Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-03-13
MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.

mittCc of four from the House and three from
the Senate will be elected by their respective
Houses. Senator Ballingal, from the special
committee on location of lunatic asylum No.
2, reported in favor of Kansas City.
llOUsE.-The temperance tide continues to
run in with unabatcd force. The House pass
ed n Senate bill this morning which is partc-
ularly designed tu obatruct the payment of all
interest IN county and municipal bonded in
debtedness. Its main provisions are: |. The
following named taxes shall hereafter be ASSESS
ed, levied and collected in the several counties
in this State, and only in the manner and not to
exceed the rates prescribed by the constitution
and Laws, viz: the state tax and the tax ncCcs-
sary to pay the funded debt of the State, the tax
forcurrcnt tcountyexpenditures and for schools
5. No other tax for any purpose shall be as
sessed, levied or collected, except on the fol-
lowing conditions, viz: the prosecuting attor-
ney of any county, upon the request of the
county court of such county, and upon being
satisfied that there exists a necessity for such
assessment levy or collection of other taxes
than those enumerated aud specified in the
preceding section. shall present petition TO
the circuit court of his county, setting forth
the facts and specifying the reasons why such
other tax or taxes should he assessed and col
lccted, and if the judge is satisfied of the ucces-
| sity, and that the assessment aud collection
| will not be in conflict with the constitution
and laws of this State, he shall make an order
directed to the county court, commanding the
assessment and collection of the tax desired.
3. Penalties are provided for the punishment
of county judges who shall order the ASSESS
ment and collection Of any tax other than pro-
vided for in this act. 4. Severe penalties are
also prescribed against any treasurer or other
county officer who shall odrcr or pay any mon
ey except in the manner and order prescribed
by this law.
SENATE, j.-The committee on criminal
jurisprudence, reported favorably on Senate
bill No. l7j, To repeal section 10 of the general
statutes, entitled, offences against public
morals and dcccucy Ordered to cugrOssmcnt.
This bill was introduced by Senator Phelan to
prevent municipalities from licensing gam
| bling houses, dens OF prostitution. etc. BY the
passage of this bill it will place the social evil
proposition az at present ngitat"d in s.. Louis
for ever at rest and hence nhoul r.'..ve the
endorsement of every member -! the General
Assembly large number of bill, we're re-
| ported from various standing committees, and
went to the second reading. The Senate then
proceeded to the election uf three Senators to
serve as members of the Joint committee on
revision. There was considerable feeling man
ifestcd, sixteen ballots being taken before m
election was reached and what il somewhat
remarkable and shows the animus of the en-
tire assembly, not Il single Republican was put
ON either House on Senate committee, there
fore the next code will without doubt hes strict
ly Democratic in every sense. The Joint com
mittee of the two Houses is ms follows: Scna-
tors Parish, Hockaday aud Wilson; Reprcscn-
tatives Mcdaniel, Mcintyre, Dryden and An
ders0n.
HOUsE.-ln the House the usual number OF
memorials ON the subject of liquor prohibition
were presented and referred. 4 resolution
calling upon the State superintendent of
schools for information concerning the num-
Der of teachers employed in the State Univer- !
sity at CUlumhl' and the amount of salary
paid to each. A concurrent const |
tutiOnal amendment prohibiting the |
deposit of the States funds in banks. |
The following bills were passed. An act to
punish officers of dcfaulting banks or bank |
tng institutions. II provides that ifany pres |
icnt. director manager cashier, or other Oll- |
cr, shall receive deposits in a bank or consent |
to the creation of any Indebtedness by said in
-itutiOn when in failing condition, the fact
ui the failure of such bank shall be held to be
priDH .foci' evidence of such officers knOwl- |
edge of the condition of the institution, and
they may be indicted aud held to the charge of
grand larceny. Also a bill to amend the land |
lord and tenant act. Also bill TO regulate
the compensation of members of the General |
Assembly its officers and employees. II fixes |
the pay of n member at ~ per day; allows $50 |
to each for stationery and postage: reduces the
mileage at present allowed about 30 per cent;
gives the acknowledgements, president jyro
tenn Ot the Senate, speaker Of the House or |
speaker prO tenn thereof % per day; the sec |
retary of the Senate, and clerk of the House, |
80 per- day, with an extra allowance of six days |
after adjournment; assistant secretary of the |
Senate assistant chief clerk of the House, :he |
enrolling and engrOssing clerks of both Senate |
and House are to receive - per day: the door |
keepers and sergeant-at-arms of both houses |
are to receive but $3.50 per day; pages, $3.50
per day. and all other employees not to exceed |
- per day. Also substitute for House bill No. |
|, an act for the government of the State
treasury 1t hedges the treasury about with |
the strictest guards compcls the treasurer to
deposit with the bank offering the largest rate
of interest and gives satisfactory security; the
making of profit ont of the funds by the treas
urer is made felony, which is to he punished
by imprisonment in the penitentiary; fixes
the bond of the treasurer at s70O00O and re-
Guires that such bond be given within thirty
days after his election.
SENATE, 6.-ln the Senate this morn
ing bill was passed to revise and amend chap
ter 1872 concerning "bOatmen; also to rCvis
and amend chapter 1913 general statutes, CON
cerning salvage: also, to amend section 2, 3,
and . of the act of April 26, 1877, relating To
public schools; also bill amending the law of
1877, providing for the taxing and licensing
of manufactures. Bills introduced: To re-
wise and amend chapter 81, of general statutes,
concerning the Deaf and Dumb asylum. To
provide for the formation of drainage districts
and the labor of cOnvicts thereon, for the pur-
pose of re-claming ovcrtiOwed and swamp
lands. The Joint and concurrent resolution
memoriali2ing Congress to appropriate money
for the Improvement of western rivers passed.
liOusE,-Aftcr the presentation of n dozen
or more petitions in favor of prohibtOry Ii
quor law, Mr.. Collins submitted one from citi-
zens of Lafayette county, praying that a law
be passed for the protection of wild geese. A
petition from citizens of NOdaway cOun-
ty in favor of township organization
law. A memorial from ministers and
Others on the subject of marriage licenses.
Resolutions were adopted granting the use of
the Hall of Representatives to ex-Gov. Gratz
Brown and j. b. Merwn, to deliver addresses
on the subject of prohibiting the manufacture
and sale of liquor to S. ID. Carpenter, of Car
thage, for an address on railway transportation
and legislative restriction; to Prof. Kerr, for
an exhibition of deaf mutes. The committee
on claims reported in favor Of the payment of
certain union military bonds, still outstanding
Also, in favor of Phillip Zeal, some supplies
furnished the old Southwest Exposition of
lS6O-'6l. A motion to indefinitely postpone
the bill failed and it was ordered to be print
ed The following new bills were introduced:
An act to provide f)r the appointment of IL
quor inspectors. An act to amend the law re-
lating to justices courts. An act to authorize
counties, cities and towns to issue funding
bonds bearing not to exceed per cent interest
for the purpose of compromising present in
debtedness. An act to repeal the act of 1877
'to prevent the destruction of fish"
SENATE, THE Joint and concurrent
resolution memorializing Congress TO appro-
pirate money for the improvement of the Mis-
souri, river at st. Charles, Glasgow, Cedar City
and Kansas City, was returned to'the Senate to-
day by the governor with his approval. The
entire session of the Senate this morning was
spent in committee of the whole, considering ,
a substitute for Senate bills 60 and 204 amend
ing and revising the law concerning civil cases, {
which was under consideration when the Sem 3
ate adjourned yesterday. After an exhaustive
discussion of the subject the committee rose
and reported the same and recommended that {
the substitute with amendments be agreed to. :
On motion of Senator Burkholder the substi-
tute was ordered to engrossment.
HoUsE-In the House the Senate bill author :
izing the issue of duplicate State bonds for
those which have been lost or stolen was dis Z
cussed, and on coming to n vote was defeated. |
The House spent nearly the whole forenoon in /
committee of the whole on the general appro- q
priation bill, and did not progress an incn. A (
number of the speeches made in opposition 30 /
tho ~ nj inn caamad aapariallv