Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-05-01
MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.

| SENATE, 22.-Ihe House bill TO estaD-
lish fish hatchery in this State and appropri-
ating $1,000 therefor, was taken up and passed.
The committee on elections reported in the
contested election case of Rush vs.. Wallace,
refusing to unseat Senator Wallace. A reso-
luton was adopted allowing Maj. Rush SlOOO
for expenses of the contest
HoUsE-The committee on retrenchment and
reform, reported against bill which limits
the rate of interest on loans for which real
estate is the security, to 6 per cent. The bill
was engrossed and ordered printed. con-
current resolution authorizing the governor TO
appoint an agent to visit Washington and pre-
sent the claims of citizens of this State against
the United States, for supplies furnished dur
ing the war of the rebellion was recommitted.
bill to reorganize the judicial districts of
the State and reduce their number from 70 to
| 20 after having been debated upon at great
| length was indefinitely postponed. Governor
Phelps has submitted special message in
which the issue of new bonds il recommended.
| He says: Il therefore recommend provision
| be Immediately made for the issue of S250,OOO
coupon bonds, due and payable within two
years from their date, with interest at therat
of per cent. per annum, payable Semi-annu-
| ally, and that the said bonds or their proceeds
be exchanged for the outstanding revenue
bonds, and that s25OOO0 be appropriated for
that purpose.
SENATE, 14.-The President laid be-
| fore the Senate a communication from the
attorney-general in reference to resolution
asking his opinion as to the effect OF the pass
age of the House bill authorizing the attorney
general to institute proceedings to recover GER
tain money, upon the rights of the State as
they now exist, against the State treasurer and
his securities for any default on his part in re-
lation to the safe keeping of the public funds
of the State, or whether the State by the pass
age of the law would forfeit or lose any
right she now has against the treasurer and
his securities, and whether or not the State of
Missouri, by reason of her sovereignty or 9TH
erwise has any prior lien or claim upon the
assets of any other bank in which tho treasurer
may have at any time deposited the money of
the State. The substance of the response,
which is sustained by lengthy argument, is
that the passage of the bill will amount to
practical adoption and ratification of the un-
authorized acts of the treasurer, in the i'm
proper deposit of funds. and that the State has
no prior lien or claim upon the assets of any
bank in which the treasurer may have deposit
ed although the latter question is involved in
much doubt under the various conflicting au-
thorities.
HoUsE-After the presentation of number
of petitions, the committee on education re-
ported favorably bill relating to public
schools. 1t authorizes boards Of education in
cities, towns and villages to refund or COM
promise their bonded Indebtedness. Mr..
Moler, from the committee on agriculture. re-
ported favorably bill authorizing county
courts to appoint inspectors of weights and
measures when deemed necessary, in their re-
spective counties. Mr.. MOler, from the COM
mittee on agriculture, reported favorably
substitute for what is known as the Lesureur
grain warehouse and elevator bill.
SENATE, 25.-The bills passed were
An act in relation to pawnbrOkers. An act to
prohibit the discharge of firearms in the i'm
mediate vicinity of any court house, church,
or building used for school or college purposes.
An act to provide for tho organization of mu-
nicipal townships and provide for the local
government thereof. Senate bill preventing
municipalities from fixing any other qualifica-
tious to hold Office than those prescribed by
the constitution, was taken up, and the Senate
refused to read the bill third time. The
bill to create additional revenue by the levy
of poll tax was ordered to engrossment.
HOUsE.-Mr. Powers offered the following,
which is the same as that agreed upon by the
Democratic caucus, WHEREAS, 1t is important
that the present General Assembly shall COM
plete the work before it at as early day as
| possible. that the wishes of the people of this
State may be carried out; therefore. ReSo'yed,
That this House will continue in session with
out regard to compensation, until the work of
revision is completed, and until it If unneces-
sary for called session to do the work that
devolved upon the General Assembly at the
present session. Adopted. Mr.. Davis called
up an act to appropriate money for the def
ciencies in the appropriations for the years
1877 and 1878, and to appropriate money for
the payment of certain demands against the
State for the payment of which no appropria-
tiOn has hitherto been made.
SENATE, 26.-The following bills pass
ed: To revise the code of criminal procedure;
to regulate the jurisdiction of justices oi the
peace.
HoUsE.-A bill to prevent county courts
from contracting any Indebtedness in any
one year in excess of the revenues of said
year, was passed; also bill allowing
ex-county collectors and their attorneys one
half of the commissions on judgements OBJ
tanned in suits on back taxes, by them was
passed bill appropriating some $4,000 to
repair the capitol, armory and supreme court
building was reported upon adversely and the
House refused to have the bill read third
time.