences against
the lives of persons or individuals" the same
being section three of article ten Of chapter
two Of Wagners statutes. Pending the discus
sion of various bills reported from stranding
committees the House adjourned.
SENATE, 2j.-The Senate held very
| brief session this morning but transacted lit
tie business. A memorial was presented from
| Pike county for fence and stock law. bill
| to provide Judges of elections with copies of
the election law. A bill to provide for fund
1 ing the debt of the State, reduce the rate of
| interest and to enlarge the sinking fund. To
amend the act to regulate the charge of rail
road companies and provide for railroad com
missiOncrs.
| HousE.-'Thc following resolution was pre-
sented to the House:
| RcSoI,fd, That in the opinion Of this House
| the rulings of the Speaker on the questions
| arising on the report of the committee on Fed
eral relations on what is known az the knight
resolutions" were strictly in accordance with
parliamentary usages, and are approved by
this House; and that we condemn the resolu-
| tiOns passed by the GreenbaCk caucus reflect
ing upon the Speaker-the only object of
which must have been to engender discussion,
and reflect alike upon the majority of this
HOusc-as unwarranted and uncalled for. The
resolution was adopted. A petition from the
citizens of Bates county to establish work
houses instead Of whipping posts. From cti-
zens of Cass county for township organiza-
tiOn law.
SENATE, Ex-senator GOttschalk pre-
scnted memorial from the citizens of ST.
Louis praying for legislation regulating tho
price Of text books. The remainder of theses
ual it,a nj mt tn On MT
cutiyc session, with view it is said, Of max
ing an effort to reconsider the rejection of W.
VI. ladd for police commissioner, of st. Louis.
The Senate refused to go into executive ses-
SION.
HOusE-The temperance wave continues to
roll in upon the House, the following resolu-
tion and petitions were offered
RcSoiItd, That in the judgment of this House
n constitutional amendment ought to be sub
mittcd to the qualified voters of the State, pro
hibitng 0bSo'utr'y the manufacture of intOxi-
eating liquors therein; or the importation or
sale of the same, except for medical, chemical
or sacramcntal purposes; and to that end tho
committee on constitutional amendments arc
requested to report to this House, at an carly
n day as practicable, a concurrent resolution
to that effect In this connection, Mr.. Riley
presented a petition from several Thousand
itizens of Buchanan county, and Mr.. Warren,
~
different counties all asking for prohibitory
liquor law. Mr.. Lynn, of Scotland, and Mr..
Foster of st. Louis, presented memorials from
their respective counties in favor of the pass
age of the Gwynne bill to regulate the sale OF
luuur by druggists. communication was
received from Treasurer Gates which was re-
ferrcd to the committee on judiciary.
SENATE, 27.-The special committee on
asylums agreed to introduce the bill to estab-
lish an asylum for the insane and authorizing
the governor to accept the widows and or
phan's home for Confederate soldiers, in Jack
son county, whenever they rendered him u
good and sufficient deed for the real estate and
Improvements thereon. A bill to provide for
official stenographcrs in the courts of record.
HOUsE.-There seems to be no tagging OF
interest on the question of prohibition; large
number of petitions were presented this morn
ing. The following were the new bills intro
duccd: A bill to exempt wheat and tobacco
from taxation. An act regarding the posting
of Strays. An act to abridge and amend the
stray law. An act to empower railroad con-
ductors to preserve order on their trains. II
authorizes them to eject monte men and gam
blcrs and other devices. An act to regulate
ana govern the pcnitentiary.
SENATE, 2S.-The committee on Judi
cary, reported favorably on House bill No. 30,
and it was passed by full vote Of the Senate.
The title is as follows: An act dividing the
State into Judicial circuits, prescribing the
times of holding courts therein, and repeating
all acts and parts of acts inconsistent thOrt-
with, approved April 2S, 1877. Also reported
fayorably on House bill No. IL, and it was
passed. The titleis as follows: An act to pro-
vide for correcting and perfecting the laws of
the State. BY this bill the judges of the
supreme court, the st. Louis court of appeals
and the circuit court are instructed to make
note Of from time to time, and within five days
of every regular session of the General Assem-
bly, to report to the speaker of the House, all
such omissions, uncertainties and incongrui-
ties in the statutory laws OF the State as may
come to their attention and be remediable by
legislation.
HoUsE.-In the House the following petitions
were presented: From the citizens of Knox
county, relating to reduction of interest From
the citizens of Pike county, in favor of the
prohibition of the manufacture and sale of in
toxicating liquors. A similar petition from the
citizens Of Worth county. A bill to repeal the
act to establish Social Evil Hospital and
House Of Industry" in st. Louis, was taken up
and passed. The chairman of the committee
on Judiciary, reported favorably the bill au-
thorizng the attorney general to prosecute in
the name of the State, suits in the recovery of
the $3.50 900 lost by the failure of the Mastin
bank, and the bill was ordered TO engrossment.
The bill relating TO marriage and marriage con-
tracts, and providing that hereafter no mar
riage shall be solcmnized in this State until
license shall first have been procured from the
recorder, was taken up and considered ut
length. All sorts of amendments were offered,
and the discussion took wide range. In ad-
dition to the license required the bill provides
|. Marriage is considered in law n civil con
tract, to which the consent of the parties, ca
pable in law of contracting, is essential.
2 All marriages between parents and child
ren, including grandparents and grandchildren
of every degree, between brothers and sisters
of the half as well as the whole blood, and be-
tween uncles and nieces, aunts and nephews,
double cousins, first cousins, white persons and
black, are prohibited and declared absolutely
void and this prohibition applies to iegiti-
mate as well as legitimate children and rela-
tives.
8. All marriages where either Of the parties
has former wife or husband living shall he
void, unless the former marriage shall have
been dissolved.
SENATE, March THE Senate was not
in session to-day.
HousE.-A bill providing for an additional
circuit Judge for Jackson county. The follow
ing are the new propositions presented; An
act to prevent stock Running at large. An act
relating to county surveyors. An act to re-
peal an act incorporating the town of Rolla.
An act to regulate the storage Of grain in ware
houses aand elevators. II is similar in many
respects to the Illinois law, but provides that