Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-05-10
JEFFERSON CITY LETTER,
JEFFERSON CITY, May S.

JEFFERSON CITY LETTER,
JEFFERSON CITY, May S.
EDITOR NORTHUMBERLAND the end
the legislative session approaches, bus
mess becomes more and more pressing,
and you readers will have to pardon n
short, desultory and not very carefully
prepared letter. Bills pass so rapidly in
both houses that a mere record OF them,
while tedious. and to a great extent un-
interesting, would occupy a great deal
of your space.
In spite OF the complaints made by
the city dailies. of absenteeism. the two
houses have been unusually full during
the last week, and notably so since the
one dollar per day pay began. The SEN
ate numbers about twenty-six present,
with two out on enrolled and engrossed
bills, and three on revision. making only
three absent. In the house from one
hundred and ten t. one hundred and
twenty-five answer morning roll call.
while several members are sick, and .
few necessarily absent on important
business. OF course when some of the
newspaper gentlemen come in late In
the afternoon, committees have with
drawn on business. and the house or SEN
ate may be slim for a while, but 1t il not
fair to say that members are absent or
careless of the business of the body to
which they belong.
1.-The grain bill," of which you have
heard so much, after passing the house
by a handsome majority, came up IN the
senate to-day, but vas postponed by its
friends in order to give one or two SEN
atora an opportunity to examine it.
The senate, last Monday. passed the
house penitentiary bill with several
amendments. The amendments came
up for consideration in the house to-day
"a number OF them were adopted. but a
larger number were rejected, notably
the amendment changing the system OF
inspection, and an amendment striking
out a provision which confines the con-
victs at Monsterrat to that place. until
the expiration OF the contract for their
employment.
A proposition to reduce the pay of the
chaplain OF the house to one dollar .
day during the remainder OF the session.
wal voted down Wednesday.
The house, on Wednesday, refused to
allow Hon. R. D. Shannon. superlnten-
dent of public schools. the use of the
hall to discuss the new school law, and
to-day the bill was laid on the table.
There were some good provisions In the
| bill, but the present general assembly
is slow to make any radical changes in
| either the school law or road law.
The house to-day passed a senate bill
with an emergency clause, authorizing
the fund commissioners to Issue and sell
$3.50. 900 ven bonds, and apply the
proceeds to the payment of the same
amount OF bonds issued two years ago.
The new bonds will run for two years,
be OF the denomination OF $1,000 each,
and zeal six per zen interest. payable
semi-annually. The greenbackers were
generally opposed to the bill, their pei
scheme being to issue bonds of several
denominations-S5, $40. $40, $50 ane
300. with two per cent. interest. A
second thought will show the impracti
cability OF such a measure, the take!
alone being more than n per cent. il
most OF the counties of tho state, and thu
constitution not allowing such property
to be exempted from taxation.
A senate bill providing for the ap
polntment of Gen, James Shields as an
agent oi Missouri. to prosecute wa
claims due by the U. s. government, wa
killed IN the house on Wednesday. Ar
amendment to allow the governor t.
appoint the agent was the straw tina
broke the bills back.
Jefferson City tonight is entertaining
the general assembly and state officer
at q magnificent banquet at the capitol
The long halls and rotunda are used
and several hundred people are in atten
dance.
Rumor has 1t that an accomplishe'
, lobby from St. LOUIS, with something
more than fifty thousand dollars, is her
to defeat the bell punch bill. Notwitt
standing, the bill will pass the house
and more than likely the senate will d
its duty, and unless all calculation
prove erroneous, the annual receipt
E will be at least $25O,000 to the state.
Il Mrs. Mcintyre, the accomplished vii
of the member from Audrain. has mad
q many a fathers mind turn to loved one
at home by bringing into the house, Sc,
eral times this week, a beautiful littl
cherub that will Call her mamma
these days.
The steamer Headlight now make
tri-weekly trips between this place ar
Boonville.
Rain is badly needed in this vicinity
present. Vegetation is backward, an
the wheat has that dead, yellow appea
q ance indicative of q poor crop.
N The election for judge OF the first j
dicial circuit, embracing the counties
Cole. Cooper, Moniteau, Morgan. NJ
Ter and Camden, was held last Tuesda
1t will be remembered that Judge {
W. Miller died in March. The oppo
rs ing candidates were, Gen. E. L. E
~ wards, democrat, of this place, and
M. Rice, republican. OF Boonville. Pre-
d. ent indications are that Edwards
or elected.
T.. The Henry County Democrat. Of T
he cent date. contains the following col
er pliment Of one of Lafayette count,
~ representatives: Capt. Dick Colllr
the gallant knight. Is one OF the me-
popular members of the legislature, a
~ while he Is liked by all, and denomil
ted a "deuced, clever fellow" he is
OF substantial member, and one OF natur
20 noblest works, ian honest man. VII,
I'M yer he rises to speak his rare eloquel
and genius tail to attract the cl
ell est and most undivided attention"