Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1881-03-10
MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.


SENATE.
JEFFERsoY CITY, March LIN the SEN
ate, several bills were passed, among the
number the st. Louis registration bill, in
trOducrd by Mr. Cabcll, by vote OF % To
o. The emergency clause of the bill was
not agreed to, the vote being ayes 81, noes
IL. The bill authorizing the appointment
of an agent to collect on commission the
claims of the state against the government.
Bills 10 make cities, etc, liable for damage
done by rioters, and also for the permanent
relief Of the supreme court were ordered
cngrnSsed. The select committee on ways
and means has cut down the appropriation
allowed by the house TO the State unlverSl-
ty from Sl009 to S3l.OOO, and to the nor
nal schools from S2O,OD to Sl5iOO each
The BrOdv bill. authorizing street railroads
to charge only five cents for single fare
was ordered cngrOSSed. A concurrent res
Olution that the assembly adjourn sine die
March 18th, was adopted. The COnstltn-
| tiOnal amendment reducing the Number Of
representatives was laid on the table.
JEFFERSON CITY, March 2.-ln the SEN
ate, the bill allowing the judge Of crimi-
nal court, when it is alleged by defendant
that he is incompetent to try a case by
reason of prejudice etc, to call IN judge
| to sci in the case, was passed. Inc Dlll
| making il n miSdCmcanOr for an employer
| to refuse tOallOw an emplOyc to answer a
summons TO serve as a juror or witness ana
discharge him if he does answer such sum
mons. was passed A bill was introduced
apprOpriating $4,000 to complete the man
rllirc of the agricultural college building
| at Columbia. The bill for the establish
mcnt Of a whipping post was defeated by
| vote Of II to H.
JEFFERSON CITY, March 4,-Thr follow
Ing bills were signed in both houses: Bill
| No. 90. relating Ia judicial circuit; Bill NO.
| lSS, tO provide for the recording Of admin
| istratuiS bonds: l;ll No. 1893, for the relief
Of James J.. liggrtt. Of jackson county.
| They have gone 10 the governor for his sig
nature.
JEFFERSON CITY. March j.-ln the
house, Mr.. Cochran introduced bill rclat-
ins to school tax books. Mr., Austin intro
duced Joint and concurrent resolution re-
lating to the revenue. Mr.. Major, from the
committee on judiciary, reported senate
| bills ijj and li4, and also house bill 40
| with the recommendation that they pass.
| Mr.. Major called up the substitute Tor
| house bill IL requiring hedge fences to be
emf down every two years tO a height Of
| five feet. The bill was read the third time
and passed: ayes ~, noes ~. The emer-
gcncy bill failed to pass; ayes %, noes q.
| Mr.. Daniel called mp house bill ll9. increaS-
ing the salary of justices of county courts.
and the bill was ordered engrOSsed and
printed. Substitute for house bill No. H.,
an act repeating that portion of the law
relating to the railroad commissioners and
their duties, thus aboiShing the office, was
called up and provoked an exceedingly
lengthy discussion. The avrs and noes be-
ing demanded on the question NJ engrOSS-
ing the bill, the house refused To cngrnsS
the bill bv n vote Of is to 3G The bill was
then indefinitely postponed.
HOUSE.
JEFFERSON CITY, Marchl.-ln the house.
the bill to prevent the manufacture and
sale of OlraginOu, substances, or com
pounds in imitation of the pure dairy pro-
duets. was unanimously OrdcrcdtO cngrOSS-
mrnt. Mr.. Bell presented a petition Sign-
ed hv nearly every leading business firm
and citizen of Kansas City asking that the
general assembly pass the bill before II
providing that cities and towns shall be
held responsible in damages for all injuries
done TO private property by riots
.JrpFEGSoN CITY. March l-.lnthe houSc
, the bill reducing assessors compensation
fol town tolls one. half, and the bill known
,, a, the Mott Insurance bill, in relation ia
benevolent and charitable assoc iati0nS,
were passed. Mr.. johnson asked unanl-
nous leave Ia call up for cngroNsment
house bill No. inl, To amend section LOIS
article 5. chapter u. revised statutes, con.
crrning olIrnSrS against public morals and
drcrncy. II provides that every person
who shall permit any gaming table, BANK
. or device 10 bC sci up or uSrd for the pur-
, pose Of gaming in any house, building,
, Shed. bOoh. shelter, lul or other premises
. To him belonging or by him occupied, or II
which he hath at the time, he possession
or control. shall, on conviction. hr ad-
Judged guilty of miSdcmcanOr and pun.
ishrd by Imprisonment in the county laIl
or work house for not more than one year
[ nor less than thirty days. After a heated
| discussion, the bill was ordered 10 be en-
, crossed.
JEFFERSON CITY, March 3,-ln the
house, Mr. johnson, of st. Louis, called up
, 3, bill which provides that persons may be
. sentenced to the pcntentiary for one, year
| Mr.. Major violently opposed the bill' lie
: said the people of Missouri didnt want
, such law; they didn't want any more
men in the pcnitcntary. They had bet
! ter way of dispOsing of criminals. If man
: STOLE a horse they got together and broke
q his neck. That was the way the people 0l
Missouri disposed of their thieves. Here
Mr.. johnson rose, trembling with excite
$ mrnt: The gentleman from Howard mas
+ lthrllrd his state He has sandcred Mis-
: souri, Mr.. Major intcrpOSsed, and l0Uc
, angry cOllOQuy between the two men en-
l sued in which neither spared the other
G Major seemed to he labOring to prove tha'
t mob law governed Missouri, and johnson
9 asserted that mObOcracy was unknown u
= the state. "ThpSe stories of mObocracy
u are Radical lies and SANDERS SAID ne
|, When order was restored, Mr.. Upton, OF
s Polk, rose and said he appeared in th'
n role Of peace maker, and to pour on on th'
I troubled waters. Thus the scene closed.
= JEFFERSON CITY, March j.-ln the sen
- ate, the following bills were passed: Sen
- ate bill No. 80, to appropriate money ant
provide for the payment of the claim o
the Rolla board of education. Senate bill
lg3. to amend section 1854, entitled. 20
II crimes and criminal procedure senate
|. hill l6o, an act in relation to Sct-Oil, pro
,, yi,lng that no Set-Ofl shall be allowed u
- suits for recovery of wages, where the SCI
- off is evidenced by note, etc, unless 1t ha
J. been redeemed by actual cash payments
T. Senate bill 2O2, an act TO amend secllO
= 1873, entitled "Of crimes and criminal pro
cpdnre." Senate bill No. 2O7, an act for tn
relief of lIazelton j. Skinner and to AZ
ii propriate money therefor. House bill Is,
,d IAN act to amend section 1884, of sheriff
" :, and their deputies House bill No: 2Ol
s. an act to regulate the shipment of llv
ly stock. grain and other merchandise, wa
G read t.iird time and passed. Senate hi
to l76, an act to regulate the sale of rinega
re in This state, was read the third time, an
failed to pass.
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