Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-05-22
MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.


SENATE, 13.-An indefinite postpone
ment of the Moifett bell punch bill was made
by vote of Is to IA. This is the last of the
new schemes suggested to relieve a depleted
treasury.
HoUsE-The following is the substan CO of a
joint and concurrent resolution, which passed
the Senate some time ago was reported from
the committee on federal relations and passed,
all the Republicans voting against, and the
Democrats and Greenbackers voting for it.
The resolution is to the effect that free, fair
and impartial expression of the people in the
selection Of their representatives in Congress,
is right and privilege sacredly preserved to
the people in their electoral capacity by the
constitution of the United States. That the
right of elective franchise is one Of the dearest
and one of the most precious horitages of the
American citizen, and should be jealously
guarded by Just, temperate andimpartal laws,
extending to every citizen the opportunity 10
cast his ballot for his choice, untrammelled,
relieved from surutiny, inspection and super
vision, and freed from the control of interven-
| tiOn or supervision of police or military au-
thority; and that the federal election
laws passed by act of Congress May
81, 1870 and the amcndatory acts
thereof, February %, 1871, and June
10, 1872, known as the federal supervisory
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and the appointment of United States mar
shals thereof, are in violation Of all free gov
crnmcnt and infringe upon the rights of the
citizen, fraught with all the evils of centraliz-
ed power, dangerous alike to the liberties of
the citizen and destruction Of our free institu-
| tiOns, sapping and undermining the great bull
wark of American liberty, destroying the rights
and privileges Of the people, endangering the
safety and security of the government, and
in tIp axa ia pG NXg
sums to the Ovcr-burdencd taxpayer; there
fore, that our Senators in Congress be in
structcd and our Representatives requested to
vote for the support, by all honorable iniiu-
cnccs, the bills now pending before Congress
for the repeal Of the laws named in the prean
BILE hereof, or if such legislation for the repeal
Of said laws can not he had then to use all
honorable efforts and proper influence to Sc
cure the repeal or modification Of such parts
of said laws as provide for supervisors of elec-
tOn, and the appointment of marshals and
deputy marshals therefor.
The Pollard railroad bill which was tho last
Of the bills which seriously affected the rail
roads Of the State was summarily laid on the
table in the House.
SENATE, H.--l'hc bill providing for the
issue nj removal srhuul-bOnds by cities, towns
and districts was passed The emergency
clause was also adopted. The House amend
mcnts to the bill, providing that all new
streets added to city plat shall conform to
the old streets, were adopted. The st. Joseph
water-works bill was passed. The bill requires
that II two-thirds vote Of the people shall he
necessary to the ratification of any contract
between the City Council and the par
ties proposing to erect such water-wOrks.
The bill transferring to the State University
an amount equal to the value of the lands now
held by the said university was defeated.
4 ..a
ing the wardcI of the pcnitentiary to furnish
such amount of convict labor ds may be nee
cssary to thoroughly clean up and renovatc
the capitol and capitol grounds. A bill to re-
wise and amend the laws in regard to the cs-
tatcs of deceased persons was reported upOn
favorahly. An act was passed to create and
pcrpetuatc free public school funds for the
several counties of this State.
SENATE, 15.-The bill regulating the
rate of interest at and per cent was de-
feated. The bill concerning the publication of
judicial notices and other matter. has now
passed both houses and has received the sigma
ture of the governor. II repeals the law re-
quiring that certain legal notices shall be
published in German papers.
IIoUsE.-Thc merchants license bill was re-
ported to the House. A revised Senate bill
providing the manner in which stock societies
shall he incorporated, was passed. A subst-
tute for Senate bill to control the forfeit
ure Of life insurance policies was passed.
A bill to establish bureau of labor statistics
was passed. II establishes n separate and dis
tnct department the object of which depart
mcnt shall be to collect, assOrt systematize
and present in annual reports TO the Governor,
to he transmitted bicnnialy to the general as
,cmbly, statistical details relating to all de-
partmcnts of labor in the State. especially in
its relations to the commercial industrial. 80.
rial, educational and sanitary condition of the
aboring classes, and to the permanent pros
perity Of the productive industries of the
State.
SENATE, 1G.-Thc bill appropriating
money for carrying on the repairs at the
State House was amended by making the APP
preparation $4,000 instead of $4,000. Con-
'idoring the work is to be done by convict la
Dor the appropriation is equal to 5250OO
HousE.-Ioth Houses have agreed that the
of coal oil inspector shall be IL
'ents per barrel or in bulk and cents for
mailer packages. The revenue bill after be-
ng amended so that it could hardly be rccOg-
lized was placed upon passage and passed
Iyes 72, nays AZ. An emergency clause was
declared lost. An amendment to the back tax
Iil has been adopted and has struck out all
he provision authorizing suits to be institut-
ID before Justices of the Peace for the rccov-
,ry of judgements on back taxes" to be col
ected by constables.
SENATE, 1.-THE non-fOrfelture insu-
ance bill which the House passed with amend
ncnts was called up; motion to the effect
hat the House amendments be non-concurrcd
n was agreed to.
HousE.-Nothing of Importance was done.
The usual routine business prior to adjoun-
nent was all that claimed the attention of the
House.