Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-04-24
MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.

SENATE, Ex-senator Morrison intro
duced a concurrent resolution authorizing the
Governor TO employ counsel to prosecute the
| claim of the State against the Hannibal st.
Joseph Railroad. Senator Taylor introduced
bill to punish illegal granting of dram-shop
licenses.
HousE.-When the House opened, petitions
were presented by Messrs. Ellis, Harrington,
LOckhart, Louthan, and Others, from citizens
in various counties in north Missouri, praying
that the time of completion of certain rail-
roads in this State be extended. Mr.. Prices
bill reducing the compensation of assessors
about 25 per cent. was taken up and after
some debate was defeated. Mr.. Reynolds call-
ed up bill to provide for the redemption of
real estate sold under foreclosure of mortgag-
es deed of trust or execution, and it was pass
ed. A resolution for constitutional amend
ment increasing the number of Representa-
tives was presented, also the following bills;
In relation to barbed wire fences; to increase
the State revenue; to provide for the exercise
of election franchise; to aid the State horti-
cultural society.
SENATE, 16.-No business ofimportance
was transacted to-day.
HoUsR-A number of petitions were present
ed, all from counties north of the Hannibal d
st. Joseph railroad, praying the extension of
the time for completing certain roalroads.
The hour of ten o'clock having arrived, and
that being the time set for the consideration of
the resolution ofimpeachment against the State
treasurer, Mr. Taylor called it mp, and stated
that this matter had been before the House for
a long time. The articles Of impeachment had
been printed and laid on the desk of every
member for nearly two weeks. The House had
raised committee to inquire into the facts of
this case and bring them to the attention of
the State and the House. The committee had
examined into the matter sufficiently to feel
warranted, on their Oaths, to bring in ar in
dictment of the State treasurer and present it
at the bar of this House for its sanction. A
vote was taken on the motion of Mr.. Taylor to
adopt the resolution to impeach Elijah Gates.
The roll was called and the resolution was de-
feated by a vote of G2 yeas to 60 nays.
SENATE, Ex-senator HOckaday, from
the committee on revision, reported back Sem
ate bill to revise the general statutes in rela-
tion to the support of the poor with amend
ments which were agreed to, and the bill was
ordered to engrossmcnt, also, a bill revising
the statutes in relation to insurance which
was ordered to engrOssment. Several bills in
relation to county treasurers were passed.
Senate bill to enable counties, cities, towns
and townships to fund all or any part of their
Indebtedness was passed. The House bill to
punish the sale of lottery tickets, was passed.
The bill to compel certain officers to pay over
the fees collected by them to the municipal
treasury was passed. II applies particu-
larly to st. Louis city, where the officers have
long enriched themselves by collecting and
keeping enormous fees in addition to the large
salaries given them.
HOusE.-Therc was an earnest effort made
soon after the House convened to reconsider
the vote by which bill failed to pass which
authorized the working Of convicts to improve
the agricultural farm at Columbia, but after
an hours debate the motion failed. Mr. Lack
land called up the special order bill author
izing counties and towns to compromise or
fund their Indebtedness and repeating former
laws upon the subject; and after a lengthy
discussion il was passed. NJ. Lakeland call
ed mp the next special order-substitute No.
2s for Senate bill No. SO IAN act to revise and
amend chapter 100 of the general statutes con-
cerning executions and after lengthy de-
bate passed.
SENATE. lSth.-Thc Senate was occu-
pied in the discussion Of the point of order as
to whether bills referred to the revision COM
mittec were subject to amendment when re-
ported back, and it was finally decided in the
negative.
HorsE-The following Senate bills passed
the House: Concerning mills and mill-dams;
concerning wrts and processes, with an amend
mcnt striking out the repeating clause; con-
cerning suretes and their discharge; concern
ing bills of exchange and negotiable promissory
nOtes-it makes no change in the existing law
save the addition of new holiday-the 22d of
February; concerning attorneys-at-law W.
H. Patterson, Representative from Lincoln
county handed in his resignation on account
of i'll health. Leave of absence was granted
him for the remainder of the session
and the resignation was withdrawn.
A bill to make property qualifications un-
necessary to any one holding an Office elective
or appointive was reported upon favorubly.
A bill providing for the redemption Of out
standing Union military bonds, was placed
upon passage and defeated by large vote.
An important bill in regard to voluntary as
introduced by Senator Balliugal has
passed both Houses, and was reported ap-
proved by the governor, and is now law. 1t
Is an act to amend sections 1G II, 90 and 81,
of chapter ll2 of the general statutes of 1865,
concerning voluntary assignments, and to
amend said chapter by adding thereto new
sections numbered 42, 43, A, 45 and 80.