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

Indian Territory. The resolution was opposed
but was ordered to engrossment.
| HUUsE.-In the House dozen petitions III
the usual FORM praying for liquor prohibition,
were submitted from various counties, and
| then came n little more buncombe retrench-
ment and reform from Patterson, of Linn, who
introduced resolution to discharge all the
wood-carriers, save one. He urged the passage
of the resolution in trifing speech, but the
House promptly voted it down. The House
| bill reducing the rate of interest on money to
| & per cent was taken up and postponed until
the 2jth of March. The bill providing for the
punishment of cheats, frauds, tricks, decep-
! tons, false and fraudulent representations,
! statements, false pretenses, confidence games
and using and passing false and bogus checks
instruments, coins and metals was taken up
and passed. 1t makes it u felony for any person
who with intent to cheat and defraud, shall
obtain, or attempt to obtain, money by any Of
the means above named, and upon conviction,
the punishment is fixed at not less than two
years in the penitentiary. The committee on
banks and corporations, reported favOrably on
u bill authorizing the classifying of directors
in corporations, so as to have portion of them
elected every year. The bill defining the crime
of incest and providing for its punishment
was passed. The main provisions are ag fol-
lows: Parents and children, including grand
parents and grand children of every degree
brothers and sisters of the half as well as the
whole blood, and uncles and neces, aunts and
nephews who shall intermarry with each 9th
cr 0r who shall commit adultry or fOrnication
with each other or who shall lcwdly and las
obviously cohabit with each other, shall upon
conviction be adjudged guilty of incest, and
shall be punished by imprisonment in the pen
itentiary not exceeding seven years. The con-
current resolution authorizing the appointment
pfu a nj m nj IN localities
with a view of relocating Insane Asylum No
was taken up and without discussion voted
down.
SENATE, l0.-The committee on re-
trenchment and reform reported House bill to
consolidate the offices of county collector and
treasurer and to fix the compensation thereof,
the Senate refused to order it to third reading.
The same committee reported in favor of
House bill entitled an act in relation to salaries
Of certain officers, with the accompanying
amendments That the Governors salary
$4,000; Secretary of State, State Auditor and
Treasurer be S2,500; Attorney General $4,000.
he committee on insurance reported COM
pletc revision of the insurance laws. 500
copies ordered printed. The committee on i'm
migration reported in favor of the establish
ment of a State board of immigration, to con-
sist of three persons--a State superintendent
to receive a salary of $1,000 per annum, and
two others, who shall receive no compensation
and act in an advisory capacity.
HoUsE.-In the House the committee on
claims, reported without recommendation n
bill to provide for the reimbursement of GER
tain counties which have paid moneys into the
State treasury arising from fines, penalties and
strays, and which it is claimed should go to
the school funds of the respective counties.
The same committee reported favorably bill
to reimburse Henry Debold, of Holt county,
for money paid on entry of swamp land, said
land having previously been entered, and the
State received pay twice for the same tract.
the committee on ways and means, reported a
Senate bill providing for the better protection
of county revenue funds. A bill prevent tho
sale or giving away of native wines on Sunday
by the producers thereof, without taking out
a license, was taken up and being put to vote,
was defeated receiving only SO votes. Had
the House been full it would no doubt have
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