Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-05-11
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
TEE LEGIsLATURE.


APRIL 22.-After brief and unimportant
session, during which Mr.. Dawson introduced
bill appropriating $4,000 for the pay Of
members, and 81 600 for contingent expenses
OF the extra session. and counties were mp
pointed to prepare resolutions of respect to
tine memory of MessrS.- Harley of Dunkltn
ana Priest of Rails, the House adjourned.
APRIL 24.-Mr. j. P. Johnston, of Gin
ton County, was elected Official Reporter OF
the Senate, on the 24th. Mr.. Dobyns offered a
resolution authorizing the Secretary to en-
ploy one minute clerk and one Journal clerk,
and that the Committee on Enrolled Bills and
on Accounts be authorized to employ clerks.
their payto date from the second day of the
tionment bill was read a second time and re-
ferred to the committee the Subject.~....
IN the House, Mr. Parker reported Q respin u
ton OF respect to the memory of Hon. H. III.
Priest, of Rails. Eulogistic remarks on the
character of Mr.. Priest were made by Mr.
Mackey, of Pike, and Mr.. Freeman of Rails.
Mr.. Priests successor. Similar resolutions of
respect to Hon. William Harkey were report
ed by Mr.. Carleton. Mr.. Carleton followed
MS report with speech in which he highly
euloglzed the character of Mr.. Harkey.
APRIL 25.-After the reading Of the Jour.
nal in the Senate, a motion to adjourn until
thursday was adopted and members were in
vited to join the excursion to Brownsville.
introduced BY Messrs. MAJOR q Howard 10 Dan
Iels of Audrain and Stapleton of Barry. MIR.
crawford of Benton introduced resolution
the House Adopted. Mr.. Upton introduced
resolution, which was adopted, extending
the thanks of the House to the National Gov
eminent for the aid 1T extended to the people
in the southern counties of the State rendered
sissinpi River. House bin No. i. appropriat-
ing $50. 600 for the pay OF the members of the
General Assembly and s. 900 for the contin;:
gent expenses of the extra session, was read
and adopted. Adjourned for one day.
APRIL pa message from Governor
Crittenden called the attention of the House
to the necessity for the reapporiontment of
the State into legislative districts, in con-
formity with the population of the various
of 1881" and recommending that 1.-THE .Legis.
iature adopt such measures as may be neces-
eary to conform the representation of the va.
Representatives to such census Messrs.
Brady, Houston, and Armstrong of
the in %hsse
bills provide for the followingrepresentations
IN IN the House: St Louis City. II; St. Louis
johnson. 2; Nodaway,2; Pettis, 2; Saline, 2,
and all the other counties / each. A resolu-
ton offered BY Mr.. Crammer, was adopted
authorizing the Speaker to appoint com
mittee of thirteen, to whom ali bills on repre-
sentative reappor tionment be referred.
APRIL e7-The special message from the
Governor, on representative eapportionment
and appropriation for expenses of Hannibal
~ Joseph RllifOau suit, was presented IN
the Senate and referred to the committees on
those matters. In the House, Mr. Bonham
Introduced a resolution "That in the death of
Jesse James the State of Missouri has re-
reived great benefit, and it il the sense of
this House that we approve of the action of
the Governor in breaking up 8nd capturing
AMI destroying this band of outlaws, and,
therefore, we are glad that Jesse James is
dead Mr.. Dawson made the point Of order
that the resolution was out of order, mas
much as it was not connected with the bust
ness of the House. Debate followed, which
was cut Off by a call for the regular order, and
Mr.. THOMPSON, of Macon, introduced bill to
redistrict the State for Congressional repre-
sentation.
APRIL Ex-senator Morrison introduC ed
bill appropriating S1,0G0 under the Govern
or's message, to defray the expenses of the
Hannibal & st. Joseph Railroad suit. Read
first time. Adjourned until Monday. In the
House, Speaker Bashaw ruled Jesse James
resolutions out of order and the dav was spent
in wrangling over the decision The follow
ing committee on reapportionment of legis-
lative representation was appointed: First
District McGiinnis of st. LOUIS; Second Dis
trct, Walton of St. Louis; Third District,
Brady of St Louis; Fourth District, Hardin of
Carter; Fifth District. McGregor of Pulaski;
Sixth District, Ballard of Bates; Seventh Dis
t.ict, Cramer of Cooper; Eighth District, Dale
of Cass: Ninth District Anthony of Sodawav:
Tenth Dtstrics, Harvey of Linn Eleventh Dis
trict, Bailey of Galloway: Twelfth District,
Ridgely of Marion; Thirteenth District, Tay-
Tor of Warren, --+-. 49, -.