Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1881-02-04
JEFFERSON CITY.
Proceedings in the Legislature at jeff
erSOn CITY.

JEFFERSON CITY, January 3l.-Ihe
Legislature is slowly getting down to
work. In the Senate bills were intro
duced to enable insurance companies
to surrender charters and place them
selves under the general laws of the
State: an act establishing State Board
of Examiners for medical students: an
act requiring the owners Of dams 10 put
in aprons to enable the passage Of fish
an act limiting the payment Of State
warrants and bonds to five years which
have not been presented for payment
within five years after the setting apart
OF the money TO pay the same.
The House spent most Of the morn
ing considering petitions and resolu-
tions o. no importance. \ resolution
calling for information as TO the Gates
deposits, the place Of his deposits. and
the rate per ceut. OF the bonus paid
thereon for the past four years, was vo-
ted down.
A bill was introduced by Mr. McMa-
nus giving innkeepers and prescribing
the method for enforcing lien upon
wages OF boarderS.
MIR. Upton introduced three bills in
tended to reach notes, bonds and stocks
in the hands of trustees or on deposit
IN bank, and make the same amenable
TO taxation; an act providing for the
registration and payment Of State war
rants: an act locating the Office of the
Board of immigration Al Kansas City.
BY Charles ?. johnson: An act pro-
viding for an additional Appellate
Court for North Missouri, to be compos-
ed Of three judge, the same as the
Court of Appeals, giving pow
er to the Supreme Court in
the case of difference in opin-
ion, to have the case certified up for fin.
al review: also an act providing that in
all cases where the amount involved is
more than $500 the ease by agreement
of l!tigants may be certified direct to,the
Supreme Court for final Adjudication.
BY ir. McMann. an act providing
that in all cases where the party, plain
tiff or defendant. applies for change of
venue IN civil eases, he shall pay the
costs Of Constable and Justice. and If
ultimately successful the mone~ so ad-
vanced to be taxed and collected as 9th
e. costs: an act providing that no prop
erty be eyemp: from seizure and sale
under an execution emanating from a
judgement for wages for any physical
or manua, labo"; an ac1 limiting The
demand or q fee bill is.UeL by justice
Of the peace from twenty 10 Gye days.
JEFFERSON CITY, February 1.-The
General Assembly does not seem TO
be rushing legislation, but is taking
matters slowly. In the Senate two
bills were introduced; one by Senator
Cabell. providing for the recovery oil
special taxes paid under assessments,
made by authority of void laws or or
dnances. and giving cities Of over
100000 inhabitants authority to as
sess and collect a tax to meet any de-
fciency caused under this act, and
one by Senator Bradley, making the
minimum fine for failure to take out
a billiard table license $50. At II
O'Clock the consideration of Senator
Cotter's bill reducing the rate of inter-
est to six and eight pei cent was tax
en- up.
Bills were introduced in the House
trustees and mortgage deeds
prima facie evidence in cases where
the original deed contains no recall to
that effect; prohibiting the sending OF
the criminal insane to the Insane Asv. |
um Of the State; IN act abolishing the |
Fish commission; an act appropria-
ing money to construct fire-proof de-
oartments in the State Capitol; an act
-equiring township treasurers to re-
,eive all school moneys from the
County Treasurers and pay the same