Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-01-23

Carthage to place uniform tax Of 5000 on
each saloon in the State, To be paid semi-annu-
ally. Ii is estimated that there are QUO sa-
looms in the State which would pay the tax, so
that 81 900 900 year wOuld be paid into tho
sinking fund, the money to be invested 80 as
to draw per cent; in sixteen years the fund
would amount to S25,0O0,0OO. This beats the
bell punch. Senator Vest in his speech of ac-
crptance thanked his friends for their eleva-
tiGn and hard work in his behalf. He pledges
| himself to work for the general welfare of tho
State. House adjourned over till Monday
pm.
lIOUsE. lS.--A perfect shower Of resolu-
| tions on all kinds of trivial subjects were sub
mitted. resolution for special committee
to confer with the committee on retrenchment
for the purpose of reducing the salaries and
fees of the State and county officers. The
| following were introduced To amend the
law relating to attachments and executions;
to regulate the sale Of lands under deeds Of
| trust; relating 10 public schools; TO repeal an
act providing for the taxing and licensing OF
manufactures; to amend an act relating to be-
neyOlcnt societies and religious and other
charitable associations; to compel railroad COM
panies 10 give receipts for freight; prescribing
the manner Of selecting grand and petit ju-
rOrs; to change the time of paying taxes. IL
provides for their payment in June and De
cember: to amend the act for the aOllection OF
delinquent taxes; 10 amend an net entitled In
surance' other than life.
SENATE, 20-1he following bills were
introduced in the Senate: To transfer school
moneys to the school fund: to reg
ulate the interest on money; to Ru-
thorize attorney general to appoint assist
ant; Joint resolution requesting Congress to
procure the enactment Of n law to prevent the
federal courts from exercising jurisdiction in
cases wherein any county or other subdivision
Of the State is, or shall be a party; to repeal
the act to amend section g chapter 1853 of gen
eral statutes, relating 10 mortgages and deeds;
to abolish the office of register of lands; t.
classify property for taxation: an act providing
that a married woman may sue and be sued Ia
the same manner and extent as if she were
tH'.sD''; to appropriate money tu pay Hur-
ton Edwards and \. G, Griffith for building the
normal school at Kirksville to repeal all the
laws which provide for the payment of salaries
of Judges of common pleas courts out of State
treasury, and making them payable out Of
county treasury; to regulate the salaries of
county treasures; to revise the schedule OF
salaries and fees of officers.
HOUsE.-A bill to regulated cipeddlers' licenses;
to repeal the law establishing board of rail
road commissioners; to regulate the sale ot
liquors by druggists; to amend the act relating
to dram-shOp keepers and their license; relating
to landlords and tenants; to provide for tho
taxation of bonds and judgments; relating to
roads and highways: to tax express companies;
10 regulate the appointment Of deputy county
clerks; concerning auctionecrs and their
licenses; to provide for the recovery of pay
ment for injuries done to persons and prop
crty; to provide for the better protection of
game; the committee on ways and means re-
ported in favor of the bill increasing the mini
mum of taxation on dram-shop licenses for
State purposes from 525 to $50 for every six
months,