Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1881-02-10
MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

| bbI Ish''N Va yum - 80 Wv
MSsrs. COttey, Mickey and Gottschall
were appointed as l committee to receiv
Hon. T.. b. Washburnc-AIr Pehle intro
duccd resolution similar to the one intro
duced in the house by Mr. Harper, of Put
nam, relating 10 the discrepancy in the &C
counts Of cx-rrcaSurcr Gates, which wa
referred TO the ways and means committee
Mr.. Edwards. of ST. Charles, introduced {
bill TO allow insurance companies to sur
render their special charters and plac,
themselves under the genera 'nsuranc,
laws of the state. Mr.. lIandinl oduccd
bill prescribing the qualifications OF prac
titiOncrS Of medicine and surgery and Il
regulate the practice of medicine.
JEFFERSON CITY, Feb. LIN the sen
ate, Mr.. Cabcll introduced bill providing
for the relief Of persons who have paiC
special taxes under an assessment mad,
under a law or city ordinance aftcrward,
declared unconstitutional, The bill is o
special interest to all those cities whcr,
under local ordinances a special tax ha'
been levied and paid. and such ordinance,
has afterwards been declared unc0nstitu
tiOnal by the supreme court. The Objcc
Of the bill is to give relief by rCiunding thu
money 50 paid The fact of the party
owning the property against which the
Sppcial tax was levied having since diSpOs
ed Of il. does not, under the provisions OI
this bill, affect his right 10 payment
! Bills passed: \ substitute for the hOuSt
bill entitled practice in criminal cases, and
also without amendment house bill con.
ccrning prOba" courts in the county oi
Jackson.
JEFFERSON CITY, Feb. In the senate
a number of resolutions, new hut unimpOr.
taut bills were presented and a substitute
for house bill No. . was pasSed-Thc
Governor appointed James :. Rollins, Of
| Boone, {. e. Bland and S. NJ. MillHrd, Of
Phelps, curatOrs of the state university fol-
a term Of six years. They were immediate.
y confirmed by the senate.
JEFFERSON CITY, Feb. 3.--Thc prcscnta-
tion Of the portrait Of Edward Hampstead,
first territorial representative Of Missouri,
occupied very large part of the time of
both houses. In the senate. the Oklahoma
Joint and concurrent resolution, also the Il
and per cent. interest bill. pasSCd-ln
the house the usual number of resolutions
were introduced. and n numbcr Of new
DlllS Of no special Importance.
JEFFERSON CITY, Feb. TN the SELL
ate, Mr.. DyrncS reported fayorably, a bill
to establish whipping-post, which. after
being discussed at length, failed tD 60 to
cngroSsmcnt. Bills introduced: Mr.. Nay
lOr, in relation to the taxation of insurance
companies, cXrmpting from taxation ma
tHrCd rndOwmcntS: Mr. Jacobs, relating to
the shipment of grain; Mr.. EdmOndS, ap-
prOpriating S&jOOO To complete the normal
school building at WarrcnSburg: Mr..
MackCy, 10 allow counties to refund debts
created in building court houses: Mr..
ByrnCS, Subjccting defendant when tcS-
tifying in his own behalf, 10 all the rules
Of evidence governing the examination Of
other witnesses,
JEFFERSON CITY, Feb. j.-in the senate,
numerous petitions were presented asking
for Il law requiring marriage license. y
bill was introduced to increase the amount
exempted from execution by adding two
COWS. not exceeding SlO0 in value. Mr..
Edwards. Of 81. Charles, introduced bill
which provides that the board Of railroad
commissioners may increase or reduce the
rates Of irCightS ON any articles or classes
Of frcghtS when, after full investigation,
LacEjanJ. of ST, L6uiS. was rr-apnointed
curator Of the state university.
UorsE.
JEFFERSON CITY. Jan 3l.-ln the house,
the msrning was consumed in the prCScn-
tation Of resolutions. the reading of petit
tions in relation to increased school ser
vice, the submission OF pr0hibitory amrnd-
mcnts. bill for licensing marriages. the
introduction of new bills till the total num-
Der 80 far presented. reaches 50S, and the
reading Of bills the second time To the num-
her Of $50. rluSiyr-NIr. Allen of Jack
son has introduced a bill 10 remove the
HEADQUARTERS of the board Of immigration
To Kansas City: Mr.. Bell bill authorizing
school directors to appropriate such sum
of money as they deem necessary for the
purchase of books for the district library
The bill known as the Mott substitute
for the protection of the benevolent and
charitable associations, passed the house
with the emergency clause by unanimous
vote, and its passage through the senate is
assured r,
'EFFLHNoN 'iln' rro IN ''Ie I''"N'
'nr speaker announce" ','' 'o,'o"'''s eo,l'-
,''''r' u" S.a'c' Sri'"'V,!"', "l'. ,cpivot,'"-
i've oppor'Ioll'heht tlr'' uls'iIc'' ou'nel-
land, Ol ~. Francois second, Alien. Ol 81
Louis city: Third, Wray. Of st. Louis city;
Fourth, Richardson, of Stoddard; Fifth,
Seymour, of Phelps Sixth, Phillips Of Me-
Donald; Seventh, Smith, of Lafayette;
BigIt, D"T; ol E"II, lam Nn', n"UUST.' um Tioy w
amth Major of Havana Twrlfth, Rouner
of Knox: Thirteenth, Daniel, of Audrain.
- In committee of the, whole, the frst
section OF The appropriation Dlll was CON
Sldered and adOpted-NeW Dllls lhtrO-
duced: MIR. Upton, OF FOLK, that the re,
cltaS IN mortgage or trustee dceu Shnll
be evidence when the original deed tNils 10
recile; Mr.. Snldow, TO- abolish the once OF
fish commissioner: Mr.. Truck 10 permit
the removal oil bodies from graves. Inc
present law reads III such way as 10 pre-
vent the removal of parents or relatives lor
rcinterment; Mr.. Daniel to increase the
pay OF county Judges IRON ~ 10 10 per
or;Sninal o%S m' 'iT iMsoEc to w thn osv ,m '
Trprrpsov CRY Fch o-In the housc.
. I,rro rm,nher If nav biIIs n rrsh of rcs.
",m,iors amd ronor,s from thn En,top in
''"''o''' w." :, ,'" ,'., H.
Sahc anu u'al uil" "ulho us! l"''is WIZ III,
troduced by the committee and ordered
nrintcd. Consideration in the committee
If ihc whole was then resumed of thp gen
oral onnronriotion biII. which was brinr
amended and adoptpd bv sections when
thc committee rose,
I,,,,,n.o>. C,r,. Fab In tb, borso
'hi h"''H va we :" Wv "'"'o
Mr.. RidgclpyS resolution TO turn over the