Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1881-02-03
MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

: JEFFERSON CITY, Jan. 2j.-m the senat,
! Mr.. Walker presented bill to provide fo
) the office of public printer and the electO
of the same. Mr.. DObyns presented resC
tiOn asking for information from the Su
preme court as TO the number of case
dOcketed.
JEFFERSON CITY, Jan. 2j.-ln the Senat,
Mr., Walton introduced a bill to authoriz
judges of probate courts TO complete record
which their predecessors have left untin
iShcd. The bill also provides compcnsN
tiOn for the service. Mr. Naylrr intrOduc
ed n bill imposing fines and penalties Ol
persons acting AS agents for an insurance
company in the state without first obtain
ing permit from the superintendent o
the insurance department. The penalty
for the violation Of this provision is fin,
of not less than SO nor more than 500, OF
Imprisonment in the county Jail not les
than ten days or more than six mOntS, O
both fine and Imprisonment. Any aSSOcia
tion doing insurance business in the stat,
without being authorized by the Superin
tcndent of the insurance department. /,
subject to penalty of $3.50 for each Of
fcnSc.
JEFFERSON CITY, Jan. 21.-Thc hous(
passed the bill changing the time of assess
ment of property to June, and providing
for the assessment Of real estate bicnnalll
instead Of annually. The bill regulating
fees was also passed by the house. chang.
ing witness fees from Scvcnty-iiyc cents Ia
81 per day, where the witness lives in the
county, and from 81 10 Sl.2I per day where
the witness lives outside the county. The
same body passed the bill for the incOrpO-
ration Of benevolent societies. and exempt
| Ing them from the operation Of the laws
relating to life insurance.
JEFFERSON CITY, Jan. 2S--In the sen
ate, Mr.. NaylOr presented Joint and con-
current resolution inStructng our senators
and requesting our representatives in con-
grcSs 10 procure all necessary legislation
| to grant the ST. Louis and san Francisco
| Railway company the right Of way
| through the ChOctaw nation, in the Indian
territory. Mr. Heard introduced bill Ia
authorize the governor and attOrncy-gcn-
| cral, in their discretion, to employ an agent
to prosecute claims of the state against the
| United States for rcimburscmcntS for sup
plies, etc, furnished the militia during the
late war Mr.. Jacobs introduced q bill To
create an indemnity fund, by taxing dogs
sheep damages that may be suffered from
shccp.kiling dogs. Mr.. Stephens intro
duccd bill authorizing the settlement and
collection of claims held by the state
against The United States for the services
of the state militia during the rebellion
the amount so obtained to be applied for
purposes of public education.
JEFFERSON CITY, Jan. 29-ln the sen
ate, the committee on federal relations rec
commended the adoption Of a memorial to
congress, asking for the removal Of the tax
on leaf tobacco. A resolution memorable
ing congress to open the Indian territory
was ordered to cngrOSSmrnt. The commit
tee of the whole recommended the adoption
of the concurrent resolution, urging our
senators and representatives To favor legis-
latiOn granting to the st. Louis and San
Francisco railway the right Of way through
the ChOctaw natiOn-l5illS introduced: {:
Mr. Rouse, 10 increase the per diem of
county court Judges from So TO 81: Mr..
llcadlce. 10 require every person who sells
liquor in quantities less than one gallon to
take ont a dramshOp license: Mr.. Lloyd.
changing the time in which normal schools
shall make their reports from the first of
June TO the first of August. 50 that such re-
port will cover the scholastic year.
HOUSE.
JEFFERSON CITY, Jan. 2j.--In the house,
senate bills and ., relating 10 the Gates
BurncS-MaStin treasury settlement and
state printing were read the second time.
and. without amendment being offered.
were ordered to be- cngrOSSpd. Mr.. Dale.
of ClSS, introduced a bill providing for Il
uniform exemption $1,000 from execution.
JEFFERSON CITY, Jan. 26.--ln the house,
the ways and means committee, 10 whom
was referred the general appropriation
bill, has decided To reduce the appropra-
tiOns for officers $1,000: support of various
departments S2S,lOO, and repairs $500. be-
ing u total reduction from the senate Csti-
mate Of S43,2OO. The bill as amended by
the committee, will come up in the house
in the regular order Of business for passage.
Bills No. & and ., for the relief Of Treas
urrr Gates were up. To bill No & Mr.
Upton offered an amendment, which pro
vidcs that nothing in the act contained
shall release Gates or his Suretips from
liability to an extent further than the
amount proposed TO he paid, but that said
amOunt shall hc received as Il credit ON
the deficit Of the treasury, Both bills were
referred to the committee on ways and
means. The bill appropriatng S6.3CO for
rebuilding the court house, $1,000 for re-
building a Jail and Sl,250 for repairing the
public school building of MarShfeld, which
were destroyed or injured by the cyclone
last April was ordered to CngrOsSmcnt,
JEFFERSON CITY, Jan. Elm the senate,
Mr.. HUT introduced bill to exempt the
husband from the payment of debts con-
tracted by the wife prior TO marriage. Mr..
Lloyd introduced a bill to provide for the
taxation Of state bonds, and the deduction
of the taxes from the interest before it is |
paid to the holder of the bonds. Mr.. Nor
rsOn introduced bill to provide for the
issuing of consolidated certificate of in
debtedncSS of the different series of state
bonds, and the certificate of Indebtedness
for 100000 now held in trust by the state
for the permanent school fund, which shall
be nOn-ncgOtiablc and nOn-transtcrablc
and held as sacred trust for the pcrma-
ncnt school fund of the state Sect ion two
of the same bill provides for the consolida-
ton of the seminary fund in the same man
nCr
JEFFIsoN CITY, Jan, 2S.-ln the house,
Mr.. johnson, Of ST. Louis, introduced a bill
appropriating $4,000 for the printing and
distribution of 100000 copies of "Thc Hand
book of Missouri" setting forth the re-
sources Of the state to encourage immigra-
tiOn also 10000 copies of the proceedings
of the state immigration convention A bill
establishing n board of commissioners to
he appointed by the governor, to look after
the public institutions of the state, except
those located at Jefferson City, passed. A
bill providing for the survival of personal
actions for injuries, other taan by libel, to
the heirs of the parties injured, was dis
cuSSed at length.
JEFFERSON, CITY, Jan. 2o.--rhe speaker |
of the house has announced the following |
special committee consisting of one mem
Der from each congressional district, under |
the resolutions offered by Mr.. Upton, to re-
Orgaze the judicial districts of the state |
and equaize as near as possible their la
bors and terms of courts: Q( LOOmis, of
Washington (2) McManus, OfSt. Louis; (3) |
McGarry of st. Louis; (D Gather, of Scott
(5) Webb, of Crawford; (6) Jones, of Yer
non. (D Upton, of Polk; (S) Anderson, of
Platte: (9) Brown, of Ray; (l0) Hervey, of
Linn: (11) Knesey, of Boone; (12) Wood,
of Clark: (l3) Priest of Ralls-The speak
er also appointed the following committee
of physicians to visit the state medical uni
ycrsity, under the resolution of Mr.. Craw-
ford, to examine into certain charges re-
specting the same; Crawford, of Benton,
and Richardson, of Staddard.
Never Do II.
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